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The core price would still remain high, the income flow is needed to cover running costs and wages etc. The core cost would always have to maintain the base line for profit margins. 

Brue

I don't disagree but perhaps members would feel a bit more in control if the Club extended menu pricing. If electric metering becomes network wide at least those who complain they can manage without  electricity will benefit by hopefully reduced core pitch pricing? Given what the Club has just gone through with the introduction of the new booking system, plus upcoming ANPR on arrival and the possibility of metering they probably feel they have too much on their plate at the moment to make other changes?

David

Dk. I hope they don't start charging for additions. We will be paying extra for our tiny dog on a non CAMC Cornish site this year, nearly £5, luckily we aren't taking an awning!  We are also using a Cornish CL, about a third of the price and all serviced. It will be a one off at the larger campsite but the CL might encourage further use. We have been moving away from the prices of CAMC sites so any extra costs will act as a bigger disincentive. 

However, one interesting fact, had we managed to get a rally booking at the non CAMC site are costs would have  been halved for exactly the same pitch. 

Pricing is a minefield!

Laughed at the item Don,t Forget on page 11 of March Magazine.

“As members we all save £15 per night on all UK site stays.”

Surely in the real world we save nothing as members, but non members are charged more

I have often found that a strange claim because if you added £15 to most Club site fees they would in reality be the most expensive sites in the country? The Club are not wrong to make a surcharge for non-members but to claim its a discount which members enjoy is pushing credibility a bit far. 

David

They are probably planning to put the non members price up and then we can all "save" even more. Just a thought 🤔

"As for dogs some sites have the appearance of Crufts car parks 🐕🐕🐕"

and why?!, dogs go free, it is a sort of USP for CAMC,  as are the many very good dog exercise areas , are the club likely to change this , doubt it, to charge would be a loss leader for sure, although we have a dog we very rarely use club sites, for a variety of reasons.

If you thought the New Booking System and the Change of name brought out the "howls" of discontent wait until you see the backlash if they decide to charge for dogs and awnings. Far too members to upset.

The only way they could possibly get away with it is by reducing the set price by an amount, say £1 for dogs and £1 for awnings. That way they could argue that they haven't actually increased the price for either. Can't see it happening anytime soon though.

I did mention earlier in this thread that the club will NOT be charging for dogs and awnings

JK

I can well imagine that the debates on the new Booking System and the Name Change would pale into insignificance if charges were made for dogs. I think my point about menu pricing would reduce costs, a little for those choosing minimum requirements but would cost a little more for those that wanted the whole works. 

David