New Booking System
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In our limited experience of the 2 booking systems it's a 1 all draw thus far.
Got pitches where we wanted, when we wanted on the occasions the one point in time the 2 systems have been operational to enable those bookings. 
We've also got into honeypot sites when we wanted without using the single point in time system
Our caravanning is not limited to CAMC sites, so that may skew the scores to some effect
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Internet forums are often a source of respite for folks that may have other things going on in their lives that they want to get away from. You just never know. So don't always take what is written as gospel of their mindset or situation. Walk in their shoes thing...
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Overseas section, no negativity there
That's because we who tour over here don't post in the over there section about how over there should be more like over here.
Nor do we feel the need to post every time something is posted in the over there section about over here, unlike the other way round
we're too polite really, as we assume that you're quite happy to tour over there, pity the over there travellers can't do the same?
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Well, yes, I can see your point about folk with uncertain work holidays, although I don't really see why the new system is any worse for them. As for Baltic Wharf, which I've never visited or wished to, maybe it's been booked by some of the folk who missed out on previous frenzy days? Whatever else, I think we need to give the new system a good while to iron out any teething problems.
One factor I do think needs rethinking is the "moveable" date for opening bookings. It would seem sensible to me to make it the same date each month, possibly the 1st?
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If you scroll down to 'Hardstanding without awning' there are currently full availability in Jan/Feb 2019, and a 2 full weekends free in Jan and 1 in Feb too on 'HS with Awning' for 2019.
All subject to the 3 month notice period should the council enact it.
Probably the clunkiness of the website on a portable device you may be using?
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thanks M
It is sadly true though that no matter what is posted in the UK section, (prices, booking, when to pay, when to arrive, when to leave... the list is really endless, sooner or later a reference will be made to over there and usually how better things are over there. Great I'm happy it is so better over there (well I would say different) but I'm not going over there with my caravan and a post in the UK section should be about UK touring?
I really can't understand why people do it? I know they'll say we're just telling you our (usually better) experience over there but the posts are in the UK section and in the UK where there are different practices to over there.
There are also the offensive posts that say how those that don't want tour over there are timid, or won't go out of the 'comfort zone', or we are looked in amazement. While people are certainly entitled to think things are better over there why are those that tour over here so derided and made fun of?
Rant over
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don't worry davo, try and read the threads connected (it was answering M's post) with it rather than just that one.
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Corners, I couldn’t have put it better.
Sometimes I wonder if the constant references to over there are made deliberately in an effort to annoy others but then I think it’s possible that, for the most part, the writers probably don’t even realise they do it as they are so obsessed with their overseas ways.
As for the derision of others, that is definitely deliberate and not something I can ever recall seeing aimed at those who enjoy their holidays overseas. Why would it happen when we wish them nothing but the best in their choice of touring?
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thanks
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Of the 55 pitches, only 12 are designated as Awning pitches. It's a very small site in comparison to another car park site like Chatsworth
Only once in the past been allocated an awning pitch on late booking (a cancelation), ie the Sunday before arriving on the Friday a few days later. But as it was a flying visit didn't use the awning.
Have managed under the new booking system to get an Awning pitch for next Easter. So thats a plus of the new system
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I am afraid I don't see that. The frenzy day pressure has just migrated into 10 or 12 smaller versions.
There has never been any need to book on frenzy day for other than the very popular sites, in particular weekends / bank holiday and that will remain the case. You mentioned Baltic Wharf. For non awning pitches that always takes a bit longer to fill than the awning, particularly in the early part of the year. However, if you want one of the rare awning pitches for a weekend you still need to be there on frenzy day. Similarly at other popular sites and times / pitch types. Hawes for instance, still availability on the standard pitches, but service ones fully booked for Easter 2019.
One thing that has improved is the introduction of the queue, so it is not just a free for all. However, this could have been used with the single frenzy day system, and would have answered many of the complaints.
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Steve, good objective post, and relevant to the OP
I agree, a queing system could have been introduced in the old system but there have been calls for a rolling period for a while, but I'm surprised the cub went for this ahead of other 'wishes' including pitch type bookings....perhaps a strategic rocket has been applied in the correct place and other upgrades might follow...
we shall see.....or not...
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Never have there been so many complaints about so little by so few.
On an infrequent visit to CT I thought this thread might give me an insight into the operation of the new booking system but had to give up as my head hurt.
One post summed it all up: 'If where I intended to go is full I go somewhere else'.
...........rather like cubicles in the site's toilet block.
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S, no one knows how it works, CC haven't even decided on the release dates of the tranches of bookable advance dates.....nor even whether there will be just single months or more than one month in those releases....
theyre making it up as they go along, so no one here can give you answers.....
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That's because BB, it's what the majority of the membership wanted.
I don't know about any other "upgrades", but I can see this forum getting mighty lively this year
JK
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JK, don't the club see being able to book a HS as something the majority wanted....?
it seems to be a recurring popular them on here....
and, as we know, we have a healthy cross section of members on CT
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Steve - I agree there has never been any need to book on frenzy day for most sites at most times of the year but an awful lot of folk do as shown by the hundreds of posts about the subject every year.
But in the past frenzy day meant that everyone taking part was competing for Easter, May BHs, July/August and October half term at the same time. At least now that problem has been removed. True, some folk will probably still be hovering over their keyboards at the earliest opportunity to book the site they want at exactly the time they want, but there won't be the same intense pressure as before, surely?
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Spriddler sums it up for me. I find posts about booking and prices totally boring and rarely if ever contribute to them. Choice is what I like to see and the choice is simple, if it isn't what you want, go elsewhere. UK is a big oyster and the Continent even bigger.
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