Licence - Self Drive Boats
If you want to use a boat or other craft on the UK's rivers and canals, you are required to register, buy a licence, or pay a toll to the appropriate navigation authority for that waterway.
British Waterways (Yorkshire Office),
Fearns Wharf,
Neptune Street,
Leeds,
LS9 8PB.
Tel: 0113 281 6800
Fax: 0113 281 6886
Email:enquiries.yorkshire@britishwaterways.co.uk
Local and Adjoining Towns covered:
- Doncaster
- Goole
- Long Sandall
- Mexborough
- Rotherham
- Stainforth
- Swinton
- Thorne
- Whitley
- York
Nearby Waterway(s):
- Selby Canal
- South Yorkshire Navigation
- Stainforth Keadby Canal
Hire boats are licensed by a hire company, but you may want to use the boat on a waterway for which it is not licensed. If this is part of your plan you should consult the company first.
If you already know you need to pay for a British Waterways licence, an Environment Agency registration or a Broads Authority toll, you can now do this online at www.waterscape.com/boating
Doncaster Council does NOT provide this service.
All enquiries should be directed to British Waterways using the contact details above.
