The 1pm arrival message getting through
Is it? I do hope so with the main season upon us!
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Is there two threads like this one? As this one has more posts I'll repost.
From what I have read about people being turned away yes.
Hope it continues!
Yes agree fully micky.
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We see numerous complaints on here and in reviews about early arrivals so I'm not sure the message has got through yet.
The situation wasn't helped by the sending of booking confirmations with 1200 on them but maybe those have all time expired now.
I think there's a good case for the club to reinforce the message by sending emails to all and putting a prominent notice in the mag and on the website. I think, too, the distinction between arrival time and booking in time needs to be made clear as so many folk seem to think it's OK to roll up at the entrance and park there until 1300. They don't realise the congestion they can cause by doing that which then puts wardens in a very difficult position.
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There does appear to be multiple posts, how does that happen? Oh well, at least that message is getting through. 🤪
I believe that the vast majority of us comprehend arrive and checking in times are one of the same. I also believe some will use this as an excuse to arrive early.0 -
When we were staying at Merrose Farm site in Cornwall in May 1 outfit turned up at 11.15am and as no barrier they parked in the arrivals area and as all staff were working on site with office closed at 10am until 1pm they saw the staff and were told just walk around the site if you have not been before which they did and eventually got on to their pitch about 12.50 and no complaints either.
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I think some people make the assumption that earliest arrival time is the earliest they can expect to book in, which of course it is, but they don't translate that into not arriving at the site prior to that time.
Therfore, they arrive at the gate early and park up blocking the entrance/exit/roadway waiting for reception to open. Arrival time is surely as the word says, arriving at the site.
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Morning
We, like many sites are turning people away, no waiting around.
Luckily this job gives you a very thick skin, but my tin hat now has quite a few dents
JK
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These were the scenes at about 12.45 ish early May. I'm not sure what time they arrived but I took these photos while walking out.
The wardens who I think were relief wardens and had their unit opposite reception and the approach road is blocked by the tennis club hut and trees so they couldn't see what was happening. I assume they were having their lunch after cleaning finished at 12. To their credit when they were walking back to the office they noticed and literally ran to meet the queue, which really shouldn't be necessary in my view.
As you can see the first three outfits were out 'out of harm's way' but the next three were stationary, with the white MH jutting out into the road (and really should not have stopped like that) and the other two were stopped on double yellow lines and the blue MH stopped on a corner on the busy main road thorough the village causing walkers and cars to go around them.
Now the caravan I suppose was stuck, or more stuck, being hitched up but the blue MH should really have driven away, no doubt in my view anyway.
As it was about 12.45 I assume all these had tried to 'arrive' for 1pm? But as I said above they might have been there before 12?
I believe a local was ringing the police as we walked by. The warden told me later that the police and locals are getting more and more annoyed.
I'm sorry if you recognise yourself from your outfit but maybe hopefully you now know what time the arrival is and what problems and dangers you were causing?
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New England Bay has a long entrance from the road as well as car/motorcaravan parking courtesy of the council.The weekend of the jubilee the units waiting at 11.30 am stretched back as far as the road and some persons were standing at the office steps waiting for it to open!!!
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I'll gladly buy you a new one JK!
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It doesn’t translate to what they want to do may be more to the point, Tinny.👍
Arrival time means arrival time for all! I can envisage the selfish few still trying it on and them then writing snotty reviews about fictitious things, no matter how polite the request for returning later might have been. Sounds like JK has many dents in his hat, hopefully fewer to come in the future as the message gets home.
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There were similar problems at Englethwaite Hall 2 weeks ago. The site driveway was completely blocked by 12.30 and arrivals were backed out onto the narrow road. Those already on site couldn't get in or out! The earliest arrival turned up at 11.15am.
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Last weekend we were at the Stamford site, our first actual club site for quite a while, but as the booking reminder said arrival from 1pm we were aware of the time change, as would others.
On Saturday we arrived back at the site about 12.20, 2 caravans were waiting by reception, not sure what time they had arrived but one couple had just got back to their car after taking their dog for a walk! Reception doesn't open until 1 o'clock so they couldn't book in until then, I suppose if you're are happy to hang around for over half an hour or longer to check in.
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There are always options to arriving early and one should not put themselves of putting wardens in a difficult position.
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It’s not the naughty children, they can be forgiven, it’s the selfish adults who do it repeatedly or deliberately, despite the polite advice given, that are at fault. It’s those that put the staff in difficult and embarrassing situations and show little respect for members who do tip up at the appointed time.
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Yes, seen these all over now. It does appear that the message is getting through, JVB. It’s just that some don’t like it and some may be throwing their toys out the pram. We now know 1pm., we have the ability to check journey times before departing, many of us have satnavs which give us real time updates and we may even have a watch on our wrists. Plenty of options and solutions available, even at a last resort on route, to ensure we arrive correctly.
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That is the problem with quite a few sites there is no room to wait ,FM used to have but no longer with the additional needed security barrier
- CCC keep the site shut until 1300 at St Neots and at the CCC site at Sandringham it is not unusual to have arrival queue blocking the access road so departures cannot leave
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The problem is with the narcissists who think there's one rule for them and another for everyone else and that they can do no wrong and even if they do they insist it doesn't matter anyway. There's a lot of them about, and not just in the "Clubs".
Plan your trip to arrive at an appropriate time, stop off somewhere and have a coffee or whatever. Just think of others for a change. Many sites have narrow entrances/exits and there's always people wanting to get out.
I live quite near Melrose, which was featured in some photos earlier, and there's not much available parking in the town, so stop off somewhere en route.
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