Unbelievable

[Gellyneck]

Just like all those tents that are put up and hired out a festival etc, it’s cheaper to dump them then pack them away. Terrible really.

Yip, typical modern society.

 

[TrebleH]

Probably another example of ripoff Britain!! We are all having to pay more for electric these days but £40pn, I don't think so. When things open up again and we can go abroad they will get a shock, and nobody will be coming from the continent when they can use Aires and cheaper sites to enjoy the better weather.

 

[Gellyneck]

........ and nobody will be coming from the continent when they can use Aires and cheaper sites to enjoy the better weather.

You forgot to mention the non-members supplement as well.

 

[Brains]

all seven of them?

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This looks like the beginning of the end for ACSI.

The entire book now only covers 2,000 campsites for the whole of Europe, with well over half or them in France.

Considering they are a Dutch company to only have 376 sites in the netherlands is dreadful, as I'm guessing the country must have at least 3,000 sites

When we last toured Germany in 2017 I'm sure there were several thousand sites listed for Germany.
We only used ACSI sites and left reviews on all of them.

There were also several hundred sites listed in the UK a few years ago.
To now only have 7 sites listed means that basically there are 7 sites that have wasted money as the card will be of zero use.
I presume that UK Campsite owners are presuming that there will be no EU campers in 2022, which may be correct of course.

It's a pity, as we found the reviews on the sites gave a good indication of what they were really like, and the entries regarding the facilities were updated every year by independent inspectors.

 

[Richard n Ann]

This looks like the beginning of the end for ACSI.

The entire book now only covers 2,000 campsites for the whole of Europe, with well over half or them in France.

Considering they are a Dutch company to only have 376 sites in the netherlands is dreadful, as I'm guessing the country must have at least 3,000 sites

When we last toured Germany in 2017 I'm sure there were several thousand sites listed for Germany.
We only used ACSI sites and left reviews on all of them.

There were also several hundred sites listed in the UK a few years ago.
To now only have 7 sites listed means that basically there are 7 sites that have wasted money as the card will be of zero use.
I presume that UK Campsite owners are presuming that there will be no EU campers in 2022, which may be correct of course.

It's a pity, as we found the reviews on the sites gave a good indication of what they were really like, and the entries regarding the facilities were updated every year by independent inspectors.



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We stayed at one in Millau in September, took the card in and he said they aren't in it this year as it's very expensive for them.. But he still gave us the ACSI price

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[Brains]

Just checked, in 2020 season that was cancelled, ACSI had 8,300 sites listed.
For the 2022 season they have 2,300 sites listed

Which only includes 7 for the whole of the UK (zero in Ireland)

 

[cyberyacht]

Not studied them in depth but the guides have the same number of pages as last year

 

[Brains]

Not studied them in depth but the guides have the same number of pages as last year

I wonder if the book was printed before all the non-renewals came in.

It would be significantly cheaper to reprint the book with the minimum number of changes,
than edit out all the non-renewals and then reprint from scratch.

If they wish to keep their business going then if I was them I'd put in every site that has been a member at any point since about 2015. Simply mark the site as "last updated on ...."
It will take them at least 3 years to get fully operational again, so better to have old info than no info.
A website can be updated within hours

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[SpeedyDux]

It is relatively easy to install a micro meter on each pitch.

We went to a CL site on Romney Marsh last summer where each pitch got a certain amount of electricity as part of the pitch price which was fine if you were only running the fridge and lights

However if you then ran the electrical heater, aircon, cooker, hairdryer and the film projector, then you paid (20p from memory) per KW over your limit.

It worked for us.

I would benefit financially from metered electricity because we are relatively light users when pitched up and could cope with only 6 Amps instead of 16 Amps. I resent cross-subsidising heavy users. It annoys me especially when I see electric heaters left on in awnings.

 

[Brains]

I would benefit financially from metered electricity because we are relatively light users when pitched up and could cope with only 6 Amps instead of 16 Amps. I resent cross-subsidising heavy users. It annoys me especially when I see electric heaters left on in awnings.

It annoyed the owners of the CL as well (Shingle Hall farm on Romney March)
The owner was a former bank manager before retiring, so he understands how to minimise unnecessary outlay
Hence the installation of the micro meters for each pitch.

The meters looked like bicycle odometers, very simple, very small, they were all attached to the outside of the facilities building so you could see your consumption as often as you liked (and compare it to everyone else's!)

It made us realise that occasional use of our very low wattage kettle bumped up the meter considerably, hence after a couple of times we reverted to gas.

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[oggiebedworth]

all seven of them?

Cheap campsites England - United Kingdom | CampingCard ACSI

Enjoy camping at an affordable price in England. Rates from as little as €13 per night for two people in the low season.

www.campingcard.co.uk

Fair point - its ridiculous - almost as if we had left the EU!!

 

[The Wino]

Lucky for you
My bus pass isn’t valid in England

Depends what you call lucky we won't get ours until 67 years old.

 

[chaser]

Fair point - its ridiculous - almost as if we had left the EU!!

We were only in acsi one year, fair enough ,the book was worth the subscription just to see the sites, but we didn't find one that we couldn't get a better deal for cash at the gate than the price in the book.
We even went to one in st Maxime that had a price board at the gate with a lesser tarif than the book.
Still got that same book after 5 years and still look at it occasionally but very rarely use sites at all now.