Charging electric cars on Club sites.
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Someone charging up a hybrid/EV on site is not increasing costs to other users because the costs have already been put into the site fees. The club are hopefully already making a profit from their site incomes. The usage at present is within the profit margins.
However making an assumption that we can do what we like or use what we like won't go down well with fellow site users and most of us appreciate the concerns of others.
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However making an assumption that we can do what we like or use what we like won't go down well with fellow site users and most of us appreciate the concerns of others.
I think this is the main concern, this thread is not about an EV's consumption on site but more about someone getting one over on them. Other site clientele will think it's their monetary pocket that is paying for that person with his car plugged in, simply because they don't own one. It's the way of the human race
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The answer to that is simple. An EV takes longer to charge even on a fast charge than a petrol or diesel car and people don't always have two hours available to do it.
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The price will need to remain the same for EV users as is charged to other EHU users. Otherwise it is discriminating against EV users. So it will need to remain the same for now, which it is, but also for the future. For now and forever!
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you and others keep saying but never answer this simple question:
Where will the cost of installing thousands of meters across all the club sites come from?
Remember you can't legally charge anymore than the electricity used so you can't get the money back there?
From existing money then? Yes but then others things will have to go, new sites? new improvements ie MHSP? shower block refurbishments? hard standings?
Or an increase in fees charged?
Neither if those really appeals, well not to me, maybe to you? Are you a heavy site user?
Or we keep things as they are the club makes a profit?
Looking forward to your answer to the above question btw
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I think what the club is saying there is not to waste electricity. However, charging an EV when a charge is necessary for use of the car is not wasting electricity.
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That's next winter. I don't have a seasonal pitch this winter. I've just spent two weeks on Baltic Wharf at over £32 per night and am now staying at Alderstead Heath CMC at full site fees price for the next 21 nights.
Also, don't forget that you have to move off your seasonal pitch every 21 nights and spend two nights away at full price. Over a whole year that can add a lot to the overall bill.
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I don't need a good lawyer, I just need people to act fairly to all who use electric regardless of what they use it for!
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Also because there are no club sites near enough to where I work that are open at this time of year. If Northbrook Farm CMC site was open all year then that is where I would be staying now as it would save me having to spend two hours a day commuting.
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No, we prefer not to because we don't like having to share the kitchen and bathroom with someone else when we have our own kitchen and bathroom in the caravan.
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Yes and when I do go away on holiday as well as having a seasonal pitch, I'm paying for two sites whilst only using one. So I'm surely paying my fair share.
Wherever we choose to stay, you can rest assured that somebody is getting paid by me for it!
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A simple question to all those who have EV's and intend to charge them on a CL in future -
Do you accept that the CL owner has almost certainly not expected anyone to charge their car using his electricity and consequently will not have made any allowance for such electricity in his pricing?
If so, will you inform the CL owner before using his electricity bearing in mind the end result is that the additional cost can only be shared by 4 others at best?
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I never isolated you as a hypocrite OP, in fact I included myself & many others in the post. You chose to read the post that way sadly.
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The simple answer is no. The price of EHU used on CLs is included in the site fee so the CL owner does not need to be told what the power is being used for. You can stay on CL with no EHU for £5 a night. Cls that provide EHU charge upwards from £12 a night. That's £7 a night difference! Normal usage of power including EV charging would not amount to more than £3 to £4 a night. Maybe even less.
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Yes me too,
BGrant - why would you expect the rules and procedures on club sites to be applied on CL's? Do you know what a CL is?
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We've had a few posts reported to us in this discussion. As the discussion has been forwarded to the sites team for their reference and feedback I'm going to temporarily close the discussion and hope to post soon with some further info.
Many thanks for those who have contributed constructively to this discussion and we value the feedback from our members.
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You won't have an EV until June? 
