Statutory guidance

National navigation boat charging scheme from 2025

Updated 3 December 2024

Applies to England

Part 1

1. Title and commencement

1.1. This National Navigation Boat Charging Scheme (“the Scheme”) is made by the Environment Agency (“the Agency”) by virtue of the powers vested in it:

• for the River Thames, under section 6 Thames Conservancy Act 1966
• for the Medway navigation, under sections 35, 42 and 46 Southern Water Authority Act 1982
• for the Anglian waterways, under section 17 Anglian Water Authority Act 1977
• and under Article 23 Environment Agency (Inland Waterways) Order 2010

1.2. The Scheme relates to charging for the registration of boats, the payment of tolls and other charges for charging periods commencing on or after 1 January 2025.

1.3. The Scheme shall be referred to as the Environment Agency National Navigation Boat Charging Scheme and comes into force as set out in Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 for the waterways covered by those Parts and shall remain in force until revoked.

1.4. All charges under the Scheme shall increase by 9% from 1 January 2025 for the River Thames and from 1 April 2025 for the Medway navigation and the Anglian waterways.

1.5. All charges under the Scheme shall increase from 1 January 2026 for the River Thames and from 1 April 2026 for the Medway navigation and the Anglian waterways and annually on those dates thereafter by a sum not exceeding any increase in the Consumer Price Index published by the Office for National Statistics on 30 September in the immediately preceding year.

1.6. The Environment Agency National Navigation Boat Charging Scheme 2022 is revoked on 31 December 2024 in so far as it relates to charges for the River Thames and on 31 March 2025 in relation to charges for the Medway navigation and the Anglian waterways.

2. Interpretation

In this Scheme:

“administration fee” means a fee payable when amendments to, or cancellations of, registrations are requested by the boat owner;

“Anglian waterways” means the waterways as defined in section 3 of, and described and listed in Schedule 1 to, the Anglian Water Authority Act 1977 as amended by the Environment Agency (Inland Waterways) Order 2010 as well as that part of the River Little Ouse between Brandon Staunch and Brandon Bridge, the Great Ouse Flood Relief Channel between the Head sluice lock at Denver and the Tail sluice at Saddlebrow and the Black Sluice (South Forty Foot Drain) from Donington Bridge (TF 17 4 356) to Black Sluice Lock, Boston (TF 326 429);

“annual charge” means a charge to keep or use a boat on the waterway for the whole annual charge period;

“annual charge period” means the twelve month period from the start date defined in the Scheme for that waterway;

“annual registration charge” means a charge for a registration that is valid for the whole annual charge period;

“area charge” means a charge based on the area of a boat. This charge consists of an initial charge per square metre up to and including a defined boat area, plus a charge per square metre charged for the remaining area of the boat;

“boat” means any pleasure boat, launch, vessel, maintenance workboat or tender;

“boat area” means the length excluding movable items such as rudders or outboard motors (rounded down to the nearest 0.1m) of the boat x beam measured at the widest part of the hull (rounded down to the nearest 0.1m) of the boat. This area is rounded down to the nearest full square metre;

“boat length” means the length excluding movable items such as rudders or outboard motors (rounded down to the nearest 0.1m) of the boat;

“boat solely used for the carriage of goods;” means a boat used solely for the transportation of goods on the River Thames;

“business boat” means a boat kept or used on a waterway which is not kept or used solely as a private boat;

“carriage of goods” means the transportation of goods by boat on a waterway;

“coaching boat” means a powered boat owned and operated by a not-for-profit organisation or charity and used solely for coaching and training during supervised boating activities aboard other boats;

“daily charge” means a charge to keep or use a boat on the waterway for 24 hours from the time of issue, or where issued in advance, valid for 24 hours from the date and time requested at application;

“daily registration charge” means a charge for a registration that is valid for 24 hours from the time it is issued, or where issued in advance, valid for 24 hours from the date and time requested at application;

“electrically powered” means the power to propel the boat is solely from an electric motor;

“emergency services” means the police, fire, ambulance, Royal National Lifeboat Institution or Coastguard services;

“event registration charges” means charges for registering boats taking part in an organised event on any waterway;

“existing owner” means someone who is not a new owner;

“explorer registration charge” means a registration charge of a private unpowered open boat that is valid for 15 days within the annual period but that period does not have to be consecutive days;

“houseboat” means any type of private domestic or commercial space, whether used for accommodation or not, built within or upon a navigable hull originally intended to be towed by a tug, whether or not it is still towed or is permanently moored (including a converted dumb barge, lighter or butty), or any type of private domestic or commercial space, whether used for accommodation or not, built within or upon a navigable hull but either not originally fitted with a means of propulsion or with the means of propulsion removed or permanently disabled (including a Dutch barge, Humber Keel barge, wide beam or narrowboat);

“junior only unpowered open boats” means unpowered open boats registered by a club or organisation to be solely used by people aged up to and including 18 years old;

“launch” means a mechanically propelled vessel not being used solely as a tug or for the carriage of goods;

“Lincolnshire waterways” means the New River Ancholme from Ferriby Sluice in the Parish of South Ferriby in the District of Glanford and the County of Humberside to Bishops Bridge formerly known as Bishops Briggs in the Parish of Glentham in the District of West Lindsey in the County of Lincolnshire.the River Welland from Fosdyke Bridge in the Parish of Fosdyke in the District of Boston in the County of Lincolnshire to National Grid reference point TF 350345; the River Welland from Hudd’s Mill in the Parish of Stamford in the District of South Kesteven in the County of Lincolnshire to Fosdyke Bridge in the said Parish of Fosdyke and the River Glen from Tongue End in the Parish of Bourne in the District of South Holland in the County of Lincolnshire to its confluence with the River Welland in the Parish of Surfleet in the same district;

“maintenance work boat” means a boat that is principally kept or used to undertake maintenance on, and about, the waterway and its banks and structures, and occasionally as a tug;

“mechanically propelled” means propelled by a combustion engine, steam engine or electric motor, whether this is the main or auxiliary engine;

“Medway navigation” means the waterway as defined in section 32 Southern Water Authority Act 1982;

“monthly charge” means a charge to keep or use a boat on the waterway for a period of 31 days from the date and time of issue, or where purchased in advance, from the date and time requested at application;

“monthly registration charge” means a charge for a registration that is valid for 31 days from the date and time of issue, or where issued in advance, valid from the date and time the registration stipulates;

“new owner” means someone who is bringing a boat onto the waterway for the first time, or someone who has not brought a boat onto the waterway in the current or previous annual charge periods;

“new part year registration” means the registration of a boat for the first time on the waterway, or by a new owner following the purchase of a previously registered boat, or a boat which has not been kept or used on the waterway by the existing owner for the previous annual registration period;

“not-for-profit organisation or charity boat” means a boat owned or operated by not-for-profit organisations or charities solely used to encourage participation by providing access to the waterways for sport, recreation or education;

“open boat” means a boat that is either open to the elements with no enclosed or decked accommodation space (including a rowing boat, dragon boat, punt, dinghy with or without sail, canoe, paddle board or light inflatable) or the occupants are only protected by a spray deck (including a kayak);

“Ouse waterways” means those waters listed as part of the River Great Ouse system in paragraph 5 of Part 3 of Schedule 1 to Anglian Water Authority Act 1977 and the River Little Ouse between Brandon Staunch and Brandon Bridge;

“permanently disabled engine” means an engine that has been mechanically altered so that it cannot be started or operated;

This definition does not include where the means of cranking the engine has been temporarily disconnected from the engine or the cranking power source or the removal or failure of a component that can be replaced. Temporary removal of an outboard engine is not considered permanently disabling a boat.

“permanently removed boat” means an annually registered boat that is removed from the waterway and will not return to the waterway under the same ownership, during the current annual registration period and the next annual registration period;

“pleasure boat” includes any yacht, launch, houseboat, randan, wherry, skiff, gig, dinghy, shallop, punt, canoe, float or other ship, boat or craft (including amphibious craft) but does not include a vessel being used solely as a tug or for the carriage of goods;

“private boat” means any boat that is kept and used on a waterway solely for private leisure purposes, and not for the purposes of generating income for any organisation or business or for providing a service to others;

“powered boat” means a boat which is mechanically propelled;

“powered boats with engine of 4 horsepower or less” means a boat that has one engine of 4 horsepower or less;

“powered maintenance work boat” means a maintenance work boat that is mechanically propelled;

“River Nene” means the River Nene Navigation from the outfall of the Northampton Arm of the Grand Union Canal at Cotton End in the Parish, District and County of Northampton to Bevis Hall in the Parish of Wisbech St. Mary in the District of Fenland in the County of Cambridgeshire;

“River Stour” means the River Stour from Brundon Mill in the Parish of Sudbury in the District of Babergh in the County of Suffolk to the Cattawade Barrage partly in the Parish of Brantham in the same District and partly in the Parish of Lawford in the District of Tendring in the County of Essex;

“River Thames” means the river as defined in section 4 Thames Conservancy Act 1932;

“safety or rescue boat” means a boat owned and operated by an organisation or charity and used solely to carry out safety and rescue activity on the waterway for which it is registered;

“sailing boats with engine” means a boat where the main means of propulsion is by sail, that also has an engine for mechanical propulsion;

“self-drive day hire” means a boat that is hired to members of the public without a skipper or crew, and is let out solely for periods up to 1 day, returning to the operating base each day;

“temporary transit registration “ means a registration for boats moving on the waterway solely for winter storage, repair, delivery and trial trip/demonstration, including boats under tow, and not operating for private leisure or business purposes;

“tender” means for River Thames a pleasure boat (other than a launch exceeding 20 feet [6 metres] in length or a houseboat) which is used solely as the only tender to a launch in the same ownership as the tender [and which is permanently marked with the words “Tender to” and the name of such launch]; for Anglian waterways and Medway navigation, a vessel which is used solely as the only tender to a vessel in the same ownership as the tender;

“Tidal Thames passenger boats” means any boat certified by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to carry more than 12 passengers which is normally based on the Tidal Thames below the Teddington Boundary;

“trade exemption” means an exemption, that has been granted by the Environment Agency, to a business operating on the waterways undertaking a boat sales, brokerage or repair business. The exemption is for boats under the business’s sole control which are moored afloat as demonstrator models, as stock for sale, on brokerage or being restored, refitted or repaired;

“trade plate” means an identification plate issued to a business operating on the waterway under a trade plate agreement with the Environment Agency for use on boats without a current boat registration and that are only being moved in the course of delivery after sale, during delivery to or from winter storage, for refitting or repair or on trials or demonstration runs by the boat business;

“tug” means a powered boat principally kept or used on the waterway to push or pull other boats or floating equipment (including pontoons, floats, or rafts) and occasionally for carrying out maintenance work on the waterway and its banks and structures;

“unpowered boat” means a boat that is not mechanically propelled;

“unpowered enclosed boat” means a boat that is not mechanically propelled, or the machinery that propels the boat has been removed or permanently disabled and is fully or partially structurally covered with enclosed or decked accommodation space (including houseboats as defined above and butty boats);

“unpowered maintenance work boat” means a maintenance work boat that is not mechanically propelled;

“unpowered open boat” means a boat that is not mechanically propelled; and is either open to the elements with no enclosed or decked accommodation space (including a rowing boat, dragon boat, punt, dinghy with or without sail, canoe, paddle board, light inflatable) or the occupants are only protected by a spray deck (including a kayak);

“vessel” means for River Thames, any ship, boat, lighter, or craft whatsoever however propelled or navigated and (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing description) includes also any amphibious craft; for Medway navigation, every description of craft used or designed for use in navigation however intended to be navigated, propelled or moved and includes a hovercraft (as defined in the Hovercraft Act 1968), a hydrofoil vessel (being a vessel designed to be supported on foils) and anything constructed or used to carry persons or goods by water; for Anglian waterways, any ship, lighter, keel, barge, boat, tug, hovercraft, hydrofoil and craft of any kind howsoever navigated, propelled or moved and any seaplane on the surface of the water;

“waterway” means the River Thames, the Medway navigation or the Anglian waterways;

“weekly charge” means a charge for the use or keeping of a boat on the waterway from the date and time of issue for 7 consecutive days, or where registration is issued in advance, from the date and time requested at application;

“weekly registration charge” means a charge for a registration that is valid from the date and time of registration for 7 consecutive days, or where issued in advance, from the date and time the registration stipulates.

Provisions relating to all waterways 

3. The annual charges for a boat shall be due at the start of the annual charge period for that waterway. When registering the boat the owner is responsible for paying the full annual charge.

4. The minimum charge to be paid for powered boats and unpowered enclosed boats shall be the larger of the charge due or £12.42.

5. When a new part year registration for a powered boat or an unpowered enclosed boat occurs after the start of the annual charge period the charge payable shall be calculated as follows:

Charge = annual charge × (1 + remaining full months in annual registration period) ÷ 12

6. Refunds of annual registration charges

6.1. A refund of part of the annual registration charge shall be paid for:

a) permanent removal of a boat from the waterway;

b) completion of the sale of a boat; or

c) moving a boat onto trade brokerage premises for sale or repair.

6.2. The refund will be calculated as follows:

refund = annual charge paid × (remaining full months) ÷ (months registered for) − £17.34 administration fee.

6.3. Where a refund has been paid and a boat returns to the waterway with the same owner during the same annual registration period then the full annual charge is payable taking into account any charge already paid.

6.4. Where a refund has been paid and a boat returns to the waterway with the same owner in the following annual registration period after the refund was paid, then the full annual charge is payable for the previous annual registration period when the refund was paid, and the current annual registration period that the boat returns to the waterway, taking into account any charge already paid.

7. Where a replacement registration plate is requested a charge of £12.70 shall be payable.

8. Where a change of boat name is requested after first registration or during the annual registration period, a charge of £12.70 shall be payable.

9. The charges for boats specified in tables below shall be payable on all the waterways.

9.1. Unpowered open boats shall pay the charge as set out in table 1.1 for use on all waterways.

Table 1.1 Unpowered open boats

Registration charge type	Charge
Annual	£52.90
Monthly	£23.70
Weekly	£12.50
Daily	£5.90
Explorer	£20.70

9.2. Unpowered tenders shall pay the charge as set out in table 1.2 for each waterway where the boat is kept or used.

Table 1.2 Unpowered tenders

Registration charge type	Charge
Annual	£26.90
Monthly	£19.40
Weekly	£11.90
Daily	£5.90

9.3. Powered tender less than 3m long shall pay the charge as set out in table 1.3 for each waterway where the boat is kept or used.

Table 1.3 Powered tenders less than 3m in length

Registration charge type	Powered	Electrically powered
Annual	£62.52	£44.48
Monthly	£29.90	£22.00
Weekly	£14.90	£10.90
Daily	£7.40	£4.90

9.4. Powered tender with length between 3m and less than 6m shall pay the charge as set out in table 1.4 for each waterway where the boat is kept or used.

Table 1.4 Powered tenders between 3m and less than 6m in length

Registration charge type	Powered	Electrically powered
Annual	£81.76	£61.32
Monthly	£40.70	£30.50
Weekly	£20.20	£14.60
Daily	£10.00	£7.30

9.5. Powered tenders greater than 6m in length shall pay the charge as set out in paragraph 4.1 or 4.2 of Part 2, Part 3, or Part 4 of this Scheme for each waterway where the boat is kept or used.

9.6. Powered maintenance work boats shall pay the charge as set out in table 1.5 for each waterway where the boat is kept or used.

Table 1.5 Powered maintenance work boat

Registration charge type	Charge
Annual	£240.49
Monthly	£59.90
Weekly	£29.90
Daily	£14.90

9.7. Unpowered maintenance work boats shall pay the charge set out in table 1.6 for each waterway where the boat is kept or used.

Table 1.6 Unpowered maintenance work boat

Registration charge type	Charge
Annual	£144.19
Monthly	£35.90
Weekly	£17.90
Daily	£8.90

9.8. Tugs shall pay the charges as set out in table 1.7 for each waterway where the boat is kept or used.

Table 1.7 Tug charges

Charge type	Charge
Annual	£240.49
Monthly	£59.90
Weekly	£29.90
Daily	£14.90

9.9. For temporary transit registration of a powered boat the charge payable shall be the relevant daily charge as set out in paragraph 4.1 or 4.2 of Part 2, Part 3 or Part 4 of this Scheme for each waterway where the boat is being moved.

9.10. Business boats operating on the waterways shall pay the relevant boat charge set out in this Part, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 and the business charges set out in the table 1.8 below.

Table 1.8 Business charges

Business boat charge category	Annual	Monthly	Weekly	Daily
Unpowered open business boat	£5.99	£2.99	£1.49	£0.68
Unpowered enclosed business boat	£150.31	£90.10	£45.50	£22.60
Unpowered business tender	£5.99	£2.99	£1.49	£0.68
Unpowered maintenance business workboat	£36.05	£17.90	£8.93	£4.44
Powered business boat, other than those covered elsewhere in this table	£240.49	£120.10	£59.90	£29.90
Powered self-drive day hire business boat	£60.12	£29.90	£14.90	£7.41
Powered business tender	£12.01	£5.99	£2.99	£1.49
Powered maintenance business workboat	£60.12	£29.90	£14.90	£7.41
Powered business tug	£60.12	£29.90	£14.90	£7.41

9.11. For not-for-profit organisation or charity boats the annual charges apply as set out in table 1.9 below.

Table 1.9 Not-for-profit organisation or charity boat charges

Type of annual registration charge	Charge per boat
Junior only unpowered open boats	£12.61
Other unpowered open boats	£37.12
Coaching boats	£90.74
Powered boat	25% of the cost relevant annual charge as set out in paragraph 4.1 or 4.2 of Part 2, Part 3 or Part 4 of this Scheme for each waterway where the boat is being kept and used

9.12. For unpowered open boats the following event registration charges apply as set out in table 1.10.

Table 1.10 Event registration charges

Number of boats to be registered	Total charge
1 to 10	£105.81
11 to 25	£134.27
26 to 50	£162.52
51 to 100	£189.10
101 to 200	£246.32
Over 200	£276.94

9.13. The charge to apply for a new trade plate is £80.93 for each waterway.

9.14. The charge to apply for a new trade exemption is £17.34 for each waterway

9.15. The annual charge for a trade plate is £231.25 for each waterway.

9.16. The annual charge for a trade exemption is £115.62 for each waterway.

9.17. The annual charge for registering a passenger boat as “Out of Service” is £122.55 for each waterway.

10. The following types of boats are exempt from paying charges for registration of boats on the waterways: safety or rescue boats; emergency services boats; Highways Authority boats; boats owned or operated by, or operated on behalf of, the Environment Agency; and, on the River Thames only, boats owned or operated by freemen of the Watermen’s Company.

Part 2: River Thames charges  

1. The charges for the River Thames come into force from 1 January 2025.

2. All boats, kept, used or let for hire on the River Thames from 1 January 2025 shall pay the registration and other charges set out below in addition to the relevant charges specified in Part 1 above.

3. The annual charge period for all boats kept, used or let for hire on the River Thames shall start on the 1 January of each year.

4. The charges for boats specified in tables below shall be payable.

4.1. Powered boats shall pay the relevant area registration charge as set out in table 1.1 and table 1.2. For the purpose of the charges in tables 1.1 and 1.2 below, the boat area is rounded down to the nearest whole square metre.

Table 1.1 River Thames, annual powered boat charges

Boat area	Charge
Minimum charge (5 square metres)	£131.55
Charge for boat area up to and including 80sqm (£/sqm)	£26.31 for each square metre
Charge for the remaining boat area (£/sqm)	£14.18 for each square metre

Table 1.2 River Thames, monthly weekly and daily powered boat charges

Boat area	Monthly	Weekly	Daily
Up to 10 square metres	£60.00	£16.60	£15.20
11 square metres to 15 square metres	£110.30	£44.10	£26.50
16 square metres to 20 square metres	£141.80	£51.40	£30.80
21 square metres to 25 square metres	£172.30	£60.70	£33.70
26 square metres to 30 square metres	£206.80	£73.50	£45.20
31 square metres to 35 square metres	£244.50	£86.10	£55.00
36 square metres to 40 square metres	£271.60	£99.70	£60.70
41 square metres to 45 square metres	£296.60	£113.90	£63.60
46 square metres to 50 square metres	£333.20	£126.60	£69.90
51 square metres to 55 square metres	£372.40	£138.70	£74.10
56 square metres to 60 square metres	£403.70	£151.60	£82.70
61 square metres to 65 square metres	£434.20	£165.70	£91.10
66 square metres to 70 square metres	£469.10	£173.50	£99.00
71 square metres to 75 square metres	£503.70	£183.50	£103.90
76 square metres to 80 square metres	£526.50	£194.80	£107.50
Over 80 square metres	£560.40	£208.40	£109.70

4.2. Electrically powered boats shall pay 75% of the relevant powered boat charge as set out in 4.1 tables 1.1 and 1.2.

4.3. Unpowered enclosed boats shall pay 50% of the powered boat charges as set out in 4.1 tables 1.1 and 1.2.

4.4. Boats solely used for the carriage of goods shall pay the charges as set out in table 1.3.

Table 1.3 Charges for boats solely used for the carriage of goods

Charge type	Charge
Annual	£115.62
Monthly	£57.70
Weekly	£28.80
Daily	£14.30

5.1. Tidal Thames passenger boats shall pay the charges set out in table 1.4.

Table 1.4 Thames: Passenger boats charges

Type of annual registration charge	Charge
Using Teddington Lock only	£1,468.62
Using Teddington Lock plus other locks	£4,857.87

5.2. For every Tidal Thames passenger boat currently certified by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to carry 12 or more passengers and currently registered for passage through Teddington Lock only the charge for each passage through each lock other than Teddington Lock shall be £34.60.

6. For any unregistered vessel which is being used and worked for hire by a freeman of the Waterman’s Company or by the widow or widower of any such freeman and which at the time of such user may be required to be and is registered with and licensed by the Port of London Authority under the provisions of the Port of London (Consolidation) Act 1920, relating to watermen and lightermen and is marked in accordance with such last mentioned provisions the charge for each passage through each lock shall be £34.60.

Part 3: Medway navigation boat registration charges  

1. The charges for the Medway navigation come into force from 1 April 2025.

2. All boats, kept, used or let for hire on the Medway navigation from 1 April 2025 shall pay the registration and other charges set out below in addition to the relevant charges specified in Part 1 above.

3. The annual charge period for all boats kept, used or let for hire on the Medway navigation shall start on the 1 April of each year.

4. The charges for boats specified in tables below shall be payable.

4.1. Powered boats shall pay the relevant area registration charge based on the charges set out in table 1.1 and table 1.2.

Table 1.1 Medway navigation, annual powered boat charges

Boat length	Charges
Not exceeding 7.6 metres	£51.40 per metre
Exceeding 7.6 metres up to and including 11 metres	£51.40 per metre for the first 7.6 metres then £46.09 per metre for remaining length of the boat
Exceeding 11 metres	£554.90

Table 1.2 Medway navigation, monthly, weekly and daily powered boat charges

Monthly	Weekly	Daily
25% of the annual charge in table 1.1	12.5% of the annual charge in table 1.1	For boats up to 7.6 metres in length £18.25 For boats exceeding 7.6 metres in length £36.78

4.2. Electrically powered boats shall pay 75% of the relevant powered boat charge as set out in 4.1 tables 1.1 and 1.2.

4.3. Unpowered enclosed boats shall pay 50% of the powered boat charges as set out in 4.1 tables 1.1 and 1.2.

Part 4: Anglian waterways boat registration charges  

1. The charges for the Anglian waterways come into force from 1 April 2025.

2. All boats, kept, used or let for hire on the Anglian waterways from 1 April 2025 shall pay the registration and other charges set out below in addition to the relevant charges specified in Part 1 above.

3. The annual charge period for all boats kept, used or let for hire on the Anglian waterways shall start on the 1 April of each year.

4. The charges for boats specified in tables below shall be payable.

4.1. Powered boats shall pay the relevant registration charge as set out in tables 1.1.1 to 1.3.3 below.

Table 1.1.1 Ouse waterways and River Nene, sailing boats with engines charges

Boat length	Annual	Monthly	Weekly	Daily
Under 3 metres in length	£42.90	£12.61	£12.61	£12.61
3 metres up to and including 5 metres	£74.90	£18.70	£12.61	£12.61
Over 5 metres up to and including 7.5 metres	£217.16	£54.27	£13.55	£12.61
Over 7.5 metres	£311.96	£77.97	£19.48	£12.61

Table 1.1.2 Lincolnshire waterways, sailing boats with engines charges

Boat length	Annual	Monthly	Weekly	Daily
Under 3 metres in length	£21.44	£12.61	£12.61	£12.61
3 metres up to and including 5 metres	£37.44	£12.61	£12.61	£12.61
Over 5 metres up to and including 7.5 metres	£108.57	£27.11	£12.61	£12.61
Over 7.5 metres	£155.96	£38.97	£12.61	£12.61

Table 1.1.3 River Stour, sailing boats with engines charges

Boat length	Annual	Monthly	Weekly	Daily
Under 3 metres in length	£12.61	£12.61	£12.61	£12.61
3 metres up to and including 5 metres	£18.70	£12.61	£12.61	£12.61
Over 5 metres up to and including 7.5 metres	£54.27	£13.55	£12.61	£12.61
Over 7.5 metres	£77.97	£19.48	£12.61	£12.61

Table 1.2.1 Ouse waterways and River Nene, powered boats with engines of 4 horsepower or less

Boat length	Annual	Monthly	Weekly	Daily
Up to and including 5 metres	£117.98	£29.49	£12.61	£12.61
Over 5 metres	£217.16	£54.27	£13.55	£12.61

Table 1.2.2 Lincolnshire waterways, powered boats with engines of 4 horsepower or less

Boat length	Annual	Monthly	Weekly	Daily
Up to and including 5 metres	£58.99	£14.73	£12.61	£12.61
Over 5 metres	£108.57	£27.11	£12.61	£12.61

Table 1.2.3 River Stour, powered boats with engines of 4 horsepower or less

Boat length	Annual	Monthly	Weekly	Daily
Up to and including 5 metres	£29.49	£12.61	£12.61	£12.61
Over 5 metres	£54.27	£13.54	£12.61	£12.61

Table 1.3.1 Ouse waterways and River Nene, powered boats with engines greater than 4 horsepower

Boat length	Annual	Monthly	Weekly	Daily
Under 3 metres in length	£205.62	£51.39	£12.84	£12.61
3 metres up to and including 5 metres	£418.53	£104.64	£26.14	£12.61
Over 5 metres up to and including 7.5 metres	£513.84	£128.45	£32.10	£12.61
Over 7.5 metres up to and including 10 metres	£664.74	£166.15	£41.52	£12.61
Over 10 metres up to and including 12.5 metres	£909.45	£227.34	£56.83	£14.20
Over 12.5 metres up to and including 15 metres	£1,170.13	£292.53	£72.97	£18.25
Over 15 metres up to and including 20 metres	£1,312.68	£328.15	£82.02	£20.49
Over 20 metres	£1439.92	£359.97	£89.97	£22.47

Table 1.3.2 Lincolnshire waterways, powered boats with engines greater than 4 horsepower

Boat length	Annual	Monthly	Weekly	Daily
Under 3 metres in length	£102.79	£25.69	£12.61	£12.61
3 metres up to and including 5 metres	£209.25	£52.32	£13.06	£12.61
Over 5 metres up to and including 7.5 metres	£256.91	£64.22	£16.03	£12.61
Over 7.5 metres up to and including 10 metres	£332.36	£83.07	£20.75	£12.61
Over 10 metres up to and including 12.5 metres	£454.72	£113.66	£28.41	£12.61
Over 12.5 metres up to and including 15 metres	£585.06	£146.26	£36.54	£12.61
Over 15 metres up to and including 20 metres	£656.33	£164.06	£40.99	£12.61
Over 20 metres	£719.95	£179.96	£44.97	£12.61

Table 1.3.3 River Stour, powered boats with engines greater than 4 horsepower

Boat length	Annual	Monthly	Weekly	Daily
Under 3 metres in length	£51.39	£12.61	£12.61	£12.61
3 metres up to and including 5 metres	£104.61	£26.14	£12.61	£12.61
Over 5 metres up to and including 7.5 metres	£128.45	£32.10	£12.61	£12.61
Over 7.5 metres up to and including 10 metres	£166.17	£41.52	£12.61	£12.61
Over 10 metres up to and including 12.5 metres	£227.34	£56.82	£14.20	£12.61
Over 12.5 metres up to and including 15 metres	£292.53	£73.12	£18.26	£12.61
Over 15 metres up to and including 20 metres	£328.16	£82.02	£20.48	£12.61
Over 20 metres	£359.97	£89.97	£22.47	£12.61

4.2. Electrically powered boats shall pay 75% of the relevant powered boat charge as set out in 4.1.

4.3. Unpowered enclosed boats shall pay 50% of the powered boat with engines greater than 4 horsepower charges as set out in 4.1 tables 1.3.1 to 1.3.3.

4.4. Boats moored on the tidal part of the rivers Welland and Glen will pay the following annual registration charge of £12.61.

Signed for and on behalf of the Environment Agency on 25 November 2025, Laura Milton, Director of Legal and Audit Services, Environment Agency.