Flag poles and flashing lights

at one time a few years ago , people would have gone over and talked to the offending person, asking them to switch the lights off at night and that would be that, Then  a couple of years ago it was seen as the warden's job to sort it out, nowadays no one says or does anything until they get home and either contacts the club with their complaint  or writes about it on here , but nothing gets done . 

Recently I was on a site where a dog was tied up to a tree from early morning to late at night as the trade people from a few caravans went out in their vans working all day. The dog barked all day  but no one did anything, neither did we.  On the Friday as the dog got caught up in the plastic line, the warden came down , saw the dog was okay,  left and the dog carried on barking .

You can’t just turn a caravan site into a housing development willy nilly so such comparisons are ludicrous. I do however agree that whinging on here is pointless if no comment was made at the time on site! 

Who gets to decide what is and isn’t tacky, suitable etc ? As you have said they aren’t causing any harm, so what really is the issue, other than you feel they are tacky ? My friend thinks caravans are awful things and can’t understand why anyone would dream of having one …… but fully accepts it’s my and your right to, if that is what we want.

A few years ago I was subjected to the owners perceived joys of a light pole. The next morning I politely requested he turn the thing off at 10pm and he obliged. But to be honest, I cannot see why I was put in this situation. They are light disturbance and annoying, shouting out, look at me. A caravan site is a shared place where we should respect other campers spaces and flashing a light across it is to blunt, as antisocial as loud music, dogs barking, kids kicking a ball at your van. Ban the things.

Colin

Where did I say they don’t do any harm?! I couldn’t care less about the spurious arguments about energy use, environmental impact, where and how they are made etc. However, I am surmising you don’t impose your caravan upon your neighbours holidays? Who gets to decide these awful lights and poles should be imposed on those of us who simply do not want them anywhere near us? I can pretty much guarantee you won’t see them on the continent, must be a peculiarly tasteless British ‘thing’. 

It is a shame that when folk don’t like something there immediate response is that it should be banned. I seem to recall a thread a while ago where some members didn’t consider it acceptable to pitch with facing doors. Perhaps we should just accept that we are all different and work at getting along with our neighbours.

I don't think there is a place for flag poles or illuminations of any type on a club sites. If that's what you want go to Blackpool,.don't inflict it on others.

They are more prevalent on the rally fields than main Club sites.

The old National Rally sites used to be alive with them. Can't comment on the new format as we've never attended.

Ah flags at rallies!  There’s one local centre with 35 rules of how to behave at a rally - including a warning that if the head prefect hoists a yellow flag one  is not allowed to move a car without his express permission.

 The Caravan Club claims to be all-inclusive so therefore we members have to make allowances for others who have differing mental abilities from ourselves.  Some persons find comfort and reassurance from these lights and while other members may be sleeping soundly through the night these other persons may not.