Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ban powered watercraft from coming within 200m of recreational beaches
Closed
108 signatures
What the petition asks
Make it an offence for users of all types of powered watercraft to come within 200m of the shoreline of designated recreational beaches. There could be exemptions for buoy marked access lanes to and from landing and launch points and for emergency craft such as the RNLI.
The use of powered watercraft, jetskis in particular, in some areas, such as my local beaches in Poole and Bournemouth, is out of control. Currently it is up to local authorities what restrictions to impose on watercraft, but this is not good enough. I recently narrowly missed being run over while snorkeling within 10 meters of the shore. If action is not taken, sometime may be seriously injured or killed.
Timeline
| 23 Jul 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Jan 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
108
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
23 Jul 2021
Closed
23 Jan 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.