Deliberately arriving early
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i think under a different set of circumstances then what the OP is suggesting would be ok e.g.
out of season, site half full, wardens not overworked or stressed, why would they not let you on to site, rather than have you sat in a car park, it would be good customer relations, I used to do this frequently when i lived in Scotland and travelled south, but peak season (bank holiday), wardens overworked and stressed out, a bit of a no brainer, and more importantly could be denying somebody a long bank holiday weekend.
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The wardens do use their discretion about early arrivals as you describe, Rufs, and that was what I suggested to the OP.
I think his suggestion of booking the night before was a non-starter for the reasons given in the thread.
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The OP says that he is planning to arrive at 10am when the earliest arrival time is 12. As far as I am concerned such an intention to deliberately arrive two hours early is not acceptable. There is no reason why he should not phone the site and ask though
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Afternoon
If you have a booking for the Sunday, you can arrive and pitch up up to 8pm. If you haven't arrived or let the site know you won't be coming on that day you'll be treated as a "no show" and your whole booking will be cancelled. If however you let the site know you won't be arriving until the next day, your booking will be changed to the Monday eg a fresh booking so arrival time will be as stated in the book. My advice then would be to phone the site and request an earliest arrival. You're plan though admirable is flawed as described above. Just book for the Monday, let someone else have that pitch on Sunday and call the site.
I seem to recall you asking something similar once before and I believe you had similar answers then? Sorry it's not what you want to hear but the title in your thread using the word deliberately didn't help your cause
JK
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In a nutshell, JK.
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I have to admit that we have, on several occasions paid for an extra night at the end of a holiday to be able to stay until early evening. We've done this at the Troutbeck head site to allow us one more day of walking before returning home. It's never been when the site is full, so we've not deprived anyone of a pitch.
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No it's what I want to hear, rules are rules!
And no I've never asked before, but it is interesting that others have.
The final say will be with the site, as I stated I will be phoning once we know for definite re Sunday rota.
I used the word deliberately as that is as accurate a description as required, dont see the issue with the word.
As a refresher, we HAVE paid for previous nights and not used them many times before on commercial sites, then arrive early doors on our chosen day. It's one of the issues around working weekends, I was hoping and still do that others who also have a weekend worker as a partner may come along with their experiences.
But as said, the hostility from two posters over a simple question isn't wanted, needed or accepted.
No more posts from me.
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I dont see a great deal of difference between this plan and the regularly reported (and seemingly approved of) paying for another night i.e usually Sunday in order to have a late departure .
I see a great deal of difference David. The OP is suggesting booking a night on a day when he won't be able to use the site and arriving at 10am. Neither he nor anybody else is able to use it and he won't be paying for it as it will be cancelled anyway.
When I used to book a Sunday night on a weekend break I made use of a portion of that (probably 8 hours), I also paid for it and so there are two differences straight away.
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because the 'club' doesn't do things that way
despite your admirable logic....
bit like the heating awnings theory....I've paid for it so...
if you're willing to pay for all your committed days in that booking, what's the issue?
ive read of folk (probably some posting here now
) who've left late by booking (and paying for) the following day....surely, in the same way, they're denying another member use of that pitch from after they leave?
ring the warden, explain the situation and that you're happy to pay for what you've booked....I'm sure the system (warden and booking) is flexible enough to cope with this perfectly acceptable customer request.
as you say, there's always a commercial...
good luck
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I have to say I thought the op asked a perfectly reasonable question, and yes, there was hostility, wrapped in a tissue of officialdom. So what if the term “deliberately” was in the title? The essence was in the post itself. Yes, there may well be practical reasons why this cannot be done, but for goodness sake, cut a bit of slack eh?
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astute post, Freddy
you'll go far in this forum
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not at all David, if you left at say 5pm and told the wardens they can re-sell the pitch, I was told this was normal practice by a warden, and why not?
The site was centre of York and passing MHs used to call asking for a pitch so it was sold on to them. The warden told me that his 'boss' asked why they had a 105% occupancy rate!
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have done the same many times
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a perfect example of where 'customer service' needs to be employed, Alan.....not 'roolz'....
wholly sensible request, pounced on by the usual 'officialdom' (as mentioned by Freddy, not me BTW
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no see above. I'm shocked that you don't see the advantages in letting out that pitch again to passing MHs as happened at York. I though this would have been with your touring with booking preference for motorhomes or have you changed your mind? Although of course to secure a pitch you do have to book as has been explained already.
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funny how people change rules to roolz when they don't like them or do not want them to apply to them. Why?
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in a nutshell, AD
ps......now I'm getting the lingo
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...or David to Dave or Davie
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'What exactly is your issue with me'
not just you....I'm afraid today it's just your turn in the barrel, old son (AMOBUTS) and unfortunately you posted something 'non-club' which has to be stamped out immediately....
youll see the Usual Posters circling wagons to defend the club at all costs, batting away all attempts at support for whatever the (now forgotten) cause was....
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Keep trying, BB. Oh, you are…🤣
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good deflection BB, and not really really taking the discussion forward
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youll see the Usual Posters circling wagons to defend the club at all costs, batting away all attempts at support for whatever the (now forgotten) cause was....
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W&M - I'm not sure that advice from folk who rarely use club sites (and even less enjoy using them on those rare occasions they do) is the best advice to follow; seems to have been taken as an opportunity for a bit of petty point scoring going on.
So, from someone who was often in a similar position as far as starting a break is concerned, a possible solution, particularly if the site you've chosen is a reasonable distance from home. Why not go up as previously arranged on the Sunday yourself and get everything set up, then go back for Michelle, either on Sunday night or stay and go early Monday morning? Then you could return to the site whenever you liked and you'd avoid towing on Bank Holiday Monday. Just a thought.
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we were meeting up with some Italian motor-homers (yes we mix with anyone really) once on a club site I remember trying to pay for them before they had arrived (it was that morning) but was told that couldn't be done, the outfit had actually to be there to pay. This was some years ago so it may have changed.
The main point is that a serving warden in this thread has said it cannot happen, why isn't that enough?
If the OP wants to, I would say cheat, but I'll say get around the system the system to arrive early then he will have to go and dazzle elsewhere, After all he is a long time user of club sites
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careful BB you are breaching rules on collective names, remember what happen to the chap who used to say usual suspects
But once again you are going to the 'everyone who disagrees with me' is wrong and has to be be-littled. It was squealing, harping on, now it is stamped out immediately circling wagons and battling away. forgotten cause.
can you not let others have their say without these type of comments? Others do not say the same of you?
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I see W&M has now moved the question onto another forum. I note in the OP that amending a booking and phoning the site was mentioned which is all that needs to be done if it's not left too late. So it seems the OP has answered his own question. And a CAMC warden has explained what happens if there is a non arrival. Moulesy suggested going on ahead as some working families do and set up the pitch in advance, another solution.
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