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Your original thread was somewhat hijacked by a poster's late night rantings. Nothing wrong with your topic. To answer your question, i would not have a problem unless like many disabled car park spaces they were empty while the rest of the parking was full and I couldn't use them myself. I also think that people get a blue badge often for just reaching 65, you see them hop out of their car and rush off to do the shopping..

I've always reckoned that as long as I'm on a disabled mooring, then being able-bodied it's my responsibility to ensure that someone remains on board to move the boat if that should happen. I can imagine it being a bit of a problem if all the other moorings are full, it's late at night, and then a disabled boater arrives - and I would hope that a compromise could be reached (for example if the canal is wide enough I move out, he moors to the bank, and I come back to moor alongside him). Assuming it wasn't 'policed' by an army of jobsworths with clipboards, then It all depends on people, whether able-bodied or otherwise, NOT abusing the system.

As it looks as though BW are heading for 'breathing spaces' or no mooring areas, anglers areas, hire boat areas as well as the various short term moorings, why not disabled moorings as well? Sue

Nabo is run by its council. It conducts polls to get members views and it asks for members views. I don't see how Nabo can be more democratic. It has no regional hierarchy, there is no barrier between members and the council. Members are welcome to come to any council meeting(the dates are published). Any member can stand for council. We would love a list of volunteers to pick reps from, it just doesn't happen Sue