British Waterways Licence Fee Petition

If you only need a 3 or 6 month licence for the summer, a get-around for the moment might be to buy a 12 month licence and cash in the unused months later in the year. The BW terms and conditions online are still those from 2008 which allow sensible, if not quite pro-rata, refund percentages. Alternatively (and not well-advertised by BW) all boaters who have not transgressed in the past now have the option of paying for a 12 month licence in monthly installments, I believe without the need for a credit check and without paying the more expensive direct debit payments. Don't forget anyone can ask for a BW payment card so to make payments easily at Post Offices and other PayPoint shops. Neither option excuses the gross increases forced on us short-term licence customers to subsidise the licence-evaders, but I hope these suggestions may help some boaters for the moment while we try to get a u-turn.