Storage fees

You people with such cheap storage fees 

Ours on a club site has gone up by £45 to £745 all other storage in the area are full the ccc storage at Hertford is now £820?  

Try Kings Toll Farm TN1 7HA, Royanne Kenworthy (Ton Hire) on 01892 836155.

No CCTV, security is a Padlocked gate but vans are well hidden from view from the road.

Just bought 6 months for £268.

Judging by the listed comments it seems that storage is a major concern to club members. My current experience is relevant to this discussion. We have been CC members since 1986 and have stored at My Caravan Space for about 3 years when they took over the storage from the original owner. During 2021 a new "security" system was introduced which entailed entering a secure code each time the site was entered This is a CaSSOA site and I have taken advantage of the Club Insurance Offer of discount on my caravan insurance which saves me £40.48. The new security system failed and I was not allowed access. I was told I had caused the problem, but I had not accessed the system so could not have made any changes. If this sounds like the recent issues with The Post Office computer system, then it is. Having had this issue, we were resolved to move the van at the end of the year and on January 11th arrived on site to remove the van, knowing there would be a daily rate storage to pay. We worked this out to be £580/365 giving a daily rate of £1.58 x 11 with an amount to pay of £ 17.38 . The security gate personal advised me the van was not on the system. We were allowed to go to the van and found the brake off and it seemed that someone had attempted to move it. The brakes were hard on, so they could not and it took some time to release. I then contacted the storage head office and spoke to the owner who wanted £20 per day daily storage costs (£110)  to release the van. This equates to £7,300 per year. This is an approved site which is recommended by our club. The £40.48 saving was wiped out completely several times. I spoke to CaSSOA who have a head office in Nottingham. "They are not concerned with the credibility of registered companies" , they only deal in their site security and offered this statement. "They said the last date they checked the security"  was 01.01.2021, on this date the site was closed for holidays, they would not have been allowed in. Is my club aware of this exploitation?   By offering a discount to members to use company with a flawed security system that really and does not bother who they work with. Knowing how important security is to club members it seems that our club, have taken the eye off the ball and the recommendation to members should be withheld immediately and members who thought they were paying the maximum for storing their van were not getting anywhere near that security level or the customer service they were expecting when it comes with the endorsement of The Caravan Club. In an age when we are able to change supplier of utilities it should be mandatory for our club to only recommend storage sites who have no Daily Rate extraction charges and members should not be at a disadvantage when accepting discounted insurance

The club do  not recommend cossa sites , but if you are stored in one or a club site storage ,there is a discount that will reduce the premium as they are classed as more secure under the cossa banner

This thread is certainly an eye opener.  I didn't realise how much it is to store a van.  I wonder if many people buy a van then sell it  shortly afterwards, when they find out how much it costs to store it?

I'm not up to speed with the current situation, but back in my yachting days I often wondered about all those who succumbed to the glamour of boat shows without thinking about where they would moor any purchase. Perhaps a not dissimilar scenario to new vanners where at least there's a possibility of putting it on the drive.

There are waiting lists for a storage space at all the places in this area, except in places that it would be very difficult to to get your LV insured if stored there

Covenants are usually only enforceable by the builders who seldom have interest in enforcement once the development is completed and sold. Uppity neighbours often think they can utilise it but, particularly after the passage of time, find that it is basically meaningless. Redress is perhaps only available to them if it can be shown to be to their detriment, i.e. loss of light, access etc.

I’m not so sure about that CY, I think that’s a bit of an ‘urban myth’. Covenants are capable of being enforced by subsequent owners even though they were in no way involved with the original agreement. It’s generally not tested in law tho’ as a letter from the complainants solicitor is usually enough.