CL or not?

viatorem replied on 02/08/2021 18:03

viatorem

Posted on 02/08/2021 18:03

We had a meet up with some friends and left the CL booking to them as it was their turn to choose. It was a superb location and with good facilities if slightly compact for 5 vans, however the site can be booked online with no club membership number requirement. I am sure that this is the case for many CL's with websites along with FB booking groups etc. It was apparent that several pitches were probably occupied by non members, I'm not adverse to this as it is similar to some club sites although wardens are then present to ensure sanity prevails. Maybe there should be categories of CL to cater for non members just so we know when booking?

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Wherenext replied on 04/08/2021 19:33

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Wherenext

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Posted on 04/08/2021 19:33

To me, the pertinent point of having more than the 5 on site is Space.

If 6 or 7 units are crammed in then I would object. If those 6 or 7 were on a very spacious CL with plenty of room between pitches then I wouldn't.

I've stayed on a site with 0.5 acre and there were 7 on it. Fortunately I was only there for 2 night. I have also stayed on one with 2 Acres and this time there were 8 on for 2 nights over a weekend but I had loads of space so there was no problem.

I also have been the sixth on site but usually pitched outside of the CL boundary and like AD was grateful for it.

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Fisherman replied on 04/08/2021 19:48

Fisherman

Posted on 04/08/2021 19:48

Tinwheeler. My post shows that I am doing something but alas outside the CL as its like banging your head here.

Tinwheeler replied on 04/08/2021 19:56

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Posted on 04/08/2021 19:48 by Fisherman

Tinwheeler. My post shows that I am doing something but alas outside the CL as its like banging your head here.

Posted on 04/08/2021 19:56

My mistake as I thought it was the exemption system you wanted to change because that’s what your posts always indicate.🤷🏻‍♂️

nelliethehooker replied on 04/08/2021 23:01

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nelliethehooker

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Posted on 04/08/2021 16:41 by Fisherman

As an individual there is nothing one can do. Its organizations like this club who can take things forward if they want to. It seems the club is not really interested. All I can do is assist those who want to expand in my local area of influence and a number are expanding outside the CL regime with no problems. The downside is the Cl network shrinks.

Posted on 04/08/2021 23:01

Well why not list those sites in the specific post in the Sites section for Small sites?

cyberyacht replied on 05/08/2021 08:31

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cyberyacht

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Posted on 05/08/2021 08:31

I stayed recently on a site that had 6 or 7 over a night or two. Massive field with enough spacing to feel that you were almost alone.

wildemere replied on 05/08/2021 17:57

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Posted on 05/08/2021 17:57

As a CL owner I find proof of membership difficult to determine, Yes I can ask to see the members card, it will tell me a name, a number, and a renewal date, I have no way of telling if the persons name on the card is the same as the person presenting it.

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JVB66 replied on 05/08/2021 18:21

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Posted on 05/08/2021 17:57 by wildemere

As a CL owner I find proof of membership difficult to determine, Yes I can ask to see the members card, it will tell me a name, a number, and a renewal date, I have no way of telling if the persons name on the card is the same as the person presenting it.

Posted on 05/08/2021 18:21

At this time a track and trace form may assist in that ,as with the signature on the members card

Tinwheeler replied on 05/08/2021 18:49

Tinwheeler

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Posted on 05/08/2021 17:57 by wildemere

As a CL owner I find proof of membership difficult to determine, Yes I can ask to see the members card, it will tell me a name, a number, and a renewal date, I have no way of telling if the persons name on the card is the same as the person presenting it.

Posted on 05/08/2021 18:49

The same goes for club sites, David. All you can do is ask to see the card and that means you've discharged your responsibility. I can’t imagine that the incidence of fraudulent use of CAMC cards is very high but, in the unlikely event of it happening on your site, you cannot be held responsible if you’ve done as the club asks and checked the arriving camper has a card.

JVB66 replied on 05/08/2021 18:54

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Posted on 05/08/2021 18:49 by Tinwheeler

The same goes for club sites, David. All you can do is ask to see the card and that means you've discharged your responsibility. I can’t imagine that the incidence of fraudulent use of CAMC cards is very high but, in the unlikely event of it happening on your site, you cannot be held responsible if you’ve done as the club asks and checked the arriving camper has a card.

Posted on 05/08/2021 18:54

The difference being is that the card and booking is also tied to the reg number of the car /motor caravan

Wherenext replied on 05/08/2021 19:38

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Posted on 05/08/2021 18:54 by JVB66

The difference being is that the card and booking is also tied to the reg number of the car /motor caravan

Posted on 05/08/2021 19:38

Car reg means nothing on CLs. This is a CL thread.

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