Membership renewal premium

I think you need to factor in the increase in the National Living Wage....

Not everything is linked to the rate of inflation, sometimes market forces prevail. If a company thinks it can charge more, and people are still willing to pay, then it will push the boundaries. But you could always withdraw membership, and stay as a none member on those sites that allow none members. Or, do as we do, pay up, but use the freebies and special offers via Great Days Out, to get back your membership fee? 

There's another thread on here somewhere. It was done to death some time back.

This has been discussed before. What must be recognised is that the official inflation figures are based on many things totally unrelated to the Club's cost base. The increase in the NMW has had a major affect on Club costs so that, I am sure, is a major influence on the membership fee. At the end of the day the total membership fee is less than a pound a week and only you can decide if that provides you with value for money?

David

Thanks for both of your responses; neither of which are very convincing.

The national living wage is merely an attempt to pay employees a half-reasonable wage. However it is often used as an excuse by unscrupulous employers to put up prices.

It has also been put forward by some as an excuse for the huge price hikes in CC site fees, but that has been disproven here too.

The fact is that the CC see the 'membership fee' as a means to cover their excessive admin costs. It brings them in millions of pounds, for no obvious benefit to members.

They are simply milking members, in order to pay themselves high salaries and to over-staff their offices.......in my opinion.

Sorry! Are you really complaining about an increase of £2?

You pay less than £1 per week for the CC membership. I am not sure what else you can get for that sort of money; a chocolate bar perhaps!

As previously said, you have a choice of paying the increase or leaving the CC and paying a premium each night to use sites as a non member. 

But I pay zero 'membership' to use other sites.....so that's an increase of £48 on those sites (and they already charge less for the site itself).

So tell me, Ian, why do you belong to CC if the sites are so dear you never use them?

I'm with Ian on this.  I pay my subscription for a service and not to be a servant to the CC like many posters.  It is normal for bill issuers to give an explanation for above inflation subscription increases.  And if the CC were to do this I would be happy.  But until that time I am not going to sit back and admire the emporers impressive (invisible) gown without complaining.  If the do gooders want to continue to pay regardless of getting no better service so be it,