http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36046323
Personally, I think this is a tad harsh. A licence should give you unlimited travel on the canal, as far (or not far) as you want to go. I've never even heard of this '15-20 mile' rule either! Luckily we aren't affected by this. What do others think?
BBC News said:Canal boat owners with "continuous cruiser" licences must keep moving to a new place every 14 days. Many people who live on their boats are complaining that the way the rule is being interpreted - having to travel in one direction - means their children can't go to school.
The Canal and River Trust (CRT), which took over control of the 2,000-mile English and Welsh canal network in 2012 from the old British Waterways, takes it to mean that boaters must be on a continuous journey, mostly in one direction, from one place to another. According to CRT they must travel at least 15-20 miles a year, and usually much further.
Many boaters are falling foul of this ruling when, instead, they shuttle backwards and forwards over one relatively short stretch of the same canal, because of the need to get to a job or school.
Personally, I think this is a tad harsh. A licence should give you unlimited travel on the canal, as far (or not far) as you want to go. I've never even heard of this '15-20 mile' rule either! Luckily we aren't affected by this. What do others think?