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Wrong traffic

Sir,

I could not get on two ferries at Lochranza on the morning of June 12 due to many road surfacing vehicles. I have sent the following email to the CEO of CalMac. ‘I planned on spending the day on Kintyre. I arrived to catch the 8.15am ferry and found that I could not get on it because of a lot of heavy road repair equipment. I waited for the 9.30am ferry and could not get on that either because of many large road surfacing lorries.

‘The road was badly jammed in Lochranza because of the large lorries and the traffic unable to get in the queue as a result, the corner position meant that it was dangerous. ‘There was absolutely no point in waiting for the next ferry as it would only give me a very short time on Kintyre before having to return and also the fear of not being able to get on a return ferry.

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