Excessive site fees

We are the opposite ,we have only used one cl and three music festivals.in the last 10yrs ,the rest in the uk on cc sites,and even now this year, we have found it difficult to book some pitches,we only got on one site which showed full,by ringing direct as we wanted 10days,and the site we used last week to "test" new van only had two nights midweek available,so whether a "few" think its expensive, the majority of both clubs members think otherwise

No matter how many think it's expensive it shows the clubs pricing structure is not working as stated in the price guide. 

Club site fees are set to be as fair as possible to ALL MEMBERS which clearly its not by the comments made in this thread. 

..It proves that the majority of members are far from as some would like to think leaving in droves,and its been busy on the club stand at the Peterborough show signing up new members ,so priceing is not having the effect some on here hope 

Dont know what the selection criteria is for Mid week discount, but Lady Margaret with its low usage in winter should be one. Even then the prices are still high compared to commercials at the same time of year.

If I'm not mistaken, LMP did have MWD, I'm sure we stayed there mid week a few times and got the discount.  Seems strange they've done away with it there with such low occupancy.

You are correct. It used to carry MDW, as we've utilised it in the past. Can't understand why it's still not on.

We are the opposite ,we have only used one cl and three music festivals.in the last 10yrs ,the rest in the uk on cc sites,and even now this year, we have found it difficult to book some pitches,we only got on one site which showed full,by ringing direct as we wanted 10days,and the site we used last week to "test" new van only had two nights midweek available,so whether a "few" think its expensive, the majority of both clubs members think otherwise

No matter how many think it's expensive it shows the clubs pricing structure is not working as stated in the price guide. 

Club site fees are set to be as fair as possible to ALL MEMBERS which clearly its not by the comments made in this thread. 

..It proves that the majority of members are far from as some would like to think leaving in droves,and its been busy on the club stand at the Peterborough show signing up new members ,so priceing is not having the effect some on here hope 

But do those that are signing realise what the real price of sites are, or are they just tempted by the ads showing how low theycan be? And how long do those new members remain in the club? Perhaps they are just joining for the "kudos" of being a member.

.. its been busy on the club stand at the Peterborough show signing up new members ,so priceing is not having the effect some on here hope

Didn't look particularly busy the times I passed it, especially compared to some of the other Club stands. If you were helping out JVB you should have said and I would have dropped by to say hi.

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I see some are saying that midweek off peak should be cheaper, strikes me that the privileged want to be subsidised by the ones unable to have that choice. When I join my rugby club I pay the membership fee, each game I play costs me five pounds, they don't increase it to ten when there is lots of players available to choose from or reduce it to two pounds when there short in an effort to get people along, the club have set the amount and that's it so why should this club be any different, surely the pitch fee should be set at whatever it costs plus whatever percentage more that they feel they need and same with occupants fees and it should be at that price constantly with maybe the only exception a summer and winter fee to take into account extra electricity usage during winter. A club shouldn't be trying to take advantage of its members or treating members different,all members surely have the right to the same standard of service and usage for the same price. 

perhaps not rugby, but certainly at golf clubs, they are using their own (and other specialised reseller) websites to get interest in otherwise unused tee times.

i realise it can grate when someone playing at peak time has paid more than another at a quiet time, but this is today's 'flight seat, holiday place' selling model.

camping/touring parks are just doing the same thing....

there is a view that, if these places werent sold (at whatever prices) that lack of extra income would require peak time prices to be raised to claw back that missing cash.

It might depend on how much they were reduced by. £5 and the effect might be minimal, resulting in a loss of income. Knock a tenner off and there could be a substantial increase in turnover.

This is the difficult problem facing the club. At the current occupancy rates they know what to charge but if you reduce fees you sail into the unknown. A  wrong decision could cost serious money but a right one make it. It needs a brave committee to go ahead and risk a major loss.

Obviously the CC are reluctant to follow the industry standard and reduce their prices considerably during midweek and quiet periods of the year.  But that may be counter productive, so if they don't test the waters, how are they to know if they could utilise those unused pitches to their advantage. 

The answer is to run a test for a year on a number of selected sites and monitor the results. 

To keep it simple make a standard reduction of £10.00 per night Sunday to Thursday nights 

What sites could they choose -- Quieter sites which have a low turnover during slack periods -- But must be spread over the whole of the UK. 

Only head office will know this so they should choose.

Go on the CC what have you got to lose.

K 

The off peak price at the Leek site for two adults is £18.70 per night. Take a tenner off that and we're getting close to the sort of sum quoted by posters for what some people use in electricity. 

A reduced price in off peak has to cover costs or peak prices will have to subsidise the discounts. 

I'm all for increased usage at discounted prices but each pitch night should not result in a loss 

Can understand costs need covering but a price of £10/12 per night, mid week in say Nov/March could be a trial.With most CLs closed at that time might not be that much of a conflict of interest.