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Fat Bum thats ok if you are a family of 4 or 5 but if there are only 2 adults some sites charge the same as a fimily of 4 or 5 some retired peoply who love this way of live has to pay extra for some of the facilies they will not use.IE childrens play area,Pool and bar with late entertainment ???

This is a real headache area for the 'smaller privately owned campsite' we have this issue year on year what do we charge, obviously we are running a business and thus not only have to pay the ever increasing bills but also we as owners do have to live off something!?  As a smaller park my hubby 'went out to work' to support our living costs so that we could develop and run our park.

We don't want to penalise a couple in a medium sized tent whilst also we don't have the amenities to be able to offer totally free pitches for all!!!  Likewise we don't want to charge families over the odds for camping - IMO it is supposed to be a 'cheaper' alternative.

This year we have charged per adult and per child rather than per pitch, we have also stated very clearly our maximum pitch size.  Hence the couple in the camper don't get penalised by having to pay for a 'family pitch' and the family 'pay for what they use'.  We also don't charge 'ontop' for showers etc this is included in the price.

We can now only wait for the influx to see if this system works however I do wonder how many will take advantage - hook up to the electric without paying or  slide that extra person / child into the tent who 'decided' to come on holiday.... I guess only time will tell.

Domino666 - I guess you have had to pay for two pitches due to the legal requirements of the parks 6 metre spacing between etc.

Just as a point to note we are not all 'greedy campsite owners'.

Liz

Jakers,I understand where your concerns are,as you say,       We can now only wait for the influx to see if this system works however I do wonder how many will take advantage - hook up to the electric without paying or  slide that extra person / child into the tent who 'decided' to come on holiday.... I guess only time will tell. I have seen this happen on sites,they plug a three way connection into the EHU and feed two units,and you see a car with two people erect a tent or come in a caravan and before you know it there are there are four in the tent or van,and thank you for your time to visit the posts, seems at least one site owner is looking at the posts on  UKCampsite.co.uk

despite popular belief we do actually like customers!!! there are a few site owners who read the boards and we do take note of what's said ( if justified) and adapt accordingly.

All the best

Liz

Hi there, jakers isnt the only site owner on the forum who comments - in one way it would be good if all sites had a system for charging then the clients would know where they were.  But ..... all sites are different and we all have different opinions as to what is fair.  However, i do feel that the simpler pricing structure is the best however it is worked out.  Its a difficult one and no doubt will be talked about time and time again.