Site price hikes ?

[Lenny HB]

What about if you both work and want to have a few long weekends away?

Being retired & living less than 20 miles from a ferry port I'm happy.

 

[The general]

TBH I don't mind if they do.

Some, many, if not all businesses will have suffered financial hardship as well have their staff.

If small increases in prices see them back to financial stability I would be happy to pay any extra.

My spending habits will be changing. If companies that I use are shown to have exploited their staff in any way they will lose my trade. For example the rumours of Witherspoon's sacking staff early will mean no more Steak Club.

I will chat with the baristas in Starbucks, if they were not treated fairly my coffee drinking will swap to the small independent coffee shop close to home.

Ref weatherspoons , that is going to be hard when doom bar £1.99 a pint ref Starbucks most franchised my one I know they were on full pay for a month then I don’t know ? But they have a strong brand name to protect so I should imagine Barrista are being looked after ? Quite a large percentage are student barista and I know a lot left the store for summer break .

 

[Ian.s]

I own and run a 60 unit park...... no the prices will not be going up. Ill just be glad to have cutomers

 

[Basildog]

Luckily we are allergic to sites and after the 2 greedy clubs behaviour with staying open until they were obviously given the nod by a government insider , I won’t be using any sites in the foreseeable future ?

 

[Marty Gilly and Pup]

I own and run a 60 unit park...... no the prices will not be going up. Ill just be glad to have cutomers

Where is it Ian. We’ll support you.

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[Wildbill]

At this time it's the least of my worry's just surviving this and hoping that my vonribil family get through this plague. Every day a feel sad at the loses of key workers and family's devastated by this old left alone with no one to care for them.
The lose of trust with nabor's kids in prisond and abused by there parent's every day i her family's fighting the police powerless to do anything.
There's so much more to worry abut right now i am getting messages every day and phone calls from sum of my cadet's not coping very well with this and i am powerless to help them god knows what will be left after this is over

love piece and good health to every one.
please be safe and get through this
wildbill

 

[Neil S]

Luckily we are allergic to sites and after the 2 greedy clubs behaviour with staying open until they were obviously given the nod by a government insider , I won’t be using any sites in the foreseeable future ?

I was relieved that the C&MC Black Horse Farm site stayed open until they did otherwise many motorhomers and caravanners coming of the euro tunnel late at night including myself would have had nowhere to go after driving hundreds of miles up through France .

 

[Ian.s]

Luckily we are allergic to sites and after the 2 greedy clubs behaviour with staying open until they were obviously given the nod by a government insider , I won’t be using any sites in the foreseeable future ?

I’m afraid that’s rather a scathing comment towards parks and clubs. In my case we could not shut down until the government instructed us. None of the insurances would have been valid if we had made the move ourselves. None of the current 21 members of staff would have been paid a penny. It’s time to suport the industry and not lambast them. Good luck with your allergies.

 

[Basildog]

I was relieved that the C&MC stayed open until they did otherwise many motorhomers and caravanners coming of the euro tunnel late at night including myself would have had nowhere to go after driving hundreds of miles up through France .

Unfortunately it encouraged the lunatics to all treat the early days of lockdown as a holiday and to be honest with you the majority of those who were abroad saw the inevitable results of what was happening in Europe and had returned long before you chose to .
Seeing that some owners are still having work done on their vans even now by the greedy few businesses that are still operating in these circumstances I am seriously questioning if I actually want to remain in any way connected to many of the unbelievably greedy and selfish owners or businesses ?

 

[Basildog]

I’m afraid that’s rather a scathing comment towards parks and clubs. In my case we could not shut down until the government instructed us. None of the insurances would have been valid if we had made the move ourselves. None of the current 21 members of staff would have been paid a penny. It’s time to suport the industry and not lambast them. Good luck with your allergies.

It was pure greed and so obvious to most people but you will keep telling yourself that you did the right thing .
I doubt very much that you had any insurance in place for a pandemic and you just provide more evidence that the majority of businesses are actually only interested in money
There were plenty of small businesses that actually put their local communities and families before profits ?

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[Neil S]

Unfortunately it encouraged the lunatics to all treat the early days of lockdown as a holiday and to be honest with you the majority of those who were abroad saw the inevitable results of what was happening in Europe and had returned long before you chose to .
Seeing that some owners are still having work done on their vans even now by the greedy few businesses that are still operating in these circumstances I am seriously questioning if I actually want to remain in any way connected to many of the unbelievably greedy and selfish owners or businesses ⚠?

you dont know when i returned do you or what my circumstances were at the time so your making assumptions that I left it until the last minute

 

[Ian.s]

It was pure greed and so obvious to most people but you will keep telling yourself that you did the right thing .
I doubt very much that you had any insurance in place for a pandemic and you just provide more evidence that the majority of businesses are actually only interested in money ⚠
There were plenty of small businesses that actually put their local communities and families before profits ?

Your naivety and ill informed comments are astounding, If I had the energy or the desire I could fill in all the gaps for you. I could write for an hour telling the efforts that are being made to save a business thirty three years in the making and the jobs of so many people and families but I fear it will fall on deaf ears, I will though answer your last points. Yes we are covered for a pandemic and no we still haven't received a penny. The season hadn't even started so there was no money being made. I have read the sentence "the majority of business are only interested in money" I can only assume when you worked you did it for free. This forum is called motorhomefun. Here for fun and advice. Don't assume to know what the larger businesses are doing for the local community and wider area

 

[Ian.s]

Where is it Ian. We’ll support you.

Thank you for your support, Lets hope things get back to normal soon. Ill just say we are on the West of Scotland for now. I done want to be accused of profiteering by some rather ill informed people but once again thank you

 

[Basildog]

Your naivety and ill informed comments are astounding, If I had the energy or the desire I could fill in all the gaps for you. I could write for an hour telling the efforts that are being made to save a business thirty three years in the making and the jobs of so many people and families but I fear it will fall on deaf ears, I will though answer your last points. Yes we are covered for a pandemic and no we still haven't received a penny. The season hadn't even started so there was no money being made. I have read the sentence "the majority of business are only interested in money" I can only assume when you worked you did it for free. This forum is called motorhomefun. Here for fun and advice. Don't assume to know what the larger businesses are doing for the local community and wider area

Well actually you might be surprised as I built up a business to a million pounds a year turnover but certainly never had any interest in the money in fact once money became important I rapidly lost interest in something that was originally my baby

 

[sedge]

Frankly the thought of prices going up for anything whatsoever, is further down the list than anything I might be concerned about at the moment so if anyone is even thinking of such things at the moment you are evidently all very lucky bastards indeed.

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[Ian.s]

A

 

[Brains]

'When' this is all over and we're allowed out, what's the bet that sites will be charging higher rates

Why?

Germany has already announced that anyone that leaves the country to go on Holiday before 31 December 2020 will be going into 2 weeks compulsory quarantine upon their return.

France has something similar in place.

Therefore the Brits, like the rest of Europe, will be holidaying close to home this summer, and probably next summer as well.

The next issue is crowding; Anything that encourages lots of people to be in close proximity will not be permitted, hence no pubs and restaurants, no festivals, no packed transport, no packed beaches.

If a camp site is permitted to open there will have to be double spacing as a minimum, and double cleaning.
Somebody has to pay for the increased costs and the reduced number of tourists.

If you currently have 50 pitches and told you can open with 25, and you have one cleaner and now you need two.

Who pays ?

 

[Ian.s]

Frankly the thought of prices going up for anything whatsoever, is further down the list than anything I might be concerned about at the moment so if anyone is even thinking of such things at the moment you are evidently all very lucky bastards indeed.

Well, this lucky bastard is off to bed now.. goodnight

 

[busbuddy]

And much cheaper.

This sort of post always makes me chuckle, I will admit I am the first to look at a pic from Europe looking over a gorgeous lake and I used to truck all over Europe and it was great but,,,,
I have friends who spend more on a ferry to Spain than I do on uk sites each year BUT don't say it's cheap
Once you are there the cost of living is cheaper but the cost of getting there is more than some people spend on sites in a year

Europe is great and I have stalked........I mean followed lenny HB's euro exploits since I joined this forum

And much cheaper.

I always find these sort of posts funny, when I first joined fun I found the European trip posts informative, I'm an ex euro long haul trucker, but the whole 'euro is cheaper' preaching just makes me chuckle
Now let me state that I love the stories/pics that lenny HB puts on here .......there are others but not as eloquent as lenny, but to always to be told europe is cheaper is nonsense

To get to europe by ferry/train whatever is the equivalent of some peoples whole years camping cost
I have friends who go to spain every year in their van and it's a £1000 on the boat, a lot of people don't spend that in a year away so how is that cheaper
Lenny.....

 

[Yorick]

Well actually you might be surprised as I built up a business to a million pounds a year turnover but certainly never had any interest in the money

What's that smell ?

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[glenn2926]

Your naivety and ill informed comments are astounding, If I had the energy or the desire I could fill in all the gaps for you. I could write for an hour telling the efforts that are being made to save a business thirty three years in the making and the jobs of so many people and families but I fear it will fall on deaf ears, I will though answer your last points. Yes we are covered for a pandemic and no we still haven't received a penny. The season hadn't even started so there was no money being made. I have read the sentence "the majority of business are only interested in money" I can only assume when you worked you did it for free. This forum is called motorhomefun. Here for fun and advice. Don't assume to know what the larger businesses are doing for the local community and wider area

Hi Ian, I don’t know you nor you me, however I feel I must write in support of you. The poster having a go at you is not speaking for me nor I would think the majority of members on here. I hope you manage to keep your business going through this horrible time. I don’t know if we will ever stay at your site as we generally stay with a mate on Seil when up your way. I hope to be in Oban on a motorcycle trip in July and really hope you are back up and running by then.
Best of luck for the rest of this season.

 

[Vikdikdok]

Please god, that’s your biggest “worry” over the next few weeks

That's my sincere hope too, at 75 I'm more worried about living beyond this and any further re-occurance

 

[sedge]

Well, this lucky bastard is off to bed now.. goodnight

Apologies Ian, you and any other site owner amongst our band are of course automatically excluded from the group I decided to criticise - of course you'd be properly concerned about it. You'd simply be weird if you weren't. The only thing that we are interested in when camping is the location and whether it's in a place we want - or need - to visit, not the price per night overmuch.

 

[eddie]

Germany has already announced that anyone that leaves the country to go on Holiday before 31 December 2020 will be going into 2 weeks compulsory quarantine upon their return.

France has something similar in place.

Therefore the Brits, like the rest of Europe, will be holidaying close to home this summer, and probably next summer as well.

The next issue is crowding; Anything that encourages lots of people to be in close proximity will not be permitted, hence no pubs and restaurants, no festivals, no packed transport, no packed beaches.

If a camp site is permitted to open there will have to be double spacing as a minimum, and double cleaning.
Somebody has to pay for the increased costs and the reduced number of tourists.

If you currently have 50 pitches and told you can open with 25, and you have one cleaner and now you need two.

Who pays ?

Why double spacin, at the peak we are asked to stay two meters apart, our pitches are ten metres apart.

 

[eddie]

Unfortunately it encouraged the lunatics to all treat the early days of lockdown as a holiday and to be honest with you the majority of those who were abroad saw the inevitable results of what was happening in Europe and had returned long before you chose to .
Seeing that some owners are still having work done on their vans even now by the greedy few businesses that are still operating in these circumstances I am seriously questioning if I actually want to remain in any way connected to many of the unbelievably greedy and selfish owners or businesses ⚠?

Who is getting work done on their motorhomes?

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[Coolcats]

TBH I don't mind if they do.

Some, many, if not all businesses will have suffered financial hardship as well have their staff.

If small increases in prices see them back to financial stability I would be happy to pay any extra.

My spending habits will be changing. If companies that I use are shown to have exploited their staff in any way they will lose my trade. For example the rumours of Witherspoon's sacking staff early will mean no more Steak Club.

I will chat with the baristas in Starbucks, if they were not treated fairly my coffee drinking will swap to the small independent coffee shop close to home.

Small independent coffee shops are normally better than the dark empire of Starbucks coffee. The Starbucks coffee is delivered in huge soup bowls of milk rather than a small tasty cappuccino that is 1/3 coffee 1/3 milk 1/3 foam or thereabouts.

And witherspoons jeez you could get me in their if being dragged by wild horses.

 

[Jim]

Seeing that some owners are still having work done on their vans even now by the greedy few businesses that are still operating in these circumstances

What businesses in the motorhome industry are open for working on a van.?

If a business can still work while locked down why does that make them greedy?

 

[Hymerbell]

I bought my new ACSI card just two weeks before lockdown!!

Me too....and a new MH and Insurance and tax !

 

[Basildog]

What businesses in the motorhome industry are open for working on a van.?

If a business can still work while locked down why does that make them greedy?

There are actually quite a few Caravan/Motorhome accessory fitting/ mobile service type businesses that have been operating and actually were posting about it but many were instantly shot down by owners or other businesses.
One of the mobile guys was openly advertising for work saying how they were using sanitizer on the customers vans and that the customer had to leave the paperwork and payment in the vehicle.
Open to interpretation I guess but as most leisure industry businesses have put their staff and customers safety and to lessen the burden on the NHS , those that have remained open certainly seem to put profits first which in my world equals Greed.
I can’t believe how many people have contacted me wanting work done on leisure vehicles and are prepared to travel

 

[Jim]

There are actually quite a few Caravan/Motorhome accessory fitting/ mobile service type businesses that have been operating and actually were posting about it but many were instantly shot down by owners or other businesses.

If you can safely work and maintain social distancing while doing so; while not breaking or encouraging others to break the rules of lockdown, and you cant work from home, you are right to go to work.

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