New rule regard'g caravan parking either way round

There are so many assumptions being made in many of these posts.
Primarily the assumption that it is a new rule to allow, it isn’t, there are many sites and individual pitches across many sites where it is commonplace and always has been in my knowledge. But the assumption that by going in nose first will cause issues is quite faculty taking the biscuit. It’s not the presence of an awning, or a car, or a caravan next to you which is a potential discomfort is it!

I agree, WN.

perhaps the specific way vans on a club site have to be parked to maintain spacing regs yet maximise the number of pitches, requires a certain discipline.

Folk park to a peg(s) and everyone gets around the same amount of (precious) space. 

on many CLs, with a max of five vans in usually a decent amount of space, each can be placed better to suit the owner yet still maintain required spacing.

parking to maximise sun, or shade, or indeed privacy is a simpler job with more room and less required 'regimentation'....

does this make visitors more relaxed?....I would say it does and less likely to be concerned about how their neighbour has pitched.

Less formality, more space....works well for many.

The criteria for a cl is a minimum of half an acre of reasonably level ground. Half an acre for 5 vans which roughly equates to 400 square meters per van. The average size of a club pitch is 90 square meters. Hardly comparable to any campsite really.

JK

Hence why so many love 'em...🙂👍

loads more space, less formality, loads cheaper and relaxed neighbours... what's not to like?

"what's not to like?"

…..quite a bit if you read some of the reviews. Like everything, there’s good and there’s not so good. 

I agree there's lots to like. But you were comparing cl's with club sites which I pointed out that there is no comparison at all.

JK

We much prefer the space and relaxation of CLs, particularly well established older CLs. Occasionally, depending on the layout, even some of these can feel a tad tight.
Not sure how old the Club’s recommended pitch sizing is (both Club Sites and CLs), but we started to notice how tight some Club Site pitches started to feel down at Marazion. Late 1990’s, early 2000’s saw larger caravans come onto the market, and if you got a huge deep awning, occasionally with bedroom extensions next door to you, it could feel very tight on certain pitches there. Some of the older Club Sites can’t cope with big outfits well either. We were pitched next door to a huge MH at YRP last time, warden made him park in on a slant, so the roadway wasn’t impeded. That said, it didn’t bother us, we happily got along fine.😁

But isn't that the same as reviews for club sites, some good and some not so or worse?

That’s why I said "Like everything, there’s good and there’s not so good".

I was attempting to bring some balance to the discussion. I’ve been to some awful CLs and to some crackers as I’m sure you have too. Likewise, there are some club sites I would never visit again and some I will miss. 

I apologise, as I took it that you were replying to YT/BB's post regarding CLs.

As you well know I have reviewed some not very good CLs and "Club"  sites, ones that we would not return to, as well as many that we have visited on numerous occasions.