To think ferry prices to Isle of Wight are ridiculous

[Sophisticatedsarcasm]

Just booked our ferry for a short weekend away at the end of August, Suppose to cost £105 luckily we had Tesco boost vouchers so is only costing £35... but still Aibu to think they should charge per car rather than by person and considering its only 45 minutes away I think its a bit expensive especially as I’ve seen ferries to France for cheaper.

I’m guessing it’s a smaller ferry than the France ones....so less cars/passengers means increased costs to each one to cover overheads.

But yes, it’s put me off going in the past.

Ha, yes. I remember when we were young and naive and went to the isle of wight festival. Rolled up the ferry and our jaws dropped at how much the ferry was.

Yes way too much. My best friend lived there for a couple of years and the ferry would cripple her!

Most hotels, holiday parks, and cottages on the IoW will book a ferry on your behalf for a reduced price.

Yes, I r remember hearing once that the IOW ferry was, mile for mile, the most expensive in the world. Not 100% sure that's true but it wouldn't surprise me!

I had a friend that kept a car on either side of the Solent. It was cheaper than paying to take the car over twice a week. It is not the cheapest journey per mile. naturenet.net/blogs/2016/09/09/ferries/

I went yesterday, it cost £60 for a car plus five people. It is way too expensive, I think it should be less than half that. But it’s full in the summer.

It’s ridicilously expensive any time of the year and means we don’t go.

YANBU. It was top of our list to go to for holiday this year, but bit skint so have chosen a destination that doesn't need a ferry. Hope to get back there before the DC are too old to appreciate it!

For everyone saying it should be cheaper what are you basing that on?
The ferry company has to pay staff, maintenance, insurance & fuel costs ( and probably loads of other costs I haven’t thought of)
It’s easy to say it should be £x but if you don’t know how much it costs to run how can you say how much the fare should be?