Cancellation reasons

ooooo, there's cruel,  innit   

{ Done in Brian's very poor imitation Welsh  Accent    }

Just returned today from the very same trip! Small pockets of problems but generally diesel was easy to come by. 

I filled up at Asda, North of Glasgow, and it just got my CV20 back to Essex with the needle on red. Yes, I was the guy doing 55/60 all the way! 

A few stations on the A1 had fuel and longish queues but majority were closed. 

Just cancelled Cornwall because of fuel, didn't fancy having an empty tank when we got there or worse running out on way there, we are still going to Cirencester in a couple of weeks, which was our stop on the way back and changing it for a longer stay

Reluctantly done the same….currently in the New Forest and was planning Crystal Palace as the next stop. However, don’t fancy my chances in the London area. There’s always another day (hopefully).

From what I’ve seen re fuel shortage shenanigans in London & area there’s toe to toe handbags in a few places, really🤷🏻‍♂️. If I was Bojo I’d stop all the Southrons from eating 3 weetabix🙄

On the specific point raised by the OP - namely the options available for reasons for cancelling, I must say I entirely agree. I remember once, some years ago, having to cancel for a very genuine reason which was not even remotely covered by the options. I emailed the club to explain because I hate cancelling and always feel the circumstances should be made clear to ensure one is not accused of playing the system  - especially as there seems to be an assumption in this place that a lot of that goes on. That assumption may be right, I could not say, but I have only ever cancelled for genuine reasons and I do not think there is anything that upsets me more than being the subject of false accusations.   

I was most pleased to get a lovely reply, essentially telling me not to worry and that my circumstances were fully appreciated. Of course anyone abusing the booking system can make any reason up, but, nonetheless, it would be nice if there was the space and opportunity to explain the circumstances in full - especially if the cancellation is within 72 hours.  

I suspect shortly that whatever you put into the system might prove academic. Once deposits become the norm, Members will have to go into a long drawn out explanation with proof to get any reimbursement. Taking out holiday insurance for pre booked expensive long stays will become the norm, as it is with booking a cottage. Either that or you lose it. 

I think I will go through the long drawn out explanation with proof, if the club offers it. At least I should only loose the deposit. My only experience of claiming on holiday insurance, when my mum died, was the wanted lots and lots of proof. Even to the extent that we had to pay for a doctors letter to say there was no way we could have known when we booked the holiday 6 months before. Then they took two lots of £40 excess, one for each of use. 

If the club wanted evidential proof they would not get any from me

Would the Club ever want that? As I mentioned up thread the categories used seemed to be just general headings so that the Club can categorise the reasons en masse rather than individually. I suppose the only time they would want more information was if they were at the point of suspending a member for frequent cancellations under 72 hours. If there were mitigating circumstances surely it would be sensible to discuss those with the Club, even if it were only in general terms? They can't, and  probably wouldn't demand it but it might be helpful to both parties to at least share something or be prepared to forfeit membership. 

David