Corran Ferry fares increase and Maid of Glencoul annual refit

Corran Ferry fares will increase from Tuesday 1 April 2025 following approval of the Medium-Term Financial Plan 2025/26 to 2027/28, at the Council's Budget meeting held on Thursday 06 March 2025.

The operating costs of the Corran Ferry are subject to inflationary pressures and increased re-fit costs relating to the age of the vessels.

Members agreed increases as follows:

• Private and light goods vehicles, drive-up fare for cars will rise by £1.00 from £11.00 to £12.00.
• Minibuses up to 16 seats and caravanettes will rise by £1.50 from £15.00 to £16.50.
• Motorbikes will rise by 50p from £5.00 to £5.50.
• The new cost of a multi-journey book of 30 tickets will rise by £8.20 to £88.50 (was £80.30, equating to a rise of 27p per journey from £2.68 to £2.95).
• Commercial fares including artic vehicles by £5.00 to £57.00 from £52.00 and bus/coach (36 seats & over) a rise of £2.80, £32.00 from £29.20.

The full list of fares will be displayed on the Corran Ferry webpage.

Arrangements are in place for the relief vessel the Maid of Glencoul's annual spring refit.

Refits comprise of planned maintenance and repairs, including any necessary upgrades (to meet new legislation for example), and any emergent works that may arise after survey in dock.

Recently The Maid of Glencoul has had significant works and upgrades including steering system, wiring, safety systems, aft main engine overhaul, and steel replacement work. This year, the significant main item is the overhaul of her forward main engine.

The Corran Ferry traffic webcams are in operation to allow people 'real time' viewing of the marshalling areas at Ardgour and Corran. The live traffic webcams are provided to assist the travelling public in journey planning, showing the extent of the ferry queues, including busy periods, special events or service disruption. This equipment was requested by the community to better manage wait times for crossings, particularly during the summer months. The camera views are low resolution and show the extent of the ferry queue only. The live traffic webcams can be viewed here.

The MV Corran will operate to the usual timetable, running seven days a week. For updates, please visit the Corran Ferry Webpage

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