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I'm sorry but it is not true that the C&CC DICTATE which pitch you go on. You will probably be shown what is considered a suitable pitch but if you prefer a different pitch that is free and it matches the pitch type you have booked, then they should  allowed you to use that pitch if operational conditions allow. Usually we have been happy with the pitch offered but our preferences are always taken into account if possible.

Quote: Originally posted by Kepase on 18/7/2009

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I'm sorry but it is not true that the C&CC DICTATE which pitch you go on. You will probably be shown what is considered a suitable pitch but if you prefer a different pitch that is free and it matches the pitch type you have booked, then they should  allowed you to use that pitch if operational conditions allow. Usually we have been happy with the pitch offered but our preferences are always taken into account if possible.

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Kapase

Welcome to the forum, interesting first post. There is surely a difference between having a free choice of available pitches as opposed to having to negotiate a change of allocated pitch. Why do the CC&C operate in such a way. Surely highlighting on a site plan the available pitches would be enough, leaving campers to make their own choice? I have heard that some people like being escourted to their allocated pitch and being helped onto the pitch. That is the last thing I want, I am bad enough at reversing when there is no one watching

David

Quote: Originally posted by David Klyne on 18/7/2009

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Quote: Originally posted by Kepase on 18/7/2009

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I'm sorry but it is not true that the C&CC DICTATE which pitch you go on. You will probably be shown what is considered a suitable pitch but if you prefer a different pitch that is free and it matches the pitch type you have booked, then they should  allowed you to use that pitch if operational conditions allow. Usually we have been happy with the pitch offered but our preferences are always taken into account if possible.

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Kapase

Welcome to the forum, interesting first post. There is surely a difference between having a free choice of available pitches as opposed to having to negotiate a change of allocated pitch. Why do the CC&C operate in such a way. Surely highlighting on a site plan the available pitches would be enough, leaving campers to make their own choice? I have heard that some people like being escourted to their allocated pitch and being helped onto the pitch. That is the last thing I want, I am bad enough at reversing when there is no one watching<IMG border=0 align=absMiddle src="https://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/forum_images/smiley2.gif" alt=17>

David

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Thank you for the welcome David.

I fail to see where the word negotiate comes into being pitched on a C&CC site, surly all you have to do is ‘ask’ to see the choice of pitches.

As the C&CC offer bookings on quite a few different type pitches and more often then not they are grass pitches where correct positioning and ground conditions, even during our fantastic British summer, have to be considered, I can see chaos could pursue if it was left as a free for all.

As for the CC system of pick your own pitches, on one of the forums recently there was some angry people bitterly complaining because they  found microunits occupying large pitches and they with their large units having to squeeze into a tight small pitch. One person in fact stated that he was turned away after arriving with a booking because there was not a pitch left big enough to accommodate his unit.

You can please some of the people some of the time but it is impossible to please all of the people all of the time!

What I have found objectionable in this thread so far are the words like dictate, negotiate and ‘not allowed to chose your pitch’ which are all not correct and infer that C&CC sites are more like prisons and the wardens are ogres which is certainly not been my experience, quite the opposite in fact. Yes, you may find unhelpful C&CC wardens but there again you find them on CC and commercial sites as well, that’s life.

Rant over and lets hope this weather improves and the sun shines, all sites and pitches will look and feel a lot nicer in the sun!

I think that most of the time CC wardens use their common sense and take into account bad weather etc, I have stayed on sites where they have saved some hardstandings for expected motor homes.

Under normal conditions I think the first come basis is the best one. We have a caravan and I prefer grass in dry weather.

Though I have already said I like the first come basis, one small gripe for me is when you find that there are very large hardstandings with a small motor home on it and large caravans having to squash on a small pitch and then have to fit an awning into it.

This was a problem one New Year on a CC site, you could book a pitch with or without an awning but I think the wardens system went haywire and as it got full it was chaos. 

I feel though on the whole wardens do their job very well, know their sites and customers needs and these problems are few and far between thank goodness. 

Quote: Originally posted by Kepase on 19/7/2009

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As for the CC system of pick your own pitches, on one of the forums recently there was some angry people bitterly complaining because they <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>found microunits occupying large pitches and they with their large units having to squeeze into a tight small pitch. One person in fact stated that he was turned away after arriving with a booking because there was not a pitch left big enough to accommodate his unit.

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