Cancellation Warning Letters

replied on 01/03/2018 21:57

Posted on 01/03/2018 21:57

Just cancelled a booking for Sunday due to the slightly inclement weather we are having. I've only been in the club for 21 years and this is the first time ever I have made a late cancellation. What have I received for my trouble but a not even polite email telling me off for doing so. Maybe I would be better thought of if I had written off my car and caravan and presented a rather large bill to the caravan club insurance who I have also been with faithfully for many many years, with this weather could the caravan club or whatever they call themselves now show a bit of sense!

replied on 01/03/2018 21:58

Posted on 01/03/2018 21:58

Just an automated response. 

SteveL replied on 01/03/2018 22:13

Posted on 01/03/2018 22:13

I suppose you could have phoned the site. We certainly did not receive one when they cancelled us due to conditions, so there must be a manual override.

Dawn F replied on 02/03/2018 12:50

Posted on 02/03/2018 12:50

Surely after 21 years you are not surprised with this?

Can't really get upset over a machine and I would be happier in the knowledge I have protected my property than worry about upsetting a computer!

replied on 02/03/2018 12:58

Posted on 02/03/2018 12:58

Your right but a human tells a computer what to do 😀

Metheven replied on 02/03/2018 13:14

Posted on 02/03/2018 13:14

A human did programme in the standard response initially, but when its flagged a 'Cancel' and not within time limits the computer did not know it was snowing outside whilst in its air conditioned room, probably hasn't got a window to look out of either frown

It has a hard enough job looking after this Forum, feel some affection for computers kiss

PhilHeller replied on 02/03/2018 19:34

Posted on 02/03/2018 19:34

Be more surprised that the computer even managed to issue the email and to the correct person 🙄🤣

adikia replied on 02/03/2018 20:40

Posted on 02/03/2018 20:40

As a member for over 30 years, I was very upset when a couple of years ago my wife took ill, just two days before we were due to depart for our holiday.When I returned from the hospital, I rang head office to cancel our booking, and was spoken to by a VERY unsympathetic young man, who must have repeated about three or four times that I  should have given 72 hours notice of cancellation. I tried to explain that had I known what was about to happen, I would  have done. Seemed to fall on deaf ears!   

harryb replied on 03/03/2018 05:44

Posted on 03/03/2018 05:44

I can understand people getting upset over this.

I am also aware that these letters are auto generated by a computer that doesn't understand the present weather conditions.

All this anxiety could have been prevented by an announcement, on here, from the club re the present conditions. Yet again a lack of simple communication

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