I realise everyone's experiences are different but I have to praise the CaRT staff in the Birmingham area from the waterways manager down, writes Lez Jordan.
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My husband was diagnosed with cancer at the end of September 2013. At the time we were continuous cruisers, a lifestyle that came under threat because of his diagnosis.
Should not worry
I contacted CaRT and explained the situation and was assured that I should not worry, if I needed to overstay to just let them know, they would let enforcement know not to ticket me but if I did get a ticket to get in touch and it would be rescinded. The local workers in the centre of Birmingham were great, often when they were doing their clean-up with the work boat they would see if I had any rubbish to take away.
When it transpired that my husband's treatment would be prolonged I sought and obtained a residential mooring. There were a couple of 'hiccups' as I'm a slightly unusual case, I have two boats and a traders licence neither of which the 'computer' liked but again the staff went out of their way to sort things out for me. It was and still is a stressful time but CaRT gave me every assistance.