Deposits and Paying

By contrast, we've been on a very pleasant CL since Wednesday and we're here till Sunday. I've been to the house each day to offer to pay without success! Finally saw someone today but she wouldn't let me pay. Owner will be up to see  you sometime at the weekend. Trust like that is worth its weight in good and if asked for a deposit/payment in future I'd have no hesitation in paying. 

In my experience, CLs wanting money up front have had something to hide, or not been as the site description has led me to believe. ie like the other 10 caravans on the site. I lost faith in the CL system. On the bit about lost revenue, its a business risk, a fact of life. A good CL wont have any problem in this regard.

Definitely not so. I can name one, which request a deposit, that certainly has nothing to hide and is exactly as described in the site description. Please don't paint all CL's that request deposits with your misplaced conceptions, JohnDH

Can't say I've ever had a problem with this issue. The only time would have been arriving on site quite a few years ago now to find the grass so long that Japanese snipers were hiding in it! We drove on and found a lovely CL next to the river in Durham.  Never been asked for all monies up front. Good job because I wouldn't!