O.K.----What is the arrival time?

Weve all been there and got the tee shirt!

I can't be bothered with all that "gotta get the best pitch" nonsense. Let em get on with it I say.

You are unlikely to get any response from the CC on here, or any other than arrival times are as stated by writing to them. This subject has been debated extensively on several occasions and folk seem to fall into three camps.

1. Those that are happy with arriving at the stated time or later and see no need for any change.
2. Those who see them as a challenge, and are prepared to ignore them and try and gain earlier access.
3. Those who argue for flexible access but are willing to abide by the current time limits.

The club needs to make its policy very clear and either rigidly inforce the times. Or adopt a flexible approach at sites where access restrictions permit.  

This has been brought up in the past, and has never been sorted out by the Caravan Club,  and I'm sure we all agree that it's not very nice meeting another caravan in a narrow lane at 11am when your leaving and they are on there way to a CC site when it's midday arrival, but the CC do nothing about it. You can post for evermore and nothing will happen.

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We turn up when we arrive at a site. If let on we do, if not we are happy to park up.  Quite simple really.

Ticking a box with an ETA does,nt really mean a lot as you could be held up for any number of reasons but i always arrive after midday so there is no problem with getting on the site.That is how the system is ment too work and it does work for those of us who are prepared to accept it and abide by it.

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I agree it's very frustrating Bernard. Steve has summed it up perfectly. Personally I put myself in group 3 - many CC sites have absolutely no access problems (can't speak about Whitewater as I've never been there) and it does seem rather daft that we have this supposed earliest arrival time when a more flexible arrangement would cause no problem whatsoever. Turn up early, get set up, make the most of your first day I'd say.  But then it does seem to be a general rule for most sites other than CLs which are usually more flexible. I'm sympathetic to wardens who have to put up with folk sticking two fingers up to the rules they signed up for when joining the club. The question is, would they have any backing if they simply refused to let early arrivals on site?

White water park was10.30am arrival time when we went there 

We generally plan our journey to arrive at our next site between mid to late afternoon. Never have any problems with access to the site. 

The CC  have a "No Arrivals Before" rule which is perfectly sensible. 

A previous poster said Quote :- 

." I'm sympathetic to wardens who have to put up with folk sticking two fingers up to the rules they signed up for when joining the club. The question is, would they have any backing if they simply refused to let early arrivals on site?"   -- End Quote
 
Good point -------This is where head office should support their warden staff by backing them to the hilt against rule breakers.  Even to cancelling the offerder's  membership

 --  If there are those who think the CC rules don't apply to them, they can always go and camp elsewhere.---- OR -- Write to head office suggesting a rule change.

Cheers....................K 

Thx for your replies. The CC state earliest arrival is 1.00pm now. Any Member arriving before will be asked to return after 1.00 pm. This is to allow Wardens to prepare pitches after 12.00 departures. If this is incorrect will the Club respond to me with their interpretation.

I have decided in future to arrive when I want as it appears rules are down to individual Members interpretation. OK  Grandkids get the Football and play near next doors van! I will be with you as soon as I wash the toilet cassette in the washing up sink!

No wonder after 35 years membership we use CC sites less and less.