Pay extra for towing a car

Posted on 24/07/2018 20:50 by mickysf

Thankfully with the club that towed car, that awning, that dog(s), that pup tent incur no extra charge. As for the commercials, they do what best advantages them!

 

Posted on 25/07/2018 08:02 by

True Mickysf but theCAMC recoups it other ways, I have never come across another site provider that defines public holidays quite so generously in their own favour.

Posted on 23/07/2018 20:27 by

I do realise that at the lower end of charges its hardly worth the bother  for the owner and always was but I think £20 for a CL is ludicrous no matter how its calculated but maybe we are not used to such prices..

Posted on 25/07/2018 14:32 by Merve

I agree David. £20 for a CL is ludicrous. This kind of interests me in the fact that on non EHU CLs, there is very little upkeep. A tap, a disposal point and cut the grass every now and again or sheep to cut the grass. I think we are getting away from the original concept of a CL thought where people lucky enough to own land made some available for campers or caravans. It wasn’t about money- it was about , as has been said, giving something back. With this grab grab grab world in which we reside, I think that concept has been lost and money is now the prime reason- what a pity!! 

Posted on 25/07/2018 14:50 by moulesy

Merve - as you know from our exchanges in the past  I respect your views, and particularly the work you've put into promoting off grid vanning.

But I think you've got this slightly wrong - there is a place for all kinds of sites and all kinds of CLs. Many basic ones provide exactly what you like at a very low price, but others, and these are the ones we prefer, provide facilities every bit as good as club or commercial sites but on a smaller scale. The site near Clitheroe which I mentioned is a particularly good example - £20 for a maximum of 5 vans on a site with HS serviced pitches, toilet & shower, wifi, dogs and awning included. And with the views I've mentioned. This has clearly taken considerable investment and I don't think the owners could in any way be described as money grabbing. For us the alternatives would have been a large commercial site (complete with statics, bar and clubhouse) about 400 yards down the road, surrounded by trees so no view at just under double what we paid for the CL or the C&CC site down in the town itself which would have been just over £25 a night even with the age concession and not including the wifi.

Surely everyone has their own idea of what makes a site one they'd chose and this blanket statement that £20 is ludicrous for a CL is too simplistic.

Long may the variety in sites continue.

Posted on 25/07/2018 14:50 by moulesy

Merve - as you know from our exchanges in the past  I respect your views, and particularly the work you've put into promoting off grid vanning.

But I think you've got this slightly wrong - there is a place for all kinds of sites and all kinds of CLs. Many basic ones provide exactly what you like at a very low price, but others, and these are the ones we prefer, provide facilities every bit as good as club or commercial sites but on a smaller scale. The site near Clitheroe which I mentioned is a particularly good example - £20 for a maximum of 5 vans on a site with HS serviced pitches, toilet & shower, wifi, dogs and awning included. And with the views I've mentioned. This has clearly taken considerable investment and I don't think the owners could in any way be described as money grabbing. For us the alternatives would have been a large commercial site (complete with statics, bar and clubhouse) about 400 yards down the road, surrounded by trees so no view at just under double what we paid for the CL or the C&CC site down in the town itself which would have been just over £25 a night even with the age concession and not including the wifi.

Surely everyone has their own idea of what makes a site one they'd chose and this blanket statement that £20 is ludicrous for a CL is too simplistic.

Long may the variety in sites continue.

Posted on 25/07/2018 16:05 by

As you have already pointed out your recent experience of CL use is much greater than mine but for the record in the past when we were regular users of CLs throughout the UK I never found one with any of the facilities you describe (or even EHU )  and  am talking about the traditional concept i.e an area set aside for vans with water and toilet emptying pretty much as Merv described and in those cases £20 is ludicrous.

 

Posted on 25/07/2018 16:17 by moulesy

And that is precisely my point, David. Many CLs are nowadays providing those facilities - the point I was making is that your blanket statement that £20 is ludicrous for a CL takes no account of the fact that things have moved on over the years.

For the record, we have in the last couple of months stayed at 3 different CLS,  all with very good toilet/shower facilities and paid between £14 and £16 a night, but price is not a primary consideration - locality comes first and then if a CL charges £20 compared to a club or commercial site ranging from £30 to £40 which would you choose?

Posted on 25/07/2018 16:26 by

My most recent use of a CL has been driven by exactly what you describe, I wanted a night halt close to a ferry port and the club was wanting £28.50 for a nearby site I have used before and didnt like anyway . I am not willing to pay that for a shower and  overnight parking and chose a CL with EHU and disposal only at £15 .