Serviced pitch
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If the service pitch was all that was a available on the site I needed to go to then we would possibly. Bite the bullet and book it although we w would look to get a standard pitch later rather than pay £4+extra per .night, so would not spend even more on the kit to be connected
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Even at sites that have all hardstandings they seem to book up while there are still standard pitches available. Some of it might be the covid effect with more using their own facilities. However, even in more normal times they were not that easy to get. I don’t think the ability to book HS pitches would alter that to any great extent.
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I think it’s up to the individual to use it in the way the choose, they are after all paying the premium. It might have been the only option a late cancellation. They might not have the kit and just be using it as an adjacent service point. They might be like us. I would fill our tank, then coil the hose and store in the garage, rather than leaving it lying on the ground. The waste would not get connected until the tank needed emptying. So there would be no visible connections.
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With the money that seems to be pouring into the clubs coffers this year with sites so full ,it seems that service pitches with the add money the generate and even more so with super?pitches ,it means not only have the club bought Carnon downs but at least three sites are having major upgrades which includes more serviced and super pitches for those who do not try to say the club is getting too pricy,
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I think the answer to that is simple. They can get it, it’s what the market can afford for the limited number they provide.
Could they fill the pitches at the same cost if all were service and there was no toilet block. I doubt it very much.
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even if folk are showering in the van and using water at near twice the rate that we do, and two tankfuls are needed each week, then turning the tap on twice will have cost approx £30.
£15 a tankful might seem terrifically good value to SP advocates but horrendously expensive to others....but it gets even dearer in the scenarios below...
shower using the site facs and the volume used will halve....it will still cost that same £30 as these costs are part of the nightly fee...but you now only get a single tankful for your money (ouch!).
arrive with a full tank from a previous site, or from home, and those showering in the van might need one further tankful of water for £30 (similar ouch!)
...while those with a full tank and using site showers wont actually need to put any water at all in the van yet will still pay £30 for the pivilege of being able to see a tap on their pitch (double ouch!).
perhaps some like to 'keep the tank topped up' even of they only have a day or two left on site....as earlier, what happens to all that expensive topped up tank water when they leave?
yes, i can see that SP are marvellous for those who cant 'manage water' or dont have largish water tanks and need to fill barrels regularly (caravans) but many will be using them out of 'convenience' (rather then need) which is what they're for, no doubt...
..but it only takes a minute to realise what you are (or arent) getting for your money.
yes, a level hardstanding pitch might be an incentive but, come on, shouldnt ALL the pitches on a Club Site be level and well drained?
im very used to having a tap (and often a drain) on pitches abroad or on commercials here, but they come as std, and i wouldnt be paying a £30 a week charge for a tankful of water....or for nothing
a polarising topic, like many in the vanning world, and folk will love 'em or not.
as Steve says, a great money spinner for the club, no doubt.....an SP at Hillhead is around £52 tonight!
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It's choice BB, people choose these pitches. Occasionally like the OP you find yourself on one. That happened to us at Keswick, we enjoyed it but now find those particular pitches are allocated to the site managers so we're back to the communal tap!
If you need to save money you also have the choice to do so.
As pointed out it's not the cost of the water, you're already paying for that. The club can get a good price for an exclusive facilty, a common business practice.
However these pitches are an absolute boon for some so there are many reasons they are popular.
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As you say brue its choice. We have used all sorts of sites over the years from fields with a tap and a few basic toilets when we tented / the slightly more upmarket municipal type / basic small commercials in this country. plus some very posh all singing sites when we Eurocamped for a few years. (didn’t like those much)
Now having moved from a caravan to a MH we have used it on everything from non EHU Aires to sites with facilities and services pitches. Although none of the all singing sort. The kids liked them which was why we went, these days we steer well clear. If the site has services pitches available, we book them as we like them. We are fortunate in that we do not need to do the maths over the cost of a fill.😂
For us it’s about location number one then what’s available second. If there was a CAMC site 10 miles away from what we wanted to visit on a bus route and a non EHU Aire within walking distance, we would opt for an Aire. Put it the other way round and I think you can guess what we would go for, preferably with a service pitch.😀
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The OP asked a question about SP which they have booked, not out of choice but because that was all that was available at the time of booking.
Why they (and folk who regularly choose to use them) should be pilloried by others who don't use them, so often and at such great lengths, is utterly beyond me!
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i did say folk 'choose' to use them for convenience....fortunately, we've never been left with just an SP at booking time - I wouldnt take one if that were the case.
i don't 'need' to save money but, however you look at it, £30 a week for the 'pivileged use' of a tap on a pitch when its not needed (by us) doest seem like a great deal to me.
ive already stated that SP might be useful for some (those with water management difficulties, or caravanners with barrels) but ill wager there will be others who arrive on the pitch, fill the tank, use some day one, fill it back up (after all, the paid for tap is right there) and repeat for a few days, ending the break with a full tank and then doing something about it (ironic if they go to the MHSP for this) before leaving....
but, then, chucking it away isnt a problem
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It appears that to some there is only one way of using a LV. Anything else is not to be.
Now back to my view and coffee 🙂
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BB, we arrive with a full tank and leave with one, (very easy on a serviced pitch) but whether we're on a serviced pitch or not, we all have different ways of managing our stays. You obviously have a different way and maybe different weight allowances, ours are very good and the water tank isn't the reason for our pitch choices.
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This was to M btw.
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And an almond croissant too
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I am fairly sure it’s frowned upon to trail your waste pipe to the nearest service point (even if you’ve got enough) and most certainly not cricket to leave your fresh water hose permanently connected to the tap, in the case of a caravan system.😉
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Exactly and for many a serviced pitch is not just about the non-fetching and carrying, it is about sticking your waste pipe down the drain, connecting your aqua roll or whatever to the tap and then having the convenience of turning on the tap and not having to worry about how much water you use or where what you have used is going, and when you book a svcd pitch you have probably no idea just how far away the nearest svc point may be
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The services points and serviced pitches are shown on the site map which can be seen from each sites details page, so it is possible for anyone to know far away the serviced pitches are from the service points.
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good to know, as i very seldom use club sites, maybe 4/5 years since i used one, and cant ever remember looking at the site map as you cant reserve a pitch anyway, but even as pointed out, only 10mtrs from service point, just 1 pitch, depending on just where your pitch was in the svcd group you could be 100-200 yds from the svc point depending on which pitches were occupied when you arrived.
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I’m not sure it matters where the service points are, other than any with CDP, to those who book a service pitch. If your aim is to try and get a pitch close to a service point, surely you would opt for a standard one and save your money.🤔
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