Serviced pitches

 

I also said that awning pitches should be charged at a higher rate......I didn't say anything about people having to put an awning up.

Write your comments here...Why is that Ian?  Awning pithces may be on grass or hard standing unlike service pitches which I think are all HS so why pay more, or perhaps you should intriduce a charging structure per square metre?

iI do think some folks should just get out and enjoy their holiday without worrying if someone has connected their aquaroll up to the tap.....

Write your comments here.You are dead right.on that.

We love service pitches and always book them if available. Now we have all the gear,  but the first couple of times it just meant that I hardly had to move the wastemaster to empty it and could fill the Aquaroll quickly with a 10L can. Once we were sure
we were  going to be using them enough, we bought the equipment, which is not exactly cheap, so you do need to be sure you are going to use it. The folk not connected up could have been at that stage. Not that it matters, everyone is free to use a pitch as
they see fit within the rules.

That's pretty much what we did Steve - first time we just had a waste hose and I used the tap on the pitch to top up the barrel using a water carrier.

As I said before, I have no problems with people using a service pitch however they like, but I'm sure that most people would expect them to pay the supplement if they do use a service pitch, wouldn't they?

So what's the difference with expecting people to pay a supplement for an awning pitch, whether they chose to erect an awning or not? (Or better yet, offering a discount for a non-awning pitch).

 

So what's the difference with expecting people to pay a supplement for an awning pitch, whether they chose to erect an awning or not? (Or better yet, offering a discount for a non-awning pitch).

I don't have anything against this in principle. However, might this not just be the thin end of a wedge of over complexity. Some sites only have awning pitches but of significantly different sizes, so possibly two charges here. Then if we are ever able
to book hardstandings a different charge there. Of course if it is a large hardstanding, or a non awning hardstanding a different charge applies. all this on top of seasonal variations could just cause cerebral meltdown.

Exactly - keep it simple - Non-awning / Awning / Serviced. 

I can't think of any provider, club or not that distinguishes between awning and non-awning pitches in terms of cost. What they will do is charge extra, sometimes quite considerably, for actually using an awning. The fact you don't pay extra on CC sites
is a nice perk of being a club member - why would anyone object to that?

Of course the real answer is for the club to provide more service pitches and on every club site. I notice that a lot of commercial sites are providing a large number of service pitches. A site I use in France over the last couple of years have converted
all their pitches to serviced ones. Yet again the club are slow on the uptake and failing members by not providing what is expected Or required.I know it will cost money but what do we pay membership and high site fees for? I must admit to a vested interest
as beng disabled it makes caravaning easier for both me and my wife As I'm sure it would for many other members..

Of course the real answer is for the club to provide more service pitches and on every club site. I notice that a lot of commercial sites are providing a large number of service pitches. A site I use in France over the last couple of years have converted
all their pitches to serviced ones. Yet again the club are slow on the uptake and failing members by not providing what is expected Or required.I know it will cost money but what do we pay membership and high site fees for? I must admit to a vested interest
as beng disabled it makes caravaning easier for both me and my wife As I'm sure it would for many other members..

Have to disagree totally here - I think the money spent on adding services to all pitches or even to a few would be much better spent on other things like financing new sites or adding toilet blocks to sites which dont currently have them.  Most sites already
have some serviced pitches - possibly all disabled pitches should be serviced - but other than that please dont spend the money on making all pitches serviced.

 

Exactly - keep it simple - Non-awning / Awning / Serviced. 

Perhaps you would like to explain your logic. With a service pitch, something extra is supplied, water and waste. A van on a sevice pitch is likely to use more / make more of both, than one on a standard pitch. Awning pitches are often no larger than non
awning, it is just the spacing that permits them to be awning. Is your justification for charging more, that they will use more electricity? Possibly true in the colder months.

Yes, that would be a good justification.

But like I said, my preference would be for a saving for those willing to take non-awning pitches, rather than an extra for awnings. The fees are too high already.

Since the fire breaks have been more rigidly enforced , a lot of hardstanding pitches that in the past were awning pitches are now non awning because of the spacing requiremnts, Commons Wood, Rowen Park,Sandringham and Seacroft are some and the non awning hardstands are big with plenty space