Reasonable fares
The Chair of the Ferries Community Board, Angus Campbell, said islanders were as deserving as all other taxpayers to receive support with transport costs and that subsidies had a role in achieving parity.iNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 31 January 2023, Col 37
People wanted reasonable fares with a need for affordable travel to and from islands for residents helping to prevent depopulation.iNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 7 February 2023, Col 20 However, it was also suggested cost was not as important as factors such as reliability and resilience.iNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 31 January 2023, Col 4 and Official Report, 7 February 2023, Col 44 Fares are set by Transport Scotland.iNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 21 February 2023, Col 33 and 34 The cost of ferry travel was highlighted to the Committee in several themes—
Road Equivalent Tariff;
Different costs for business and freight transport; and
Concessionary travel for young people.iNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 1 November 2022...