Motorhome facilities and rules

I too was wondering where the extra space disappears to!

Could it be that the new HSs are being made a little more generous to take account of wider vans, bigger awnings, and wider cars over the last 30+ years?    

Plus  allowing a bit extra for Aquaroll and Wastemaster between van and car, better room to open car doors without having 2 wheels on the grass, and even space to peg out awning guylines on the HS?

We have noticed that the newer HSs do tend to be wider, and where that is the case, one is usually asked to keep everything on the HS.   It will certainly make grass cutting between the HSs easier.

JVB......it would really be better to give a straight answer if you know the answer!

Last sentence ?

I'm sorry JVB but I did not understand the explanation fully myself but then I can truly be hard of understanding at times

I will try again then and try making it as simple as possible ?

When the  (as advised to me again this morning) grass pitch area of a club site is going to have some hardstands installed it  can basically mean the area so selected can lose a grass pitch  as when  two hardstands are installed, as the space taken up by them can cause a reduction in space to maintain fire breaks

Some sites we have used that before the last fire break recomendations were introduced that were standard white peg  hardstand pitches ,are now non awning   Sandringham and Seacroft come to mind

I'm trying JVB (often told so) but as the grass pitches are spaced to maintain a fire break I don't really understand. No I am not being difficult either as I am sure that you know.. 

It is as posted it is not the grass pitches that are a problem but as I have been told the new hardstands take up some of the space needed to maintain the fire breaks, it may even be as little as less than half a metre per hardstand hence the loss of a pitch

At  Seacroft some of the pitches that were White peg are now blue because  we were  opposite  when some pitches were being measured , ,they were half a metre to close so were made non awning ,

 problems have also been caused when sites were old school  but the size of pitches now is wider, it used to be long ago 10 or 11 metres? as we all know now some think "bigger is better?" with RVs

Clear as mud that I am afraid JV.  If 3 with awning pitches fit into an area of grass that ensures all fire regs are met, then 3 with awning hardstandings meeting fire regs will be the same size?  Assume the peg is white in all instances, and everyone parks up car, van, awning. Motorhomes may or may not have another vehicle or Toad with them, still on a with awning pitch.🤷‍♀️
We are talking the starting area being the same size in both instances, grass or HS pitches🤷‍♀️

So, the club, according to its "Special Scoop Reporter", is going to widen the pitches when they convert them from grass to hardstanding and by doing so will contravene existing fire regulations if they simply replace number for number. Is that right?

If so, then what the heck has it got to do with the Opening Post? Motorhomes won't be inconvenienced by this, except that they'll have one less pitch to get a booking on.

Seems to me the thread has gone completely haywire and SSP (see above) has led you all astray.

I'll stick to CLs thank you.