Only three things to say to your comments Jim. (1) The warden was obviously not very interested in doing his job. (2) the incident described rather backs up my opinion that some form of carnet system making it possible to exclude the bad element is long overdue. (3) Failure to address the problem is going to result in even more private sites going "adult only". This will put pressure of higher demand on the club sites for pitches for families with children; with shortage of pitches already existing at peak times.
Whatever anyones' views about problems and cures may be, one thing is certain. Comments on forums and in caravanning mags have indicated that these incidents are on the increase, and failure to have remedial action will be bad for all camping people. I can even imagine the up-front demand for a hefty bond; refundable at the end of the stay, subject to proper behaviour. That could cause real hardship to the less well off campers, so a removable privilege to access sites does seem to me to be a better option, if things do not improve or even get worse.
Bertie.
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Prefer to be nearer to loos if possible due to disability, if we are a bit away it means I need to use the car to get there and back and that is not always ideal, especially through the night, if we have space I take my electric buggy which gives us more freedom.
Much of this problem started with the introduction of hard standings, before which most folks where pitched in order of arrival on most sites or where free to choose a nice grassy area, there are still sites around that offer these facilities and I have to add that it is also a helpful thing for the grass, being able to move pitches left or right means that awnings or tents are not always pitched in exactly the same spot which does not allow the grass to recover from longer stays during busy periods, anyway that is another tangent! lol
Our caravan has a loo but no shower and we prefer to use the onsite facilities during the day if we are on site, it also means that you get a chance to meet those around you.