5 van sites exemption etc

 By "not turning people away" as you want? CL/CS owners by doing so   any holders of the 5van exemption certificate applied for under the rules/regulations  that they agreed to when applying,  could have it withdrawn which would mean thousands of 5 van sites could have to close 

I have only been to one CL where I was not asked for my membership number.  This year there will be lots of CLs trying to recoup some of the income lost over the last 12 months.  If someone turns up who is not a member I cannot see what is wrong with them being allowed to join online when they arrive at a CL.  More members for the club and more income for the small business that is the CL.

Agreed, BM. The key issue is that they do join so they are members at the time they stay on the CL.👍🏻

Yes nothing wrong at all. The same can (or could) be done at a club site too.

As a CL owner on booking I ask for a contact phone number and the membership number, On arrival on site I have never asked to see the membership card, as my card has a name on it plus a number, but there is no way of proving the person presenting the card is the name on it. Without a photo of the member on the card. to me its worthless.  

Indeed wildemere.

I am very surprised that the Club still hasn’t got around to allowing those CLs who wish to do so, to join up new Members. All it would take is a phone call with new Member to HQ, take a card payment, give out a temporary Membership number to new Member, and let them get on with it. (Membership package to home address ASAP) When we used to stay on a hidden away CL in Cornwall, we often used to spend a day on the Site, and every day would bring in at least one, often two or three folks taking a look or popping in to see if they could stay. Lots were not Members, couldn’t stay, and moved on somewhere else.

I am not saying that all CLs should have to join new Members, only those interested, but some incentive for the CL owner would be good, and it would take very little to set up. We joined CADW at Caerphilly Castle like this, and visited lots more CADW sites that holiday. Our full Members pack was waiting for us when we got home. Club is so behind the times with certain aspects, still dragging its heels kicking and screaming into third decade of techno Millenium🤨

Its so far behind the times in not advocating for a amendment to the 5 rule. You see it as the network contacts, no  policing members usage and overcrowding. Result haemorrhaging of the network

Just out of interest does the membership number get referred back to the club for occupancy stats or is it for your records only? 

The operating certificate that we receive annually from the CAMC has the following condition:
“Only members of the Caravan and Motorhome Club on producing their membership cards may be accommodated on the Certificated Location and only for the purposes of recreation.”

We always ask for membership numbers and check their validity using a GDPR-compliant text service provided for CL Owners by the CAMC.

Ian Kelly
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Who if anybody polices the rule. Certainly not the local authority. With the ambiguity of CAMC 5 Vans and CC 5 vans & 10 tents ( local authority looks at units) they dont want to get involved. Has anyone seen a club inspector? Its a   case of " let sleeping dogs lie" rather than taking a proactive stance to seek a change in this archaic ruling.