Overcharging (1 Viewer)

[Knuckle dragger]

Hi Everyone ,
Can someone answer this - we camp in the New Forest campsites, I got a price for my Apache for 2 nights £46.35. Just out of curiosity I checked out the price for a tent + car (putting same size tent as my camper) and lo and behold £19.55. for 2 nights Why is this when they take up more room,use the facilities more and in my experience leave more mess. Is is because if we can afford a motorhome we should be taxed?

 

[chaser]

another can of worms just got opened

 

[Puddleduck]

Why is this

Because they can and people do pay.

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[Richard n Ann]

Hi Everyone ,
Can someone answer this - we camp in the New Forest campsites, I got a price for my Apache for 2 nights £46.35. Just out of curiosity I checked out the price for a tent + car (putting same size tent as my camper) and lo and behold £19.55. for 2 nights Why is this when they take up more room,use the facilities more and in my experience leave more mess. Is is because if we can afford a motorhome we should be taxed?

Yes probably, ask them when you go. Or email them?

 

[Odd job]

Supply and demand. Camping is meant to be cheap. If someone has spent many thousands on a M H we become a target

 

[tonka]

Last weekend - 4 nights camping with Motorhome fun...
Free BBQ.
Entertainment every night.

£35 all in.... Who needs a campsite..

oh. and followed by 2 nights in York with Caravan and camping £16..

So my answer is NO, you dont always get charged extra for a motorhome.

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[tonyidle]

So my answer is NO, you dont always get charged extra for a motorhome.

Yes you do. My motorhome was much more expensive than a car & tent .

 

[hilldweller]

Hi Everyone ,

An interesting first post.

Electricity ?

And because people are prepared to pay this.

 

[138go]

We had an enjoyable 3 days at Jasmin Camping .. https://jasmincamping.com £30 without electric. Just a pity that the grass area is a bit devoid of grass after someone took a plough to it. Work in progress as they say.

What really made us laugh though was you could see the CMC site next door at £84 for 3 nights. Ok they have showers etc but so do we.

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[Silver-Fox]

Popcorn collected along with a large coke

 

[Langtoftlad]

Why the fixation with what other people pay?
As long as you're happy with what you paid for what you got.

My goodness, you're in for a world of pain if you worry about price differentials... transport tickets, go up & down like a whore's drawers! Fuel, Supermarkets charge different prices depending on locality... even Amazon's prices fluctuate from day to day.

Anyway - apples & pears - can't compare a tent/caravan & car with a motorhome... why, for one reason, as GJH is fond of saying, the cost of constructing a pitch for a heavy motorhome will be a lot more than for a lightweight tent or caravan...

 

[Lenny HB]

So disappointed with this thread, I though someone was frying their batteries.

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[Hymer 1961]

So disappointed with this thread, I though someone was frying their batteries.

Me too, although I’ve only ever had them oven roasted.

 

[BONZO]

Is there some popcorn left.

 

[buttons]

Hi George and Welcome....you will fit in well

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[Zigisla]

Hi Everyone ,
Can someone answer this - we camp in the New Forest campsites, I got a price for my Apache for 2 nights £46.35. Just out of curiosity I checked out the price for a tent + car (putting same size tent as my camper) and lo and behold £19.55. for 2 nights Why is this when they take up more room,use the facilities more and in my experience leave more mess. Is is because if we can afford a motorhome we should be taxed?

Which site was this? You have to ensure that you are comparing like for like. Was the motorhome on a hardstanding pitch / Fully serviced pitch / inc EHU and was the tent on a grass pitch and nothing else. I only use the "Camping in the Forest" sites if I use any at all and these are all the same price for all units, but then you have extras to pay for like EHU, gazebo and extra car etc.