Club prices getting silly

Well of course, you used club sites quite a bit before and when you had to stay in the UK you chose all club sites for your longer stays, so of course there is no change in wanting to use them more?

Neither have I, but not expecting it to increasing by other than the bare minimum.

I have an index linked increase on what is required by regulations, which is only on part of my pension, the other more than half gets "discretionary" increases........otherwise known as virtually nothing.

Not much one can do in the private sector, one takes it, or should have gone elsewhere.

Do you really think being one of the most vocal, or one of the silent majority (I assume you mean on here?) makes any difference at all to the club's planning? as a poster on CT I would like to think so but I doubt it's true - they didn't listen to me about deposits?

Wouldn't the club look at occupancy rates and how much members are happily willing to pay to stay on SP? From my experiences and a few others on here (the most vocal - a new label?) who actually use club sites and/or who are serving wardens they are extremely popular, there is no denying that is there? 

They are wanted not because of anything posted on CT but by the simple idea that people use them a lot. 

And the silent majority, if they are silent how does anyone know what they really want? 

Exactly. Did you never consider leaving the scheme and going with another pension provider?

Incidentally, twice as much as your state pension is a considerable sum and outstrips my occupational pension.

My middle daughter is in the private sector and hers will be index linked?

You could have taken out a private pension?

But off topic now.

However CAMC say they are going to promote some offers, just when is the question?

So far all the CAMC sites we have booked, some under the old system, some under the new, have increased in price. I suppose there is still time for special offers but they may well not reduce it back to what we will pay. The CC’s policy seems to be to try and get folk to book early to fix the price and of course as a result get lots of lovely deposits in the bank.

+1, I was in the private sector many years ago & I still get up to 5% unless inflation is  above 5% then it tracks it🤷🏻‍♂️

Nellie

As CS points out I am sure the Club do their homework on the statistical use of serviced pitches v non serviced pitches. I suspect they are are unlikely to provide such facilities if they think no one will use them? From an observational point of view, which of course can only be a snapshot, it seems that service pitches are very popular. What we don't know yet is the impact of the new booking system which allows the booking of a hardstanding whereas in the past the only way to guarantee a hardstanding was to book a serviced pitch. I fully accept that from the Club's point of view that a service pitch provides more revenue so that could be a motivation as well? I just wonder how many of us, if invited to design a campsite, wouldn't put in all serviced pitches?

David

I have been retired 16 years now, probably things have moved on as regards pensions.  These days they are index linked, but  this only  came  in from somewhere in the 90s.

I joined my employer in 1975 and was with them for 32 years, earning maximum final salary pension under their scheme. Never though I should pay money into an additional scheme.

Only part of my pension comes under the index linking rules. The part earned before that gets minimal if any increase.

I thought a final salary pension would be sufficient for our needs, OH has no pension of her own due to disability, but this unexpected inflation is of course not good.  Our fuel bills are huge.

However, what I get is much more than the basic state pension, so we are still fortunate in that respect.

I was given the option of paying extra into my company pension & whatever I put in my company matched it. That didn’t need a second thought I jumped at it! Plus the BOGOF shares deal👍🏻. My advice to anyone is invest in yourself & if you get a company to invest extra too pick it up & run with it to the max.