FOLLOWING the many prosecutions by the Environment Agency (EA) of boaters on the Thames without licences, the agency has now targeted the Medway.
The agency's inspectors discovered 120 boats without a valid licence, resulting in all of them issued with warning notices to pay, Alan Tilbury tells us.
£600 each
Of the 120, 17 thought it was a bluff, so failed to pay, but all 17 were taken to court it costing on average just under £600 each, comprising of a fine, court costs and then the cost of a licence.
The purge took place during March and April.