What is our membership fee for?

I can endorse what Surfer has said regarding Nationwide Flex Plus, that includes recovery and repair. We used it last time out. Fantastic service from first phone call to landing back at home. Only issue was because we had dogs, but this is similar with RAC and AA. Green Flag might include dogs, not sure? Seems to be individual private recovery firms that set this rule. 

I am sure that I have read somewhere that Club has around 200 people working at EG, not sure, does anyone know?

Edit: correction! It is 800 staff, with 250 of those at EG! 

I think that's just the IT department, TtDA......

Millilou......I addressed your point above.

Do you never moan about the price of anything? Do you just pay whatever is asked, without questioning it?

I'd hate to be paying your bills, if that's the case.

Write your comments here...of course I moan about prices, I don't think I'd be believed anyway if I said I didn't, but it just seemed to me that no one was seeing the positives,work out how much your membership costs per year (much less than National Trust that an earlier post mentioned) and see what you can buy for the equivalent amount each week, or not if you object so much to how it's run. Failing that do something about making changes from within. I still maintain it's good to have the back up behind you. We use club sites,occasionally C.Ls and commercial sites too, whichever fits the bill at the time. I wish ALL Happy caravanning/ motorhoming which is what it's really about

In what way do I have CC "back up" behind me, by paying the membership fee?

If the name was caravan plc or caravan ltd people would be wary of the clubs advertising and question and check for themselves the products the club sells. However great advertising and sales people have convinced many that there acting in the members best interest and that the deals are fantastic. Some are very good some are not. I think the op raised a valid question, however as usual on here when someone questions the establishment or its ways the calls for them to leave are bandied around by the sheep who aimlessly follow what there told. I genuinely think with the club on board,some good advertising and the right approach we could get some members to believe the world is flat!

Fur Ball, it is a private limited company

https://www.duedil.com/company/00646027/caravan-club-limited-the

professionals with some carvaning experience,

Ahh yes, those who demonstrate their total idiocy and  lack of  caravanning capability on national TV making caravanning even more poorly regarded by the general public than it was before...... great advocates for the club for sure....

we still haven't answered the OP's question and I very much doubt we can.  The reality is that CC ltd makes £10.5 million surplus on the membership fee and I get to call myself a member and get a piece of plastic with a number on it.!  My one positive benefit is being able to use CL's.  I guess there are many thousands of vanners who aren't members of the club and enjoy the hobby as much as we do.  IMO the discount line is spurious as we get better discounts as scout association members and the vouchers in the gardeners world magazine is the equal of the CC.

I'm glad you feel there is at least one benefit Oneputt and for the benefit of the other person whose comment alluded to being sheep like, just because I defend aspects of the club does not necessarily mean I agree with everything across the board, I do not see the point in remaining in a group when there seems so much about it that you don't like or agree with

there's also the club sites themselves of course.

I too can't get over the fact that people complain about the club and membership (and CT as well) yet continue to be members/go to sites