Caravan Club Membership Renewal Forums

sheringham

"Welcome to another years membership" in the Caravan Club. Very Happy

"[I]We have pleasure in enclosing your Caravan Club Membership cards for the coming year. Thank you for your continuing membership of the Caravan Club. Your opinion of the club is important to us and any feedback is most welcome, so if you have thoughts as to improvements that could be made to any other of our services please let us know" [/I]

Well I had and I did!!

We were on a Stellplatz in Southern Germany sometime in April when the only other Brit MH came over to us, as a form of intro, with the article reported in MMM about the adverse comments made by the CC president on the usage and future of Aires and Stellplatz in Europe and therefore by default against UK equivalents. I recall being Bl**dy upset and resolute in my intention to cease membership of an organisation that actively campaigned against what I believe to be a great source of economic enjoyment and freedom of choice.

Of course got no reply to e-mail, nor later in the year about the lack of recycling capability at Baltic Wharf. So my opinion seems worthless and it,the club, will continue into its centenary year believing that all is well with the world. Apart from 3 days at Bristol I have not used any of the "services" available so its the economics of the madhouse to renew but unfortunately I like the format and content of the magazine!!

Is this a good enough reason to renew membership????

Help me, Guide me, Show me the way

Ron

twooks

stay in if you like the magazine that much .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . ..

we resigned after they arbitrarily started charging for electricity [and had the cheek to blame the eec regulations! ] we wrote a lengthy letter explaining why and what we thought the club could do to provide a better service - and I'll give you 3 guesses what their reply was. Of course we expected the response that we got, having attempted to express a less than adoring view about some other points of difference, so no change there!
I think you get the club / service that you deserve and in the case of the CC this has been borne out by our experience. I won't even join to get the benefit of cheaper insurance, even though the cost would be covered by the savings; since this would be a passive vote in favour of the club and its ethics.

but that's just me and I've always been bolshie .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. but if you like the mag! Razz

eupho

Hi sheringham,
I find that I more than save the annual subscription on each ferry crossing booked through the club.
For me that's reason enough.

krull

Why not cancel your membership and keep the cards, then you can still use the CL's.

JockandRita

Telbell

My CC membership is hanging by a thread. So far as the mag is concerned I certainly wouldnt retain m'ship for that but if it's that important don't you know any members ndearby who would sell them to you at a discount after they'v done with them? Or even give them away.

As for the Ferries, I've never been able to better the prices obtained from other sources eg C&CC, MHF. promotional offers. I certainly can't save anything with them on Insurances

I suppose for me it's just the CL's I'm in for....as I say...hanging by a thread

MikeE

krull

Despite my earlier flippant remark (many a true word said in jest?), i must agree with the previous two posts. I am also deliberating whether to renew.
As an organisation, I can't abide it.
There is the anti M/H and wild camping issue.
The magazine is a just one big CC back slapping excersise.
The sites have too many rules and the wardens have no sense of grey, only black and white.
If you go off season, the sites seem to resemble saga holiday villages.

I tried two C&CC sites this year and was impressed. The additional camping element give the club a more down to earth aspect.

I think I will let it relapse in autumn (and keep the card for CL's Wink

)

RR

I have never found the best price on ferries or insurance with the CC but I do love the CLs.

sheringham

Hi all

I thought the same as most of you have experienced in as much as I have never had the most competitive pricing for insurance (motorhome insurance is outsourced by the CC) or ferries.

The antipathy of the CC for MHs in general and active engagement in detrimental policies towards Aires and similar in particular leaves me very anti.

My misplaced attempt at irony, re the magazine, was obviously not very clear. Apologies.

Still have a few days to decide but it ain't looking good!!!

Thanks to you all

Ron