Sites Directory and pitch charges

We’ve had caring responsibilities in the past and unfortunately it is something you have to accept if you want to use certain services. We had a few lost deposits and aborted holidays, although of course not with the CAMC as it was while they still had there USP.

I very much liked the USP and could live with the block booked weekends, however it is now a thing of the past and I can’t see there being a U turn. Although you might find in the future DP works to your advantage. In the meantime the prices aren’t increasing that fast, when I checked I think 4.3% since September, so 3 nights at Clumber perhaps £4.50 more expensive.

Yes, there are quite a few in the carer situation, or even being in a situation where personal health means that booking a long way ahead could mean a big monetary loss. It’s not down to the Club to be beholden in situations like this really, it is a business.
However, I am not prepared to take a monetary loss, I don’t need to really as we are happy using all sorts of alternatives, and we certainly don’t require Club Site things like serviced pitches, facility blocks, etc….. We are collateral damage, in terms of this new regime, it no longer suits our needs. Maybe the Club will look to fill last minute empty pitches at discounted prices, who knows, and we will take a look if they do. 

This is the way I see it too WTG and is no doubt the reason for the original post. Tariffs and seasonal adjustments are always useful. Providing clear information for customers is good. 

Thank you WTG, you have explained things very well😁

The CAMC doesn’t have and has never had only three pricing seasons at the majority of sites. At least in the 18 years we have been members. Therefore a slightly different situation. Remember the fuss made re the old system with its zillions of price bands due to mid week discount at some sites.

I suspect the a CAMC would argue now, that it’s so quick to load up an individual site and scroll through the years prices for your selected pitch type / party, that it does the same job as the other clubs chart. OK they might go up slightly but it certainly gives you a fairly accurate guide.

I just timed it for Cirencester and it took precisely 25 seconds to get to the calendar, which you can then scroll through for the year.

Challenge…… tell me what price I will pay if I roll up at Cirencester on 1st September 2023, and want to book and pay on the day of arrival?

The SD doesn’t tell me, I doubt a phone call to Site will tell me, I doubt going via central booking or Live Chat will tell me either🤷‍♀️

So how do I find out without booking?

You can’t, that’s what dynamic pricing is all about. However, no amount of tables / charts  in hard copy or digital is going to tell you either. It wasn’t even possible under the old system 100%, as there was the occasional rare mid season increase. Certainly my experience of the other club indicates it wouldn’t be possible there either, as they also vary prices as the year progresses.

As I put earlier, given the increases since last September to my bookings, I wouldn’t expect more than plus £1.50 a night on todays prices. That’s as close as your going to get.

Of course come 1st September you will be able to check the current price before you arrive very easily and decide if it is acceptable.

I'm all for customer information, especially when the customers have chipped in a membership fee!! C&CC provide a tariff, seasonal dates (which vary in the uk) prices for all the extras and these are provided in a clear direct way with the directory and on line. We all know that prices will fluctuate,  I wouldn't like to second guess anything but it's good to start from a base line.

When I look at CAMC, how are the prices structured, for instance, are there pitch fees anymore?

Not quite sure what the obsession is with knowing what something will cost in six months time? You can check today what the price will be if you book now. However with the flexible pricing method now employed by the Club the price could go up or down? Who knows what could happen in six months? The price of electricity could fall through the floor meaning prices would go down or it could happen the other way. This may sound silly but you can't walk into a supermarket tomorrow and say to an assistant I would like to buy a cabbage in six months time, how much will it cost me? The only certainty is what it costs today. With the Club system as it now is you either commit to booking now and pay a deposit or you take the chance that leaving it for six months means that  the price could have gone up or down. The choice is yours. We have not booked anything yet because we are having some work done on the house but as soon as that is finished we will start thinking about where we go. We will be inclined to book closer to the time of arrival and if that means I pay a little more for the convenience of not booking months ahead so be it. However you cut the cards the Club system is still more generous that most similar commercial sites where I would pay a deposit and and the full fee usually 4/6 weeks ahead of arrival. If I don't turn up due to some unforeseen circumstances I lose the lot. It happened to me last year.

David 

Earlier PD suggested that six months was sufficient time Ito familiarise with the new "booking experience". Given that adjustments, tweaks and other alterations must make it something of a moving target, could someone who is not technically nimble rely on it being the same next time they use it. Whatever happed to KISS?

If I want an "experience", I'll go to Silverstone or Thruxton and release my inner Jeremy Clarkson thanks very much.