tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202436213012616498.post3661422800926408473..comments2023-03-25T16:06:27.749+00:00Comments on Liveaboards: CRT blatantly refuses to reconsider the 'merits' of selling moorings to the highest bidderSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14751695876667454233noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202436213012616498.post-17351405061170779492014-10-30T12:03:27.934+00:002014-10-30T12:03:27.934+00:00Thanks for those thoughts Judith.Thanks for those thoughts Judith.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751695876667454233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202436213012616498.post-73032476637537753962014-10-23T14:19:34.356+01:002014-10-23T14:19:34.356+01:00Thanks for sharing. I sent a response taking into ...Thanks for sharing. I sent a response taking into account that the CRT is not actually consulting on whether to abolish the auctions, although I don't approve of them. Here's the text: <br /><br />I am writing in response to your consultation on the sale of moorings.<br /><br />Selling to the highest bidder is quite the worse system you could have devised. Not only are moorings in short supply, but they are allocated on the basis of highest income. On land, where there is also a shortage of housing, there are always schemes to enable those with lower incomes to have somewhere to live. <br /><br />What you don't want to do is create some moorings sites allocated on the basis of needs and others using the straight auction scheme. That way you will create poor and rich areas. Mixed communities has to be a one of the aims of the CRT.<br /><br />The second question to ask is whether same size berths on the same moorings should go for different amounts. This is usual in streets - people in identical houses pay different amounts, but there is a market of sorts in housing on land. There isn't a true market for moorings because of the shortage of berths compared to the number of boat owners needing one. If one mooring is too expensive, it is unlikely that you can trade down to another in the same area or region, which means changing jobs, schools, GPs etc. <br /><br />I think the CRT should have a good, defendable reason for selling the same item for different amounts and I don't see one at the moment.<br /><br />I can't see why there shouldn't be flexibility in mooring periods. If a boatowner needs to relocate 1 year into a 3-year term they should be able to do so without penalties. It goes against the employment market to do anything else; people also move to be nearer to relatives who require daily care or hospitalisation. Fixed terms is symptomatic of the problem with all navigation authorities: needless rules that would never have been allowed to continue if they applied to a majority instead of a minority of the population.<br /><br />Introduce flexibility as soon as possible.<br /><br />Yours faithfullyJudithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222238421273392904noreply@blogger.com