Two tier membership

stu59 replied on 01/09/2022 18:56

Posted on 01/09/2022 18:56

I would like to propose a two tier membership to the Club.

The first tier would be full membership has it is now.

The second tier would be the use of CL Sites only.

If you held CL membership only, you could still use other club sites, but you would need to pay a nominal fee. This level would be ideal for those of us that only use CL sites and do not wish to use the larger sites that are now becoming more like commercial site.

Please discuss.

Thanks Stuart

Metheven replied on 02/09/2022 10:26

Posted on 02/09/2022 10:12 by Muddywheels

I would be happy with a digital membership 👍

The monthly club magazine is flicked through and binned the day it arrives - digital would save postage and printing costs which could be passed on to members who opt for this 😎

Posted on 02/09/2022 10:26

 Why not help out yourself and the Club by cancelling the magazine in your 'Preferences for Communication' within your Profile.

JVB66 replied on 02/09/2022 10:42

Posted on 02/09/2022 10:26 by Metheven

 Why not help out yourself and the Club by cancelling the magazine in your 'Preferences for Communication' within your Profile.

Posted on 02/09/2022 10:42

The club magazine in my opinion is not worth having in its present form ,and to employ a motoring journalist?who had not towed and needed to take a towing course for a club  magazine that was for a large part for caravan owners , really showed how things have deterated in many aspects of this clubs ethos

Tinwheeler replied on 02/09/2022 10:43

Posted on 02/09/2022 10:26 by Metheven

 Why not help out yourself and the Club by cancelling the magazine in your 'Preferences for Communication' within your Profile.

Posted on 02/09/2022 10:43

Exactly what I did, Meth. No longer do they pile up unopened waiting to go in the recycle bin and if I ever feel the need to read one, I can do it online.

DavidKlyne replied on 02/09/2022 12:11

Posted on 02/09/2022 10:12 by Muddywheels

I would be happy with a digital membership 👍

The monthly club magazine is flicked through and binned the day it arrives - digital would save postage and printing costs which could be passed on to members who opt for this 😎

Posted on 02/09/2022 12:11

Whilst I accept the magazine is no more than a breakfast read I would question the savings you suggest. Whilst there would be a saving on postage and printing the magazine, as I understand it is probably cost neutral due to the advertising. Will advertisers be so keen if the magazine was only online? That suggests the real savings from a digital membership would be quite small. Clearly the Club are moving down the digital route because we understand they want the Site Directory to be non paper (eventually). No doubt they will be encouraging us towards the digital magazine anyway? We are encouraged to have our membership cards on the App rather than paper versions. Although it did cross my mind that with a more widespread use of ANPR whether membership cards will be needed in future but I digress? So perhaps the Club are factoring in these cost savings and see no need to introduce a cheaper membership fee?

David 

Takethedogalong replied on 02/09/2022 12:27

Posted on 01/09/2022 22:10 by TimboC

You're dead right Colin. The whole point of joining a club is to get access to a range of benefits, some of which will have greater value than others.

If you start hiving off certain benefits, then the value of the whole becomes diminished

Posted on 02/09/2022 12:27

Timbo, I love your last paragraph. It could be a mantra for the whole of the UK and how it’s organised at the moment.👍 

replied on 02/09/2022 16:36

Posted on 01/09/2022 22:10 by TimboC

You're dead right Colin. The whole point of joining a club is to get access to a range of benefits, some of which will have greater value than others.

If you start hiving off certain benefits, then the value of the whole becomes diminished

Posted on 02/09/2022 16:36

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TimboC replied on 02/09/2022 17:50

Posted on 02/09/2022 16:36 by

In reality many of the benefits lauded by CC Ltd are no more than smoke and mirrors.  Car price reductions, kit and clothing discounts, even insurance products can all be readily obtained at similar or even greater discounts without being a member.  

Posted on 02/09/2022 17:50

Oh, you're such a cynic DD!

£56 pa is a drop in the ocean for most people in order to access what many consider, me included, the best caravanning club in the UK. Not all the benefits are worth having, but many are. Its the same in all walks of life

Sure, its got its problems, but they pale into insignificance when pitched up on wonderful sites like Rookesbury and Malvern...which is where we are heading from next Wednesday.

I'll be sitting outside my caravan at Malvern, looking at the scruffy C&CC site opposite and writing out my cheque for next years membership.

I'm more than happy take it, with all its faults. 

nelliethehooker replied on 02/09/2022 18:43

Posted on 02/09/2022 18:43

I for one would rather be on the "scruffy" site opposite than the oh so regimented CC one, but each to their own.

replied on 02/09/2022 18:58

Posted on 02/09/2022 18:43 by nelliethehooker

I for one would rather be on the "scruffy" site opposite than the oh so regimented CC one, but each to their own.

Posted on 02/09/2022 18:58

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TimboC replied on 02/09/2022 19:01

Posted on 02/09/2022 18:43 by nelliethehooker

I for one would rather be on the "scruffy" site opposite than the oh so regimented CC one, but each to their own.

Posted on 02/09/2022 19:01

And thats the beauty of our hobby. As Mark Twain wrote, 'You pays your money, you takes your choice'

You've taken yours, and I've taken mine

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