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The Environment Agency national navigation (boat registration) charging schemes

Environment Agency boat registration charges for Anglian waterways, the River Thames and River Medway.

Updates to this page

From:
Environment Agency
Published:
7 November 2018
Last updated:
19 May 2026
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  1. Updated paragraph 1.5. Prices will increase in line with the Consumer Prices Index on 1 January 2027 for the River Thames and on 1 April 2027 for the Medway navigation and the Anglian waterways. Prices will then increase annually on those dates in line with the CPI increase.

  2. In charging scheme from 2025, section 'Part 2: River Thames charges' corrected date in point 2 to 1 January 2025.

  3. Added the 'National navigation boat charging scheme from 2025'. Updated publication details to say when the charging scheme from 2022 will expire.

  4. Removed the old charges that applied up to 31 December 2021 for Thames and 31 March 2022 for Anglian and Medway.

  5. Added the 'National navigation boat charging schemes from 2022'. Updated publication details to say when the charging schemes for 2021 to 2022 will expire.

  6. We have published the 2021 to 2022 Environment Agency national navigation (boat registration) charging schemes.

  7. Removed the PDF 'National navigation (boat registration) charging schemes 2019 to 2020' because it is no longer current guidance.

  8. Added the 2020 to 2021 navigation charging scheme.

  9. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

National navigation boat charging scheme from 2022

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National navigation boat charging scheme from 2025

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Details

You must register all boats kept, used or let for hire on Environment Agency waterways.

The ‘charging schemes from 2025’ document gives the boat registration charges that apply after:

  • 1 January 2025 for Thames
  • 1 April 2025 for Anglian and Medway

The ‘charging schemes from 2022’ document gives the boat registration charges that apply until 31 March 2025 for Anglian waterways and Medway navigation.

You can also check the current registration charges that are specific to:

These pages will be updated with the relevant charges in January (for Thames) and April (for Anglian and Medway).

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