C.L. site bookings.

No shows! That is why I never object to paying up front - in full for a CL!

I sympathise with CL owners. I'm more than happy to pay a deposit and have only ever once lost it because we had to cancel. Even then though I did contact the site in advance, so that they could try to fill our spot and I accepted the loss of deposit in good grace 😊

My hubby works offshore, so occasionally he will have to go off earlier or arrive back later than his rota has set and we have had to cancel the odd trip. I always contact the owner and apologise and usually try to rearrange our visit.

We recently stayed on a popular CL after the owner emailed me to say that someone had cancelled so a space was available for us after all, (I had been told they were full when I originally enquired). Over the weekend a further unit never arrived at all so that particular site would have lost revenue from 2 pitches instead of just 1 if the people cancelling "our pitch" hadn't bothered to let the owner know they couldn't make it.

I do accept that sometimes you don't know peoples' circumstances, but that is why I fully support deposits!

I don't mind paying a deposit, it shows intent. However last year I paid a deposit for a booking 3 months in advance. Four weeks prior to going I got a date for going into hospital which was the same as the cl. I cancelled but was not offered a refund so asked. Refunds are not given under any circumstances was the answer. I wonder if my booked pitch was re-let. 🤔 I used that site several times as an overnight stop just off the M5 on the way south. I just looked for another last week on the way down.

similarly, I had to cancel a booking I'd made with a CL and also lost my deposit. I cancelled about 3 months before hand but was given the same reply regarding re-letting the pitch and of course we have no way of knowing one way or the other whether the pitch was re-booked. I'd considered ample notice.

I now make bookings a day or two before hand, if they're full, then I phone another CL etc