Its on the cards that cheap red diesel to power charter / private boats will
disappear w.e.f. 1.1.07 as a result of EU Duty harmonisation. In other words
instead of paying 34p a litre at the marina we pay full road tax price of
abt 90p!

This will affect all who presently use red diesel. The Royal Yachting
Association managed to defer this proposal a while back. They now have a new
petition and the boating mags have also followed this line. Will it put
charter boats out of business? Those who enjoy leisure fishing from private
boats they may just have to give up - boating is already known to be
expensive. Good old Gordon Brown again taxing the sea fishermen and now the
boats. Whatever next?