Dynamic pricing to be introduced

Hi all, posts were removed as they went off topic and a couple contravened our Community Guidelines. Apologies for any confusion and just a polite reminder to keep discussions on topic where possible. Many thanks.  

Has anyone actually got irrefutable evidence of-“how overpriced they are” that is empirical evidence. This may actually prove helpful & kill any disagreements👍🏻

Surely overprced is an individual thing? One should not think what applies to one person applies to all? 

It’s such an individual thing that pricing is often irrelevant. It’s more about the value and perceived benefits than the price.
Having to pay for a lot of what you don’t really want or need can be an irritant at times, but that’s how the Club manages it’s sites. Most sites cater very well for those that want and need a minimal amount of effort in terms of staying, and having a very easy camping life. Nothing wrong with this, it’s probably the core Membership. But want less, need less and the options are more limited. The no facility network has shrunk, even Club HQ advises those who want less to use the CL network.  The pricing differential between Sites that provide everything, and those that are more basic isn’t that great at peak times of year. Hence a basic site isn’t always giving that desired vfm. 

Recent example of good value for us, was CS with the other Club. We had the choice of HS or grass, hook up or no hook up. We opted for no hook up, and saved £5 per night, but had free access to very nice, clean showers, loos, laundry area, pot wash area, communal area. That cost us £15 per night. Gas usage was for cooking a meal each evening, minimal, as our fridge is tiny.  Better vfm for us, compared to not very far away Club Site. Plus we were closer to what we wanted to see.

I’m not sure how anyone can ever have irrefutable evidence, as selection relies on so many factors  If you take the two Malvern sites (which are next door to each other) for two adults in mid September the C&CC site is definitely cheaper. Although not by a lot 3 nights are £91.90 as against £96.90. Not enough to make it more attractive when the CAMC had its USP. Not even enough currently, it would be down to which we prefer.  Of course as we are oldies we get a discount which brings it down to £74.10. We actually prefer the C&CC site so it makes it a no brainer. However, if we preferred the CAMC site we would still go there and pay the premium and wouldn’t consider it overpriced as it’s where we want to be.

"I’m not sure how anyone can ever have irrefutable evidence"

I think that was the point R2b was making. It is not possible to prove.

We have been with the club since we got out first caravan, I cannot commit so far in advance for bookings. However this year we did and paid the deposit up front as required by the club, but we hadn't noticed the change in the rules so that can as a surprise.

However, we have been at a popular site during the first 2 weeks of the school holidays and its dead, only a 1/4 of the plots being used, and for less time.

The common theme is that the club are pricing themselves out of the market and we are likely to leave the club and simply book at independents that offer the same or better service. I appreciate that costs have gone up, but I see this as nothing more than profiteering and this is also the case in other sectors that increased prices only to see a rapid decline in bookings and attendance.

All that being said, we don't help ourselves, because power and showers etc are included they likely are misused instead of being socially responsible people use the "I have paid for it ill use it as much as I like"

I have seen people charging cars via granny cables, hot tubs, and abundance of fancy kitchen and cooking aids that all require power. With that in mind I can fully understand why costs have gone up. 

Its a great shame, the convince of the club sites and the flexibility over payments and dates was the very reason why we joined, now it seems we the end users and some greed on behalf of the club have taken over.