Competition 4 IOW Ferries

Sunday, 22 April 2007

SIGN THE PETITION by clicking here!

Thanks to the strong support from Isle of Wight residents, we have thousands of signatures, both online and on paper. Please pass this website on to friends and family or print out the paper petition for those who do not have internet access.

Help us make the case to the Office of Fair Trading by sending us your old vehicle ferry ticket stubs and old timetables! Send them to: Ferry Passengers for a Fair Deal, PO Box 168, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 6BE. See below for more information!

Tourists!!!!! Sign the petition. . . then visit our beautiful island!!

Take a stand with your petition signature AND with your feet, and take a short break here in the UK and enjoy the affordable attractions on the Isle of Wight. Our livelihoods depend on your support, as our economy relies very heavily on tourism! Separated from the mainland's Southampton, Portsmouth and Lymington by a small stretch of water, our Isle of Wight is the southern jewel of the UK - a wistfully longed-for holiday home in the Beatles' "When I'm 64" - showcasing centuries of history, fossils, sailing, music festivals, small shops and fun specifically for children - and unmatched natural beauty and heritage. Click here for more information about visiting our Isle of Wight!! We thank you for your full support!!

What ferry passengers are saying. . .

"I have lived on the Isle of Wight all of my life and really don't want to leave. However, I'm reluctantly selling my home and moving to the mainland this year as I simply cannot afford the cost of commuting with Red Funnel. I'm very sad about this." "How much longer can the ferry companys continue to impose such massive rises onto us. . . .I also work in the tourist industry and hear many comments from visitors who are shocked at the price of crossing the solent. Finally I am an Islander born and bred, going back many generations and not someone who has chose to come to the island for a change of life style." "Makes it very expensive seeing my Mum, especially the last minute fare when she was rushed into hospital last year." "It takes us hours to work through all the various prices, special offers, cheap rates at different times of travel over different time of day and night and length of stay! It is a disaster for us on the Island, my sister in law paid £85.00 last year from Portsmouth to Fishbourne! It's cheaper to go to Cherbourg with 4 adults and the car." "We should be encouraging economic growth on the Island - both in terms of enabling residents to earn potentially higher salaries on the mainland, and encouraging mainland firms to invest on the Island. The ferry companies' prices are an ever tightening noose holding back much needed growth in this part of the UK."

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Competition 4 IOW Ferries

Sunday, 22 April 2007

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Ferry Petition in the News

Two Southampton and Portsmouth MPs support ferry petition

Tourists!!!!! Sign the petition. . . then visit our beautiful island!!

What ferry passengers are saying. . .

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