DISCLAIMER: This petition is a private expression of member concern regarding tennis court access and booking transparency. It is not organised on club premises and is not intended to disrupt club operations.

SUMMARY: Members are calling for the 'Signature' tier, currently being trialled at several David Lloyd clubs and costing £140 more per month, not to include preferential advance court booking rights at David Lloyd Raynes Park, where court demand already exceeds supply and access is already under significant pressure.

David Lloyd is currently running a trial of its new “Signature” membership tier at several clubs. As confirmed in writing by David Lloyd, this trial runs from January to March 2026 and includes extended booking rights of up to 10 days at selected locations, with members paying an additional monthly fee (£140) for this privilege. Other clubs continue on standard 9-day booking rules, but the trial is clearly positioned as something being tested for potential wider rollout.

At David Lloyd Raynes Park, court availability is already severely constrained. Members regularly struggle to book tennis courts even at the exact moment bookings are released. Introducing a tier that allows a subset of members to book earlier than everyone else would inevitably worsen an existing access problem. Once courts are booked in advance by those with priority rights, standard members lose access before they even have a chance to book.

David Lloyd has described the Signature tier as a package focused on “health benefits”, “longevity assessments”, and “premium wellness experiences”, stating that booking access is only one part of a broader offering. However, for members whose primary reason for joining is tennis, the practical impact is clear: earlier booking access materially affects the ability to use shared courts and changes the balance of access between members.

Many members already manage their own fitness, health tracking, and wellbeing independently. From the perspective of tennis-led members, the distinguishing feature of this tier is not additional health services, but earlier access to court bookings. Framing this primarily as a wellness offering does not align with how court availability is experienced in practice.

David Lloyd has stated that the trial is being monitored for fairness and impact. However, the effects on access occur immediately. When members are unable to book courts at release time, access is already lost. Monitoring outcomes later does not address the immediate reduction in availability.

This petition is not calling for the removal of premium services. It is calling for the protection of fair and reasonable access to shared tennis facilities at David Lloyd Raynes Park. Members are asking that the preferential booking rights that the Signature tier includes, are not introduced at David Lloyd Raynes Park, where demand already exceeds supply and access is already under significant pressure.