Caravan fees, well where to start, site asks what size caravan, how many people, how many dogs, will you be putting a awning up, a canopy, a windbreak, they all come at a cost, my address to this is I’m booking a pitch so what goes in it should be what you pay for ie awning, canopy, windbreak as long as it’s not outside of the site that you have booked, I accept dogs to be paid for( we don’t have one) then the electric some now have meter but don’t allow for this on site fee that you have booked, I will always go on a private site as the site will be where I want to be as the two clubs are getting expensive to join plus the site fees are getting out of hand and once someone pays it you’ll find that’s the price take it or leave it, well after years in one of them it’s now time to move on, as you find you’re paying the ceo wage and a named celebrity who they make president and do a speech now an again choose how much you like them they get attendance fee, so if you agree or not, worth thinking about.

Hi guys. I've just subscribed to your channel because you deal with issues that a lot of others you tubers don't! However, before going any further I strongly advise anyone who's booked into the Hunters Moon site in Wareham Dorset to cancel asap and go somewhere else! As per usual the CMC have provided little or no information on what has been euphemistically described as 'some disruption' during pitch refurbishment, when it's more akin to a construction site! Including the clouds of concrete dust not to mention the noise! AND the people doing the work are not exactly health and safety compliant either! The manager obviously doesn't give a sh*t! Too busy with his own self-importance, and several people have been asked to move their outfits which is NOT ON! And yeah, like everyone else I paid good money to be here! Well, I'm off to one more site soon and after that no more on ANY club site unless absolutely necessary. I will install the latest gas and heater gadgets, a decent power bank, or maybe even a wood burner, and live as peacefully and cheaply off grid in my little caravan as much as possible. I'm now 66, officially retired on a state pension and despite a few dodgy bits about the body I will keep going for as long as possible in my car and caravan, having been made homeless by a criminals working in a housing organisation and a local council! Still, at least I get to choose where I live! Yeah baby! 😁🙋👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🙏

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Totally agree with you I believe that caravan sites took advantage when a lot of people took up caravaning and motorhome at the time of covid when people couldn't travel abroad and caravan site put up the prices when people bought caravan and motorhomes.But now when everything is back to normal there's a gluck in the market.

Camper vans and motorhome are not the same thing camper vans tend to be a bit cheaper whereas motoromes are fully loaded like a small bungalow on wheels

Found a lot of CL sites are very flexible on arrival times if you phone and ask. Latest we’ve arrived is 10pm generally not been many on the site. Average cost we’ve paid is £15 to £25 per night and been more than happy with it for a family of four

Our current tow car ( 2012 Vauxhall Insignia cdti ) is still pulling the caravan with 249000 miles on the clock, so don't worry about mileage

Great video mate, it’s a tricky one the only reason we brought a caravan is because the wife’s finance on her car finished but my Volvo is now heading towards 100k I do have it serviced every 10k so it drives like it’s got 30k on it. But we will have to upgrade her car at some point. Before we bought the caravan we did look at loads of motor homes and we did hire one but the caravan seemed more bang for your buck.

Used to live on one of the cheapest campsites in the northwest of england due to rent prices. Even 20 per night still works out 620 a month for placing your own caravan on a concrete block. Decided to buy an old motorhome and not use campsites. Saving hundreds per month. The northwest, for some reason, has the most expensive sites in the UK. £20 was the cheapest, some even around preston, was 45 per night for a caravan. Some, even for placing a small tent in a field, no other facilities, was 20 per night! Some small pods were 180 per night! Like property, these will also continue to increase. Land is that valuable now in England, we are being squashed in and will ne paying extortionate prices in the future.

This isn't true. The EU recognises the driving licence laws that the UK brought in.

Come back to clv please

To be honest it’s cheaper to have a B&B I paid over £100 just to take my dogs for a week at one site as well as £40+ per night + extra for an awning that was unusable due to a saturated grass pitch

I lived in a caravan for nearly fours years from 2014-2018, a private small site with showers etc, pitch fee was £9 a night and £1 for electric. The electric has gone up now to nearly £5 a night!

go to france then

Yes uk prices are far to high.

Yes it’s no longer cheaper to rough it. So why bother when you can go on a sun filled hotel holiday in another country for the same overall cost. Add up uk pitch fees and the crazy uk prices for everything else like restaurants and activities.

greed kills everything , and business people never learn

Am a regular visit to the lakes however pitch fees over the years have gone up I use to pay £15 a nite now in the lakes they are asking 40 pound plus on sites it's just greed just avoid them

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Simple dealers charge to much for caravans

when we started caravanning we thought about what fee we are prepared to pay for sites we are rapidly approaching that line £31 per night for water ,toilet block and electric hook up ,we only use electric for the fridge but we are all lumped in together which is a bit unfair. unfortunately our 2008 caravan saw its last trip this year may 2024 had to replace so we are committed to at least another 2 years but we may have to give up

Even if you take a tent it's only £2-3 less.

Have not used a commercial site for years. Use Cl's or CS's or rallies all the time. Apart from anything else you tend to get a nicer interaction with fellow campers. It's true regarding costs getting out of control.

Still hell of a lot cheaper than getting on a plane

Always used CL's when I was caravanning with a family over the 20 odd years up to early 2000'sand found some wonderful locations with complete freedom for the kids only used Club sites when desperate but found most were fully booked by locals anyway on a holding strategy .

It’s the same over here in the Switzerland / Austria / German area …

What is wrong with Britain's hospitality sector, with hotels charging £100+ night, Campsites £50+ night. Thank goodness for Youth Hostels coming lower than the rest and you get a family room for just £40. The Youth Hostels will take any age, you don't need to be a spring chicken. So my Life membership was real value when I purchased it in the early 80s!

I’ve toyed with the idea of having a caravan but with the depreciation of the van along with pitch fees etc has put me off.

Pop up camping caravan club site near sea houses this month august 24 £10 per unit per ngt .u need to b off-grid. My campervan was over the moon .. just had few nights in Ripon £13 p night... Pop up sites r the future

Yes but the British thing of open a business and make you fortune……. Over night !!!!!!! Give me your money !!!!!

People accepting below inflation pay rises and expecting everything they purchase to remain at previous level. Unrealistic

You correct in what you say . Sorry my biggest problem is the caravan and motorhome club allows people to book up to a year in advance thats ok if you can sort your hols that far in advance my other half is in nursing and I'm a hgv european driver we just cannot do that far in advance today i looked at a site in north norfolk for 2 people in our motorhome without any hook up just really basic club site it was still going to be over £120 what an absolute rip off lets be honest some 'not all of the main club sites are looking very tired all i can say is thank goodness for cl sites much better and usually more friendly.

Interesting video. We've been caravanning for 14 years. Started off using club sites, but as our confidence grew, moved on to mostly CL's. As long as we have EHU, A standpipe nearby and a foul waste drain, we're happy. CL's these days can be really reasonable. Paid £14 per night in the New Forest back in July for a lovely site, but can be as much as £25 and for a few boutique type sites, with all mod cons, as much as £50! Needless to say, we give them a miss. You mentioned electricity. Back in February we stayed on a CL at £18 per night but you had to purchase tokens for the electric in £1 or £5 denominations. We arrived around 3pm. The owner advised around £2 per day should do. I plugged-in on our pitch and the meter showed £2.40 left from the previous user. Yesss!! As we were staying 4 nights I shoved in £5 worth. It was the first trip of the year so the van needed a good warm through, it was cold outside, heating was on, we had the fridge on, hot water heater, lights, boiled a few kettles and watched TV. Turned everything off and went to bed at 11pm. Next morning in the middle of breakfast around 9.30 we lost all power. The meter was empty £7.40 gone! £2 was OK, providing you used gas heating and water heating mode and the fridge was turned to gas. Lesson Learned.

I have always been interested in Caravans and Motorhomes, but when I have looked into the costs they are just no as competitive as hotel or apartments.

bought our swift mhome in 2019 with 3k mile - sold it last year after 4 years and 9.5k miles for £10 K more vs. what we paid for it. No regrets and no plans to buy another.

Greed is killing caravaning.

The UK weather does not help I am taking my caravan to southern Spain leaving it there just over £1000 a year with 6 months free use of the site and 6 months storage.

Much cheaper in France

If you think about it motorhoming and caravaning isn't really that cheap to start with. Loads of people have critised me for buying a motorhome saying how many proper holidays could you have had for what you've just spent on that, usually ending up with you don't get it. I agree though that like everything prices have crept up. £ 90.00 for two nights at a CAMC site made me wince last year.

It a case of Stand and deliver 😂

I use a 18 year old car to tow a £1k caravan. Even keeping it that cheap i am considering giving up caravanning due to high pitch fees. No incentive to keep club membership

It seems now too expensive even to stay in b and bs in UK. I decided to use my bus pass and simply have days out. I then scout for deals and get the cheapest two weeks abroad! It's a matter of needs must! I would love a bargain camper van if younger but only for trips to festivals, airshows, country fetes etc and as a luxury spare room parked on my driveway. It's not cost effective for any other purpose.

price of caravans average £30,000 to £50,000 i paid that for my house £50,000 there takeing the piss out of once a working class holiday farmers got on band waggon as it was more profitable to open a caravan site than farm cattle same as fees you pay for 30 ft by 12 ft piece of land with electric and there asking £35 to £45 a night when i can book a flight for less than that and accomidation abroard greedy bastards with know respect or viable reason but greed sad day for caravaning .

Thanks very much for this video. I've been extremely concerned about pitch prices all year. But then if I don't go I have a caravan sitting going to waste. I've been considering buying a new caravan, but I am holding back, waiting to see what is going to happen with pitch prices. I've spent hours looking at different sites, trying to work out different permutations of nights and then giving up in frustration. We've now decided to go to France with the caravan for most of September. I'm joking that I'm going to spend £2000 to save £25 a night on pitch fees! With an ACSI card most sites will be around 19 euros.

the usual , GREED , GREED , GREED

One major item has been forgotten here... land prices. Sites in spain etc are cheaper because the cost of land is so much less. As land prices rise in the UK expect site fees to reflect that.

Air B n B for the Mrs and me, a large BMW estate car + bike rack 45 mpg. Better value in my view.

We need to all drive to the capital and block it off and vent our displeasure