Windermere boat registration

Any boat which has an engine - including outboard motors - or that is in any other way equipped to be electrically or mechanically propelled that is brought, kept, let for hire or used on Winderemere must be registered with the Windermere Registration Scheme.

Please download and complete the form below and post it to:

Windermere Registration
LDNPA
Murley Moss
Oxenholme Road
Kendal LA9 7RL

Alternatively you can hand it in at the SLDC Lake Wardens office at Ferry Nab on Windermere.

Registration Scheme form

For new registrations, if you've lost or not received a renewal reminder form or to order replacement self-adhesive registration numbers:

Please print out and complete the Windermere Boat Annual Registration Scheme Form (PDF)

We will need photocopies of two types of Proof of Identity:

Passport, photo driving licence or similar photo identification.
Recent utility bill or similar with the name and address of the person registering the vessel.

Renewing in person: Please bring the the original renewal form or a copy of the renewal email sent to you in December 2011 to our Murley Moss offices or SLDC office. If you do not have either of these, you will need to complete the registration form above present proof of identity.

2012 Fees

£20 per year for new registrations
£20 for re-registration in the name of a new owner
£20 for a transfer of numbers (where an existing registration number is transferred from one vessel to another)
£15 per year for a renewal
£10 for a full set of self-adhesive registration numbers - postage included
£1 each for an individual self-adhesive registration number

I have a Small Ships Register number - what should I do?

Since April 2011 there is no longer any exemption for vessels registered on the Small Ships Register. All vessels must now register with the Windermere Registration Scheme at the standard fee and display Windermere registration numbers and annual marks.

I have sold my boat - what should I do?

Registered owners have a legal obligation, under the Windermere Byelaws, to notify us within 14 days of the sale or disposal of the vessel.

Please let us know the date of transfer and the name and address of the new owner. Either email these details to windermere.registration@lakedistrict.gov.uk, or post them to:

Windermere Registration
LDNPA
Murley Moss
Oxenholme Road
Kendal LA9 7RL

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