Weekend bookings something has to be done
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You've just reminded me Corners. In the mid 90s we booked to go to the site at Great Malvern and paid our £5 deposit. We received notification that the site was flooded and that the CC cancelled our trip. The b****rs never sent our money back!
Think there's any chance if I ask?
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This a chance of course!
And don't forget to factor what £5 is worth today and varying interest rates payable on the club having your money for so long
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We are frustrated by the amount of sites fully booked at the weekends by people who block book and then cancel 72 hours before arriving. Please CAMC bring back the deposit when booking. The camping and caravan club charge £25 deposit and we are finding we use them more now because their sites show their true availability at weekends.
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well there you are go there? problem solved
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Ah, so you posted here as well.
True availability is a strange term. Still I’m glad you’ve found something that suits. It’s such a shame that C&CC restrict bookings to two nights at weekends in many instances. It really hinders touring but, when that happens, I just go elsewhere. There’s always an alternative.
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yes, there must be a name for people who like to give their money away earlier than they have to
And some sites (I think one of the two newer sites before they were civilised) have non refundable deposits and when booking asks you if you want to take out cancellation 'insurance' with them!
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....like those who pay for their whole club stay on arrival?
not a lot different than paying (say) £25 up front and then the balance on arrival...
but a whole lot different to paying on departure
the holiday company we went with last month wanted a deposit and then the balance well before we actually flew.
we just accept this as part of the way things work...we also have annual worldwide travel insurance which covers all the types of holidays/trips we take, so no extra hassle there. doesnt everybody have this?
BTW, the 'name' for all these people, irrspective of when they pay, is 'customers', isn't it?
Ah, 'before they were 'civilised''....?
I see, this is a little joke to suggest that, only now the club has taken over these sites, could they possibly be 'proper' sites.
no doubt the club will stamp on them....sorry, put its stamp on them, and then we will all be fine...
perhaps I'll check out Bingham Grange when it's deemed 'civilised'.
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Indeed but this site (The Quiet site, Ullswater) has this in its terms and conditions:
... For bookings 4 nights or more a deposit of £10.00 per night is required at time of booking... Cancellation Policy – Tourers, Motorhomes, VW Campervans, Tents, Trailer Tents, Pods, Pre-Erected Tents. If you wish to cancel a booking you must notify us in writing by either e-mail or regular mail. If you cancel more than 14 days before the start date of your holiday, you will forfeit an administration charge of £10 per night booked and the balance will be
refunded. Alternatively, we can issue a full credit note for all monies paid. No refunds or credit notes will be issued where a cancellation is made within 14 days of the start date of the holiday.Now if I read that correctly (the bold bits) you pay say £40 deposit for four nights and if you cancel more than 14 days before your stay you will lose £10 per night booked, so that is £40, can that be right? You lose it all or am I misreading that?
also yes it is cheap during off peak £15 per pitch if you go tomorrow till Friday, then £20 at weekends but £35 during half term. Troutbeck Head, a few miles away is under £30 at half term and now just over £26. I have been to both (one of the few non club sites I've been to) and TH is far better in every way.
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I did the maths and came up with a refund of £zero. I’m glad you confirmed my calculation, Corners.
What a blatant rip off! An admin fee of £10 per booking I could understand but not £10 per night.
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I agree with your last comment, we have been, stayed ,and will return when the site is more user friendly (nice area and dog walk though) if some think cc motor caravan waste points are bad
and one part of the site has no waste emptying points 
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I am also using C&CC more than I used to even so it is still about as much as I use CMC sites, each about 16 percent of my nights away. My advice is play the CMC system like others do. If you think you might want a site book it as soon as you think about it, you have nothing to lose if you cancel.
peedee
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Alan, I think it's pretty fair to say you'd be the first to describe that sort of scenario as a 'faff'.... a favourite of yours, I believe
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after years of waiting until I was sure I would be going to a location and then trying to book......and failing......I played the system this year, for a change....
wow, what a difference.....
i booked way ahead, got all the sites I thought I might, sort of, perhaps think about visiting.....lovely.
then, as the date got nearer, I looked more closely at my diary and then made the decision (site by site) as to whether I actually wanted to go or not....
it was great, loads more 'close to the date' info....a good fairly accurate weather forecast for one.....
now im not revealing how many bookings I took up and how many I didn't.....but I broke no rules and got into sites I wouldn't have if I'd left it until my diary (with other stuff) was firmed up...
what a great system this is
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best laugh all day really.
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PD I'll save that for when you refuse to name a site
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actually, I cancelled them all as they were overpriced, poorly staffed and had inadequate facilities for MHers
unlike some others who only use one type of site, I spread my custom (yes, I'm a customer) arpund many organisations, here and abroad....
if the CC cap fits, I'll wear it, but i still have the right to highlight its shortcomings.
perhaps they'll listen and start upping their game
those who have much wider experience of the many different types of site around Europe are happy to share them on CT....perhaps CC might take on some of those tips in the deficient areas you've mentioned, and raise the game.
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