Email regarding price increases

Posted on 23/03/2022 07:58 by young thomas

"As I pay the asking price"....

nere in a nutshell is the situation we have on CC sites....I've paid for it therefore I'll use it....usage goes up, costs rise, prices to match...

and here we are, with prices soaring....

what do we get....I've paid (more) for it so I'll use (more of) it...😉

that should sort it.

but any suggestion of getting control of this spiral is Pooh poohed by 'unrecoverable costs', even though total usage would fall dramatically, either by folk being reined in by metering or opting out of usage completely...

Rome is certainly burning, with André Reiu at the helm😉

Posted on 23/03/2022 08:27 by EmilysDad

but you are also taking things a little out of context .... when Bill says that he's paying for your electric, he wasn't being literal, it was obvious that he meant that we all pay more if you use more. Not picking you out specifically, but there will always be those that will want to use ALL of their share (plus a little bit extra) .... just like if there's a 'free bar' at a party/wedding/etc, there will always be someone that makes sure they get their fair share (plus a bit extra)

Posted on 23/03/2022 09:57 by DavidKlyne

BB 

You paint a very easy picture of what it could be like. However its not the full picture especially if you tour in the likes of Germany where metering is quite common and not only in the winter months. On quite a few occasions our departure has been delayed because of waiting for site staff having to release us from the electric point, locked cupboard. I would agree that  paying on arrival for you pitch doubles up on the amount of work but I can't see the Club changing that as in the UK it is almost universal that you either pay on arrival or in advance of arrival. 

David

Posted on 23/03/2022 10:03 by Cornersteady

 Pooh poohed...

BB while you may not agree with other's view is there any reason to label them as such? But of course you labeling it as such does not make not it in any way true? Or are your views the only true version which must be accepted by all?

See what I did there I poo-poohed the poo-poo  

Posted on 23/03/2022 10:29 by peedee

The easiest syetem, in my view, for both the Club and members is one that uses a smart card which can be common across the network. The only involvement of staff would be in charging the card and there would be no need to pay anything on departure

>Rolec< offer such a system.

peedee

 

 

Posted on 23/03/2022 10:33 by Cornersteady

I wish I could find a past thread about the cost of installing meters. I think, but happy to be proved wrong, that a CL owner posted it would cost around £80 to install one meter, so with a (low) estimate of about 15,000 meters that is £1.2 million, like I said a low estimate and perhaps more with the infrastructure to read and charge people staying.

Where will this money come from? Either from higher pitch fees in the short term or from reserves perhaps taking money away from other projects or refurbishments. 

 

Posted on 23/03/2022 10:33 by Cornersteady

I wish I could find a past thread about the cost of installing meters. I think, but happy to be proved wrong, that a CL owner posted it would cost around £80 to install one meter, so with a (low) estimate of about 15,000 meters that is £1.2 million, like I said a low estimate and perhaps more with the infrastructure to read and charge people staying.

Where will this money come from? Either from higher pitch fees in the short term or from reserves perhaps taking money away from other projects or refurbishments.