It seems that the use of red for commercial users is not under threat - many large boats are coded and available for charter - so lets take such a boat with say 20% private use and 80% charter use - what fuel pump would be used if red is stopped for pleasure boaters but not for commercial users?
Is it not absurd that a rib taking say 14 passengers around the coast on pleasure trips is commercial hence can use red - a charter boat taking executives for a ride is commercial and can use red but the same boat being used for your own pleasure would not be able to use red? What do you do - suck the red out and replace with white diesel?
Even a narrow definition of commercial as just say 'fishing' can be difficult - a charter boat that allows some fishing is surely a fishing boat? A boat taking out 6 anglers pleasure fishing for the day would surely be commercial.
So has anyone any idea how red will be protected for 'commercial vessels' - in other words what is a commercial vessel? How will those who dispense the fuel know what is commercial and what is not?
It seems totally absurd to claim that the rich have been hit when in practice an 80 foot charter boat at £7k per day uses red whilst a 25 foot power boat is banned from using it.
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