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Quote: Originally posted by danny31 on 19/1/2007

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Thanks, I'll do a bit of googling and report back.

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It probably is'nt all that reliable, but having motored by Billing recently, I made every effort to see if the long awaited upgrading had been commenced.

From the A45, it is possible to see the supermarket, shops, amusement park, defunct swimming pool etc. The excitement was short lived and before me I see see the same old drab buildings with no signs of the ten million pounds investment promised two years ago.

I wonder ?, if they haven't made any effort to upgrade for the benefit of the PUNTERS/ USERS, and everything is how they left it last year, will they leave the ground rent etc at last years prices.  No it aint April 1st, but feb 1st.

Quote: Originally posted by danny31 on 01/2/2007

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It probably is'nt all that reliable, but having motored by Billing recently, I made every effort to see if the long awaited upgrading had been commenced.

From the A45, it is possible to see the supermarket, shops, amusement park, defunct swimming pool etc. The excitement was short lived and before me I see see the same old drab buildings with no signs of the ten million pounds investment promised two years ago.

I wonder ?, if they haven't made any effort to upgrade for the benefit of the PUNTERS/ USERS, and everything is how they left it last year, will they leave the ground rent etc at last years prices.  No it aint April 1st, but feb 1st.

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Oh NO, that is not true. Ground rents have increased year after year for many years. All you have to do is ask anyone that owns a van there and they will willingly prove to you that each and every year ground rents have increased.

Fraz, how can you see the toilets etc from your location in Scotland (te he ! lol)

Quote: Originally posted by danny31 on 02/2/2007

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Oh NO, that is not true. Ground rents have increased year after year for many years. All you have to do is ask anyone that owns a van there and they will willingly prove to you that each and every year ground rents have increased.

Fraz, how can you see the toilets etc from your location in Scotland (te he ! lol)

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Quote: Originally posted by danny31 on 02/2/2007

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I can assure you it aint. Electricity is by cards, minimum £5 which have to be inserted in a meter by each van. Gas is obtained via their shop and no-one else. Water and TV licence is free, but it was being said water meters were being considered.

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Quote: Originally posted by Ang/Ken on 02/2/2007

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Ofgem bought in a ruling that stated you cannt charge say £1 or £2 per night for electric on a touring pitch, as this would be classed as making a profit on the electricity without knowning what the consumer had used.  If the pitches have meters you can then be charged at the end of your visit for the units used.  However, the only other way to make a charge without stating it was a charge was for parks to state that a pitch included free electric hookup facilitiy.  Basically electric.  But many parks especially CL's & CS's still charge for electricity seperately and no-one seems that bothered.

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They are definately breaking the law then because there were no card meters last year and I doubt there are now. They charge £4 per night for electric at the gate.

Quote: Originally posted by danny31 on 02/2/2007

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Maybe we are at cross purposes. I was quoting meters at static vans. I have no information about touring charges. What I do know though is that in the last 12/18 months, many of the sites where tourers pitched, they have now put in concrete bases for even more statics.

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