Those of us with outboards have been paying "full price" for petrol for
years

Now what would be helpful if there was a reduction in the petrol tax for
leisure users

Dave


"redfinn10" wrote in message
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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?