Frankly part of the benefit of the campaign has been the fact that it has drawn the attention of boaters to the issue. A year ago very few even knew about the issue - today it seems that most know about it.
Whilst Joe public may not support the campaign - a fact I accept, the reason for the that lack of support is not logical. In essence we should be fighting the change because:-
1. It damages the UK boating industry. 2. It damages many coastal communities 3. It does not raise any more tax and is likely to raise less - it only takes a 2% drop in the UK boating business to wipe away all the tax collected on diesel. 4. It does not achieve any environmental targets - I for one may well be Med based and using more air fuel. 5. It is impractical to police. 6. Its is disruptive in as much as almost every marina will find it uneconomic to install two pumps - one for commercial red and the other for the leisure boats. 7/ It is likely to cause a political backlash from many coastal communities that is just not worth the hassle.
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