Ivory55
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I agree Cornwall does like its high car park charges.
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If we had paid the going rate in each car park we stayed in, one day would have cost us OVER £30.
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Colyn there are also ones that a free or have Honesty Boxes Porthostock and Coverack are two examples but it does come in handy if you live locally.Coverack down by the Paris Hotel.I agree Cornwall does like its high car park charges.
(Mind you, under those circumstances, I would need the electricity to kick start my system into action...)
JJ
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£10 a night for electricity?
I wouldn't pay £10 a night for a very, very naughty working girl...
(Mind you, under those circumstances, I would need the electricity to kick start my system into action...)
JJ
You never learn you !!! Don't you know, that I always read the posts you think I won't read
We'll have a chat about how you're using your pocket money when I'm not around !
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Don't worry, he's not spending much
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Yes but there is an unsolved question as to whether it applies to campsites and marinas. It certainly applies to rental properties and caravan pitches and marina berths are not rental properties. £10 a night is certainly steep in Portugal where electricity is not cheap it is usually 1 or 2 euros a nightI'm sure it's illegal in this country to make a profit on resold electricity
I think at motorhome shows they charge over £100 per day to traders who need electricity.
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You never learn you !!! Don't you know, that I always read the posts you think I won't read
We'll have a chat about how you're using your pocket money when I'm not around !
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Our gas usage off hookup in the summer works out at 50p a day so why would I pay anymore for a hook up. I can see why it costs that much as it would cost a lot to put in lets hope pitches without elec keep being available.
Be very wary of wee men in the Lake District charging for car parking. One individual at the Southern end of Haweswater made a killing a few years ago when the submerged village of Mardale re-appeared. He wore what looked like a CP attendants uniform and charged everyone who stopped 50p - a small amount no-one questioned. If it wasn't for an off-duty Local Authority employee who questioned him, causing him to leave & not return, he'd still be there.I stopped visiting the Lake District for quite a few years for the same reason. Your hand was never out of your pocket & one particular car park, the National Trust Kettlewell car park on the shores of Derwentwater took the biscuit. There's nowt there & I do mean nothing but, the wee man was there every day with the "half day rate" being the one he wanted to charge. It just got silly, so we changed locations for a while with York becoming a favourite. Abandon vehicle at Rowntree Park & use the money we'd saved to dine out twice a day....Win win situation.
Be very wary of wee men in the Lake District charging for car parking. One individual at the Southern end of Haweswater made a killing a few years ago when the submerged village of Mardale re-appeared. He wore what looked like a CP attendants uniform and charged everyone who stopped 50p - a small amount no-one questioned. If it wasn't for an off-duty Local Authority employee who questioned him, causing him to leave & not return, he'd still be there.
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I'm sure it's illegal in this country to make a profit on resold electricity
If you can't get enough to cover the cost then your buisness is not viable.Do you sell your time or goods based on what they cost , or what you need to sell them for to run a viable business ??
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Do you sell your time or goods based on what they cost , or what you need to sell them for to run a viable business ??
You think that's dear, try SANDYBALLS just outside of Fordingbridge. There they do a combined fee irrespective whether you want electric or not of between £6 and £60 per night. For my sins many years back I used to be the Rally Officer for the West Wessex MCC and SandyBalls was the dearest commercial site anywhere in the Dorset, Wiltshire geographical area. It was actually dearer for electric in the Summer than Winter. I never did get a straight answer for why.Just back home after touring the south coast of Hampshire, Dorset and Devon.
We called at http://www.hurstviewleisure.co.uk/ in Lymington and asked how much they charged for a one-night stay. We were told "£20 or £30 if you want electric." "£10 a night for electric?!!!", I said. "Yes, that's right." What a rip-off. Needless to say, we did not stay.
We moved on and at Christchurch we found http://www.meadowbank-holidays.co.uk/ It was a delightful site and the facilities were superb. We only needed the smallest of the choices of pitches available and the cost per night was £17 ...... including electric!
The standard charge for electric was £3 to £4 per night at every site we stayed at. So, why did Hurst View at Lymington want to charge us £10?
You think that's dear, try SANDYBALLS just outside of Fordingbridge. There they do a combined fee irrespective whether you want electric or not of between £6 and £60 per night. For my sins many years back I used to be the Rally Officer for the West Wessex MCC and SandyBalls was the dearest commercial site anywhere in the Dorset, Wiltshire geographical area. It was actually dearer for electric in the Summer than Winter. I never did get a straight answer for why.
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