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I think it is via a central payment system ,a bit like some other loaded cards

You also only have one owner (Canal and River Trust) providing and installing the meters, so they are all standard. CLs are independent businesses.

Even with independant businesses there can still be a standard issued by the Club that the owners could chose to follow or not.

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I’m all in favour of paying for the leccy one uses. I do though think that some folks might struggle with the concept of paying more for their pitch during the winter months, if a tiered system was introduced.

CY, one nighters aren't a problem because, despite what Ted wrote as you've quoted, he then says CL owners "very much appreciate your business". So, we're welcome👍.

Ted, one interesting comment I have picked up on, is from one of your featured CLs. The owner said that after decades of providing a CL, the visiting inspector decided it needed a second CDP point. (🤔 For 5 outfits?) This bears out some of the anecdotal conversations we have had with CL owning friends, who find themselves puzzling over almost being made to instal something that the site has functioned perfectly well without for a very long time, as a term of getting the license renewed. Installing something for safety reasons is one thing, but if it’s an enhancement, that’s something different. We were told, anecdotally, that such a suggestions had forced one CL to close, as the owner simply couldn’t afford it. 
It might not be something to discuss on here, but it bears out the conversations we have had with one or two CL owners. Are some CLs being pushed down a path they can’t/don’t  want to follow, and is this a reason some are giving up? It’s worrying.

CL owning friends, who find themselves puzzling over almost being made to instal something that the site has functioned perfectly well without for a very long time, as a term of getting the license renewed. Installing something for safety reasons is one thing, but if it’s an enhancement, that’s something different

I thought the idea and indeed the appeal of CLs were that they could be as simple or not as people wanted?  One could turn up almost on a whim and pitch however, pay whenever... and it was as cheap as you wanted it to be. 

Added to the 'fact' that they are not club sites nor run like club sites?

Now we have some wanting more control or the club issuing some sort of standard that could or could not be followed - in which case what is the point? 

Installing meters which would cost money which would lead to the CL owner having to get that money back somehow? And then the CL owner having more to track and some way of getting payment?

I've never used a CL but I appreciate the appeal and how well loved they are. There is something for everyone I would think? Why make them change to suit you? One can simply choose the CL that is 'right' for them?

Agree with your comments Corners. Some CLs are part of other businesses but many are hobby type places and long may that continue. The "big boys" have money to make whilst others just enjoy their simple set up and we can enjoy them too.

That was the original concept Corners. Small, simple, but meeting certain criteria. This of course has altered down the decades, with water quality and EHU installation requiring safety checks. Rightly so.

Some of the changes are driven by modern outfits, more Motorhomes  nowadays, more outfit owners preferring sites with EHU, loos, showers, hardstandings, service pitches, wifi provision. Difficult to get a return on such investment with just five pitches.

Thankfully, there is still a good mix of basic, innovative off grid sites, all grass, grass/ hardstanding, all hardstanding, some with a loo, some with facility block, some with a small shop, etc.....

By the way Corners (and anyone reading this) why not try a CL, you might be pleasantly surprised.