Email regarding price increases

JillwithaJay replied on 21/03/2022 15:11

JillwithaJay

Posted on 21/03/2022 15:11

Anybody received this yet?

"We look forward to welcoming you shortly on our UK Club campsites.

Ahead of your arrival, we wanted to give you advance notice that we’ll be making a small increase to our UK Club campsite prices for stays between 5 April 2022 and 3 January 2023 inclusive.

The unfortunate and sad events which have engulfed the world in recent weeks have meant worldwide electricity costs have increased exponentially. In fact the Club's electricity costs are forecast to increase by an unprecedented amount of around 50% this year.

The fairest way for the Club to manage the rising cost of energy required to run our UK Club campsites is for all members to pay a little bit extra when staying with us this year. This small price increase will support the Club in the face of the rising cost of energy and also help ensure that we can continue to reinvest in improving the UK Club campsite network.

What this means for you:

The increase will be between 70p and £2.50 per night depending on the season and the campsite you are planning to stay on. These calculations are based on a standard touring pitch and two adults.
From 5 April 2022 you’ll be able to see the exact new price you’ll pay by logging into ‘My profile’ and clicking on the ‘My UK Sites Bookings’ section.

There’s no need for you to do anything, on arrival at the campsite you will be charged the appropriate amount.

We appreciate this price increase will not be welcomed, however we would like to share that members have saved over £12.5 million on stays at our UK Club campsite network since July 2020, as the Club passed on the full Government VAT rate saving to members.

We need your support to ensure our wonderful Club can continue to operate all of our amazing campsites at the same high standards during the busy summer season and into the winter, when we expect utility costs to rise further.

What can you do to help:

Below are a few hints and tips to help reduce the cost of electricity usage when you are staying on one of our campsites.

If you have a solar unit on your outfit please use it as much as possible
Make sure indoor and outside lights, any heating appliances and electrical equipment are all turned off when you go out for the day and overnight
We want members to enjoy many holidays with the Club this year, so thank you for your continued loyalty and support, and we wish you an enjoyable 2022 season of touring.

Best wishes
The Caravan and Motorhome Club"

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replied on 23/03/2022 13:40

Posted on 23/03/2022 11:05 by Cornersteady

Well that is £645,000 plus VAT plus all the labour charges.

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peedee replied on 23/03/2022 13:47

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Posted on 23/03/2022 13:47

Even easier to have a non EHU option everywhere?

The trouble with that is it limits pitch usage to only those with off grid facilities. A metered pitch can be used by any outfit either for off grid use or use as much electricty as they care to pay for as long as it is within the capacity of the bollard.

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Cornersteady replied on 23/03/2022 13:51

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Posted on 23/03/2022 13:47 by peedee

Even easier to have a non EHU option everywhere?

The trouble with that is it limits pitch usage to only those with off grid facilities. A metered pitch can be used by any outfit either for off grid use or use as much electricty as they care to pay for as long as it is within the capacity of the bollard.

peedee

Posted on 23/03/2022 13:51

Sorry I have written that wrong PD

I meant have the option to have EHU or not on the same pitch.

Cornersteady replied on 23/03/2022 13:55

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Posted on 23/03/2022 13:40 by

More like about £150,000 or less. It's called economies of scale. The arithmetic of if one orange costs £0.50 how much will 10 cost (£5.00) doesn't apply. I learnt that in primary school 😃.

Posted on 23/03/2022 13:55

So a unit that costs £43 will be sold for £10 if enough are sold? Personally I think not somehow.

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SeasideBill replied on 23/03/2022 14:55

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Posted on 23/03/2022 13:40 by

More like about £150,000 or less. It's called economies of scale. The arithmetic of if one orange costs £0.50 how much will 10 cost (£5.00) doesn't apply. I learnt that in primary school 😃.

Posted on 23/03/2022 14:55

DD, I’ll take your word for it. Arithmetic was never my strong subject, I preferred Geography - more colouring in. 😉

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cyberyacht replied on 23/03/2022 14:56

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Posted on 23/03/2022 14:56

One of the arguments about this seems to be paying for electricity used upon departure. If CAMC got into the 21st Century, members would have a card registered and costs could be debited automatically. There's the first objection solved already.

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DavidKlyne replied on 23/03/2022 15:15

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Posted on 23/03/2022 13:32 by Goldie146

re metering - playing Devil's Advocate - with an "all in one" tariff you know in advance what the cost will be. If the electricity is metered, you can only estimate until you get the final bill.

I'm not bothered either way. There's too much else for me to worry about without thinking about a mere holiday.

Posted on 23/03/2022 15:15

Goldie

I suspect the concern is that electricity usage is becoming a larger element of site fees and some are beginning to wonder if they are getting a fair deal from the current all inclusive way of charging for those site fees? It would be more transparent if electricity was paid for separately with the option for some that they wouldn't connect to the site electricity. If they are going to add £2.50 a night to some site fees that would suggest, with the recent progression of prices, that anywhere between £5 and £8 is the cost per day at peak times?

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Cornersteady replied on 23/03/2022 15:49

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Posted on 23/03/2022 14:04 by

Then I guess a very significant part of my working life negotiating very large contracts both as a buyer and seller was totally wasted 😭. 😂

Posted on 23/03/2022 15:49

Well so you say and depends what you were selling or buying but I thought you were in the law, and as you once posted, aircrew as well . A varied life indeed.

Well if a unit which looks fairly complicated (to me) to make and manufacture that costs £43 pounds can be bought for £10 someone is making a good profit. But alas off topic.