Why do you have to own a mobile phone to join CC?

By just submitting a random number, you might cause somebody (who may not even own a caravan or MH) to receive unwanted calls! Surely better as has been stated, to phone the CC to sort it out.

Just FYI, the club does not give out personal details of a member to any  third party.

JK

I never gave a mobile number when I joined, in fact only family and our daughters school have it, anyone else  can go forth and multiply, thats why I don't get cold  calls  when I am driving.

A mobile or carphone as the where called when first out, was for emergency contact while away from home, thats all mine is used for. 

Pre-mobile days we arrived at CC site in Wales (Aberbran) to find it flooded. Warden had been trying to contact us on landline to say not to travel but we had already set off. We were the only ones on site but wardens managed to site us on concrete next to the reception. We collected water by car, my partner sitting on the tailgate of our 4x4 pulling the aquaroll. Went into Brecon to buy wellies. Warden managed to unblock stream that had caused the flooding and gradually all got back to normal. Great fun!

And in the cases you have highlighted how exactly would a mobile number have prevented it happening 

 You might have been close enough to the site to return & move your caravan to safety. Why the reluctance touse a mobile phone? My Dad will be 80 soon & has owned them for 30+;yrs ..... his current phone is a 'smart phone' & uses it on the web too

I can't see the problem with them having the number either. The CC are not the villains here, they are not selling on your details. Them having your mobile number as a point of contact, can only be in your interest.

I lost my wallet containing cash and cards including my CC membership card somewhere in Norfolk, but didn't realise it until I received a call on my mobile from the Club, who had been contacted by the finder to let me know that it had been found and where to pick it up. If the Club hadn't had my mobile number, this would not have been possible.

So . . ?   If they have the details they can be stolen from them, just as has happened with so many other organisations which one might have expected to have far better security.

I have no qualms about giving out "details" when required to do so - just, they are not MY details but a set I have invented for the purpose, including a valid, but never looked at email address, and a postal address for a gap site.

Its really handy if the wardens have a contact number, we have received a call when out for the day, from a warden, he needed to ask us something and we were able to take the call and help.