All paying a mooring fee

ARE those 'residentials' illegal? They are paying a mooring fee to the marina owners the same as all who moor there, writes Ian Egleton.

Are they paying more than a non-residential? Very possibly with council tax included if the local council know about them.

Supposition

I don't really know, not knowing the full story of these individuals, but without full evidence which the writer of the subject article has also not provided or confirmed they know, this is supposition.

My point here though is surely the 'animosity' that 'has started to prevail between legal non residential moorers and the residential moorers', legalities aside, it is down to people with 'no consideration for others' rather than their life style choice, and whether they are getting away without paying as the writer suggests and are therefore deemed illegal.

Enforce mooring agreement

Surely as a mooring tenant the persons concerned need to approach the marina management as you would the council for a house noise issue, and ask them to enforce the mooring licence agreement, which in a lot of marinas I am aware of, include 'unsociable noise' and other such issues as criteria to create a pleasant atmosphere for all who frequent the moorings.

If they then get no respite from this inconsideration, then is the time to take things up with the marina management, not gripe about others' legal or illegal status, as to whether you can stay there in these circumstances or maybe are forthcoming of a percentage refund. I'm sure most managers would sort things out rather than lose income, whether legal or not.

Not all residentials are inconsiderate, and may I say, not all legal non-residentials are considerate!