We have booked this year for a holiday away with family. They are a couple and we are a family of 5. Because sites tend to charge per occupant now our holiday on the same site for the same 2 weeks is costing £100 more. Does anyone know if there is a web site that has pitches that are priced per pitch and not per occupant.
Over pricing for larger familys
- Thread starter m-j-corbridge
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Most sites include two people in the pitch fee and then charge per person above that - as the cost of operating the facilities and power consumption is probably very closely related to the number of people, that seems reasonable to me.
If a site is too expensive, whatever your criteria, go elsewhere.
If a site is too expensive, whatever your criteria, go elsewhere.
Hi Mark,If you fancy the forest of dean,I can recomend the csma site there.
Just log onto Whitemead Forest Park and all the info is on there,membership is I think
Just log onto Whitemead Forest Park and all the info is on there,membership is I think
We used to caravan in a group of 4-6 family vans. The pricing structure of sites played a very important part in where we stayed and that was around 2004.
These days you even have to factor in things like cost of showers (commonly 50p) Laundry (
These days you even have to factor in things like cost of showers (commonly 50p) Laundry (
Steve in Leo makes the point that sites need to make a profit. That is the underlying principles of business, and no site can continue if it does not have the necessary income cover its costs, and to set some funds aside for future commitments where suppliers prices are increasing and for maintenance and improvements.
I am sure there are some site owners who genuinely want to offer good value and who have are not looking for vast profits, but there will be others who are looking at purely from a business perspective where maximising profit is the goal.
As there are no laws or regulations that control what or how site owners can charge (with the exception of power hook ups) , then some will try to milk their customers by charging for every little thing they can. Previous threads have called into question the charges for dogs, and children, tents etc.
In all cases though, a site owner will charge what they believe the market will stand, and if they get it wrong, then at one extreme they will loose custom because they are too expensive, or at the other they will not generate enough cash to cover their running costs. Market forces.
As a customer, you are not forced to use any particular site, it is your choice, and part of the decision you take is consideration of the site cost against facilities or convenience. If it's too expensive go elsewhere.
Actually there is nothing to stop you from haggling to get a better deal. But do so before you go to the site and get it in writing, not when your leaving site.
I am sure there are some site owners who genuinely want to offer good value and who have are not looking for vast profits, but there will be others who are looking at purely from a business perspective where maximising profit is the goal.
As there are no laws or regulations that control what or how site owners can charge (with the exception of power hook ups) , then some will try to milk their customers by charging for every little thing they can. Previous threads have called into question the charges for dogs, and children, tents etc.
In all cases though, a site owner will charge what they believe the market will stand, and if they get it wrong, then at one extreme they will loose custom because they are too expensive, or at the other they will not generate enough cash to cover their running costs. Market forces.
As a customer, you are not forced to use any particular site, it is your choice, and part of the decision you take is consideration of the site cost against facilities or convenience. If it's too expensive go elsewhere.
Actually there is nothing to stop you from haggling to get a better deal. But do so before you go to the site and get it in writing, not when your leaving site.
hi mark, got 4 kids and i wld never expect to stay on site for same price as a couple. u wld not expect to be able to take them abroad 4 the same price as a couple, we must use at least twice the electricity of other caravanners but
Mark
We sometimes caravan with my brother and his wife and two girls and find that the C&CC "family deal" is best for them or we use the C&CC CS's which are priced per pitch. Our favourite has water, waste disposal and EHU. It's all you need for short breaks.
We sometimes caravan with my brother and his wife and two girls and find that the C&CC "family deal" is best for them or we use the C&CC CS's which are priced per pitch. Our favourite has water, waste disposal and EHU. It's all you need for short breaks.
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