New booking system with deposits

Alternatively, for members living nearby one of our Club campsites, they will be able to directly visit the campsite and pay a deposit in cash.

I don't think there will be many members choosing that option with fuel the price it is these days

Having used a couple of C&CC sites in the last month their system of taking the initial deposit and then automatically collecting the balance on the morning of arrival on site works pretty well. You get a confirmation by email that the money has been taken. I am not sure how much the Club should pander to those members who don't use conventional methods of payments. I can perfectly see that there are some in society that don't have the wherewithal to have bank accounts but surely that cannot apply to any Club Member because how do they pay to tax and insure their car or even their membership fees? Divergence from normal payment methods costs extra money and its an extra cost we as members have to share?

David

I truly struggle to see the downside of deposits🤷🏻‍♂️. If your break costs £200 you pay £20 up front followed by the rest when prompted, it’s that simple, there’s no smoke & mirrors & no one is ripping folk off or even remotely like that👍🏻

 Evening

Some people may just perceive that the act of paying a deposit might put them off booking speculatively

Just saying

JK

it really is that simple  .... so long as you fully intended to go to the site where you booked. If you were simply booking a site - just incase, then you might not agree with deposits.

Pick the place you want to stay-book it-pay deposit-arrive-pay the rest-enjoy👍🏻. If you’re not sure-don’t book. If you’re a person with integrity & you cry off losing the deposit you’ll accept it. It really is that simple(to me). I’ve never got a scam going on or looking for wriggle room or getting something for nothing🤷🏻‍♂️

There ya go, dumping on the baddies. . .Re(Flippin’)sult😊

Maybe for some, but really, for me anyway, all that's happened is the 72 hour window is now 21 days. If I cancel before that I'll get my money back anyway, and I suppose all I'll 'lose' by paying that deposit up to that time is the (almost non existent) interest it would have made in the bank. Also if I made a booking for next June it is pretty speculative even with paying a deposit? 

But yes it might for some I agree

Same here, although for us it will even the playing field. If the advantage of no deposits is removed, so is one of the reasons for booking a CAMC site over an alternative. On getting our MH we joined the C&CC to give us more relatively easy booking sites to choose from. Although clearly location plays a big part, we still found we were booking more CAMC than C&CC. As we have liked all the oppositions sites we have stayed at and for us they are  often cheaper, this will almost certainly change.

We do not have a problem with deposits as long as this clubs system? is a good as the ccc seems to be that we have used

The problem we have is with OH it could well be we have to cancel at less than 21 days instead of as present the 72hrs ,and getting a refund,,,

This club will need more staff on their hotline or those working from home as many it seems still are it seems with East Grimstead offices now smaller?