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Quote: Originally posted by oxter on 20/3/2015

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I should have realised that European sites don't have any of these expenses Alpiner. Perhaps their maintenance is done by charitable organisations and the land is free with services laid on by the municipality?

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Quote: Originally posted by SGThomas on 20/3/2015

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Quote: Originally posted by oxter on 20/3/2015 I should have realised that European sites don't have any of these expenses Alpiner. Perhaps their maintenance is done by charitable organisations and the land is free with services laid on by the municipality?

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Who's a getting a tetchy little camper then?

There are differences such as the municipals being subsidised by the commune and even commercial sites attract benefits from the government's view of the value of tourism. The staffing, in many cases is done by members of the family and there are less "health & safety" dictats.

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Quote: Originally posted by alan29 on 20/3/2015

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They are businesses not charities. They are in it to make a profit. They will charge what the market will stand.

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Quote: Originally posted by oxter on 20/3/2015

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 20/3/2015I still can't understand why diesel is dearer than petrol in this country, when it is cheaper in most other places I

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Quote: Originally posted by beechy on 20/3/2015

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 19/3/2015

Quote: Originally posted by zozo3791 on 18/3/2015I'm sure a few years ago campsites weren't charging these prices, it seems to be since the schools have started fining parents for taking their children out of school. Also if I remember right when I camped years ago we only paid for the pitch but Europe seem to have charged pitch and person so I reckon that the uk have followed.

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The prices have gone up a lot the past couple of years and it's unfair

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We had a break from caravanning for a few years before returning last year. When we were caravanning before, we had a young family which is one of the main reasons we took to it. In the 70s and early 80s, none of the sites we used charged per person, they all charged for the pitch, regardless of how many people there were. We were quite surprised to find this had changed when we came back. Glad there's only the two of us now. I don't think we could afford to go caravanning with kids now, especially with the prices in school holidays.

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Perhaps if people in the past hadn't have taken the pee by cramming loads into a tent or caravan then they wouldn't have to charge per person. The showers aren't heated for free and neither is the water supplied & disposed of for free. All businesses pay by the litre for the water they use, yes like new build houses. If you paid for the hot or cold water that you use & dispose of by the litre you could keep the cost of the pitch down. Then add the disposal of waste which the council don't do for free and is sometime done by independant companies whi need to cover the licence fee for disposal of waste.. Electricity on a meter would be another cost in addition to the pitch fee, so the more you use the more you pay. How about the pitch fee being based on the square metre/yard of you tent or caravan + awning, now that would be a much fairer way to pay for a pitch.

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 20/3/2015

Quote: Originally posted by oxter on 20/3/2015

Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 20/3/2015I still can't understand why diesel is dearer than petrol in this country, when it is cheaper in most other places I

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Is that actually so, oxter? Is there a separate tax on diesel in this country, that is not imposed on petrol? I always thought that the tax on road fuel was simply a percentage of the price, although I accept I could be wrong.

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Quote: Originally posted by oxter on 20/3/2015

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Quote: Originally posted by alan29 on 20/3/2015They are businesses not charities. They are in it to make a profit. They will charge what the market will stand.

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Alan, the original post and my comments relate to Caravan Club sites. The CC is certainly not a business although you can be excused for thinking so judging by their prices. Maybe they are making a profit?
As far as I am concerned they are charging more than the market will stand, which explain why I seldom stay on CC Sites. Obviously I am a very small part of the market.

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Quote: Originally posted by oxter on 17/3/2015

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CC are having a larf.
A mutual non-profit organisation. Should be ashamed. If it wasn't fot CL's and CC Insurance I'd be gone.

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Quote: Originally posted by Supatramp on 21/3/2015

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Quote: Originally posted by oxter on 17/3/2015CC are having a larf.

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A mutual non-profit organisation. Should be ashamed. If it wasn't fot CL's and CC Insurance I'd be gone.

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I would have to agree with this, I only use Club sites when I have to, it's CLs for me, far more reasonable.

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Quote: Originally posted by Fat Bum on 22/3/2015

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If you don't like the prices they charge or you object to the clubs making a profit you don't have to be a member.

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