Arrival time at Ferry Meadows changed to 1pm

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That would be an admission of turning up early so I doubt you'll see many hands raised.

Arrived Ferry Meadows at 1:15 already units booked in at 12 and fully set up. Check in time should be enforced so the wardens have time to cut the grass.

I arrived 30 minutes early at Blackpool South a couple years ago and was turned away by the warden. I was fine with it. It was my mistake

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I have just checked my last four bookings with the C&MC just to make sure a previous statement of mine was correct and only one of them, Ferry Meadows, mentions arrival time and that at 12p.m.was incorrect. It does not seem normal practice to point out arrival and departure times on the booking confirmation. I have suggested it should because it would help ensure members do not arrive early.

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Personally I think the onus is on the individual to check the latest information. However we generally get one of the emails shown below 10 days before we leave. This clearly states the arrival and leaving times. I don’t think having them on the booking that much of an advantage. Many like us book well ahead and things change. Generally after receipt we never look at the booking confirmation again. It just gets filed electronically in the saved reservations file and entered onto our iPad calendar. It’s Always  worth checking the web site just before going, there is sometimes something about road works or a local event affecting access.

If one arrives at a shop before the opening time but you can see staff working inside, do you expect to be let in. No.

If one goes to the hospital or doctors and arrive early for your appointment, do you expect to be seen early as the doctors are almost certainly there? No. 

If you arrive at an airport early for your flight do you expect to be put on an earlier flight? No.

So what makes a caravan site any different?

"Manners maketh man".

FM was changed to 1300. hrs arrival time last year as many other sites on the network to give site staff more time for the additional. cleaning required to help combat the covid pandemic as advised to all members via the covid pages on the clubs website.

Those who know FM has in the last couple of years had to have an add set of barriers installed to deter some others from entering the site, which has saved employing the 24hr contractor security on the entrance.

But because the past it was 1200hrs arrival times many members who have used the site for years seem not to think to check,  and are still arriving at 1200 or earlier, which now blocks Ham Lane as those who like us.  now notice a member of the site team are needed to man the first barrier  ,and have a list of booked arrivals and will open the First barrier to let early arrivals as far as the booking in area ,,to then wait for other staff to get to open the office after the toilets are finished cleaning, and pitches from the days departures to be "serviced"

As posted before although sites may have more than one couple as needed to now cover the hours  , other than at busy times normally Friday and Saturday there will not be a full complement as they are now with the WTD not required to all work24/7as some members seem  not to understand

I don’t disagree on club sites. The web site states an earliest arrival and that should be adhered to.

However, with some things like ferries or shuttles there is a must arrive by time. We have arrived early both at the IOW ferry and Eurotunnel and been put on earlier crossings.