Early arrivals - my solution
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Yes midnight, that's a good time to practise being omnipotent. In their dreams!
Seriously, this is another regularly reoccurring topic. This time there is no ambiguity in the 'T&Cs' or instructions provided regarding arrivals. It's just a few folk ignoring this, However, there are quite a few who, it appears, want a different system nothing wrong with this unless you deliberate ignore what you have signed up for.
In attempting to solve this there are lots of pieces in this jigsaw to consider, as folk have eluded to, which all need addressing to change things, such as staffing levels, the WTA and pressure from other on site jobs which also have 'timing' implications to name three. The current way appears to work for the majority of us and is fair to all in my opinion if all stick to the instructions. Trouble ensues mind when those ignore what they know, act selfishly and place staff in very difficult and confrontational positions, now that's not fair, is it!
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If you only live a short distance from the site ? Why do you go there ? Dont you like your home ?
I live by the coast and never stay on any of the local sites (since we moved here). Why would we, they are only a short drive away. The local sites are for visitors (not legally but out of courtesy).
The alternative means that folk are getting up at unearthly hours, driving a distance then disturbing folk already onsite, all for a couple of extra hours onsite....
Even when touring and going from site to site we never arrive early (except for one 'honeypot' site, where we arrived at 12 instead of 1 o'clock didnt read the special notes) but 10.30....never. thats taking the mickey.
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Sometimes things happen which we don't agree with, but often we have no way of knowing the full series of events leading to the finale.
UK roads can be a nightmare to try and estimate journey lengths, sometimes we can be delayed other times arrive early. We have an 8 metre long motorhome so often if the journey has gone better than expected we ring the site and ask if we can arrive early. If they say yes but you will not be allowed to pitch early we will still get there as parking an 8.0m motorhome can often be difficult if not impossible. The roads around Castleton are not brilliant for pulling up on so this would be one of them times
As long as the outfit isn't causing a hazard to anyone else why would it upset so many people?
Motorhome and Caravan holidays are for relaxing not getting stressed over what a complete stranger is doing!
In the words of my sister "just chill"
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"If you only live a short distance from the site ? Why do you go there ? Dont you like your home ?
I live by the coast and never stay on any of the local sites (since we moved here). Why would we, they are only a short drive away. The local sites are for visitors (not legally but out of courtesy)."
Wow, why wouldn't one go to local sites if it’s what suits?
As for leaving them for visitors out of courtesy……😀
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If you only live a short distance from the site ? Why do you go there ? Dont you like your home ?
I live by the coast and never stay on any of the local sites (since we moved here). Why would we, they are only a short drive away. The local sites are for visitors (not legally but out of courtesy).
How ignorant is that, just what has it to do with you how someone wishes to spend their time. You must be in noddy land to compose a post as unthinkable as that.
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How ignorant is that, just what has it to do with you how someone wishes to spend their time. You must be in noddy land to compose a post as unthinkable as that.
Perhaps he simply lacks the imagination to be able to put himself in other's shoes
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I find this discussion of interest because I posted a few days back about Late Arrivals, purely to gain extra time on site rather than travel.
Having towed the caravan year after year, 4 times each year, I cannot accept that people arrive early because of traffic conditions being better than expected, how bad did a person expect them to be?
I've looked at my future CAMC bookings, made 2 today, and it shows that we can depart upto 12:00 and arrive from 12:00, so surely common sense dictates if you are going to "plan" to arrive early, because that is surely what people do, there is every likelihood your going to be of some annoyance to others.
I personally would introduce a cost for being on club property, not issued directly, as this would put wardens in conflict, but a letter sent from head office, perhaps a change in the rules would be needed.
As for parking a 8 metre anything, well dont get so close to the site, lorry bays surely would be of use.
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During the summer, when still at work, I would often take my family up the road to a site not more than 5miles from home. I would 'quietly' travel between home and work and enjoy the experience of long summer evenings pursuing our wonderful pastime in our van in the countryside we love. Like holidaying from nearly home, it made work that much more tolerable, I would take fliers mind just to get to site in good time to be with the family, sometimes I could organise those working from home days too. If needed I could be in work within 20 mins but my colleagues were very understanding and I was never called 'out', we scratched each other's backs. Such fun and I don't think I was taking the mickey, was I?
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"If you only live a short distance from the site ? Why do you go there ? Dont you like your home ?"
A rather thoughtless comment really! What on earth is wrong with visiting a site near home? We have a number of commitments which means that we sometimes only get short notice of a few free days. With Cirencester Park about 40 minutes away why would we not go there? And why is it anyone eles's business anyway?
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It is fifty nine miles from home to our second home, where we are now until Sunday, the first of several visits this year,
When working, we would come away for w/ends from a Thursday evening and comute to work by train on the Friday, to miss the Friday POETS day traffic
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I expect, EuroT's finished his lunch by now 😄
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Really? 🤔
It's nigh on 6 years ago it moved to BuT. 😁
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Only the bottles TW.
Casks are still brewed at the Rock Brewery
.....Edit....Apologies for going off topic
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You know more than I do, BT.😀
Pass the G&T. 🍸
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Too late mate, I've drunk it......
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Shucks, foiled again😀. Call the BarT😁
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'arriving early' is only an arbitrary situation, created by 'the rules'...and a specific staffing model.
if the pitch is available/vacant, how can you be 'early'?
holding up 'early arrivals' until they are not 'early' causes queuing where it's often not desired.....
some folk arrive as 'early' as 9 o clock site here (over there) but are let straight onto a vacant pitch....
of course, no 'early' rules, no staffing issues, no queuing...
yes, it's not the uk...but folk travel varying distances (like UK) and it's a very, very busy site (like some uk sites) but it's arrivals policy is managed in a different way (reducing the bow wave, giving staff a chance to cope and eliminating queuing, which would be the last thing wanted as a busy road passes the site.
throw in a 'walking to choose your pitch' policy to reduce the number cars circuiting the site, and, despite a large turnover of customers, the site remains calm and relatively traffic free.....
a pipe dream for a cc site, I know.....
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I seem to have a different view to some on here. If we are going to a show or film and it says doors open at 7pm. we go after 7pm. If we go out to eat and it says meals served from 6pm we go after 6pm, If we go to a budget hotel, and it says your room will be available from 2 pm, we go after 2 pm and if we go to a campsite and it says your pitch will be available from 12 noon we arrive after 12. People arriving early, sometimes very early, are in my opinion, just taking a chance that they may be allowed on early.. If the club stopped allowing people on site before the allotted time people may stop taking that chance.
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