Can no longer afford
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I am not entirely sure what you are saying JVB but who ever thinks fees are a drop in the owners ocean just because members own a high cost outfit has it completely wrong. It is not about afordability but about facilities, value for money and the opportunity to select personal preferences. I think for many owners the Club is not meeting their preferences and as far as I am concerned it is resulting in less use of Club facilities.
The move to more serviced pitches and the addition of premium pitches and no consideration of cheaper options, will only accelerate this trend and for me it is definitely the wrong way to go.
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+1, a person needs to be seriously wealthy to ignore cost vs value & if a person really is that rich would they own a LV for touring?
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I read the same article David and it wouldn’t surprise me in the least. This year we toured in France in late May, June and early July, 41 days in total. For the first time ever I compiled details of all costs on a spreadsheet. Costs for the sites was £550. Next year we will be staycationing at that time. Because of all the peaks in May my estimate of the extra cost of a similar length break would easily fund a ferry and insurance. So no / minimal saving but perhaps more guaranteed weather.
Trouble is we like touring in the UK just as much as over there and will probably continue with one tour over there and one here per year. However, I can certainly understand the reasons for the drop off in staycations.
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Only in sites that give a choice B. On the last two sites I've been on it was all HS yet a great many MHs were on SP.
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We don’t all spend lots of time on our computers, so sometimes using the handbook to see where club sites are in a particular area is quicker than turning on computer etc.
A lot do. My pad / phone is always on. Just have to press a button to access the web site. Even the new fangled Mac boots up in 15 seconds. Unfortunately for those who prefer handbooks I think they are going the way of the Dinosaurs. Perhaps not as rapidly as a meteor strike😉 but certainly in the next 5 / 10 years.
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I've never understood why motorhomes use serviced pitches unless that is all that is offered as on some sites. Those long stayers with small tanks may have some excuse but even if that was me, I would still not use a serviced pitch given options.
peedee
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+1, I got my rebate from the local authority super quick due to my choice of bank DD choices. I know within a couple of seconds if payments come out of my a/c including C&MC.
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Out of season, some private Sites will park you up anywhere, serviced or not for same price. We stayed in South Wales at a small private Site one November. Owner told us to park up at top on serviced pitches, as views were better, and closer to dog walk. Other than washing out dog bowls, I don’t think we used tap on pitch. I recall it was £14 a night, with hook up.
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Unfortunately, what many seem not to acknowledge is that there are many places that have no or very poor phone signals. I've been to several caravan sites, mainly CLs admittedly, where this has been the case. In those instances, what does one do? Drive around for miles until a signal is hopefully picked up or revert to looking at information on paper be it maps or handbooks etc. There are also the instances when a phone battery dies because it hasn't been charged. It does happen. It is an interesting fact, as stated on a programme on TV recently, that in this so called 'paperless society' the use of paper is actually on the increase.
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It is still only value for money and location that is driving us at the moment as it has always done, luckily expense is not entering the equation. After 2 years of Covid we like many others I would assume have saved a 'pretty penny' by deciding to stay at home, I know we have.
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90% of the time front to back can be sorted out by the direction we drive on the pitch. As JVB mentions ours has a nose down attitude. Most, even supposedly level, pitches dip slightly front / back or back front to aid drainage. We don’t mind facing the neighbours,😀 if it means we are level.
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I do so wish they could put up notice of date and times for maintenance- even giving a bit of notice 🤐. I've not heard anything, even an acknowledgement of my reported post.
To me the latter should be automatic, I used to get one on the very odd ocassion I reported a post.
In my cynical way, I've always been that way but much more as I've aged 😉, it's progress...........
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