Payment by Club Gift Vouchers - new world order

KeefySher
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edited July 2020 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

Have trawled through threads, but no specific mention of how in the new world order we pay site fees with our recently purchased Gift Vouchers under the offer of buy £100, get £120 worth.

Read of wardens calling a few days in advance to take payment over the phone, pay at check in at office by card, but nothing specific about payment using hard paper gift voucher.

Our vouchers arrived in a card wallet, but the whole amount. Not touched them yet. Was thinking of separating wearing latex gloves into envelope with equivalent value to nearest amount of fees at each site we are visiting next month. Then handing sealed envelope over plus tap the terminal using a contactless card at check in for the few bob difference.

or to save more handling than absolutely necessary could we pay both sites at the first site as we are doing Sun to thurs at one then later Thursday checking into the second on the other side of the country, using the majority of the vouchers as we are now getting a 15% reduction in VAT.

Had only bought the vouchers to cover this trip when we found sites were open.

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  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited July 2020 #2

    If the info that has appeared on here is what seems is happening,   it can all be done at the site I think the pay in advance was just for "frenzy day"over the weekend of the 4th july 

  • birderbilly
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    edited July 2020 #3

    You show the warden the voucher, tear it in half and put in a box/bin, thus not touched by the warden.

  • Ernie S
    Ernie S Forum Participant Posts: 47
    edited July 2020 #4

    Just paid for a weekend away using vouchers.

    Simply counted them out Infront of the warden into a plastic container and paid the one pound fifty extra by contactless. Couldn't have been easier.

     

  • KeefySher
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    edited July 2020 #5

    Thank you birderbilly and Nick Hea. Straight forward enough.

  • TomHenry
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    edited September 2020 #6

    does anyone know how to pay 57 pence, i,e., the small amount beyond my £10 denomination vouchers   Am seriously shielded and wish minimal inter-contact.  Last site refused to accept a two pound coin for the small amount despite me saying no change was required. 

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited September 2020 #7

    🤔When I have worked out “seriously shielding” and out and about on Club Sites TH, I will get back to you.

    First thought is to stick 57 pence in a sealed container of vinegar, or Zoflora and hand this over to Wardens. They either take it or leave it. 

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited September 2020 #8

    Contact less card payment?🤷🏻‍♂️

  • KeefySher
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    edited September 2020 #9

    By the time we used the gift vouchers there was the reduction in VAT applied to the fees. That meant at each site we paid a rounded up amount to the nearest voucher value with no requirement for change or additional card payment.

     

    Think vouchers with the discount should become a regular feature going forward. Certainly made peak school holidays on a CAMC site attractive price wise for us as a family and would make us consider using them, unlike in recent years where we find prices too high.

    Think we have a couple of £10 vouchers left kiss

  • EmilysDad
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    edited September 2020 #10

     ... Think we have a couple of £10 vouchers left kiss

    Get them spent Keith 😉👍

  • DSB
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    edited September 2020 #11

    The sites that we have been to accepted the vouchers in the normal way without any problem.  At most sites, I went I to the office in the normal way, although sometimes having to queue outside.  This week at Tredegar, we had to pay through the window...... 🙂  I also have some vouchers left, but they will go within the next few weeks....

    David