In the latest edition of The Caravan Club Magazine there is a short statement saying that The Caravan Club for Health and Safety reasons have decided to stop these internet supermarket shopping deliveries. They go on to give a few reasons why this should be.
We have shopped like this for many years and for the last 5 years have arranged these deliveries to where we are staying in our caravan.
We always let the Warden/Site owner know in advance that we are expecting a delivery, from which supermarket and at approximately what time. The driver always calls us from outside the barrier and my husband then walks down to reception, checks it is ok to accompany the vehicle onto site, brings it to our pitch and, after unloading, accompanies the driver until off the site. Drivers have always been happy with this process.
As I am a wheelchair user we find shopping in supermarkets quite difficult and always shop this way at home, it is a logical progression to take advantage of this on holiday. It makes sense also not to load the caravan up with foodstuffs, bottles and cans before a long journey.
For The Caravan Club to "stop" these deliveries seems unfair to members, they state that the delivery vehicles are lorries, infact they are small vans, no larger thatn a small camper van.
Does anyone else have a view on this?
Jane
We have shopped like this for many years and for the last 5 years have arranged these deliveries to where we are staying in our caravan.
We always let the Warden/Site owner know in advance that we are expecting a delivery, from which supermarket and at approximately what time. The driver always calls us from outside the barrier and my husband then walks down to reception, checks it is ok to accompany the vehicle onto site, brings it to our pitch and, after unloading, accompanies the driver until off the site. Drivers have always been happy with this process.
As I am a wheelchair user we find shopping in supermarkets quite difficult and always shop this way at home, it is a logical progression to take advantage of this on holiday. It makes sense also not to load the caravan up with foodstuffs, bottles and cans before a long journey.
For The Caravan Club to "stop" these deliveries seems unfair to members, they state that the delivery vehicles are lorries, infact they are small vans, no larger thatn a small camper van.
Does anyone else have a view on this?
Jane