Form

Environment Agency waterways: application for short period registration of a powered boat

Registration application form for powered boats visiting the River Thames, Anglian Waterways or Medway Navigation for a short period.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 10 March 2022
• Last updated: 19 March 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Application for short period registration of a powered boat

PDF, 195 KB, 7 pages

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Details

This form should be used to apply in advance through our Boat Registration team at our National Customer Contact Centre.

To calculate the charge for your registration, visit our charges sheet.

• River Thames
• Anglian Waterways
• River Navigation

You can also buy a short period registration for either a powered or an unpowered boat at most River Thames locks when there is a lock keeper on duty. Check River Thames locks and facilities for boaters for which locks accept card and contactless payments. To buy your short period registration at the lock you do not need to complete this form, you must complete the registration form they provide you with at the lock.

Published 10 March 2022

Last updated 19 March 2026 + show all updates

1. 19 March 2026

   Information about paying a lock sites updated.

2. 10 March 2022

   First published.