court order

rufuschucklebutty

I have a boat in a marina, the owners of the waterway that is the only access to it have refused to allow me to move it via their water. Its 70 ft long not a canoe !

I am wondering if I can get a court order to come to an agreement or force them to allow my boat to leave the marina.

Does that sound reasonable ?

hollydays

Why have they refused? Is there a debt involved?

rufuschucklebutty

I have a court order from them for non payment of boat licence fees.

bod1467

If the fees are owed then why not just pay them?

I assume you realise that non-payment of a court order will lead to a registered CCJ that will trash your credit record for 6 years?

DCFC79

rufuschucklebutty wrote: »

I have a boat in a marina, the owners of the waterway that is the only access to it have refused to allow me to move it via their water. Its 70 ft long not a canoe !

I am wondering if I can get a court order to come to an agreement or force them to allow my boat to leave the marina.

Does that sound reasonable ?

Paying the fees owed is what sounds reasonable to me.

George_Michael

rufuschucklebutty wrote: »

I have a court order from them for non payment of boat licence fees.

Maybe they are in the process of instructing bailiffs or high court enforcement officers to collect the money owed and they don't want you to remove your assets before this is carried out.

bod1467

Just a point of curiosity, but ... how can they physically stop you taking your boat out of the marina?

boo_star

bod1467 wrote: »

Just a point of curiosity, but ... how can they physically stop you taking your boat out of the marina?

Nets at the opening to the marina? Trespass if you've been told you can't enter?

If you cut them to "break free" I imagine it would be criminal damage.

I suppose you could get a crane to pick it out of the water and put it on dry land but it may have to have a very long reach and possibly a large ballast/anchored into the ground if you tried that path.

DaftyDuck

Sounds like a water-tight case to me. Pay up.

maninthestreet

Sounds like the OP is up the creek without a paddle.


https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/boating/licensing/licence-it-or-lose-it

hollydays

very nervous first time crew member says to the skipper, “Do boats like this sink very often?” “Not too often,” replied the skipper. “Usually it’s only the once.”