The supply of serviced pitches
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I don't think anyone is suggesting a full roll out are they, BB?
And if you'd waited just a few minutes longer to read Dave's post about Alderstead Heath you'd have seen your "wish" for customer choice granted - grass and HS, non EHU pitches, tents allowed, glamping pods - what more choice could there be?
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To my way of thinking if a LV needs a hard standing it is not fit for purpose, more axle's fatter tyre's etc ecc
front wheel drive they are having a laugh.
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The LVs might be fine on grass. I have absolutely no worry about being bogged down on a grass pitch but also have no desire to be walking on a wet and muddy pitch in bad weather.
Caravan and car does not require a hard standing ....... I do!!
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a very good reason for a serviced pitch, but not sure if there is a tourer with a dishwasher designed in yet?
I was thinking rather of a hot tub in the awning. The electricity, after all, is "free".
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Yes and for me too. Said this before but in October 1999 we were staying on grass on the Quiet site, it then rained for three days, the mud was everywhere and got everywhere, the owner gave out planks (think duckboards in the first world war) to walk on to get from the site roads to the van, caravans were even parked along the road. We took a drive over to Troutbeck Head and here was civilisation, lovely hard standing, people walking about with being covered in mud. We joined straight away and the rest is history
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very good
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Yes!
When we first started using Alderstead Heath there were five designated pitches around the disabled facilities. Furthest distance approx 40 yards.
Two of these are now serviced and the disabled pitches have been moved to the far end of the facilities and a distance of around 100 yards.
Not much of a difference to the able bodied but can be a massive difference to a disabled person.
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that;s just one example, not a lot
At Troutbeck Head, Melrose, Norfolk Boards, to name just three the SP are further away than non Sp service to the disabled facilities.
Also I've never know club sites to have (five) designated pitches , but perhaps that's just on the ones I've visited
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Usually the wardens mark off disabled pitches as and when they’re required. Otherwise the pitches could eaily remain unused when other people could make use of them.
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I do not know of any sites in the club network that have designated disabled pitches,but the site staff will put a disabled sign on a pitch/pitches if a member has requested a pitch near the facilities,although it is now becoming,by some, a method of not having to walk far to the facilities
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Also I suppose that if you are disabled then a SP, with the fact that the less able will not have to carry and tech water/waste, close to the faculties is better than than a non SP further away?
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so, by offering choice of EHU at AH (well done CC
) the club has finally revealed how much it 'charges' for (the provision of) EHU....the cheapest EHU pitch is priced at £7.50 whereas the non EHU pitches are always £1.50, so an EHU pitch at AH will cost a minimum of £6 extra.
forgetting SP (another £3.90) the most expensive EHU pitch will cost £11.80, a whopping £10.30 more for EHU....£72 a week....
plump for an SP and that's around £100 a week....
im guessing the non EHU pitches will be on grass, but in spring/summer grass is great and there's loads of sun for power....and at that time of year, a tenner a night in your pocket...
im happy to be a 'cheapskate'.....
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I have recently looked at Altnaharra, a no facility site which has pitches with and without EHU....
With EHU £15 for van and 2 adults
Without EHU £10.50
Therefore £4.50 at that site for the benefit of EHU ... I don't think I would use that much in gas if I had no electricity
Maybe the charge reflects the high use of electric on club sites..
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The price doubtless includes for actual provision and maintenance as well as usage.
As for the amount of gas used I am sure those that leave heating on in caravan or in a motorhome that does not travel off site may well spend £4 or more on gas at calor prices.
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In current accounting practice, the cost of initial provision is usually only spread over a very small number of accounting periods, so the costs on top of actual electricity would be testing and maintainance. I don't think there has been any improvements in a long time.
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So - those who are sitting calculating what the unit charge being passed on by The Caravan Club to the site users per kilowatt hour will be coming up with a larger number!
I must be staying in the wrong sort of hotel - have not seen a trouser press in decades.
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As far as EHUs are concerned the numerous club sites we have stayed on recently there seems to be quite a number of new type bollards being installed as part of the maintenance regime by replacing faulty/damaged and life expired equipment,and with the govenments price cap on domestic fuel bill this year,the electricity suppliers are "loading" industry to compensate
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If the Club only provided sites for its members, perhaps the prices would be smaller. But add in the overheads for EG, and all the staff and activities down there, and the add ons such as child care packages for retaining staff, and all the other infrastructure required around being a big holiday company rather than a members touring club, and member fees are soon gobbled up. But it provides lots of services that today’s touring folk seem to require, and are happy to support. With the appropriately trained staff in place and attracted to provide all the support services. It’s why you can not compare sites abroad, or small commercial sites over here, it’s a unique model. Anything with added value is now ramped up to top price.
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I knew I'd seen "menu pricing" somewhere before.......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wt0vtNvg98
Carry on Camping......!!
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I agree that the clip-on battery connectors are a bit of a farce, so I use solid brass clamp ones, but with an Anderson Connector in the lead into the caravan. Battery easily removed when needed and can be substituted with the (smaller) auxiliary battery if needed very quickly.
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Indeed it is.
Today's quiz is to identify where CT was supposed to put it.
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So good he posted it twice😂😂👍🏻
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Hey Guys - I can't take the credit for this! All I did was have two windows open on two threads on CT. The praise for the rest must go to The Caravan Club's software.
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