Singles Penalised

families are penalised more. they can only go at weekends and school holidays when the prices are sky high. then you add in the extra costs on site but you are still only alloed to use the same amount of pitch area. even if you put up a pup tent you are still on one pitch so why should you pay more if you have children on the pitch with you.  very unfair if they are bumping bookings for longer ones though

 

It is at the end of the day a lifestyle choice. Families do not pay any more for the pitch than a single. The extra charge is per person and in this the CC is reasonably fair towards families with some sites for a pound and all defining a child as up to 17.  Having said this when we had kids, the last place we would have wanted to go is a CC type site. A field with a big area for charging about and playing ball games / flying kites made for a much more relaxing holiday and cost a fraction of a CC type site.

families are penalised more. they can only go at weekends and school holidays when the prices are sky high. then you add in the extra costs on site but you are still only alloed to use the same amount of pitch area. even if you put up a pup tent you are still on one pitch so why should you pay more if you have children on the pitch with you.  very unfair if they are bumping bookings for longer ones though

 

Write your comments here...That's not always the case -- As of a high court ruling today, there is are changes in the rules allowing you to take your child/children out of school during term time, to take advantage of off-peak rates. ----  See BBC news : sorry cannot post the link from this tablet. 

K

anything can be called a lifestyle choice but we still get the same pitch for a family of 6 and pay a lot more for the same space where we use the same amount of electric as well to heat one van. if we were a single it would be one pitch fee and one person and it would use the same electric and tv but we pay a lot more for nothing extra. 

being single is a lifestyle choice too even if you dont choose to get that way you choose to stay that way

families are penalised more. they can only go at weekends and school holidays when the prices are sky high. then you add in the extra costs on site but you are still only alloed to use the same amount of pitch area. even if you put up a pup tent you are still on one pitch so why should you pay more if you have children on the pitch with you.  very unfair if they are bumping bookings for longer ones though

 

Write your comments here...That's not always the case -- As of a high court ruling today, there is are changes in the rules allowing you to take your child/children out of school during term time, to take advantage of off-peak rates. ----  See BBC news : sorry cannot post the link from this tablet. 

K

 

Not sure that the position is that clear. It seems it may only apply where the child has an exemplary record and the law may be changed to rectify the problem. Glad its not our problem in Scotland though.

Hmmmm not sure he has done anyone any favours as now I'm sure the law will be changed to take out this small loophole. Not just Scotland, if your child is in private education then you won't be fined either, so that will included most of the families of MPs

 but we still get the same pitch for a family of 6 and pay a lot more for the same space where we use the same amount of electric as well to heat one van. if we were a single it would be one pitch fee and one person and it would use the same electric and tv but we pay a lot more for nothing extra. 

 

.     Six of you using the shower block........??

we still get the same pitch for a family of 6 

I understand there is a club rule that prevents one member hiring the use of two pitches at the same time, but for a few pounds a family of six could have two memberships in different names and hire the use of two pitches to give themselves more room. Just have to take a chance on two adjacent pitches being available on arrival though.

but for a few pounds a family of six could have two memberships in different names and hire the use of two pitches to give themselves more room

Surely they would have to have two caravans or a MH and a caravan to be able to do this?

How offensive of Michellesse to say that being bereaved is a lifestlye choice.  Hope you do not have to experience it.

How offensive of Michellesse to say that being bereaved is a lifestlye choice.  Hope you do not have to experience it.

not quite sure it was stated quite like that Mike, was it?

i certainly didnt consider it referred to bereavement.

i actually assumed (possibly wrongly) that it was to do with getting divorced?

however, back to the subject in hand....

the six people on a single pitch will be paying far, far, far less per person than a single would.....who has to stump up the whole pitch fee on their own and a per person fee.....which will also be more than tne kids fees within that family example.....some of which may be only charged £1.