MSPs demand answers over ferry fares ‘shambles’
The “shambles” surrounding reduced fares on lifeline ferries must be sorted out quickly, according to MSP Tavish Scott.
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Scottish government fails to meet self-imposed RET deadline
The Scottish government has failed to meet the deadline it set itself to introduce a version of Road Equivalent Tariff on NorthLink’s ferry fares.
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RET could work argues council response to ferry fares consultation
The discarded Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) which Holyrood argued would increase ferry fares to the isles should not be taken off the table.
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Ferry fares to be frozen
Fares on the Northern Isles ferry services will be frozen as work to ultimately cut ticket prices continues, the Scottish government’s Transport Minister, Humza Yousaf, has announced. Transport Scotland says prices will be kept on hold for 2017 as the SNP government…
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Let’s have it explained (Leslie Lowes)
According to the current AA tables, the cost of driving a car, including fuel, tyres, maintenance and assuming an average 10,000 miles a year, is…
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War of words over ferry subsidies
The SNP candidate for Shetland at the Scottish parliamentary elections in May has accused MSP Tavish Scott of a “cheap smear”, by claiming the isles…
READ FULL STORYAdverse comments forbidden (Colin McKay)
Your correspondent in last week’s Shetland Times, Gordon Harmer, was obviously in such a hurry to see his name in print again, that he didn’t
READ FULL STORYFerry fare pilot attracts extra cars – but it would be more costly for Shetland
The road equivalent tariff (RET) pilot scheme under which the Government has introduced lower ferry fares on routes to the Western Isles has attracted 23
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