§ Sir J. Gilmourasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will publish a table, showing the charges at present levied for crossing the River Tay by ferry as compared with the charges recently
Ferry charge Bridge toll Percentage Reduction s. d. s. d. (a) PASSENGER VEHICLES— Motor cycle, etc., including rider 2 2 1 0 54 Motor cycle, etc., with sidecar, including one rider 3 5 2 6 27 Private car, etc., including driver only 5 9 to 2 6 57 to 9 6
74 Buses, including driver only— 10–12 seats 14 2 2 6 82 21–32 seats 20 4 10 0 51 over 32 22 6 10 0 56 (b) COMMERCIAL VANS— Up to 30 cwt. unladen weight 9 9 2 6 76 Over 30 cwt. unladen weight 12 8 to 10 0 21 to 18 8 46 (c) GOODS VEHICLES— Direct comparisons cannot readily be made because the ferry charge is a charge for the empty vehicle plus a separate charge for the load; examples are:— Up to 30 cwt. unladen, empty 4 11 2 6 49 Up to 30 cwt. unladen, carrying 1 ton 9 10 2 6 74 From 31 cwt. to 2 tons unladen, carrying 2 tons 14 9 10 0 32 5 tons unladen, empty 10 8 10 0 6 5 tons unladen, carrying 8 tons 50 0 10 0 80 Notes
(1) All charges are for a single journey; the ferry charge for a return journey is about 75 per cent. of two single journey charges.
(2) For commercial vans the ferry category of over 14 ft. but less than 18 ft. in overall length has been taken as broadly equivalent to 30 cwts. unladen weight.
(3) Ferry passenger fares on foot or in a vehicle are 10d. single, 1s. 3d. return per adult; there are no corresponding charges for crossing the bridge.
(4) The above comparisons for goods vehicles are chosen from many possible combinations as being reasonably representative. There is one group, viz., empty vehicles of unladen weight between 31 cwts. and 2 tons where the bridge toll (10s.) will be substantially more than the ferry charge (4s. 11d.).