CL Distance to other Vans

SubaruEriba replied on 24/10/2016 11:44

Posted on 24/10/2016 11:44

Hi are CL bound by the 6mt rule, as Club Sites are ??
On one CL the vans were so close the Awnings were touching the other van 5 in a line
Photograph taken
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nelliethehooker replied on 24/10/2016 19:31

Posted on 24/10/2016 19:31

I back up what tda & Nav say. Hate to be on a CL that I've booked in all good faith to have plenty of room between vans and not to have more than 5 vans on the site. Have you written a review of the site, Coll?

SubaruEriba replied on 24/10/2016 20:03

Posted on 24/10/2016 20:03

Ok I have been advised not to name the CL publicly as it colud cost me money  sorry !!!!!!
Have informed CC they are looking in to it 
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Oneputt replied on 24/10/2016 20:14

Posted on 24/10/2016 20:14

Did you read the CL description before you booked?  If the descriptor says grounds of 1 acre or more the chances are there will be more than enough spacing, if on the other hand it says something like under half an acre then the alarm bells should be ringing.  To be perfectly honest if I drove on to a site and I thought the vans were too close together, I would just retreat

replied on 24/10/2016 20:20

Posted on 24/10/2016 20:20

Ok I have been advised not to name the CL publicly as it colud cost me money  sorry !!!!!!
Have informed CC they are looking in to it 
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In such situations a photograph is useful

IanH replied on 24/10/2016 20:33

Posted on 24/10/2016 20:33

I agree. Why would mentioning the name of a caravan site that operates in an unsafe way cost anyone money?

 

wye replied on 24/10/2016 20:41

Posted on 24/10/2016 20:41

Its about whats safe , and what is reasonable. 

A few feet between caravans or awnings is not i have stayed on many CLs large and small and have never had this problem , if I was told to pitch that close I would complain , if necessary go else where and report to the club .

 

 

Takethedogalong replied on 24/10/2016 20:56

Posted on 24/10/2016 20:56

And do a review, the Club's wheels can grind exceedingly slowly, in the meantime, unsuspecting innocents like us might choose to stay! (But only for a very short time)Wink

eurortraveller replied on 24/10/2016 21:31

Posted on 24/10/2016 21:31

I 've seen situations where two families chose to pitch caravans close together -facing each other with one open fronted awning awning facing and touching a similar one, and making a big covered area between the two caravans - -as a covered play area for children in the day time and a covered space for big family meals in an evening. It seemed very sociable. Would some of you want it banned? 

Navigateur replied on 24/10/2016 21:40

Posted on 24/10/2016 21:40

Banned - unless they sign a disclaimer that they all agree to all die or suffer serious injury together in the same conflagration.

Seriously though, with that sort of increased fire load I would want to be more than six meters away from either of them.

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