Leaving late on a Sunday

HappyHikerGB replied on 24/02/2017 14:06

Posted on 24/02/2017 14:06

Now that the caravan club has had a revamp, do they still require people to leave their sites at 12pm on a Sunday ?

As someone who works during the week I want to be able to use a caravan site all Weekend, and leave at say 4pm on a sunday.

I appreciate the sites need to make room for new people arriving, and I can see this being especially important on a Friday and Saturday, but its a real inconvenience for us weekenders ( so much so I'm no longer a member).

I'm sure this suits retired people, but I assume the revamp is to get some new blood in, and that will mean weekend only stayers. Has anything change d in this area.

(If not what do weekend caravans do, just use private sites?)

Bakers2 replied on 27/02/2017 18:48

Posted on 27/02/2017 16:25 by cyberyacht

I'm in the club (no sniggering at the back) and I'm still waiting for mine. When exactly is "soon"? Answers to within a century please.

Posted on 27/02/2017 18:48

Could it be that your name is near the end of the alphabet? Only one letter after Y 😉

replied on 27/02/2017 18:52

Posted on 27/02/2017 18:52

 In that case a little longer as I am 'T' and not received mine yet

mickysf replied on 27/02/2017 19:12

Posted on 27/02/2017 19:12

You may be able to as rule 15 allows but this is subject to site specific circumstances on the day of departure. You can't assume the right!

JVB66 replied on 27/02/2017 19:17

Posted on 27/02/2017 18:52 by

 In that case a little longer as I am 'T' and not received mine yet

Posted on 27/02/2017 19:17

our friends surname begins with  A  and have not rcvd their new sites book up to now

HappyHikerGB replied on 27/02/2017 22:37

Posted on 27/02/2017 22:37

When I was a member, the wardens seemed very unhappy to let me stay past 12:00, it might be at the wardens discretion, but that usually meant no, or you had to pretend to be very grateful, and promise it was a one off, and be very sorry for asking. After grovelling a few times I got sick of it. The sites weren't going to be full, it was the middle of October when I last asked.

if there really was a new rule to allow 4pm that would be fine. Anyone know if that's a definite new rule ? If you grovel enough to the warden they might let you, isn't the same as you CAN stay to 4pm on a Sunday.

I don't mean to be negative, but really is it that much to ask, every single private site has let me stay on a Sunday. I do get that on Saturday or the middle of a school holiday it might be different.

Dickdastardly1 replied on 28/02/2017 08:26

Posted on 28/02/2017 08:26

If there are free pitches on the day you are due to depart, then you can stay on site until 4pm without further charges. However, this must be cleared by the wardens at all times. If the site is full and there are 20 departing and 20 arriving then 12 noon is a strict rule to be adhered to!

Fisherman replied on 28/02/2017 08:55

Posted on 28/02/2017 08:55

As an usually non user of CC sites at week ends I sympathise with those that do. Invariably they arrive late on Friday nights, so seems reasonable for them to extend their stay on Sundays if there is room. I guess that in the vast majority of times it is not a problem. We were at Lady Margaret over a week end in January with some 10 vans in the week, increasing to 25 or so on the Friday night. No problem still plenty of vacant pitches. Many did leave late on Sunday having enjoyed the long day. Good luck to them.

HappyHikerGB replied on 28/02/2017 12:51

Posted on 28/02/2017 12:51

ok, so are people saying that usually the wardens are fine with staying until 4pm ? Is that based on actual experience or just reading the rules and saying it should be so ?

That was not my experience, and CC's might well be different ( we didn't try those).

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