Short post to record the costs for boating into next year. It was triggered by my licence renewal that followed my insurance renewal which both were before us trying to book a blacking slot. Our mooring fees are now paid monthly with no additional charge for the monthly payments - thanks Emma.
So out 2024 license fee is described as this ...
Further to the announcement made by the Trust on 2nd August 2022 regarding an interim price increase of 4% for all leisure and business licenses effective from 1st October 2022, please note that the annual price increase of 9% will also apply from 1st April 2023. We’re having to increase licence fees to secure the maintenance and repair programme required to help keep the waterways safe and navigable in the face of soaring inflation across the economy. The rapid growth in inflation has led to even greater increases in prices for energy, fuel and materials, leading to a projected shortfall in our finances. Unless measures are taken urgently to address the budget gap, works would be affected, and we would have to cancel some planned jobs and scale back non-essential maintenance’We will do all we can to support those who may be struggling with the nationwide cost of living crisis.
The amount that you will need to pay for your next licence depends on when and how we receive your correctly completed application. The lowest price available is when you pay in full before the start date using our website:
When and how you pay | Standard Renewal Price (including Surcharge*) | Discounts/Charges applied | Amount you will pay |
If you pay in full by card or direct debit before the start date of the licence using our website** | £1,258.52 | Online Prompt Payment (5%) | £1,195.60 |
If you pay in full by card or direct debit before the start date of the licence but don’t use our website** | £1,258.52 | Prompt Payment (2.5%) | £1,227.06 |
If you pay after the start date of the licence using our website*** | £1,258.52 | Online (2.5%) | £1,227.06 |
If you pay after the start date of the licence but don’t use our website*** | £1,258.52 | £1,258.5 |
Costs are therefore;
Licence - £1,195
Insurance - £242
Mooring - £152.50 x 12 = £1830 ( C&RT get half of that )
Blacking - £14 per foot = £840 (maybe plus slipway another £260 if so )
Total a massive £4107 ( not including slipway or any repairs while the boat is out of the water )
As a reference re the mooring it would have been £889 a quarter at Great Haywood making it £3556 a year !!
We (I) often ruminate over selling Percy as she does not get the use we have put her to in previous years. ironic really as we now have the best mooring and the most time - well I have, it just seems life gets in the way. It really is true what they say when you retire you have less time to do all the things you did when working!!
Hopefully we will have the blacking booked and that will springboard up to getting up the Macclesfield fully and onto the Peak Forest .... time will tell !
3 comments:
I think it’s worth pointing out that marinas do generally give you an option to pay for a full year which will bring the cost of marina mooring down considerably. We more a 57ft boat at Great Haywood and paid less than £3000 this year. Paula
happy new year Nev
Hi Paula, yes we paid a year in advance when we stayed there. I was aligning it to the 12 monthly payments to out farmers mooring that unlike Marinas we don’t pay extra for the facility to pay monthly. Great Haywood is a lovely marina pleasing now not being blighted by HS2.
Thank you anonymous same back to you.
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