Arrival times

yes agree again, and I have said that long warden's discretion reign. I have no objection to asking but those that do as they want without?

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Night night ABM, Corners and I are quite likely to be agreeing with each other in the morning!

I  should  sleep  so  long  !!

yes agree 

having experienced both the more relaxed Continental style of arrivals and the Club rigid system, I much prefer a site where a (say) morning arrival isn't greeted with 'the rule book' and a turning away.

when we tour, over there, we arrive when we arrive....sometimes early, sometimes very late, depending on many factors, but one of those is not clock watching.

as stated, I stick to 'the rules' when using club sites, which does/can result in plans revolving around the clock, but would happily phone ahead to request an earlier arrival if that fitted my plans...

the fact that other sites in the uk operate a more rigid arrivals timing system doesn't make it invalid to compare systems from other sites, wherever they might be...and it's not just arrival times where site processes at other organisations or locations could be learned from...

whether we label these as best practice (or dismiss the term pedantically) it matters not......the point is that any organisation should be constantly checking out the competition (in all locations) to ensure that they are delivering the best service at the best possible prices...

re: arrival times, the club could certainly learn a bit about flexibility in this area...

it just happens that the sites I've used that operate in a much more flexible way (even with a full site but a fair turnover each day) seem far less crowded (generally one arrival looking for a pitch at any one time, usually on foot), so has less vehicles moving on site, especially all at the same time, as can be the case when the CC barrier goes up...and has no queue of vehicle blocking access (or exit) roads....

i can see why, on certain CC sites with long narrow access roads, segregation can be good....though you'll never stop MH entering or leaving when they choose...but there must be very many sites where entry isn't an issue and timings could be easily relaxed......

perhaps a good thing to trial.....?

In these cases, it seems very petty to hold up arrivals until a 'certain time' but I'm sure a lot of this is to do with tasks/resources which is another issue....as was said earlier, tail and dog comes to mind.

hi BB,  You suggest a trial... but the trial of 9 am. arrivals at Edinburgh and 10 am. at Coniston  have been running for years without causing problems. There are lots of other sites where those early arrivals would work well. 

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thanks, ET, I had heard of those arrangements....I wonder why we don't hear of any severe congestion issues at those sites?

obviously, something must be different (staffing, mindset?) to have implemented (and retained) a completely different (better?) system to the majority of other club sites.

im sure someone with far more experience of these sites might be able to put their finger on it.

have a good time