Price hike

pinkmusicmaker
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edited August 2020 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

Can’t believe the cost of staying at CCM Sites, just booked Seacroft for mid September £31 per night, we also booked 3 nights at a lovely independent site £58, would have been £93 at CCM site and that is membership price. Disgraceful 

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  • SteveL
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    edited August 2020 #2

    Must be  Sunday evening.😂

    Good first post, welcome to CT.

    The price is what it is, clearly displayed on the web site. It's not as though September prices have suddenly jumped up. In fact they are 12.5% less due to the lower rate of VAT.

  • EasyT
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    edited August 2020 #3

    just booked Seacroft for mid September £31 per night, If youe weren't happy with the price then why book it?

  • SeasideBill
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    edited August 2020 #4

    Welcome to peak season and the year of the staycation!

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited August 2020 #5

    Hi, PMM. it’s a good job you joined to take advantage of the discounted site fees for members.


    Actually, £31 isn’t bad for Seacroft. Enjoy your stay.

  • pinkmusicmaker
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    edited August 2020 #6

    Wasn’t the original idea of the caravan club to provide members with affordable holidays? We are seriously questioning weather it’s worth being a member. 

  • pinkmusicmaker
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    edited August 2020 #7

    It’s wrong, we shouldn’t accept it. 

  • Cornersteady
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    edited August 2020 #8

    Well even if that were true, club site prices are middle of the road. There are more expensive and less expensive sites out there. They are what they are, pay them or not.

    You mentioned Seacroft and because of its extra facilities is at the top end of club prices.

    Can I ask did you check out site prices before joining?

  • EmilysDad
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    edited August 2020 #9

    you'll not convince the dyed in the wool club members ..... 🙄

  • Cornersteady
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    edited August 2020 #10

    I'm Confused, who is saying you have to accept it?

  • Cornersteady
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    edited August 2020 #11

    I don't think anyone yet has agrued for the price being correct, expensive or not have they? Merely that it is one's choice to pay it, just like you did recently for your stay on a club site?

  • JVB66
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    edited August 2020 #12

    How much would you think to pay in peak season ?

    You are right in your post you should not accept it

    But it seems many thousands are ,as they accept todays prices in most things

  • SeasideBill
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    edited August 2020 #13

    Don’t know about that, but upwards of £30 is about par for the course for a full facilities site at this time of the year. I do understand your point though, are you getting a return on your membership fee? Only you can decide. For me it’s marginal, but I do like the option to use all CMC sites and the CL network. Others continue membership for insurance discounts, ferry bookings etc, but little to be gained there in my experience.

  • huskydog
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    edited August 2020 #14

    The thing is that it’s not a club , it’s a multimillion pound leisure business 

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited August 2020 #15

    What's wrong?

    Why did you join, Mr P and, more to the point, why did you book Seacroft if you considered it too expensive? I’m puzzled by your actions.

  • KjellNN
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    edited August 2020 #16

    Mid September is hardly peak period!

    We have just booked a few sites for September/October, before the VAT reduction it is an average of £23.75 per  night, dropping to £20.75 with the VAT reduction, which is affordable.

    We may well yet change out a few of them for CLs.

     

  • EasyT
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    edited August 2020 #17

    It is up to you to decide whether you should except or choose other sites. 

  • redface
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    edited August 2020 #18

    Surely, if you don't like the price of a product you don't buy it, you get one at a cost that you do like?

  • SeasideBill
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    edited August 2020 #19

    You‘re are right of course, it’s not peak, but we’re talking a few quid difference in the nightly rate, so maybe I should have said ‘high’ season. Happy?

  • pinkmusicmaker
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    edited August 2020 #20

    We joined 15 years ago, when they didn’t rip you off too much, but as camping as become more popular site fee’s have gone up and up and the more you accept it, the more it will go up. 

  • KjellNN
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    edited August 2020 #21

    Well.....if I was thinking of booking it, I would  rule it out at £31(Pre VAT reduction) as that is just far too much to pay for a site for us In September.  Schools are back, it is not even high season.

    Is there really a difference between peak and high?  To me they mean the same.  Far too many different periods  in the CAMC year these days, 

    We are increasingly voting with our wheels and using more CCC sites and CLs.

    IT was JVB who said It was  "peak"

  • MikeyA
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    edited August 2020 #22

    If you believe (and so do I) that the more people accept these prices the likelihood it will result in even higher prices why did you book it!

    There are lots of CLs at half that price which will give you a much more pleasurable experience.

    Just be thankful you haven't booked Hillhead for the same period at £34 per night. If you do want to go there instead there is still plenty of space!

     

  • pinkmusicmaker
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    edited August 2020 #23

    It’s not peak season, and no campsite should be charging more than £20 for a overnight parking pitch, only the UK sites get away with it. It’s time to question these price’s 

  • Cornersteady
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    edited August 2020 #24

    Then people should decide for themselves to accept it or not. But the puzzling thing is that you have accepted it, why? surely follow your own advice?

    You are talking like club sites are some basic necessity and you are forced to use/buy them?

     

  • EmilysDad
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    edited August 2020 #25

    Some sites seem to change their pitch fee every other week so who knows when peak prices are

  • pinkmusicmaker
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    edited August 2020 #26

    I totally agree CLS are better value and we are booking club sites less and less, we are off setting the cost with free nights at a pub. It’s not that we are hard up, it’s the thought of being ripped off that really gets me.

  • Cornersteady
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    edited August 2020 #27

    No it isn't, any more than questioning sainburys when their price for whatever is higher than Aldi's.

    It is pointless to do so. The only thing you can do is go to Aldi.

    Everyone is asking, why did you book if you really think it was too high?

  • SeasideBill
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    edited August 2020 #28

    Everyone? I’m not, don’t include me in your cabal.  I get it. You want something bad enough you pay, but doesn’t stop you feeling ripped off tho’

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited August 2020 #29

    £20 p/n to supply full facilities, bar and restaurant, pay the staff, pay for maintenance, electricity, water, rates? That’s laughable 😂😂😂

    You question all you like but you’re being totally unrealistic.

    I'm still hoping to hear why you booked the site when you dislike the cost so much.

  • pinkmusicmaker
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    edited August 2020 #30

    It’s not peak season 

  • EasyT
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    edited August 2020 #31

    If a bar and restaurant don;t pay for themselves why run them?