Who is Nick Lomas kidding ?

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  • EasyT
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    edited January 2019 #92

    I read it differently and saw nothing to say which type of booking it might effect as it seemed a general point. Can't recheck as I opened the magazine package just to read this and OH has taken to recycle. 

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  • EasyT
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    edited January 2019 #95

    I will stick with my impression WTG. We all read things differently

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  • EasyT
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    edited January 2019 #97

    Not to worry ......... all will come out in the wash. I still believe that it is far from clear cut

  • EasyT
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    edited January 2019 #98

    Maybe I should have clarified my response WTG by saying that many articles contained in the magazine do not stand up to close scrutiny and that critical consideration of the article construction in much reportage does remind me that one should often believe half of what one reads, or at least not take as being fully accurate from a literal stance wink

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  • PITCHTOCLOSE
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    edited January 2019 #100

    Book in advance whilst you can, I have about sixty nights booked at the mo and will cut that down to about twelve nearer the time at various sites,if I had to put a deposit then I would not book so many, but hey make hay while the sun shines, unless you really think this is a club, rolling booking, no deposits stupid idea.

  • Metheven
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    edited January 2019 #101

    ... and that's the reality of it, I don't blame anyone for using the system, way to go for covering the unforeseen in the future. Look after No1.

  • EasyT
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    edited January 2019 #102

    Do you really consider 'The World According to Hooker' a reality or an amusing little tightening of the clockwork spring? 

  • Metheven
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    edited January 2019 #103

    Are you saying it doesn't happen?

  • EasyT
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    edited January 2019 #104

    If you mean 'do I think that speculative booking never happen' the my answer would be that 'I do think there is some speculative booking but I do not necessarily consider it to be a major problem'. The only people able to know the extent and to be able to determine if it is a problem is the club management.

    Do you have reason to know that there is a problem?

    As far as I can recall I have made one speculative booking during the year before the CC lost Braithwaite Fold. That was in February when I noticed a vacancy last day or so of August into September. We had used the site 4 or 5 years earlier and as we had not toured the lakes for some time and not planned our September break I booked it. In late March we discussed the booking and decided to keep our book 5 nights and make it a part of a September tour which we planned and booked 

  • Metheven
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    edited January 2019 #105

    Along with your thinking that it is not a major problem I do agree, but in my opinion I do believe it is a tool to be used for lessening ones chance of losing out by counterbalancing with other bookings, and the present system supports that thinking.

  • EasyT
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    edited January 2019 #106

    it is a tool to be used for lessening ones chance of losing out by counterbalancing with other bookings

    I don't understand what you mean

  • Navigateur
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    edited January 2019 #107

    While reading all the 105 previous post I had two thoughts.  Firstly, it is threads like this that keep the Internet warm.

    Secondly, on deposits one has paid being forfeit, I can think of it as an additional charge for being a caravanner. If I were to loose a couple of deposits in a year because life got in the way, then averaging the loss across all nights actually used would produce a very small amount per night.  Perhaps less than the difference between the booking price and listing price refered to about 80 posts ago.

  • JVB66
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    edited January 2019 #108

    We have booked Edinborough site for next Xmas and new year while we decide what is going to be our arrangements for that period as it is on our future "bucket listsurprised"although it will not be a short notice cancelation,if things do not work outwink

  • PITCHTOCLOSE
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    edited January 2019 #109

    Probably having your cake and eating it.😄

  • EasyT
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    edited January 2019 #110

    Sorry JVB, but check your spelling of that there city wink

    How wrong of me!!

  • JVB66
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    edited January 2019 #111

    Tut Tut time for teachers  ruler surprised

  • Cornersteady
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    edited January 2019 #112

    sadly corporal punishment has been stopped in schoolsundecided

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited January 2019 #113

    The problem with the club holding card details is that they may well be in breach of the latest regulations regarding personnel data protection. I appreciate that large companies like Amazon do hold such data but am not sure how they stand with regards to PDP. 

  • EasyT
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    edited January 2019 #114

    I don't think that credit card details held for recurring usage with the owners consent breaches any PDP criteria.

    If there were to be a system requiring deposit I would personally prefer to pay the deposit and have done though

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited January 2019 #115

    But those details would be alongside names and addresses of those that have booked. I was talking to a CL/B&B owner today who has concerns over the matter, as he has at present to destroy those linked details once payment has been made. Otherwise it would only take a breach of his IT security system for any hacker to have the personnel details of all his clients, and he would liable should the breach take place.

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  • cyberyacht
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    edited January 2019 #117

    My suggestion of the Club holding card details was to avoid the requirement for deposits which seem to be anathema to some.

  • EasyT
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    edited January 2019 #118

    I realise that CY. 

  • RowenaBCAMC
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    edited January 2019 #119

    With regards to the OP we would like to advise that in addition to enabling members to book more easily all year round, the Club is also making further improvements during 2019, taking into account member feedback we have received about increasing availability for members, making the online booking process simpler and faster, and offering members more deals and discounts. We will give you the details as and when they are available and I will be posting here on Club Together. 

    I will now close this discussion as it's got heated at times and I hope we have addressed your concerns. 

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