CL Price Rises

harryb replied on 08/07/2022 18:06

Posted on 08/07/2022 18:06

I have just read a report on FB about a cl owner apologising for putting up her prices.

I thought it a very refreshing reply to some of the large price increases I've seen lately. What cl's owners have to remember is that they are not the only ones suffering from the present climate, so are the members.

I have pasted the article below with some minor changes for identity reasons.

"Just returned from this little gem CL.  It’s *************** at ************, There are EHUs around the edge of the field and a toilet and shower. The owner is extremely friendly and checked with us most days that everything was ok. She said she had to increase the pitch price this year to £15pn, which I said was understandable and still a very good price. Her response was that she didn’t want to increase it too much as WE had to pay so much more for fuel than last year and if she charged too much people wouldn’t be able to afford to use their caravans and motor homes. I thought that it’s a great shame more site owners don’t have the same outlook.".

peedee replied on 05/08/2022 10:54

Posted on 05/08/2022 10:54

For a big picture I have site POIs of both Clubs loaded onto the digital version of the OS maps.

peedee

brue replied on 05/08/2022 11:38

Posted on 04/08/2022 22:36 by cyberyacht

Having spent the past ten days or so meandering around rural Suffolk, the absence of a phone signal has made the Handbook absolutely essential.  Its withdrawal will be a further incentive for many to terminate their membership. No point in having the biggest CL network if you've no idea where they are located. Given the reliability of the CAMC website, I could end up with a pitch on a CL twenty miles south of Portland Bill.

Posted on 05/08/2022 11:38

It sounds like an East Grinstead London centric decision. Anyone who has left the safe confines of Greater London knows there are unforseen snags along the way. The odd missing sign post, the deep rocky single track lane where phone signals are absent but satnavs seem to encourage users ever onwards. Paper instructions suddenly become essential! Oh well hone up your map reading skills and write down the directions....mind you I think CL users already have a good sense of adventure so maybe they will survive. wink

Takethedogalong replied on 05/08/2022 15:22

Posted on 05/08/2022 15:22

Oh Brue…..that’s the post of the week as far as I am concerned. London centric indeed. So many institutions, businesses, media outlets, individual’s, you name it, totally out of their comfort zone away from inside M25.

Club has always been a tad sketchy on Geography, certainly in terms of where CLs are located, and the Magazine. They aren’t too hot on plants either I recall from a not too distant Handbook cover…..🤣🤣

heddlo replied on 05/08/2022 16:21

Posted on 05/08/2022 09:45 by JollyKernow

Actually I think it will similar to the membership card where you can opt for a hard copy. Who knows it might change by thenundecided

JK

Posted on 05/08/2022 16:21

I do hope we can ‘opt in’ for a book.  We always use the handbook to check out CLs and site directions.  We are always told to follow the club site directions so we use the book as we have often found it easier than trying to log in to find them on line.  

nelliethehooker replied on 05/08/2022 21:58

Posted on 05/08/2022 10:05 by Takethedogalong

Ha ha….😁My bloody mindedness struck on that one. I want two plastic cards. Some of the older type CLs we use like to see a plastic card. 

Posted on 05/08/2022 21:58

So do we, but I lost my card so requested a replacement, that was a month or so ago and am still waiting for it to arrive. I do have the membership app so not stuck, unless of course there's no Wi-Fi signal such as at Clumber! Says a !it about the efficiency of the club's HO!!

nelliethehooker replied on 05/08/2022 22:03

Posted on 05/08/2022 09:45 by JollyKernow

Actually I think it will similar to the membership card where you can opt for a hard copy. Who knows it might change by thenundecided

JK

Posted on 05/08/2022 22:03

That's a bit different from your original post on the matter. Perhaps that's because you only use club sites in this country, them being free to site managers.

JVB66 replied on 06/08/2022 11:28

Posted on 05/08/2022 22:03 by nelliethehooker

That's a bit different from your original post on the matter. Perhaps that's because you only use club sites in this country, them being free to site managers.

Posted on 06/08/2022 11:28

The reduction in the site pass facilities for new site staff may also be another reason that recruitment to  this clubs site staff is more difficult 🤔

DavidKlyne replied on 06/08/2022 15:29

Posted on 05/08/2022 09:45 by JollyKernow

Actually I think it will similar to the membership card where you can opt for a hard copy. Who knows it might change by thenundecided

JK

Posted on 06/08/2022 15:29

Already happening! Got an email today, membership due September, encouraging me to move to electronic version. As I tend to pay by card which is next to my membership card in my wallet I will carry on with the original cards for as long as I can. 

David

Takethedogalong replied on 06/08/2022 15:29

Posted on 06/08/2022 11:28 by JVB66

The reduction in the site pass facilities for new site staff may also be another reason that recruitment to  this clubs site staff is more difficult 🤔

Posted on 06/08/2022 15:29

I think I would want a few staff perks if all I got was a tad above minimum wage for dealing with a few of the Club’s Membership. I wonder if the “no pass” applies only to new recruits, allowing longer serving staff to retain this part of their contract?

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