What will the criteria be in order to qualify for Advance Standby?

Vehicles carrying time-critical food or shellfish 

Emergency response, medical and military vehicles 

Customers with urgent medical appointments (excluding where NHS protocol applies) 

Close family critical Illness, death or funerals 

Urgent vet appointments 

Vehicle bookings impacted by service disruption 

CalMac operations: critical travel during incident management. 

Hospitality - customers with confirmed accommodation bookings on the island (proof must be given) 

Offshore workers returning home  

Council response vehicle bookings - i.e., replacement/additional gritting vehicles (only in times of inclement weather) and landslip repairs, burials, social care requirements (emergency/urgent appointments) and education requirements (supply teachers travelling to and from school).