Ability to chose hardstanding pitches on all sites

Well...  According to this question I asked at the last AGM:- 

The C&CC and virtually all commercial campsites allow you to book a
hardstanding pitch, when is the Club going to do the same and if not
why not?
David Klyne

The Club's response to that was the following:-

Our current policy is very much based on all Members being able to choose the pitch most suitable for their preferences from those that are available on arrival, with many members able to pitch near to one another by arriving at similar times. Having said this, we recognise that particularly during busy periods there are many members that would like to see a more flexible pitch booking policy in order to guarantee certain preferences, as even arriving at similar times sometimes doesn't allow adjacent pitching. In addition, we also recognise that this policy encourages Members to arrive as early as possible in order to choose their preferred pitch, which can sometimes cause congestion. We are currently exploring options in relation to this policy, and indeed the opportunity to specify hardstanding vs grass pitches is currently planned as a feature of our new UK sites booking engine, which we are expecting to be available in 2022.

So hopefully only a matter of time? We shall see!!!

David

I think it would be a good idea for members to choose what they want when booking. This would mean those of us towing caravans and preferring a hard standing would also be able to book one if there is availability.  The existing practice on some sites of site managers reserving pitches exclusively for campervans would presumably cease, and we would revert to the original "first come, first served" procedure. This would make the booking procedure "inclusive".

Terrific , so can we now look forward to the following categories?

G, G+A, GWE, GWE+A, HS, HS+A, FS  and FSA.

That'll upset the commissars!.

Well, it works for C&CC. CAMC are well overdue in making this move.

Last time we were at Hurn Lane in May at least six Motorhomes trying to leave including us were all stuck in soft grass and needed runners to get us off 

If it's such a problem, surely having running mats with you is part of the kit any responsible Motorhome should carry so it shouldn't be a problem.

i wouldn't dream of arriving on site without a bottle of my favourite beer for when I've finished erecting my awning. 🍻

There is no policy of reserving for larger motorhomes in this club, but I know some CCC and commercial sites do

We do carry mud runners but when the ground is very wet even they can sink or break and it churns the pitch up something awful, even newer double axle caravans struggle, so we need to be given an appropriate choice. If you’re happy with grass that’s your choice but we all pay our membership and I’d rather have a drink than be worrying if we going to be bogged down the next morning 

We have just visited Hurn Lane and I certainly wouldn’t like being on many of those grass pitches in wet weather. We were on a HS and there was a run of grass pitches behind us. A significant distance for a heavy MH to navigate before reaching tarmac. The sooner surface type booking is brought in the better in my opinion. That opinion was the same when we had a caravan, I just wasn’t as concerned about ending up on wet grass then.

Funnily enough, Hurn Lane was the site some years back where the wardens refused to let us pitch our heavy T/A caravan on a HS as they were keeping them for any MHs that turned up. The HS pitches remained empty while we, I'm afraid, churned up the grass.🤷‍♂️