Booking Deposits!
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Keep the no deposit set up.
If someone fails to show, or cancels late, Club needs to issue a warning. Warning rescinded if proven genuine.
If someone cancels more than three times in a rolling six month period, then this is serial behaviour and the Club needs to determine some form of penalty, be it a suspension of upfront booking or termination of membership, or taking full payment for third
period cancelled.On a computerised booking system, then all the above is possible, and in fact isn't that far removed from what happens initially, but just penalises the tiny minority of selfish members more heavily.
If you have a finite resource, which the Club has, in terms of peak period pitches, then it would benefit the Club to ensure that members fully understand the implications of "playing the system".
I doubt that this would impact on many members, because it isn't a huge problem quite frankly.
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Read the post properly folks, Some people jumped in during an edit.
K
TW I don't really care one way or the other - I never Book and Cancel because IMO It's not fair on fellow CC members. I would be happy to pay a deposit or if it would help the CC -- pay for the holiday up front at the time of booking.
Is that "I never book and cancel" or "I never use to book and cancel".
I thought the thread in the 'Goodbyee' section said you had sold up <undecided/confused> emoji
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TW I don't really care one way or the other - I never
Book and Cancel because IMO It's not fair on fellow CC members.
Neither do I, K, on both counts.
Given your last paragraph, I wonder why you're so bothered about the issue seeing you don't really care. There's no point in this at all really other than its given you something to be 'K' about.
If you never cancel then you would be ok paying upfront!
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This turns up regularly and there seems to be no consensus.
The club have no deposits and seem to be booked up on most sites at weekends causing those who want longer stays problems. The C&CC have deposits which do seem to give better availability for that club and holding those deposits must help cash flow. If you
are booking a multi site holiday the deposits can add up though so there is no right answer to this one.0 -
Conversely, WW, better availability surely means C&CC sites aren't full so they could do better from a business perspective by perhaps dropping the deposit system.
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Conversely, WW, better availability surely means C&CC sites aren't full so they could do better from a business perspective by perhaps dropping the deposit system.
I was at Blackmore last weekend, the CC and the C&CC sites are adjacent there and both were pretty busy although the Club's grass pitches didn't seem to be in quite so much demand as the hard standings. I think the C&CC site looked the fuller so they are
not doing a great deal wrong. Take a look a both accounts, over the last 3 to 4 years the C&CC has been the most profitable so they have to be doing something better than the CC. I certainly don't think deposits are effecting their bottom line.peedee
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If I was a 'weekender' and had paid and lost a £20 deposit for a two night booking I would not feel out of pocket as I would have saved the fuel and the two night's fees. Also if there were a non-reffundable deposit I would feel no compunction in cancelling
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Motorhomes are the way forward
Unless they're reversing.
But they're not exempt from paying deposits if/when required.
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Motorhomes are the way forward
Unless they're reversing.
But they're not exemp from paying deposits if/when required.
As i said ,haven't got a problem with deposits
As I said, nor me, only with the simplicity of booking and amending etc.
I was returning the thread to topic, Husky, while attempting a little humour.
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Credit card companies charge a fee based on a percentage of the value of the transaction.
So, for those who are clearly mathematically challenged, the fee is exactly the same for two transactions (deposit and balance) as for one transaction, when the total of the transactions is the same.
Incidently, those fees have recently been massively reduced by European legislation and anyway, for large companies were slways very small.
So.....no extra cost to CC for taking deposits but a significant improvement to cash-flow. Again, if some of those on here not in the real world, knew anything at all about business, they would know that cash-flow is king. And that should ultimately benefit us all.
As well as improving pitch availability by getting rid of the speculative bookings.
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Credit card companies charge a fee based on a percentage of the value of the transaction.
So, for those who are clearly mathematically challenged, the fee is exactly the same for two transactions (deposit and balance) as for one transaction, when the total of the transactions is the same.
Incidently, those fees have recently been massively reduced by European legislation and anyway, for large companies were slways very small.
So.....no extra cost to CC for taking deposits but a significant improvement to cash-flow. Again, if some of those on here not in the real world, knew anything at all about business, they would know that cash-flow is king. And that should ultimately benefit us all.
As well as improving pitch availability by getting rid of the speculative bookings.
Write your comments here...The CC used to take deposits , they don't now & I wonder why it's something we all have to live with & dream of things of the past , it might happen again but until then we can all dream on
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Of course, this subject, like pitching correctly, arrivals and departures etc is really only crucial to those who have been, and presumably intend to continue being, regular visitors to CC sites, n'est ce pas?
Which is maybe why those of us who spend the majority of our time away on other types of site may be slightly more relaxed about it all!
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Credit card companies charge a fee based on a percentage of the value of the transaction.
So, for those who are clearly mathematically challenged, the fee is exactly the same for two transactions (deposit and balance) as for one transaction, when the total of the transactions is the same.
Incidently, those fees have recently been massively reduced by European legislation and anyway, for large companies were slways very small.
So.....no extra cost to CC for taking deposits but a significant improvement to cash-flow. Again, if some of those on here not in the real world, knew anything at all about business, they would know that cash-flow is king. And that should ultimately benefit
us all.As well as improving pitch availability by getting rid of the speculative bookings.
Apart from debt card transactions that charge a fixed fee per transaction, say 8pence, so a £100 pitch fee would be charged at 8pence , but a £20 deposit (8p) and a balance paid at the site £80 ,another 8p, so 16p in total
just saying
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Credit card companies charge a fee based on a percentage of the value of the transaction.
So, for those who are clearly mathematically challenged, the fee is exactly the same for two transactions (deposit and balance) as for one transaction, when the total of the transactions is the same.
Incidently, those fees have recently been massively reduced by European legislation and anyway, for large companies were slways very small.
So.....no extra cost to CC for taking deposits but a significant improvement to cash-flow. Again, if some of those on here not in the real world, knew anything at all about business, they would know that cash-flow is king. And that should ultimately benefit us all.
As well as improving pitch availability by getting rid of the speculative bookings.
Apart from debt card transactions that charge a fixed fee per transaction, say 8pence, so a £100 pitch fee would be charged at 8pence , but a £20 deposit (8p) and a balance paid at the site £80 ,another 8p, so 16p in total
just saying
thank you husky I did point that there would be no difference to credit cards bokings, but debit cards would make a difference.
Perhaps some are reading challenged? (or at worst just trolling perhaps)
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Credit card companies charge a fee based on a percentage of the value of the transaction.
So, for those who are clearly mathematically challenged, the fee is exactly the same for two transactions (deposit and balance) as for one transaction, when the total of the transactions is the same.
Incidently, those fees have recently been massively reduced by European legislation and anyway, for large companies were slways very small.
So.....no extra cost to CC for taking deposits but a significant improvement to cash-flow. Again, if some of those on here not in the real world, knew anything at all about business, they would know that cash-flow is king. And that should ultimately benefit
us all.As well as improving pitch availability by getting rid of the speculative bookings.
Apart from debt card transactions that charge a fixed fee per transaction, say 8pence, so a £100 pitch fee would be charged at 8pence , but a £20 deposit (8p) and a balance paid at the site £80 ,another 8p, so 16p in total
just saying
thank you husky I did point that there would be no difference to credit cards bokings, but debit cards would make a difference.
Perhaps some are reading challenged? (or at worst just trolling perhaps)
...That what i said in an earlier post but got challeged, but hey ho what do we know?0 -
Of course, this subject, like pitching correctly, arrivals and departures etc is really only crucial to those who have been, and presumably intend to continue being, regular visitors to CC sites, n'est ce pas?
Which is maybe why those of us who spend the majority of our time away on other types of site may be slightly more relaxed about it all!
We only use CC Sites and none of the above is crucial or even register on our radar.
Maybe you could say,, that it is the ones that only visit CC sites occasionally that want to change things to suit them.Just making up a fact as is the case with this thread !!
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Of course, this subject, like pitching correctly, arrivals and departures etc is really only crucial to those who have been, and presumably intend to continue being, regular visitors to CC sites, n'est ce pas?
Which is maybe why those of us who spend the majority of our time away on other types of site may be slightly more relaxed about it all!
We only use CC Sites and none of the above is crucial or even register on our radar.
Maybe you could say,, that it is the ones that only visit CC sites occasionally that want to change things to suit them.Just making up a fact as is the case with this thread !!
Yes indeed! When we use CC sites, not as often now as was once the case, we use them because (a) they offer us the best deal where we want to be (b) we know exactly what to expect in terms of pitches and facilities and (c) we actually like what they offer
for the price we pay.What others users do or don't do doesn't for a minute affect our time there!
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Motorhomes are the way forward
That is until they get stuck on wet grass, and then there's no way forward or back ward!!
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Credit card companies charge a fee based on a percentage of the value of the transaction.
So, for those who are clearly mathematically challenged, the fee is exactly the same for two transactions (deposit and balance) as for one transaction, when the total of the transactions is the same.
Incidently, those fees have recently been massively reduced by European legislation and anyway, for large companies were slways very small.
So.....no extra cost to CC for taking deposits but a significant improvement to cash-flow. Again, if some of those on here not in the real world, knew anything at all about business, they would know that cash-flow is king. And that should ultimately benefit us all.
As well as improving pitch availability by getting rid of the speculative bookings.
Write your comments here...The CC used to take deposits , they don't now & I wonder why it's something we all have to live with & dream of things of the past , it might happen again but until then we can all dream on
The reason that they stopped taking deposits was that the then new booking system that they brought/bought in was not up to taking credit/debit card deposits, while the C&CC bought in a Canadian system could do so, they kept taking deposits.
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So, the argument that it costs the CC something to take bookings is based on:
A supposition that all deposits are made on a debit card and not a credit card - so not true!
Debit card charges that someone has looked up from the internet......as opposed to what happens in the real world.
A fictional cost of £5000 based on this false information.
A comment by some CC director who has amply demonstrated his credentials on national television recently.
Why am I not convinced? Especially when these arguments are put forward by ardent supporters of the CC......who would say that black was white if the CC said so.
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Credit card companies charge a fee based on a percentage of the value of the transaction.
So, for those who are clearly mathematically challenged, the fee is exactly the same for two transactions (deposit and balance) as for one transaction, when the total of the transactions is the same.
Incidently, those fees have recently been massively reduced by European legislation and anyway, for large companies were slways very small.
So.....no extra cost to CC for taking deposits but a significant improvement to cash-flow. Again, if some of those on here not in the real world, knew anything at all about business, they would know that cash-flow is king. And that should ultimately benefit
us all.As well as improving pitch availability by getting rid of the speculative bookings.
Write your comments here...The CC used to take deposits , they don't now & I wonder why it's something we all have to live with & dream of things of the past , it might happen again but until then we can all dream on
The reason that they stopped taking deposits was that the then new booking system that they brought/bought in was not up to taking credit/debit card deposits, while the C&CC bought in a Canadian system could do so, they kept taking deposits.
Thank you Nellie.
A bit of realism is injected into the argument.
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The reason that they stopped taking deposits was that the then new booking system that they brought/bought in was not up to taking credit/debit card deposits, while the C&CC bought in a Canadian system could do so, they kept taking deposits.
Write your comments here... Thanks for that information , I guess this thread is well & truly scuppered now .......may it rest in peace
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The reason that they stopped taking deposits was that the then new booking system that they brought/bought in was not up to taking credit/debit card deposits, while the C&CC bought in a Canadian system could do so, they kept taking deposits.
Write your comments here... Thanks for that information , I guess this thread is well & truly scuppered now .......may it rest in peace
Write your comments here... may be not , some people think they know better bah humbug
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So, the argument that it costs the CC something to take bookings is based on:
A supposition that all deposits are made on a debit card and not a credit card - so not true!
Debit card charges that someone has looked up from the internet......as opposed to what happens in the real world.
A fictional cost of £5000 based on this false information.
A comment by some CC director who has amply demonstrated his credentials on national television recently.
Why am I not convinced? Especially when these arguments are put forward by ardent supporters of the CC......who would say that black was white if the CC said so.
well why not find some proof of your own Ian, to back up your claims?
No best and easier to attack your fellow posters with a few insults, SHAME on you
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