Hundreds of boat owners who moor their boats in Bristol’s Floating Harbour are preparing to mount a legal challenge against the city council’s decision to increase fees and charges.
Three organisations, the Bristol Boaters Community Association, the Bristol Cruising Club and Cabot Cruising Club - which represent hundreds of boat owners in the docks - have engaged a lawyer and are more than halfway towards a £10,000 fundraising target to begin legal proceedings.
They have a deadline of April 23 to issue a claim for a judicial review in the High Court, which will halt the planned rises to a range of changes to mooring fees and charges, being introduced by Bristol City Council.
