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That's right. Basically they can charge what they like as they are charging for provision of a service. It is illegal to charge more for the actual power than a specified amount (not sure exactly) but they roll it up with other items.I think most sites need to recoup the cost of the infrastructure as well as the leccy itself.
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Camp sites dont just sell you electric, they charge you for using their equipment....cabling, hookup post, distribution board etc.
They CANNOT charge more than they pay for the actual electric.
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if you are on metered, bear in mind sites are paying commercial rates.. which is considerably more than domestic..
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Don't you mean less ? I'm sure Grommets post the other day showed commercial rates lower than domestic . ( But far higher than other countries )
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nor should they list it as a separate charge on the pitch price ... though some do ..
if shown separately it must be metered and the cost per unit must not be more than the site owner pays..
if you are on metered, bear in mind sites are paying commercial rates.. which is considerably more than domestic..
Ofgem Legislation
As far as charging is concerned, rather than get involved with the amount of electricity
consumed (which would necessitate expensive metering and time-consuming accounting),
we would advise you to adopt the Club policy of charging inclusive of electricity. To charge
separately for electricity could expose CL owners to the possibility of visitors challenging
them to justify it. Even if the operator has not been charging excessively, he/she will be
involved in considerable (and disproportionate) time, effort and expense in proving their
case to Ofgem
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Interesting information Jim, we have just stayed on a site overlooking St Ives and the payment breakdown listed everything, pitch per person, dog charge and electric.
The electric worked out at £5-50p per night and was straight off a EHU post no meter involved.
Certainly open to challenge but the site would no doubt argue that it is charging for providing a service not just the electricity used. That would include installation and maintenance of the EHU network.The rules are set by Ofgem .. you can read them on the Ofgem site you need to download the pdf.. the rules for reselling electricity are quite complex..
As I understand it, a site that shows a separate charge for electricity is leaving themselves open to challenge by the consumer (you) and they would have to show to Ofgem that the charge was fair and equitable..
The Caravan club advise CL owners to have an all inclusive price to avoid this happening..