Ability to chose hardstanding pitches on all sites

Touch the sole of your feet to the soul of Mother Nature.

Many and probably most, would book hardstanding and perhaps some of these would change for grass on arrival. If I only had the option of grass left when booking a tour site I would choose an alternative site. 

May this year was the wettest month on record ,which when using as an example for apart from not being equipped for the vagaries of the worlds weather now let alone the uk . is not doing your case for special treatment for motor caravans by saving hardstands for them if booked on a site much good

Any pitch out of use will be lost income and how long does it take for a pitch to recover? Much easier to have HS as that won't need to happen and no lost income and all round year use.

Regarding what causes it I don't think it's mostly due to wheel spin at all but as Steve was saying, and I've seen, is the effects of having a dead grass area due to multiple awnings on the same spot for the whole summer. Again HS won't be affected.

I think as the demand for more year round touring increases more HS will be needed.

The English school holiday which is peak demand, is certainly wettest time of the year

Thats my MO too, CY....even in the 'dry' on grass ill usually have the front wheels on the ramps, even just a bit...spreads the load.

we use plenty of CLs as well and im happy to chat to an owner re the ground conditions if things are a bit dodgy..

we tour all year and its the period from our return from Europe, say end October till Christmas when we might encounter tricky times, along with our usual New Year trip....this year we are on HS on a commercial.

If the club is to allow pitch type selection, it has to be sure it can offer a suitable product to all customers...its no good selling grass pitches to those that prefer them on sites that clearly cant support winter MH traffic.

in this case, it would need advance planning to withdraw grass pitches from sale from a specific date (would vary on each site base on warden local knowledge) so that customers dont arrive to unsuitable pitches.

of course, with a lovely late autumn, this might see grass pitches still in great condition....so, open a few? Or take the hit to avoid unhappy customers.

I fully support you, I don’t expect pitches to be reserved by wardens for either motorhomes or caravans, but like you Id rather not go than get stuck, so now i  don’t book these sites where there’s no choice option, unless I can get a Full service pitch which are hard standing. I like choosing a pitch when I get there but think we should all have the option to book the correct surface for our needs. Full democratic choice and equality for caravans or motorhomes. 

When we were at Top Lodge a few years ago a Motor caravan arrival was told by the site warden Not to go to the bottom left of the site as ithe ground was soft ,when they got stuck because they ignored the instruction, they strarted chucking their toys out the pram when the warden said they would have to get a brakedown service to get them out.,as they did not belong to one,

It took a Land Rover of a member on site plus four of us pushing to get them on to firm ground and it was stiil not their fault they got stuck as the warden should have taped off the area,? 

That’s fine, your choice. 
All we’re asking for is equality in choice 

We are an island this morning. I might have a look around Site, see who has a decent 4x4 with them, failing that, Staff might have to let us stay longer until ground dries out........😎