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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2019 13:36:05 GMT
anyone who pretends that he can't manage to print a licence once a year in this day and age is either seriously immobilised by disability or is just plain bone idle.... which category describes you best? The third category is the awkward squad who could easily display a licence but are looking for any excuse not to just conform with what is asked from them, for the sake of it. They see it as loss of face if they have to display the indication that they have paid their licence, kowtowing to authority. Sort of wannabe anarchists without the balls to do it properly. Rather pathetic, really. I take it you are a giver then?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2019 13:39:27 GMT
anyone who pretends that he can't manage to print a licence once a year in this day and age is either seriously immobilised by disability or is just plain bone idle.... which category describes you best? The third category is the awkward squad who could easily display a licence but are looking for any excuse not to just conform with what is asked from them, for the sake of it. They see it as loss of face if they have to display the indication that they have paid their licence, kowtowing to authority. Sort of wannabe anarchists without the balls to do it properly. Rather pathetic, really. The thing is that I’m sure we can all remember a time in our lives where we got done over and spent a lot of time and effort fighting back. It does make us rebel.
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Post by lollygagger on Aug 4, 2019 13:46:36 GMT
anyone who pretends that he can't manage to print a licence once a year in this day and age is either seriously immobilised by disability or is just plain bone idle.... which category describes you best? The third category is the awkward squad who could easily display a licence but are looking for any excuse not to just conform with what is asked from them, for the sake of it. They see it as loss of face if they have to display the indication that they have paid their licence, kowtowing to authority. Sort of wannabe anarchists without the balls to do it properly. Rather pathetic, really. Do you honestly believe that anyone outside your imagination thinks like that? Apart from Wolfe Smith in that 70's comedy of course.
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 4, 2019 13:47:19 GMT
The third category is the awkward squad who could easily display a licence but are looking for any excuse not to just conform with what is asked from them, for the sake of it. They see it as loss of face if they have to display the indication that they have paid their licence, kowtowing to authority. Sort of wannabe anarchists without the balls to do it properly. Rather pathetic, really. Do you honestly believe that anyone outside your imagination thinks like that? Apart from Wolfe Smith in that 70's comedy of course. Yes I do. I know several of them.
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Post by lollygagger on Aug 4, 2019 13:51:06 GMT
Do you honestly believe that anyone outside your imagination thinks like that? Apart from Wolfe Smith in that 70's comedy of course. Yes I do. I know several of them. Sad. But I'm not going to go out of my way to print a license to keep the likes of you, bodger and foxy from having an indignation fit when the license checker has okayed me not doing so.
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 4, 2019 14:41:53 GMT
Yes I do. I know several of them. Sad. But I'm not going to go out of my way to print a license to keep the likes of you, bodger and foxy from having an indignation fit when the license checker has okayed me not doing so. No. But you should go out of your way to print a licence to comply with the law. The licence checker is not empowered to allow you to break the law.
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Post by thebfg on Aug 4, 2019 15:06:45 GMT
With a few empty pounds and the restrictions over croften. Our summer trip is in jeopardy i booked two weeks sonwe cam get to reading and back but other things got in the way. We are leaving wed/thurs hopefully but can only go over croften tues and thursday. And with empty pounds the other side. What's the point. So it looks like yet another trip to bath. I might convince Sam to go down the flight and spend some time in the river. I am really starting to hate this canal. Going west just means we will struggle to moor. If it is malicious someone will be getting lynched. Going boating in many places is becoming a juggling act of restrictions and other issues so I sympathise. Just picking up on one of your points though, we did the KandA a couple of years ago and despite the rumours, we didn’t have any issues with mooring on the western side of KandA. There weren’t row upon row of CMers clogging things up. You are right. There are of course plenty of places to moor. Except below BOA lock which is where we like because we try to get close as possable to the park. I wasn't implying anything about cc'ers but this time of year, every local hire boat is out. That's about 7 fleets(I won't include others as they won't be able to get here) and i suppose like us all the marina boats start coming out to play. It does get congested, which is why we like to go the other way. We won't let it ruin our holiday but Bath gets a bit tedious after a while. Maybe we will get to Bristol.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2019 15:12:19 GMT
If you type your boat number into CRT’s on-line licence number checker system, it says that the boat is licensed but the owner may have ‘forgotten’ to put the licence up. Cheeky buggers aren’t they? BTW, I agree that CRT should send paper copies but from memory don’t they offer to do that if you don’t have access to a printer? They would send it to my demented father on the other side of the country who would file it away somewhere before permanently forgetting it ever existed...and why bother when there is no problem anyway...or only a problem for people paddling in a bile filled seemingly unfettered stream of semi-consciousness. Vehicles no longer need to display a licence, it being an issue between the registered keeper and the DVLA and them only. It's about time the EA stopped sending out a registration licence, the river inspectors can check bankside via the registration number if the registration fee has been paid. I've better things to do than worry about whether others are lining themselves up for court action 🤦♂️
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 4, 2019 18:49:10 GMT
anyone who pretends that he can't manage to print a licence once a year in this day and age is either seriously immobilised by disability or is just plain bone idle.... which category describes you best? Bone idle fits best, not that it's any of your business. Did you not mention that you live off DHSS/DWP money? Do they pay your CRT licence and mooring fees too? How nice... a life of luxury at everyone else's expense. You are an intelligent bloke and I often agree with what you say, but you have obviously taken a dislike to me, so may I politely request that you put me on ignore? Thank you so much.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 4, 2019 18:53:58 GMT
The third category is the awkward squad who could easily display a licence but are looking for any excuse not to just conform with what is asked from them, for the sake of it. They see it as loss of face if they have to display the indication that they have paid their licence, kowtowing to authority. Sort of wannabe anarchists without the balls to do it properly. Rather pathetic, really. Do you honestly believe that anyone outside your imagination thinks like that? I'd say it describes you to a tee. Why can't your friendly CRT checker bring you a printout, eh?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2019 19:05:23 GMT
I'm a rebel, and a law breaker, and lazy, and happy with it.
You want a licence put up in my window - do it yourself!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2019 19:06:07 GMT
It's about time the EA stopped sending out a registration licence, the river inspectors can check bankside via the registration number if the registration fee has been paid. I've better things to do than worry about whether others are lining themselves up for court action 🤦♂️ That's interesting I have been paying for Thames licenses for over 20 years and never received a registration number. Thames is an EA waterway. Where does one get one of these registration numbers?? Yes on crt waterways but not on EA and then license checks are not done bankside they are on patrol boats. Its a better system to use a number but surely it would be a lot of admin agro to introduce it. In the Thames they work by vessel name and insist you add a number after it Like "kingfisher 27" if its a popular name.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2019 19:09:23 GMT
It's about time the EA stopped sending out a registration licence, the river inspectors can check bankside via the registration number if the registration fee has been paid. I've better things to do than worry about whether others are lining themselves up for court action 🤦♂️ That's interesting I have been for Thames licenselicenses for over 20 years and never received a registration number. Thames is an EA waterway. Where does one get one of these registration numbers?? Yes on crt waterways but not on EA and then license checks are not done bankside they are on patrol boats www.gov.uk/government/collections/anglian-waterways-boat-registration-and-application-formsWe have a regular visit by the EA to check boats are licensed, they visit all clubs and marinas on the Nene and Great Ouse. Nene Numbers start with N, Great Ouse with a G, Fairlight has had her number since August 1990.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2019 19:14:43 GMT
I did wonder if it was a regional thing. Nothing like that on the Thames just a piece of paper
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Post by Phil on Aug 4, 2019 20:27:47 GMT
Going boating in many places is becoming a juggling act of restrictions and other issues so I sympathise. Just picking up on one of your points though, we did the KandA a couple of years ago and despite the rumours, we didn’t have any issues with mooring on the western side of KandA. There weren’t row upon row of CMers clogging things up. You are right. There are of course plenty of places to moor. Except below BOA lock which is where we like because we try to get close as possable to the park. I wasn't implying anything about cc'ers but this time of year, every local hire boat is out. That's about 7 fleets(I won't include others as they won't be able to get here) and i suppose like us all the marina boats start coming out to play. It does get congested, which is why we like to go the other way. We won't let it ruin our holiday but Bath gets a bit tedious after a while. Maybe we will get to Bristol. If it helps, we have just done Reading to Bristol and are on our way back now. No real problem mooring anywhere. BoA we got in by Tithe Barn, but plenty of room a bit further on also. Above Bath Locks was busy but loads of space on the River. Would be nice to moor below Pulteney bridge, but for some inexplicable reason this has been prohibited. We have had no issues with the restrictions at either Caen Hill or the summit. Pounds from summit to Wooten Rivers were low, but we draw 32 inches and got through ok. The cmers issue was nowhere near as bad as we had been led to believe, although Bath to Bathampton on tickover a little slow going. Great Bedwyn got busy due to boats queuing for the bi weekly crossing, and the limited amount of mooring, but apart from that everywhere else has been fine. Having said all that, we do aim to find a spot by lunchtime, then stop for the day.
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