Interesting Petition Part 2

MichaelT replied on 14/08/2018 09:59

Posted on 14/08/2018 09:59

Due to the premature closure of the original thread I am opening a new one.  I received the following email form 38 degrees/Mark Bevan today and I think the response form C&MC is broadly in line with our comment on here so perhaps someone from HQ does read these threads after all smile  Mark has even added the link to the closed thread so perhaps he also did read it but declined to comment, pity it was closed also!! 

 
Dear supporters,

Monday 13 August update, the petition hit 2.5k signatures, thank you. I received an email from the C&MC last Thursday, who are aware of the petition. The email from the clubs  Public Affairs & Corporate Communications Manager contained an interesting paragraph that I would like to share with you:

"There is arguably scope and demand for another level of stopover, along the lines of a French Aire. However, the establishment of these would have a cost, and there would be planning approval challenges and UK safety requirements (minimum fire safety separation distances for instance) to overcome. It’s worth debating whether the provision of such facilities should be the responsibility of an organisation like the Club, or whether local authorities should provide them (as is the case in some other countries – France and Australia, for instance). There are already some examples of this in the UK, although some of them operate without compliance with the safety separation distances that those same local authorities would insist on if site operators like the Club were to set them up."

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Tinwheeler replied on 16/08/2018 08:54

Posted on 16/08/2018 08:51 by Oneputt

MHP - Glad your taking heart from Ro's post. I read it as a typically political response so wouldn't hold my breath too long.

Posted on 16/08/2018 08:54

I gave it 10/10 for diplomacy, One. 🙂

GTP replied on 16/08/2018 09:53

Posted on 14/08/2018 14:07 by MichaelT

typical misunderstanding of the issue, what has paying some cash got to do with it?  The club is here for its members and should promote all kinds of stop overs not just full blown sites for caravanners

Posted on 16/08/2018 09:53

I have always advocated for Motorhomes to given in a specific 'stop over' area on site away from caravaners....

Tinwheeler replied on 16/08/2018 10:00

Posted on 16/08/2018 09:53 by GTP

I have always advocated for Motorhomes to given in a specific 'stop over' area on site away from caravaners....

Posted on 16/08/2018 10:00

Why? We don’t have leprosy and we’re not second class members. 

Or did you mean in addition to being allowed to use normal pitches?

Cornersteady replied on 16/08/2018 10:01

Posted on 16/08/2018 09:53 by GTP

I have always advocated for Motorhomes to given in a specific 'stop over' area on site away from caravaners....

Posted on 16/08/2018 10:01

well good news GTP, they already have them on every single site in the network. They are called pitches and (unlike the CCC) you can book a single night on CAMC sites and use them as a stop over. 

Always happy to helpsmile

 

PS why can't caravaners use stop overs? I have.

peedee replied on 16/08/2018 10:02

Posted on 16/08/2018 10:02

The Club is not going to shoot itself in the foot. It could dip its toe in the water by opening one or two motorhome Aires in popular tourist areas without any effect on any of its nearby sites which will still be in demand by caravan and motorhome owners wanting longer stays. I think land could be leased. However, I don't even see this happening and as I said in the first thread on the subject the best that can be hoped for is to make existing sites more attractive to short stay motorhome owners.

peedee

Cornersteady replied on 16/08/2018 10:06

Posted on 16/08/2018 10:02 by peedee

The Club is not going to shoot itself in the foot. It could dip its toe in water by opening one or two motorhome Aires in popular tourist areas without any effect on any of its nearby sites which will still be in demand by caravan and motorhome owners wanting longer stays. I think land could be leased. However, I don't even see this happening and as I said in the first thread on the subject the best that can be hoped for is to make existing sites more attractive to short stay motorhome owners.

peedee

Posted on 16/08/2018 10:06

More attractive how? flower beds around the pitch? Your own personal warden?

You get a pitch, you put your LV on it and stay for one night, or whatever counts as a short stay in your book, what more do you want? You can leave at whatever time you like.

Once again this divisive idea that MH need something more than a caravan would need for a one night stay.

young thomas replied on 16/08/2018 10:10

Posted on 16/08/2018 10:00 by Tinwheeler

Why? We don’t have leprosy and we’re not second class members. 

Or did you mean in addition to being allowed to use normal pitches?

Posted on 16/08/2018 10:10

nicely updatedwink

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