Am I being unreasonable?

moulesy replied on 10/12/2018 10:38

moulesy

Posted on 10/12/2018 10:38

I was in touch with a CL over the weekend to book a 7 night stay next May. Looked very good, toilet/shower, dog friendly, great reviews, ideal for where we wanted to stay and just £15 a night. Ideal for us I thought ......

.....until I had a reply saying, yes a pitch was available, please let us have the usual details and "a deposit of £60"!

Now I've got nothing against being asked for a reasonable deposit and I can understand particularly why CL owners might want to do so. But, really, the equivalent of 4 nights for a 7 night stay! Is that reasonable. Needless to say I'm looking elsewhere in the same area.

(Out of interest, no other CL booked for next year has asked us for a deposit of any sort.)

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Beatsboy59 replied on 22/12/2018 23:07

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Beatsboy59

Posted on 22/12/2018 23:07

Works both ways,if they cease trading,you lose a substantial sum of money.

Kennine replied on 23/12/2018 12:44

Kennine

Posted on 23/12/2018 12:44

Paying deposits by customers when they book nights on a CL is a sign of commitment by that customer that they will actually turn up. CL owners don't ask for deposits for no reason-----they have probably suffered from multiple "NO Shows" in the past. It costs a customer not a penny more to make that commitment, the nightly charge remains exactly the same. So why not pay some of that nightly charge in advance as a sign of good faith that you will actually turn up, even if it's forecast to rain.

replied on 23/12/2018 12:58

Posted on 23/12/2018 12:58

Are you still twittering on? This not about whether or not to pay deposits ........ wrong thread

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moulesy replied on 23/12/2018 13:33

moulesy

Caravanner from Wiltshire

Posted on 23/12/2018 12:44 by Kennine

Paying deposits by customers when they book nights on a CL is a sign of commitment by that customer that they will actually turn up. CL owners don't ask for deposits for no reason-----they have probably suffered from multiple "NO Shows" in the past. It costs a customer not a penny more to make that commitment, the nightly charge remains exactly the same. So why not pay some of that nightly charge in advance as a sign of good faith that you will actually turn up, even if it's forecast to rain.

K

Posted on 23/12/2018 13:33

K - well done, that's your 4th post over a period of 13 days to a thread which you apparently think has no point. So, with respect, why are you still posting, particularly on a subject of which you can have no recent experience ( as a non member)?

Edit - not sure what relevance your comment about rain has? Do you cancel when it's wet, because we don't!