ON FEBRUARY 23 in The Courier, Mid-Scotland and Fife Liberal Democrat MSP Andrew Arbuckle said, “I have said for 20 years I am against the tolls. My current position is that on the Tay, I see no reason at all for a continuation of tolls. Despite current problems, the Tay Bridge is a low-maintenance bridge.” Yesterday he voted to keep the tolls on the Tay.

On February 23 Dunfermline West Labour MSP Scott Barrie told The Courier, “It is disappointing, if it is true, that tolling will remain only on the Forth and the Tay bridges. We have seen half the tolled bridges freed. Why is it only Fife that has to pay?” Yesterday he voted to keep the tolls on the Tay.

On February 23 Dunfermline East Labour MSP Helen Eadie told The Courier, “My position is very clear. It is logical that if there is a policy to remove tolls on some bridges, they should be removed on all. It is crass in the extreme to make some of the most disadvantaged people in the country pay tolls.” Yesterday she voted to keep the tolls on the Tay.

On February 23 Fife Central Labour MSP Christine May told The Courier, “If the tolls come off the Erskine Bridge but do not come off the Forth and Tay bridges I would be disappointed. I can see no logic in that. I think my constituents will be disappointed and I will continue to make the case for Fife.” Yesterday she voted to keep the tolls on the Tay.

On March 1 North East Fife Lib Dem MSP Iain Smith told the Scottish Parliament, “The Tay bridge affects my constituents more directly. We pay about £2 million a year in tolls on the Tay bridge for a bridge that cost less than £5 million to build nearly 40 years ago. I think that the case has now been made for those tolls to be removed.” Yesterday he voted to keep the tolls on the Tay.