Island MSP Alasdair Allan, right, has hit out at the ‘arbitrary and unjustifiable’ delivery surcharges islanders have to face after research has shown consumers in the Western Isles continue to pay over the odds for items sent, writes Neill Bo Finlayson.
The Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) has estimated consumers in the Western Isles faced £2.66 million in delivery surcharges during 2018.