Terminal parking problems?

Sir, Parking for cars near the new Brodick ferry terminal is going to be a serious issue. Only 80 car spaces will be provided in the new terminal car park, of which some will be for staff, some for the disabled and some presumably for long stay. There is no separate provision for long stay parking.

Thanks to RET, which has had the predictable effect of massively increasing the volume of visiting car traffic to the island, there are few spaces left in Shore Road for parking during the increasingly long season. Thus, it will be very difficult for long periods of the year and for popular sailings to park one’s car within reasonable walking distance of the boat.

The only solution will be to park on a bus route and catch the bus in, since buses have guaranteed parking a short walk from the terminal. But parking at a distance will not only add to time, but will overload the few public parking spaces there available – at the convenience store car park for example.

Furthermore, since most folk will have luggage, the buses will not only have to accommodate the extra bodies but also their luggage. The buses do not have adequate provision for luggage.

Would the ferry committee which so blithely acceded to this new monster of a terminal kindly explain how they propose to deal with this situation?

Or is it all part of a cunning plan to eliminate the unprofitable foot passengers altogether?

Ian Ferguson, Corrie.