Fast lane? No thanks!

I’m sure most of us will happily chat away to fellow humans given the chance and perfect opportunity, helping if we can. You can usually pick up on those who might need a bit of help getting through the day, but sometimes it has to be weighed against things like safety, timing, appropriateness, etc…. and might need polite postponement to a better time and place. Both parties will enjoy the interaction better then. We have a coterie of pass the time of day chums we see regularly on our dog walks, including very elderly folks who live alone, and we know we are part of a little “team” who check on welfare, any signs of problems, a bit of social interaction. I do it seven days a week for my own Mum, and fit an elderly Aunt in there as well. It’s a balance of timing and appropriateness, not disinterest in others.

We have done too many long awkward journeys down the years to want much more than getting settled on a pitch, getting sorted, having a rest, a chill out, a cuppa, then pass the time of day happily with anyone who wants to. If reception is empty, staff not busy then fine, we will chat. But not if there’s a line of other weary travellers behind us. Given that we are seasoned travellers, we will be happy to use a faster check in where we can. 

Agree there TTDA.    Unless we have had a long journey, in which case we will have stopped en route for lunch, when the arrival time is 1 pm all we want is to get on our pitch and have lunch as soon as possible.    When we arrived here a little after 1pm yesterday, it was coming up on 2pm before we were ready to eat.  

All depends on whether I need to level the van side to side and line up the wheels to fit the AlKo locks.   OH usually has lunch on the table before I have finished my tasks, so sometimes leave things till after lunch.   

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So we go back to the days of people arriving early as there may be a pitch free. I don't think that your simple idea is a good one I'm afraid.

yes +1 

Also those not allowed to go on as there won't be a pitch free will then probably then cause the approach roads and even public roads to get very congested and upsetting the locals (yes it does happen) as some sites only have a limited number of outfits that can wait.

I think the present system for those that use club sites works well enough and can cope if people arrive after 1pm.

The 'fast lane' will make it work even better.   

Sounds a great plan to me and love the idea of being able to text the pitch number and not worry about remembering to return the entry card. If you want to go and chat to the wardens I am sure you can find other opportunities.

I don’t understand the need for key cards. Why not number coded entry barriers. Nothing to return at the end of the stay.

The C&CC certainly use that system and it seems to work well enough. However, they show you to your pitch / choice  and know which one you end up on. In the case of the CAMC they find out when you go back for your barrier card.

I suppose also the cards are a little more secure than a code that could be more easily passed on to others. At one site this tour the card had to be used for exit before it would let you in again, or so we were told. Our MH tends to stay on site for the duration.

The wardens do hang up the key cards (now out of site) to show which pitches are free and (from experience in another setting) it's amazing how codes are learnt by those not supposed to know them while a key fob is more secure.

Both codes and key fobs suffer from the same disadvantages, namely having to do with slowing down and stopping then opening your car window to use the code/fob and probably a fob is slightly faster and doesn't require such precise positioning of your car?

It's just the system that is there at the moment really on club sites and it would cost something to replace all the current machines with a push button code systems on all sites, but in any case I think the idea is that ANPR is going to replace fobs anyway and will make using a fast lane for those that have prepaid even faster.

I can’t say I am overly concerned re fast lane or not. I do however agree that ANPR could be game changer.