To Pay Or Not To Pay That Is The Question

[addicted]

I've always understood that if a boat is on brokerage then it is exempt from toll duty. Our boat has been on brokerage since September last year but yesterday we received a notice from the BA that we must pay the Toll by Sept. 8th  and provide proof of insurance. Is this right does anyone know?

 

 

Carole

[annv]

I think this is only if at a boat sales yard, ring BA and ask, and does BA know whare/what is happening with your boat. John

[ChrisB]

I understood it only applied if it lay at a brokers yard unused except for demos. Like at Potter and Hoveton.

One cannot reasonably expect not to pay if an owner continues to use the boat. A bit like my house is up for sale! Do I need to pay my Council Tax!

[addicted]

We haven't used it at all since  we took it there last September. We haven't even visited,   being totally confident that it will be well taken of by Sheerline whose yard it is moored at. We will contact BA on Tuesday morning.

 

 

Carole

[JennyMorgan]

Perhaps you will need to be able to show that the boat was for sale, for example was Sheerline aware that it was on brokerage?

[addicted]

It has been listed on Sheerline's brokerage website the whole time it has been there.

 

 

Carole

[Paul]

My understanding is that you must inform the BA when placing the boat into brokerage, toll exemption cannot be backdated. I could be wrong but a phone call to them will confirm. 

[floydraser]

Can anyone see the rules anywhere? We got "I've always understood" and "I think" and "perhaps" but nothing solid. I've just tried to find reference to toll exemptions and drawn a blank. That's not saying they're not there; I only found about the Winter Layup Tarrif by accident when I rang the BA. Glad I did, it saved me a lot of money!

If there is such an exemption then you should be safe as long as the proof is there that the boat was genuinely up for sale. It could be that a BA inspector called and couldn't see a for sale sign. 

I've always found the BA office staff to be a friendly bunch and easy to deal with. Pleas let us know how it goes.

[Paladin]

10 minutes ago, floydraser said:

Can anyone see the rules anywhere?

 

Section 16 of the Broads Authority Act 2009 refers.

[addicted]

phoned BA this morning and was asked to email information to them which I have done.

 

 

Carole

[Vaughan]

I accept that I may be out of date on this, but as I have understood it :

If you place your boat for sale with a broker, who invites you to put their boat on their moorings and sell it on an exclusive basis, then the boat does not require a toll while it is moored on their property, on a brokerage basis. That is why brokers have trade plates, so that they can demonstrate boats which are under their brokerage.

If your boat is still on its own mooring somewhere on the Broads, but placed up for sale on one or more agents' lists, that is not the same thing.

[Vaughan]

11 minutes ago, Vaughan said:

If you place your boat for sale with a broker, who invites you to put their boat on their moorings

Sorry, I ran out of time to edit!

What I meant to say was : who invites you to put your boat on their moorings.

In other words, in their showrooms.

[addicted]

Thanks Vaughan, The person Tony spoke to seemed to think no Toll was due

 

Carole