‘Eyewatering’ £100m spent on repairs in Scotland’s ‘ferry fiasco’ over past decade

The ferry MV Caledonian Isles had the largest repair bill at over £22m. It will be out of service until March. Photograph: Dennis Hardley/Alamy

Almost £100m has been spent over the past decade on repairs for eight of the largest publicly owned ferries in Scotland.

The figure has been described as “eye-watering” by Sue Webber, transport spokesperson for the Scottish Conservatives, who obtained details of the repair bill from ferry operator CalMac.