Why not standardise check in & depart times?

JVB used Black Knowl as an illustration, 11:30/13:00.

One has to ask why? The access lane from the Ober Corner car park point is only 200m long and even that has sufficient space for passing on the bend half way along. 

Another point raised is the disparity between minimal staffing levels on CAMC sites and larger workforces on some commercials and "over there" as reasons for the access timings. That being the case, since staffing is the greatest cost of any organisation, why are many commercials and the vast majority of  "over there" sites cheaper than CAMC?

ISTM that it's a case of "we've always done it this way"

M, the point is (as David posted out earlier) arrivals coming to fill vacated pitches doesn't cause the site to implode...

in the case of this commercial, surely a customer is entitled to ask if they can make use of that 3 hrs between last off and first on?

i did this, there was no logical reason the office could think of and they welcomed me to arrive after 11.

not only that, the arriving road and the departing road are completely separate....

perhaps they could revise their T/C following a bit of customer feedback?

ill let you know.

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Wholeheartedly agree with your post WN, we do the same....abide by the 'rules'.

however, in noticing a 3 hr time gap on a site with separate entry and exit routes one has to think 'why?'

so I rang them and asked....and they didn't know 'why'....probably because they had always done it that way?

once the subject was raised, they said they could see no reason not to arrive after the last departure.

The lane with the speed humps from the main road is far longer than the two hundred metres

Which is very narrow to pass which is why the times are in place

Can you advise of the pay rates and how many of the family are involved with many sites over the channel?

You from you previous work? would I would have thought, have more knowledge of the differences in why it is at times(off peak)when those who say it is cheaper.? over the channel

I agree with the hour difference between leaving ,and arrival time say leave at 11.30, and arrive 12.30
On arrival times, there is no excuse for arriving more then 10 minutes early, with all the traffic navigation  and routing solutions available 

Many commercial sites will have 1100dep  and 1400arivals unless you as has been noted on here, you ring the site for special treatment to arrive early

Another point raised is the disparity between minimal staffing levels on CAMC sites and larger workforces on some commercials and "over there" as reasons for the access timings. That being the case, since staffing is the greatest cost of any organisation, why are many commercials and the vast majority of "over there" sites cheaper than CAMC?

Some commercials are cheaper, some are dearer. Perhaps not dearer for you and I, but add in all the optional extras and they can be significantly more expensive.
Not really relevant, as we are in the UK section. However over there at ACSI way cheaper, even without the card out of season they are less, but have you seen some of their peak prices.😱

Even CAMC sites are accommodating. I wouldn’t have rung for it, but the day before we were due at Morvich, we received a confusing email about amending our booking, which we hadn’t done. I rang the site to check and it had been generated and sent accidentally when  they were sorting the VAT discount. As an aside I just checked the arrival time and was told although 1pm, I could arrive any time after 12:00. Due to delays we arrived about 12:30.😀

Oh, BB, you do get all defensive at even the mildest bit of teasing don't you?  

But given your prodigious memory of all things CT (no little  lack book needed for you, eh?) I'm sure you'll recall that I was long in agreement about the case for more flexible arrival/departure arrangements on most CT sites? (Not that it matters to us nowadays, we can arrive down here 24 hours a day, whenever it suits!)

Mind you, given my, arguably, equally prodigious memory (no, I don't have a little black book), I'm sure I remember early arrivals as being amongst your characteristics of "the selfish few"!