Hi all
Just to clear up what happens on a meet, here is a précis:
A meet for want of a better word is always held at a commercial site. This obviates the requirement for Defra certificates and public liability insurance. A "rally" usually always requires a Defra certificate and public liability insurance due to it usually being held in a non licensed field.
This seems to cause great confusion to some people but it really is as simple as that.
In the first instance Motorhome Fun will only be organising "meets" to keep it all nice and simple, and the format is as follows:
1) A member puts up an informal meet in the forum, this usually takes the form of an open invitation to other members to join them at such and such a site on so and so date, but there can also be other types of meet arranged. The meet can also be put into the calendar so others can easily see what is on and when.
Other types of meet can include visits to certain attractions, where the camping element is on a commercial site, or some sort of celebration (for instance my birthday party
) and for obvious reasons these types of meet require a longer lead time so the calendar is essential for these.
2) Other members decide to attend and they put there names down in the forum and also let the organiser know when they have booked in with the site.
3) Attendees should book themselves into the camp site as they would if they were making a personal reservation, ie "I would like to make a booking for XX weekend, my name is Mr XXXX and I would like to be pitched up with Mr YYYYY" (The meet organiser will provide their name to attendees by PM if required). Sometimes it is easier to use the website name as a reference, so as above but "I would like to be pitched up with the others from Motorhome Fun". The booking is always made in your own name and you, the attendee is responsible for making the booking and paying any deposit required by the camp site.
4) Arrive and have fun.
Easy isn't it?
It does seem to have caused such problems allegedly, but if you follow the above guidelines then there should be no problems whatsoever, just enjoy it
Many thanks
Keith
Just to clear up what happens on a meet, here is a précis:
A meet for want of a better word is always held at a commercial site. This obviates the requirement for Defra certificates and public liability insurance. A "rally" usually always requires a Defra certificate and public liability insurance due to it usually being held in a non licensed field.
This seems to cause great confusion to some people but it really is as simple as that.
In the first instance Motorhome Fun will only be organising "meets" to keep it all nice and simple, and the format is as follows:
1) A member puts up an informal meet in the forum, this usually takes the form of an open invitation to other members to join them at such and such a site on so and so date, but there can also be other types of meet arranged. The meet can also be put into the calendar so others can easily see what is on and when.
Other types of meet can include visits to certain attractions, where the camping element is on a commercial site, or some sort of celebration (for instance my birthday party
) and for obvious reasons these types of meet require a longer lead time so the calendar is essential for these.2) Other members decide to attend and they put there names down in the forum and also let the organiser know when they have booked in with the site.
3) Attendees should book themselves into the camp site as they would if they were making a personal reservation, ie "I would like to make a booking for XX weekend, my name is Mr XXXX and I would like to be pitched up with Mr YYYYY" (The meet organiser will provide their name to attendees by PM if required). Sometimes it is easier to use the website name as a reference, so as above but "I would like to be pitched up with the others from Motorhome Fun". The booking is always made in your own name and you, the attendee is responsible for making the booking and paying any deposit required by the camp site.
4) Arrive and have fun.
Easy isn't it?
It does seem to have caused such problems allegedly, but if you follow the above guidelines then there should be no problems whatsoever, just enjoy it Many thanks
Keith
