CHANGES will soon be made to the cost to cross over on the Sandbanks chain ferry. 

The firm that runs the ferry, the Bournemouth-Swanage Motor Road and Ferry Company, made an application for an order to “revise the maximum toll charges” in February. 

However, the chain ferry’s bosses have said, after reviewing all the objections, they have withdrawn the present application and made a new one, which includes updated financial information. 

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Managing director Jason du Toit said: “The new application will be advertised as soon as the company is authorised by the Department for Transport and, as before, objections will be invited again.  

“Revised and updated documents to accompany the application will also be made available.” 

He would not confirm if the revised charges will be higher or lower than what is currently  charged, but further information will be made in due course. 

Mr du Toit said previously the costs of running the chain ferry had “risen exponentially”, and the company was under “heavy financial strain”. 

Documents submitted to Companies House show the turnover for the ferry in 2022/23 was £2,400,575 compared to £3,049,698 for the previous financial year. 

Essex-based Fairacres Group, which runs the ferry, said 2022/23 was a “challenging year” for the ferry while posting a pre-tax loss of more than £721k. 

In April, the prices went up for cars by 10p to £5.30 and up 20p for HGVs to HGV’s to £10.60.