Scots ferry fares
Scotland’s Transport Minister, Keith Brown, has announced extra financial help for all hauliers and businesses using ferry routes to the Western Isles, Coll and Tiree.
The Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) scheme involves setting ferry fares on the basis of the cost of travelling an equivalent distance by road. Typically RET would offer substantial fares reductions across almost all ferry routes in Scotland. A pilot has been running in the Western Isles, Coll and Tiree since October 2008 and is due to end in spring 2012.
Mr Brown said: “We are determined to support our island and remote communities and underlined this last week with new arrangements for small commercial vehicles qualifying for RET on routes to Western Isles, Coll and Tiree. That announcement means all vehicles up to six metres in length will qualify for RET from April this year on those CalMac services, giving potential savings of up to 50%.
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