5 van sites exemption etc

We have been on a couple of CLs when the voluntary inspectors have called. It’s rare but not unknown for us to have been on a Site that has had an extra van on for an odd night. What isn’t rare is that some Members don’t always realise that some CLs have a perfectly legal second pitching area adjacent, it might be a small private Site, it might be a second CL area, but conclusions are often jumped to and phone calls made.

We used to store one of our vans down on a farm that had a CL. It had six individual pitches, all separately landscaped. If we drove overnight and arrived around 9.30 am, we could get our van from storage, pull it onto a pitch, and be setting up, while someone else was doing the final pack up on another pitch. Previously we used to have to wait around, but owners came up with this well organised solution for all of us who were regular users, and it worked really well. Any Member new to visiting might have quickly taken umbrage, not knowing that only five vans were actually overnighting. The CL was regularly inspected, and ran like this for around eight years with no issues. Sadly, it is no longer on the network, but it wasn’t due to losing its certificate.

I am booked on a CL which now has a small licenced site adjacent. Originally it was just a CL. Oddly enough when I offered my membership number it was not required although I am booked on the CL section. I assume because they have a licence whether your a member or not is irrelevent. THe price is the same whether on the CL or the adjacent site.

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We use a few like this PD, usually no difference in price.

I recall having a conversation with an ex CL owner who wanted to have a small private Site alongside his existing CL. Apparently powers that be at Club decided no, so he pulled out of Club network and went it alone, all legally done, and it’s now absolutely thriving, beautiful set up. 

I often get the feeling that the powers that be at EG are stuck in some sort of time warp, not found in this century for sure.