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The cost of the ferries across what I understand to be the most expensive stretch of water is eye-watering and really impacts on people who have to leave the island for the most basic of services. While the Sandbanks ferry in Dorset is not the only option to cross our water, the alternative route, 20 miles around Poole harbour, creates massive congestion and contributes to pollution. Yet the high charges of the ferry are forcing people to drive rather than take the short hop across the mouth of the harbour, so I absolutely welcome the two amendments on that matter.