Not all about money

Posted on 30/04/2021 09:16 by

A fantastic gesture it might be, but any saving I made on the 3 months' extension of my 'veteran' (half price) membership fee was soon wiped out by the draconian cancellation policies of the C&CC.

The C&CC's notion of 'flexibility' during the time of Covid is as hard nosed a business tactic as you might find.

The C&CC is no less a business than the CAMC and it is not the lovely, warm, nice, fuzzy club - the self styled "friendly"club - that you imagine it to be, based on that one gesture.

Posted on 30/04/2021 10:25 by peedee

Are you aware you can amend or move your C&CC booking up to 10 days in advance of arrival and there is a full refund of deposit in the event of cancellations due to COVID? I think that is fair enough.

I wanted to extend my break during the recent good weather, no chance of staying on at the C&MC site but I got a booking on a C&CC site just 12 miles away with just 3 days notice. Of the two sites, I actually preferred the C&CC for its location and ambiance to the sterile environment of the C&MC site but realise a non electric pitch and the closed facilities would not be everyones cup of tea. Nevertheless there were plenty of takers, mainly motorhomes/campervans over the weekend.

peedee

Posted on 30/04/2021 09:16 by

A fantastic gesture it might be, but any saving I made on the 3 months' extension of my 'veteran' (half price) membership fee was soon wiped out by the draconian cancellation policies of the C&CC.

The C&CC's notion of 'flexibility' during the time of Covid is as hard nosed a business tactic as you might find.

The C&CC is no less a business than the CAMC and it is not the lovely, warm, nice, fuzzy club - the self styled "friendly"club - that you imagine it to be, based on that one gesture.

Posted on 30/04/2021 12:54 by

Similar thoughts here WTG. 

Posted on 30/04/2021 00:13 by KevBailey

I only received my CCC extension letter today?? You have sort of made my point in your reply, this club is a business and there is a risk that a few or many members will walk away eventually if dissatisfied, especially if the competition becomes more forward thinking and offering the same if not better services. 

 

Posted on 30/04/2021 08:04 by SteveL

Are the CCC reducing the VAT rate in the same manner as the CAMC. I understood this wasn’t the case. Just a few days on a site returns the equivalent of a 3 month extension.

Posted on 30/04/2021 13:21 by

Further disquiet on my part. 

Last night, I booked 4 nights next week on a C&CC site. Afterwards, wondering how the price compared with the "from" prices, I found that the total did not divide equally by 4. Thinking my arithmetic might be at fault, I resorted to using a calculator. Same result.

I rang today to ask why: there is, it seems, a different price for each night. Just like Travelodge or Premier Inn then. The breakdown was thus:

£18.66; £19.32; £19.10; £18.66.

The C&CC has used the "from" price format for a number of years now but never have I had to pay different prices for different nights for the same booking on the same site. The price leaflet is pretty meaningless now.

To be fair though (said through gritted teeth) I don't know why the belief that the C&CC does not give the VAT discount has arisen. The VAT reduction is applied. The final price does account for that.

Posted on 30/04/2021 14:15 by Pathfinder

No different to the C&MHC

Posted on 30/04/2021 13:23 by

Yes, the C&CC is reducing the VAT.