CL inspections

Posted on 27/09/2021 09:45 by

Does anybody  really think that the odd cl with 6 vans is going to prompt a Government  dealing with a "train wreck" economy to give the time of day to this issue. Get real its just an excuse  by some to cause problems when they have  felt slighted.

Posted on 27/09/2021 10:27 by Tinwheeler

David, I can’t claim to be a prolific user of CLs but I know others love them and some only belong to CAMC to access CLs.

Whilst the odd 6th van on a site may not hurt anyone in the short term, it is not within the rules we are governed by and has the potential to bring down the CL network by threatening the club's right to issue exemption certificates and thus depriving members of the use of CLs. For that reason I will report transgressors for the good of all. Supporting an agenda of rule flouting is not fair to fellow members.

Posted on 27/09/2021 10:30 by Rocky 2 buckets

+1, fair & balanced comment👍🏻

Posted on 27/09/2021 08:23 by

I have used many CLs in the past when they were the ideal place to spend a break with small children and with the added benefit of always  being able to get in somewhere at public holidays when club sites were difficult to to book. Many of them were and probably still are, little more than "pocket money" exercises taken on by people glad to share their property with visitors.

There can be multitude of reasons why one may find more than 5  vans on site most nothing to do with greed as is being inferred here, vans already on site unable to leave for some reason,unexpected arrivals for whom being turned away would be very difficult  and many more that are not obvious to to folk who would be better minding their own business.  I feel for these owners if there is a  cohort of informers out there ready to cause trouble for no better reason than their  own inflated self importance.

Posted on 27/09/2021 11:34 by Takethedogalong

AD, other than your overnight park up to board a ferry, I suspect your knowledge of today’s CL network is actually rather limited. The last twenty years in particular have seen CLs evolve greatly beyond what they were, and certainly out of the realms of “pocket money” set ups. This is somewhat derogatory in terms of the expenditure, effort and superb welcome the majority offer nowadays.

The whole point is that the 5 pitch rule is just that, governed by what current legislation will allow. I for one fully appreciate what efforts are made, would hesitate to do any informing to the Club without knowing all the pertaining facts, but if it’s a CL, it can only legally have 5 occupied outfits overnight at any one time. If it’s a blatant attempt to flout this legislation, without extenuating circumstances, then the Club needs to know. Having been the sixth van on a Site, for reasons beyond our control, for one night only, I didn’t feel it necessary to complain, and would hope that had others known the reason, neither did they. But that was compassion, not exploitation. And we weren’t asked to pay for the extra night.

The Club itself has been known to apply terms outside its ordinary remit, not least giving a safe park up for all those permanent on the roaders caught up in Covid, and I recall those without fuel in the Tanker Driver Strike being able to stay longer than 21 days. Quite how a vehicle without fuel could leave a Site, we didn’t ask at the time, (😂) but common sense prevailed.

Posted on 27/09/2021 12:19 by

I said many were probably "pocket money" exercises  and if the enthusiasts for off grid £5 a night  are to be believed they are still are. It was not a derogatory  term at all and the ones I used then and the most basic now are certainly not in it for the money. However as for those who have made considerable investments   creating mini sites if some here are  here are happy to trash their efforts it says more about them than the owner trying to run a cl with a bit of flexibility.

I have always  had a severe distaste  for tale tellers going back to the school playground and nothing I have seen since has altered that view.

Posted on 27/09/2021 12:19 by

I said many were probably "pocket money" exercises  and if the enthusiasts for off grid £5 a night  are to be believed they are still are. It was not a derogatory  term at all and the ones I used then and the most basic now are certainly not in it for the money. However as for those who have made considerable investments   creating mini sites if some here are  here are happy to trash their efforts it says more about them than the owner trying to run a cl with a bit of flexibility.

I have always  had a severe distaste  for tale tellers going back to the school playground and nothing I have seen since has altered that view.