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A historic turntable ferry linking Skye to the mainland is on the brink, not from lack of use—but from an archaic law forcing it to pay 5% of its income annually to a distant landowner. Even with pandemic lows and bad weather slashing revenue, the fee can’t be lowered, crippling plans for upgrades and threatening jobs that rely on this vital community lifeline. Locals, MPs, and land reform advocates are rallying to scrap this outdated rule, calling it a modern-day injustice that punishes a non-profit service while enriching an absentee landlord. The ferry’s founders, once volunteers without legal savvy, now face the fallout they never anticipated—paying even when the boat isn’t running.

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