Easter hols and prices on or off
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Sorry for confusion there ,
Ascthe Lock down rule came in-force a few days before some was due to leave the site for 24/48hrs and all other sites now closed they would have nowhere to go ,
while the legal issues were sorted the club waived as full timers call it the 20/21 day rule , and I can ensure you there were some tears of relief .
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Think I have got it now thanks. Hope things work out ok for you all👍
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If you book 20 night you can return in 24 hrs
most prefer this , as I believe if they don’t book another site they pitch on friends drives for a night so off at 12 back on next day at 12
if you book 21 nights you cannot return for 48hrs
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I don’t think now is the right time to debate the rights and wrongs of full time motorhomeing , nobody could have foreseen an event such as we now have , it time to keep everyone as safe as possible ,even it it means a few rules have to be suspended and letting these members stay on site , at least they are in one place , yes , it’s easy to say “I would have done this or that” ,but this is now and we can’t change it
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I think although the club have given this group sanctuary? as on several other sites i am lead to believe, they do not have the facility of the toilet/showers/block , which is as on other sites doing the same , so are all under "the duty of care" by the club ,are on big no toilets CLs with the add security of site staff 24/7,
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I made my feelings clear the other day regarding fulltimers using club sites in a way that is outside the ethos of the touring/holiday/leisure purpose of the club.
However, at this time, it's good that the club is looking after its members and made sure they're safe. The club's action is also showing social responsibility in providing a base for them which cuts down on travelling and thus the risk of spreading infection.
I'd not wish the club to have acted any differently in the current circumstances.
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You really have no idea why the full timers chose their lifestyle. I suspect that there is more than one reason.
Before I met my OH I intended to do similar albeit for 10 months of the year. I would have kept my home (although a smaller one). Was I considering saving money? Not likely on mainstream sites. Site fees would likely have matched local rents for a small property near me.
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agree 100 pct, my gripe is, that this group clearly discussed how they could reduce overheads by not paying peak period site fees, they floated the idea that maybe they shouldnt on here, and lots of people fell for it, so now, as i understand from the OP they have full facilities including laundry and who know's just how long they can stay.
OP has stated they are willing to pay, but why pay if you can perhaps dupe the club into not charging peak rates. Not in the spirit of things if you want my opinion
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I am not interested in why they chose the nomadic life style as long as they are totally self sufficient , glad you would have been sensible as i suggested
Before I met my OH I intended to do similar albeit for 10 months of the year. I would have kept my home (although a smaller one)
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No, JVB, they have since told us that the facilities block is open for their use.
I do think there's been a lot of confusion in this thread, not helped by incomplete information at the start.
In my view, the club has acted correctly in allowing them to stay in view of their circumstances. However, I also think that, for their part they should acknowledge that they are being allowed a period of grace and since, presumably, they would have been willing to pay whatever the fees were in normal circumstances, they should be prepared to do so now (and from what I can make out they say they are willing to anyway, in spite of the "floated idea" of getting a reduction.)
Have to say, though, that I'm still more interested in how Ruby and OH are faring!
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I understand your thoughts, Ruffs, but I'll not fan the flames.
As was said the other day, once this is all over, the club should perhaps look at the way sites are being used.
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I understood that those who have been given sanctury by the club on the sites they are on was on useing their own facillities basis if they have evertyhing on site as they state, then there is not a case for the fees to be any less than as advertised
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Disagree entirely with the original OPs post wanting, or even thinking about a reduction in site fees.
Nomadic, travellers, call them what you will. I'm happy, as they should be that they have somewhere in isolation instead of roaming willy-nilly around the country. Both happy for them and for me.👍🏻
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Absolutely. If folk have full use of facilities, I see no reason to discount site fees.
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Dear me , it would appear for want of a argument and twisting what’s been posted ,
1, whatever the reason for persons going full time that was not up for discussion,
2, They do not abuse the club rules as or how long they stay on site or how often they move sites , and I might add Paying full pitch fees high or low all year
3, we are on this site because of the lockdown all are exceptionally grateful for this , but apparently there a many in our position all over the u k
4 . we do have full use of all facilities on site , except the NT site next door ( who cares nobody ) and as stated before hard working wardens
5 we are all paying full pitch fees whatever they are
no moaning about that , and not looking for a way out of paying less no discussion took place looking for a way out of paying less
6 we are all locked up the same as you , maybe those who are full timers find it easier than some who use there vans for holidays a couple of weeks at a time
7 The persons on site are not as some maybe insinuating travellers they are full timers , nobody at all in any way shape or form are abusing CAMC
8 Nobody had seen what we have been hit by if this had not happened the full timers would have still been travelling around the uk site to site for 12 mths and I might add paying full site fees high or low and also helping to keep the open all year sites afloat .
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Glad they are safe. But still confused to be honest. Clearly if someone is having to drive for twelve hours, sleeping in their car, then Club haven’t waived the 21 day rule. If sanctuary has been granted, then Club needs to to keep them all, permanently on the Site, until things get back to a degree of normality. Advice is to stay very local to your place of residence, be it a permanent residence, or a temporary one.
Sorry but like many conversations out loud, it’s a confusing one, and getting more so by each page.
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- Well what have we learned
- People living in vans full time have been given living provision.
- The club has provided them with somewhere to stay
- Ruby and OH are ok.. (aka the OP)
- The club is going to make financial losses
- There is a greater risk of passing on the virus in communal facilities.
- Times are difficult for everyone
- Stay safe
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Yup for some there are mitigating circumstances, but i seem to recall that on this very forum people were shouting for the club to close sites probably 2 weeks before it happened. In the meantime these so called "full timers" were toughing it out somewhere when they should have been executing a plan B, e.g. rent a cottage and there were no doubt lots available after people cxld.
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👍brue, but we’ed have learned it a lot quicker if the OPs last post had been their first!😁
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The persons on site are no different to you all , loved caravanning/ motorhome travelling , when they got to retirement age decided for whatever reason to go full time ( I must add many have said they wished they were in a position to do the same ) I can also confirm that they pay a lot of money for there vans and moving site to site (not parking at the side of the road ) doesn’t come cheap )
so at the end of the day it’s a life choice they have made , us as much as we loved our caravans and motorhome full time is not my choice , we’re in this position through no fault of our own until this terrible
pandemic is over
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your friend might be in for an even bigger shock depending on circumstances. If they should get back to the UK and the lease is up and they want to move back in, they may not be able to as i am sure the government has placed a block on moving house
so the tenants that are currently occupying the property could be deemed to be moving house if they vacate, just a thought.0 -
9. CT never misses an opportunity.......
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