Not all about money

Posted on 30/04/2021 13:21 by

Further disquiet on my part. 

Last night, I booked 4 nights next week on a C&CC site. Afterwards, wondering how the price compared with the "from" prices, I found that the total did not divide equally by 4. Thinking my arithmetic might be at fault, I resorted to using a calculator. Same result.

I rang today to ask why: there is, it seems, a different price for each night. Just like Travelodge or Premier Inn then. The breakdown was thus:

£18.66; £19.32; £19.10; £18.66.

The C&CC has used the "from" price format for a number of years now but never have I had to pay different prices for different nights for the same booking on the same site. The price leaflet is pretty meaningless now.

To be fair though (said through gritted teeth) I don't know why the belief that the C&CC does not give the VAT discount has arisen. The VAT reduction is applied. The final price does account for that.

Posted on 30/04/2021 16:22 by Pathfinder

C&MHC  prices for Fri, Sat & Sun are greater than the the remaining week days

Posted on 30/04/2021 16:27 by Pathfinder

C&MHC  rates for Fri, Sat & Sun  are greater than the remaining days of the week

Posted on 30/04/2021 16:52 by yellowbelly

Clearly some C and CC members have short memories of their poor performance last year.

You had to email or write to their Call Centre, they didn't open that many of their sites, all the Camping in the Forest sites were shut and then they closed down thie European Travel Department.

As a member of both Clubs I know which one made a "fantastic gesture", as I am still using my CAMC discounted site vouchers this year.

Posted on 30/04/2021 09:31 by Takethedogalong

The canny amongst us gave ourselves a break from membership fees. It wasn’t a hard decision given some of the Club shenanigans early in the pandemic, and I am always sceptical when a multi million pound business cries “poor us”. Multi millions of pounds will indeed have changed hands for the Carnon Downs buy out, and then there’s the ongoing fiasco of the “Club Site” in Bristol. Owning it is one thing, getting planning permission is proving a tad longer winded!🤔

At least the Club has passed on the VAT discount to Members.

Posted on 01/05/2021 09:00 by MikeyA

Too many members are more concerned with achieving their "long service stickers" and their perceived "bragging rights" than saving a few quid. Nothing as queer as folk. 😁

Posted on 01/05/2021 09:04 by Tinwheeler

You can say that again! 🤣🤣🤣

Still, at least some folk have put their money where their mouth is by becoming members. 👍