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It's a bit unfair

malc116 replied on 20/07/2021 18:11

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malc116

Caravanner

Posted on 20/07/2021 18:11

I have been a club member for some years now and I am growing more and more frustrated with the ongoing situation of members block booking different sites for the same dates and failing to turn up. I know the club does not charge a booking fee and long may this continue but to block book sites on the same date and then fail to turn up at the site has seen an increase of fully booked sites when in reality they would have spare pitches.  If only members would do the decent thing by cancelling any other bookings made for that date. This is especially evident around bank holidays and Easter. Now that the club is fully open and we all wish to get away from this awful lock down, I wish to ask all members to do the right thing and cancel any unused bookings that they do not need. I am sure that if the club were to start charging a booking (non refundable) fees this situation would end overnight. Thank you in advance.

Moderator Comment - Malc, posts like this should really be posted in the discussion area so I have moved it for you.

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peedee replied on 30/08/2021 09:12

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Motorhomer

Posted on 30/08/2021 09:12

If the statements are true on another forum, we are in for changes to be announced or implemented next month. I imagine it will take a while for the impact of these to be assessed before any further changes could be considered.

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Posted on 30/08/2021 09:12 by peedee

If the statements are true on another forum, we are in for changes to be announced or implemented next month. I imagine it will take a while for those to be assessed before any further changes could be considered.

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Posted on 30/08/2021 09:15

Statements of merit or rumours PD

JVB66 replied on 30/08/2021 09:21

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Posted on 30/08/2021 08:49 by cyberyacht

It would seem from this discourse that there is actually a need for an aire type setup which would be non-bookable for casual one-nighters.

Posted on 30/08/2021 09:21

But who would finance that sort of set upundecided

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Posted on 30/08/2021 08:49 by cyberyacht

It would seem from this discourse that there is actually a need for an aire type setup which would be non-bookable for casual one-nighters.

Posted on 30/08/2021 09:23

And just how would that increase pitch availability on CMC sites. There seems some desire for aires but not a deal of commercial interest in providing

peedee replied on 30/08/2021 09:28

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Posted on 30/08/2021 09:21 by JVB66

But who would finance that sort of set upundecided

Posted on 30/08/2021 09:28

I assume you refer to the Club in this context because it is happening  financed by private sources, crowd funding and the Scotish Government.

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JVB66 replied on 30/08/2021 09:30

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Posted on 30/08/2021 09:28 by peedee

I assume you refer to the Club in this context because it is happening  financed by private sources, crowd funding and the Scotish Government.

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Posted on 30/08/2021 09:30

In. England and Wales?

vbfg replied on 30/08/2021 09:35

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Posted on 30/08/2021 07:42 by peedee

There is a precedence, Black Horse Farm has and areas set aside for those using the ferries and tunnel. Dosen't Rookesbury Park have a similar area? It is common on the continent to have a smaller area set aside, not exclusively, but more usually for motorhomes. I guess that is for similar reasons to what the OP describes?

peedee

Posted on 30/08/2021 09:35

Pitches being set aside for those using the ferry or tunnel is for a specific and sensible reason. I would not want to have separate areas for motorhomes and caravans on CMHC sites as I think that it would increase further the "us and them" type of animosity which some members already have and which has surfaced occasionally on this discussion group and in a number of reviews of some sites.

SteveL replied on 30/08/2021 09:47

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Posted on 30/08/2021 09:47

Any Aire like (2 nights max) development on a CC site would presumably be usable by caravans,  as I assume it would have the 6 m habitation spacing, so room for a car alongside. However, it would take space away from standard pitches and overall favours motorhomes, as 1 / 2 night stays are more there sort of thing. In my opinion it would not therefore be a fair use of the clubs resources.

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