So what did the Club ever do for Motorcaravanners?
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if the 'late arrival' checked in online (as airlines do) an ANPR barrier would open for them on arrival just as would for someone who was out for the day...
and do away with those silly old fashioned barrier cards.....bit of cost saving there along with increasing security and flexibility....
ps throw in pay online (when you leave preferably) and no one needed at the gate at all....more cost savings...
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Blue sky thinking again?certainly not real life in the uk
Ps unless ANPR cameras are calibrated as per govenment run then as we have found and had qualified, they are not good in a lot of situations ,the new ones on the park here are not correct at times, as our tesco at home
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Hmm. Book on-line as a nonmember and give the registration of a 40 tonne digger mover (or swap plates) and just drive in. Not that the barrier is much of a "barrier" anyway.
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As a caravanner who tours both here and over there, I can understand why many MH owners and indeed some caravan owners feel that the club could consider making provision for short overnight stops on "no frills" pitches at a lesser cost than a "full" pitch.
It is not just MHers that do not need a full pitch every time they stop, caravanners who do a night stop on a longer journey likely only want to eat and sleep and carry on with their trip. They do not need a large pitch where there is room to put up an awning, nor facilities like laundry or children's play area.
The "quick stop" system is very popular in Scandinavia, usually you arrive after 8 or 9pm and leave by 8 or 9am. The designated area where you can park is usually grass, just inside the site, and may be some distance from the facilities, though they are still available to you if you wish. There is invariably EHU available at extra cost.
While MH aires as in France are pretty much only for MHs, in Germany there are aires where caravans are also permitted, and there are many sites in various countries where there is an aire style stopping area just beside or just inside the main site. If the Club were to make provision, then this is one solution they could consider. We have stayed on one such site in Germany, near the AustrIan border.
Like many sites in popular areas, it had a large parking area just at the entrance, but outside the barrier. Two sides of this area were marked out with these pitches, each had 6 amp EHU available. They were more spacious than the pitches on most aires, but still not the 6m spacing required by the Club, more like 3m.
If you had a caravan, you parked your car opposite your pitch, along with all the other cars. There was access to the main site to fetch water and empty waste and toilet, and you could use all the facilities, though it was a bit of a hike. We used our own facilities. The price was roughly half that of a full pitch on the site with 16amp EHU.
This set up would of course mean losing some full pitches, but with closer spacing, more units could be catered for, thus keeping income roughly the same.
Why do we need 6m spacing in UK when the rest of Europe seems to be fine with much less?
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no need to be rude at all BB, shame
.I do remember you saying your daughter was visiting you when pregnant? and couldn't mange the walk from the car park?
ring any bells (see what I did there)
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My word - and to think you were complaining about Corners being rude, BB! Happy to dish it out but not so keen on being on the receiving end eh?
PS - haven't used a bell or buzzer for many years now, I thought I'd made that clear?
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I have stopped at a club site overnight on my way to the 'full holiday one', we would arrive about 5 and leave by 9 the next morning. On a really hot stay we didn't even plug in the EHU. (yes risky I know but sometimes I play the wildcard)
As you said I did not need anything but a pitch, but I would never have thought about wanting that pitch for less, how selfish is that? If I had wanted a cheaper stay I would have used a CL (or worse).
However I didn't and I wanted to stay on a club site so rather than expect a cheaper price I paid the amount due.
Why do we need 6m spacing in UK when the rest of Europe seems to be fine with much less?
probably because we have laws/guidelines governing fire safety on caravan sites.
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Corners - really! That was either Sandy Balls or Crealy I believe. You know, one of those basic low facility sites BB likes to use! (Might even have been Concierge!)
(Just a little gentle ribbing there, BB, no need to take offence.)
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More hardstandings and improved service points? (The question wasn't "what did the club ever do exclusively for motorcaravanners? " If you want to be pedantic! ) When was the last time you used a club site - Steamer Quay last year?
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Oh, you really do need to read posts carefully, DD! Now, what did I say the OP wasn't? (Hint - I've emboldened and italicised the word!)
Anyway, since we're in question answering mode, how about the one that's not yet been answered. What proportion of MHers (club members or otherwise) do you estimate would want to tour in the UK for weeks on end in "continental style"?
PS - I think you've given the game away there - what a few of you are arguing for are facilities specifically (your word) for MHers!
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