Arrival times

I don’t see if as throwing money away if you’re getting what you want in return. 

Throwing it away is when you get nothing back. 

I liked this post, and then decided to highlight it. It’s the most clear, balanced and sensible post on this thread, IMHO

but, if you think about it carefully there is a huge difference between a Sainsburys car park and the approach road to a site which is why they don't come and ask you to leave.

I agree CS, the biggest difference is that the site has, generally, loads of  empty pitches just waiting for my van !!

You talk about blocking roads, entrances etc, and on certain sites that is a fair point. But you never mention the majority of sites, where there are LNA or parking available. And it still doesn’t alter the fact that if the CAMC let you in, there would be no issues. 

As for the law / cash waving bit you seem to be forgetting one very important point, the site is already open. I can just picture you standing at the closed door of Sainsbury’s, vainly waving your money in the air, whilst lots of other people wondered around inside, shopping and then walking out the door. I suspect if it happened to you, you probably wouldn’t be impressed. 

Hells teeth onepjg, that won't do my reputation as a rebel any good!

Sensible, balanced........aarrggghhhh! 

Apologies stupid was a bit harsh Ive never been allowed to stay as late as 4. 30 pounds in this day and age is surely worth it to have peace of mind that you can stay as long as you like in stead of wondering if  your going to be asked to leave before you are ready, no one wants to throw away hard earned cash . looking at some of the £30,000.plus caravans and tow cars around the 70K mark im sure its done quite a lot.

We have a c£30k caravan if all the gear is included ie awning, mover, leisure battery, bedding, utensils, crockery, chairs etc. We tow with a  from new £70K+ list price tow car, as was the last one, but we didn't pay anywhere near full price for either of them 

We are the new family adventurers the CAMC are targeting. But we don't pay £30 to stay a few hours later. We do pay for a pitch from 12:00 arrival time, but are unable to take our daughter out of school early on the arrival day to get to a site for that time. If we use this past weekend as example, we got stuck in traffic on Friday after leaving home after school time for an initial 1h15m journey that took 4h.30m so we had paid for the pitch from 12:00 and only occupied it from 20:00.

Should we ask for a credit for the unused occupancy, or use it against a later departure?

As a family with school commitments staying late on a Sunday with the drive home on the crowded roads to our part of the effluent central south is not conducive to a relaxing experience, so is not done at all.

In summary, the perceived 'price' of the unit bares no relationship to the reality of caravanning by the new adventurers the CAMC want to attract. 

Are we stupid? Or realistic 

XC90, Toureg, Porsche 911 in lieu of donkey. I'm sure you get the drift. 

I agree CS, the biggest difference is that the site has, generally, loads of empty pitches just waiting for my van !!

Generally loads of empty pitches? have you been to a club site in peak? Certainly not generally there

You talk about blocking roads, entrances etc, and on certain sites that is a fair point. But you never mention the majority of sites, where there are LNA or parking available. And it still doesn’t alter the fact that if the CAMC let you in, there would be no issues

The club has said that the LNA are exactly that - late night arrivals. On the sites I've been to they hold at best three outfits, and actually mostly two and of course they could be actually in use? So you still have the potential to cause a large back up. Also what parking are you talking about? Car parks certainly won't take anything like an outfit as they are usually a dead end and in use?  Why should they let you in? The current rules are 12/1pm and the site may be full? (as as often happens o club sites)

As for the law / cash waving bit you seem to be forgetting one very important point, the site is already open. I can just picture you standing at the closed door of Sainsbury’s, vainly waving your money in the air, whilst lots of other people wondered around inside, shopping and then walking out the door. I suspect if it happened to you, you probably wouldn’t be impressed.

You keep changing the goal post here, firstly it was the law stopping you getting in, then when that was overcome, you bring this idea that the supermarket is already open? Most business have a set opening time. But to go with your analogy, it could be that the supermarket is full? huge queues at the checkout? So they stop people coming in, happens on cinemas and theme parks? Or they could say to me, sorry but these people have paid to be in, it's a special deal. But of course that's the real difference isn't it, no one pays to enter a supermarket and you can stay all day free, you have to pay to stay on a site I believe? Also it wouldn't bother me in the slightest, it's their supermarket, their rules, if I want to go in and buy their products then I have to go along with their rule. Of course I'll go on their website and complain just like here (who wouldn't) or maybe go to Asda? Same with the club, it has it's set rules, you don't like them...

yes +1. When working those extra 6 or 7 hours on a Sunday afternoon meant a lot, what was the point of being back home at 2pm thinking oh well weekend over, work tomorrow That extra night's fee was certainly worth it.

one of my neighbours actually has a nice ass

It's called Tobin btw