Cash still King
Went to Lady Margaret Park on Wednesday. The card machine would not work despite trying on three different occasions. The wardens said it had been down for some days . In fact they had to send a number of visitors away to cash machines as only cash could be accepted for bookings. Fortunately I always carry cash and only use cards for Petrol and larger purchases. With no Banks left in Chirk I don't know how far away people had to go. Despite our "progress" towards the cash less society It still rules above all other fangled gadgets.
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Perhaps it was something to do with the "new" web site!!!
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Glad you told me it is CASH only - now I will not book my holiday as I anticipated, because I tend to ignore paper money and only deal with cards, albeit contactless or otherwise.
I looked over that site, whilst visiting the castle last year and was looking forward to getting there this year.
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We always carry a reserve of cash for just such an eventuality. However, this tends to last for ages, as we tend to use cards for everything we can. Particularly since contactless payment and Apple Pay came in, as it is so quick and convenient. It also saves traveling miles to the bank, since they have closed all the local branches down.☹️
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Should they not have warned new arrivals there was an issue before arriving at the site?
David
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Who carries a cheque book with them these days?
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I always have at least two personal cheques in my wallet. I don't use cash machines. I only want £5 notes. If I need cash whilst away I call in a bank and use a cheque. Normally not needed as I often have something like £200 in the caravan, £150 in the car and around £150 in my wallet at the start of a trip.
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When I have been in the supermarket and the power went down, they pulled out those old swipe machines with the multiple carbons, which they must keep for just such an emergency. Presumably the CC does not think this a worthwhile precaution. Although you would have thought if it was going to be down for days, they could have sorted one out.
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We carry one when away, just for "emergencies".
Otherwise, I reckon we use on average 2 cheques per year.
We are usually at LMP for at least 3 nights every year, say £60 per stay, which is not a long stay. We would not usually carry even that much cash with us, pretty much all our spending goes on credit cards, so even the current account does not have a lot sitting in it to withdraw.
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Chirk is pretty small regarding shopping area. I have only once used an ATM and that was because, unusually, I was able to take the cash in fivers
That was when staying at LidaliaHowever I do know that there is an ATM alongside The Spar supermarket
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Hopefully the wardens would have shown some flexibility regarding payment if people didn't have enough cash on them. Perhaps allow them to pay for a couple of days and pay the rest when they got to the cash machine to pay the balance?
David
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I wouldn't have been able to pay for five minutes on the pitch without being able to pay by debit card as I carry very little cash. In such circumstances, surely they would allow to to pitch up and pay the next day. I would be really cross if I had to leave the site and search for a cashpoint with the van on the back!
David
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Could the club give us an answer to this possibility of a card machine fault and a booked member not having cash on them ,would we be able to pitch and sort the payment later that day ,or would we have to drive round the country side trying to find a cash machine
i would report my own thread ,to get it noticed ,but you can't report your own post
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Hi All,
I can confirm the card machine at Lady Margaret's Park site was not working for a couple of days but it is now fully working again.
The scenario of card machine broke and no cash to hand has been passed to our Sites Operations Manager and when I receive an answer as to what to expect then I will post it on here for your future reference.
Thanks
Tracy
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