MSP brings local delivery charges campaign to businesses
Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has welcomed the response from local residents to his campaign against unfair delivery charges.
The Scottish Conservative MSP now intends to take their views forward by addressing them directly to the heads of businesses large and small where residents have made complaints. His campaign is continuing and he urges people to get in touch with their own experiences of delivery problems, particularly around the Christmas period.
Jamie Halcro Johnston said:
“Sometimes there are good reasons why business need to charge more to deliver to the Highlands and Islands, but in many cases delivery charges quoted seem entirely disproportionate to any additional costs that businesses may incur.
“A number of businesses simply refuse to deliver to remote and rural areas in the region. This restricts people who are sometimes already poorly served by services locally.
“I will now be writing to a number of businesses that people have contacted about and asking them to make clear why they are levying these apparently disproportionate charges or failing to make deliveries at all to certain areas. It is my hope that, together, we can prompt action and make our voices heard.”
Jamie Halcro Johnston started his campaign on unfair local delivery charges on 24 October, urging local people and businesses to get in touch.
Those wanting to contact Mr Halcro Johnston can email him at [email protected] or write to him at The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP.