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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SteveL replied on 22/03/2022 18:30

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Posted on 22/03/2022 10:42 by SeasideBill

Just put a warmer quilt on, plenty of folks stay at places like Steamer Quay without suffering too much. Reduced site heating at night is tokenism, particularly as many wouldn’t dream of having the central heating on overnight at home. If you really can’t do without tropical conditions use gas, at least you’re paying for that and not me.

Posted on 22/03/2022 18:30

As I pay the asking price I’m fairly sure I am paying for my electricity usage not you SB. You are of course free to do what you want and freeze at night. We on the other hand will have the heating on at a reduced level.

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Rufs replied on 22/03/2022 18:32

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Posted on 22/03/2022 18:32

"As I said, "covert": it is a motorhomer who is likely to be charging up a Smart car with a lead from a window, as you well know."

well just for the record i spent a total of 7 days last year on 2 club sites, Malvern Hills and York Beeches, both were in the Autmn so temperatures were not fantasic, on York Beaches there was a very nice Bucanneer, very new, tow car Range Rover which was on one of those lease purchase deals with limited mileage, to compensate for the expense of running the Range Rover etc, they had a Smart car which was ideal for running into York etc, which they charged as i described, and they seemed to spend most of their days sat in the VAN watching television, ok i will admit they are probably in the minority, but this post is all about increased site fees to cover the additional costs of electricity, but correct me if I am wrong, but there is at least one Motorhome owner on this post who it would appear is not willing to give up having his central heating on overnight, even when we lived and caravaned in Scotland we have never had the heating on overnight, and for the record we dont watch tv or have dvds in the van, and we could surely manage on a 10amp or maybe less supply which we should perhaps all be considering, if we are to reduce pitch fees.

young thomas replied on 22/03/2022 18:33

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Posted on 22/03/2022 18:33

HJA wrote...

"If you have a solar unit on your outfit please use it as much as possible".

I didnt understand what this meant. I am not particularly technical. I know my solar panel will give charge to my batteries, when not on EHU. What I dont know is how it functions alongside EHU. I just plug in and let it get on with it.

Are they expecting you to disconnect if its sunny?"

perhaps the club are asking folk who can easily operate without an EHU to do so, even though the club will have already charged them for electric, along with the increase.

I have no problem with the club asking me to 'do my bit' by not using EHU provided that they reduce my pitch prices by £5-7 a night for doing so...

the 'appropriate rise' mentioned in the email will be based on the price per night.

if folk are charged £2.50 a night extra, the one thing they won't do is be sparing with the supply, after all, they paid (an awful lot more) for it.

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replied on 22/03/2022 18:41

Posted on 22/03/2022 18:32 by Rufs

"As I said, "covert": it is a motorhomer who is likely to be charging up a Smart car with a lead from a window, as you well know."

well just for the record i spent a total of 7 days last year on 2 club sites, Malvern Hills and York Beeches, both were in the Autmn so temperatures were not fantasic, on York Beaches there was a very nice Bucanneer, very new, tow car Range Rover which was on one of those lease purchase deals with limited mileage, to compensate for the expense of running the Range Rover etc, they had a Smart car which was ideal for running into York etc, which they charged as i described, and they seemed to spend most of their days sat in the VAN watching television, ok i will admit they are probably in the minority, but this post is all about increased site fees to cover the additional costs of electricity, but correct me if I am wrong, but there is at least one Motorhome owner on this post who it would appear is not willing to give up having his central heating on overnight, even when we lived and caravaned in Scotland we have never had the heating on overnight, and for the record we dont watch tv or have dvds in the van, and we could surely manage on a 10amp or maybe less supply which we should perhaps all be considering, if we are to reduce pitch fees.

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mickysf replied on 22/03/2022 18:41

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Posted on 22/03/2022 18:41

“if folk are charged £2.50 a night extra, the one thing they won't do is be sparing with the supply, after all, they paid (an awful lot more) for it.”

Well that’s a bit of a generalisation but I suspect that the some may adopt that mentality. Unfortunately the idea rather promotes this stance!

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 22/03/2022 18:45

Rocky 2 buckets

Posted on 22/03/2022 18:33 by young thomas

HJA wrote...

"If you have a solar unit on your outfit please use it as much as possible".

I didnt understand what this meant. I am not particularly technical. I know my solar panel will give charge to my batteries, when not on EHU. What I dont know is how it functions alongside EHU. I just plug in and let it get on with it.

Are they expecting you to disconnect if its sunny?"

perhaps the club are asking folk who can easily operate without an EHU to do so, even though the club will have already charged them for electric, along with the increase.

I have no problem with the club asking me to 'do my bit' by not using EHU provided that they reduce my pitch prices by £5-7 a night for doing so...

the 'appropriate rise' mentioned in the email will be based on the price per night.

if folk are charged £2.50 a night extra, the one thing they won't do is be sparing with the supply, after all, they paid (an awful lot more) for it.

Posted on 22/03/2022 18:45

Reading your take on it BB it reads like a joke👍🏻🤷🏻‍♂️. Yet it’s deadly serious-‘we will charge you more per night, if you then generate your own energy whilst we charge you for it we will get even more profit’😂😂. Had they considered asking the Warden staff to go around with a hat asking for donations to ensure even bigger profit👍🏻🙄

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replied on 22/03/2022 18:46

Posted on 22/03/2022 18:33 by young thomas

HJA wrote...

"If you have a solar unit on your outfit please use it as much as possible".

I didnt understand what this meant. I am not particularly technical. I know my solar panel will give charge to my batteries, when not on EHU. What I dont know is how it functions alongside EHU. I just plug in and let it get on with it.

Are they expecting you to disconnect if its sunny?"

perhaps the club are asking folk who can easily operate without an EHU to do so, even though the club will have already charged them for electric, along with the increase.

I have no problem with the club asking me to 'do my bit' by not using EHU provided that they reduce my pitch prices by £5-7 a night for doing so...

the 'appropriate rise' mentioned in the email will be based on the price per night.

if folk are charged £2.50 a night extra, the one thing they won't do is be sparing with the supply, after all, they paid (an awful lot more) for it.

Posted on 22/03/2022 18:46

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Rufs replied on 22/03/2022 19:13

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Posted on 22/03/2022 18:30 by SteveL

As I pay the asking price I’m fairly sure I am paying for my electricity usage not you SB. You are of course free to do what you want and freeze at night. We on the other hand will have the heating on at a reduced level.

Posted on 22/03/2022 19:13

You should try a couple of Douvalays and when you wake in the morning stick your hand out and switch on the heating before your get out from your Douvalay to make tea in bed

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Tinwheeler replied on 22/03/2022 19:42

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Posted on 22/03/2022 19:13 by Rufs

You should try a couple of Douvalays and when you wake in the morning stick your hand out and switch on the heating before your get out from your Douvalay to make tea in bed

Posted on 22/03/2022 19:42

Should he? Like Steve, we have our heating on overnight at a reduced temperature whether home or away. I didn’t realise it was against the rules decreed by Rufs as I thought it was a matter of personal choice. 🤷🏻‍♂️

TobyLeeds replied on 22/03/2022 19:44

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Posted on 22/03/2022 19:44

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I agree metering in some way is the fairest option. This could be trialled on a couple of sites where upgrading of the facilities is taking place.

short term why not reduce all outlets to 6 amp? If you want more there could be different rates for 10 amp, 13 amp and 16 amp. The wardens could change the fuses (after an electrical safety refresher course) while measuring the 6 metre gap between units and checking the white pegs have not been moved to accommodate errant parkers.

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