Ferry Facing Fare Increase Mutiny ; Council Ferry Bosses Could Be Facing a Dartmouth Mutiny As They Threaten to Slap a 50 Per Cent Increase On the Cost of Crossing the River Dart for Local People - While Cutting Fares for Tourists.

Herald Express; Torquay (UK) › October 23, 2007

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Council ferry bosses could be facing a Dartmouth mutiny as they threaten to slap a 50 per cent increase on the cost of crossing the River Dart for local people - while cutting fares for tourists.

Dartmouth Lower Ferry bosses claim the concessionary tickets - used mainly by local businesses and residents - have been subsidised for years by passengers paying the full fare.

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Ferry Facing Fare Increase Mutiny ; Council Ferry Bosses Could Be Facing a Dartmouth Mutiny As They Threaten to Slap a 50 Per Cent Increase On the Cost of Crossing the River Dart for Local People - While Cutting Fares for Tourists.

Now the council is faced with plummeting passenger numbers as visitors desert the council ferry to use the privately r...

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