Posted on 03/03/2019 19:21
Just come off a Rally on an all singing and dancing commercial site. They did a deal where the ehu was optional @£3 p/n. 28 vans 25 paid for ehu. We didn’t refilled the gas bottle after we got back and it cost me £4.51, the bottle had been used for 4 nights on a clubsite so ehu and 3 nights non-ehu so 7 nights in total.
No moral to this story just numbers.
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Posted on 06/03/2019 08:39
Given that the club is really in competition with the "chain" providers such as Morris, Haven, Parkdean etc who all make big play of full facilities (including 16A EHU), rather than individual private sites, I think there is little chance of any change to the current practice.
I suppose that you could consider C&CC a close competitor that allows non EHU on some grass pitches. They cannot compete for me however as I would only use them when a CC alternative was not placed as conveniently and then not based on charges etc. For some caravaners it is the other way round.
Posted on 06/03/2019 08:38 by
- You don't appear to have read KJs post properly at all. I see nothing to indicate he is trying to "fore" anything on you,very much the opposite he has set out a careful example of how his own consumption changes on metered sites and incidentally it corresponds with those of us reporting who have actual experience of it . I see no enthusiasm on his part for metering which offers him the alternative of investment in gas systems or running up a "few pounds " a day (probably doubling his site fee). Apart from the highly equipped motorhomers who with thier not inconsiderable investment to recoup I fail to see why anyone would campaign for metering.
Posted on 06/03/2019 08:43
he has set out a careful example of how his own consumption changes on metered sites and incidentally it corresponds with those of us reporting who have actual experience of it
It is a good example regarding over their and given the rates per KW he quotes a different kettle of fish altogether David
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Posted on 06/03/2019 08:52
Having been on metered CLs it does hone your mind to the costs involved and you don't have to hook up either. So there's a bit of choice which is what I would prefer in the long run as I can see fuel prices increasing far more than they used to do. Like most if we've got leccy we certainly use it without much thought.
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Posted on 06/03/2019 08:25 by moulesyGiven that the club is really in competition with the "chain" providers such as Morris, Haven, Parkdean etc who all make big play of full facilities (including 16A EHU), rather than individual private sites, I think there is little chance of any change to the current practice. As, I've said many times, I can go along with offering a non EHU option to those who want it for a small reduction. That would certainly be quicker and easier to implement than a metering system. Interesting, though, that those who are advocating metering or non EHU now seem to be the very ones holding their hands up and saying they are more profligate in usage when the EHU is included! Curious philosophy to me!
Posted on 06/03/2019 07:53 by young thomasbut they are going up as a direct rise in the cost (and usage?) of electricity....costs up by 25% according to Ro.
Posted on 06/03/2019 08:56
well lets see, an increase 25% of £20 = £5 per night, so over a year's worth of club sites is? wow , what is that as the percentage of your or one's outfit and holiday costs? I just pay to use my outfit, but if that increase is too much for 'one' then as people keep saying there are cheaper sites out there.
But 200+ sites with an average of 100 pitches (too high?) per site, that's about 20000 bollards, now at say £20 per bollard (too low?) that is £400,000. Then all the cost of the equipment needed per site for the warden's to read all those meters and get payment adding to warden's workload.
Where and how will the club get that money? they can't get it back from the money from the electricity sold (decrease or not) so the club will have to use the money it has now, well that's your let's remodel for some cheaper pitches for MH gone isn't it? I'd rather the club spent that money on more HS pitches, refurbishments or towards newer sites.
Or the club could get the money back by even higher fees, and for what?
Posted on 06/03/2019 07:54 by dmiller555Perhaps it is time to reduce the capacity of individual EHU's to 10 amps or even 5.
Posted on 06/03/2019 09:02 by brueSmart meters Corners, something like this, the appliance of science.
I'd just prefer a choice really.
Posted on 06/03/2019 09:09
indeed and they are free? Do they self install themselves on bollards, is fitting costs free?
We had a smart meter installed at home last October with a little tv set that tells us how much we are using, costs, annual use, daily use...well it would but after a few days it got switched off and it is now gathering dust
The only good thing is that it send the reading direct to the supplier by sim card.
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