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This is almost the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard and anyone going to that site and paying for your tow car must be stark raving mad.

Although, I may get out my private plane and parachute my Sprite onto a pitch, at least that would save me some money. lol.

I understand site owners run a business and need to make money, but a caravan has to have a tow car and therefore is one unit. It;'s bad enough that we pay for a PITCH, then they charge you to put up and awning etc on the pitch. Lets give that site owner some more ideas, how about a fiver to get through the gate, three quid to fill your aquaroll, a fiver to empty your loo, three quid to empty your grey water, two quid to use the dog walk, a quid for the loo, two quid to use the shower, a quid check in fee, two quid to put a tv aerial up, pound for putting your jockey wheel on a pitch marker and lastly a fiver for the view. Marvellous, where can I book.

Unfortunately, that seems to be the mentality in popular tourist locations and not just Cornwall.

Not content with making a profit, it is plain profiteering. Cornwall, over a 300 mile drive for me, high prices, tourists seen as grockles (people to extract as much money from as possible) I will happily go elsewhere.

The same in my nearest seaside resort, Skegness. In the summer, parking costs an arm & a leg, they also charge 20p to use the public toilets. The do because they can but in light of last years lousy summer weather, you would think they would try to encourage visitors.

Quote: Originally posted by Aceselect on 17/2/2013

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This is almost the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard and anyone going to that site and paying for your tow car must be stark raving mad.

Although, I may get out my private plane and parachute my Sprite onto a pitch, at least that would save me some money. lol.

I understand site owners run a business and need to make money, but a caravan has to have a tow car and therefore is one unit. It;'s bad enough that we pay for a PITCH, then they charge you to put up and awning etc on the pitch. Lets give that site owner some more ideas, how about a fiver to get through the gate, three quid to fill your aquaroll, a fiver to empty your loo, three quid to empty your grey water, two quid to use the dog walk, a quid for the loo, two quid to use the shower, a quid check in fee, two quid to put a tv aerial up, pound for putting your jockey wheel on a pitch marker and lastly a fiver for the view. Marvellous, where can I book.

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Quote: Originally posted by Aceselect on 17/2/2013

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OOoooh, I nearly forgot, a couple of quid for the air that breathe on the site. Fancy forgetting that.<img align="absmiddle" src="forum_images/smiley36.gif" width="17" alt="17">

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Quote: Originally posted by romany on 17/2/2013

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Bournemouth next week end bed breakfast use of sauna swimming pool and fitness suite £26.56 a night makes you think about sites that are asking 20 quid now for a patch of grass    

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hi

our campsite that we go on has jumped up in price by £10  in the last 3yrs and they used to do an offer book 7 nights and only pay for 5.now its book 7 pay for 6.can't really complain though as in the peak season it is probably £10 to£15 cheaper than other sites. we pay £32 per night peak season for 3adults and a dog.

forgot to mentio thats with electrics

Quote: Originally posted by HEJC72 on 17/2/2013

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How else do they expect you to get your caravan on site??!!
Maybe you could borrow James May's caravan with the airballon on and fly to the site!

Ridiculous to charge for a tow car - fair enough to charge for a second vehicle but not for the one that gets you and your party onto their site in the first place.

I would be looking for a different site.