Why do campsites charge for an awning? (1 Viewer)

[Nirvanauk]

Surely we are paying for a pitch so why do some campsites charge for an awning and a motorhome with an awning is no bigger than a caravan with a car parked next to it.
Any ideas please?
Norvanauk

 

[Munchie]

Because they can!!!

 

[scotjimland]

Simple answer... Because they can ..

same reason many charge extra for a dog, pup tent, trailer, boat, extra car, and even a pull out awning.. some even charge more for US RVs ..

Edit

snap.. beat me to it

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[chesterfield hooligan]

Greeed ​

 

[GJH]

Free market. Supplier has the right to set the charges; buyer has the right to accept or reject them.

 

[DESCO]

Because they think the money in your wallet would look better in theirs.

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[scotjimland]

A campsite is a business, and just like any other will try to maximise it's profits by any means possible, so will charge as much as the market will support.

If you owned one would you not try to make as much profit as possible? I know I would..

It's called capitalism ..

If you don't want to pay the extras.. vote with your wheels..

 

[dylan]

I have said it before and I will say it again, we do NOT charge for any extras at all, dogs, awning, people or extra cars, you pay one price for the pitch and thats it ! :thumb: All camp sites are not the same.

 

[moandick]

All camp sites are not the same.

Well said, Dylan.

There are quite a few sites now, that I know of, that charge a flat-rate- however, there are also quite a few that will try and charge for absolutely everything.

The only way to treat them is as Scot Jim says -drive away!

As long as some people are willing to pay through the nose, there will be people who are willing to take advantage.

Dick

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[Douzeper]

We are free apart from £2 for EHU and £1 for water.

No one has stayed there yet - LOL

(it's more a wild camping area, no showers etc)

 

[upmarkethippy]

As has been said, they charge it because there are people that will pay. If every one refused to pay the extra they would no longer charge it.

There are so many nice little sites that have a flat rate, why would anyone want to pay the extra for what should be included.

 

[olley]

If you charge less than what the market will stand, its not a business, its a hobby.

Ian

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[johnp10]

If you charge less than what the market will stand, its not a business, its a hobby.

Ian

Cant argue with that, Ian, but for how long will the punters put up with it before going elsewhere?
Business must be sustainable, or it's bust.

 

[Douglas]

I have to be honest, I really don't understand why anybody that has gone to the expense of buying a motor home would then waste their investment by paying some one to stay on a field in the UK in all the rain and wind when for the same price of a 3 or 4 for weeks stay in the UK they can get over the channel to France and get south to all the sun and comfort.

I really just do not see it!!!

Doug...

Go south young man and wild camp! "£$%^&**(()_)+

 

[Douglas]

We are free apart from £2 for EHU and £1 for water.

No one has stayed there yet - LOL

(it's more a wild camping area, no showers etc)

Plus £800.0 or there abouts for the ferry fare, nothing personal.

Doug...

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[Gooney]

Went to a site on N/Wales coast, went to reception on arrival to book in and she quoted me a price, I said hang on, thats not what your advertised rate is, she said but you've got an awning, it's £2 a night extra... hang on woman, its a wind out that latches into brackets on the side of my van, I,m going on a hard standing, it won't even touch your ground, thats the rule she said, well I'm not going to wind it out said I ( there was an offshore wind blowing about 30mph so I wouldn't have put it up anyway) She said, quite disgruntled "I have to alter all my inputs now"....Tough, was my response, I will not be going there again.

 

[Douzeper]

Plus £800.0 or there abouts for the ferry fare, nothing personal.

Doug...

Well £300 return, but know exactly what you mean.

 

[Douglas]

Well £300 return, but know exactly what you mean.

OK, £300.00; but when you have a choice of £100.00 to SOUTH East or £300 to NORTH west, which way would you go, I can never understand why the Irish Tourist Board have not noticed this?

Doug...

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[scotjimland]

Think on this... a hypothetical camp site owner

He has 100% occupancy all year .. he charges £10 per night inc. EHU ..

He doubles his price to £20 but finds his occupancy drops to 50% :Sad:

Is he

a) worse off
b) better off
c) the same

he's better off because his leccy bill is halved .. also less hassle and paper work .. for him.. less is more... and he can now think on charging for extras and make even more money

 

[GJH]

I have to be honest, I really don't understand why anybody that has gone to the expense of buying a motor home would then waste their investment by paying some one to stay on a field in the UK in all the rain and wind when for the same price of a 3 or 4 for weeks stay in the UK they can get over the channel to France and get south to all the sun and comfort.

I really just do not see it!!!

Doug...

Go south young man and wild camp! "£$%^&**(()_)+

Well £300 return, but know exactly what you mean.

OK, £300.00; but when you have a choice of £100.00 to SOUTH East or £300 to NORTH west, which way would you go, I can never understand why the Irish Tourist Board have not noticed this?

Doug...

Ferry to France free then is it?

 

[Douzeper]

OK, £300.00; but when you have a choice of £100.00 to SOUTH East or £300 to NORTH west, which way would you go, I can never understand why the Irish Tourist Board have not noticed this?

Doug...

Nor can I.

See my sig.

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[olley]

Think on this... a hypothetical camp site owner

He has 100% occupancy all year .. he charges £10 per night inc. EHU ..

He doubles his price to £20 but finds his occupancy drops to 50% :Sad:

Is he

a) worse off
b) better off
c) the same

he's better off because his leccy bill is halved .. also less hassle and paper work .. for him.. less is more... and he can now think on charging for extras and make even more money

That's the trick in business Jim, doing the least for the most. Never managed it myself :Sad:

Never can understand why people kick up over this charging for extra's, if its on the price list, and you don't like it, don't go there.

Ian

 

[MicknPat]

Think on this... a hypothetical camp site owner

He has 100% occupancy all year .. he charges £10 per night inc. EHU ..

He doubles his price to £20 but finds his occupancy drops to 50% :Sad:

Is he

a) worse off
b) better off
c) the same

he's better off because his leccy bill is halved .. also less hassle and paper work .. for him.. less is more... and he can now think on charging for extras and make even more money

Jim, how long do you think it will take for the £1,000 per night site that you will occupy all by yourself?

 

[olley]

Getting the most for the least. One of the greatest exponents of this art must be Steve Jobs of Apple, they have consistently got masses of people to pay far more than there products are worth, but do people scream "Rip off", no in the main they seem pleased to pay it. And yet some of these people scream "Rip off" because they get charged extra for an awning.

Apple are sitting on a cash pile of over $60 billion, you don't get that by chance, but maybe by "Ripping people off"

Ian

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[scotjimland]

Jim, how long do you think it will take for the £1,000 per night site that you will occupy all by yourself?

dunno Mick.. some business models don't extrapolate to the Nth degree.. however.. many sites that charge high fees are busy.. and why ? Because the patrons, rightly or wrongly think they will have a better class of camper for neighbours .. snob value.. ? ... broadly speaking that is the case..

For example.. The CC don't allow tent campers, sign written vehicles, commercial vehicles, and in the early years , home built vans were frowned on.. and year on year CC prices have risen yet most are fully booked most of the year.. and will keep rising while they are patronised by members.

I'm sure Ian (Olley) would charge £50 for a shampoo and cut if he could.. not a rip off .. that is business,.. same as Steve Jobs practices

 

[Jim]

Just a quick one on Awnings and charging for them. I am presently on a site that is busy with mostly tuggers. Plenty are leaving today that have been here for around two weeks. You can't help but notice the mess that is left where their awnings have been for a fortnight. The grass is dead and been replaced with mud. This must cost money to put right and the blank patches really detract from the site. Not saying this a good enough reason to charge extra but if I were a site owner, its an excuse i might use to charge a bit more.

 

[ninjayorkies]

Just a quick one on Awnings and charging for them. I am presently on a site that is busy with mostly tuggers. Plenty are leaving today that have been here for around two weeks. You can't help but notice the mess that is left where their awnings have been for a fortnight. The grass is dead and been replaced with mud. This must cost money to put right and the blank patches really detract from the site. Not saying this a good enough reason to charge extra but if I were a site owner, its an excuse i might use to charge a bit more.

Same could be said about tents. Stayed on a few sites this summer where the tents have been big enough to park my van in and the ground is in a right state when they leave :Sad:

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[Jim]

Same could be said about tents. Stayed on a few sites this summer where the tents have been big enough to park my van in and the ground is in a right state when they leave :Sad:

I was on a site last week and most of the tents were pitched on bark chippings, can't have been comfortable, but I suppose there was no mess when they left, their cars were parked on grass next to the bark

 

[moandick]

You can't help but notice the mess that is left where their awnings have been for a fortnight. The grass is dead and been replaced with mud. .

It all comes down to 'breathable' groundsheets - designed specifically to allow air to go through the groundsheet to stop the grass from dying.....

that is until someone says:

"Put that big piece of plastic down first - to stop the breathable groundsheet from getting dirty! oh:

 

[scotjimland]

Damaged pitches..

This problem has also been exacerbated since the introduction of marked pitches .. same patches of grass being used the whole season..

prior to this you just drove around the field a looked for a fresh patch.. that way the grass recovered very quickly .. nowadays by the end of the season some pitches are just earth..

some sites rotate pitches to try to give them a rest .. not possible when busy though.

no problems like this in Spain.. they don't do grass pitches

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