£5K Fine for Traveling Abroad

[Ch1pbutty]

I read somewhere that the £5000 fine works out cheaper than a family holiday in Centre Parks. I’m not sure if it was a joke.

No joke

 

[B J G]

Existing booking I have at the quiet site is being 'honoured ' but with an additional 30 quid price hike. Equating to around 30%. I allowed them to keep my 90 sheets and rebook later then they go and do this to me. A price hike is fair enough but I think original bookings should be honoured at the original price paid. But that's not the case in this instance. I will be having a 'chat' with them about this. Its Getting to the stage where its cheaper to park in hotels and go get a sodding room!

And breakfast would be included + Wi-fi & Tele, kettle , tea & coffee.

 

[B J G]

...is the £5000 fine per group or per person?

Yes per person, no good turning up with a 40+ seater coach full of friends to split the cost.

 

[Dr-Snickers]

Centre Parcs was expensive but even they didn’t charge £5k per person. Well, at least they haven’t before...god knows what they will try now!

 

[soulstyledevon]

And breakfast would be included + Wi-fi & Tele, kettle , tea & coffee.

A friend of mine is booked to camp in Devon £60 a night this summer.
We might meet him there for a weekend.

Had a search and a hotel just outside Barnstable is £82 a night for all 3 of us, breakfast included.
Madness.

Might just meet him down the beach...

 

[Perfectos]

...is the £5000 fine per group or per person?

The kids would be skint or banged up !

 

[soulstyledevon]

The kids would be skint or banged up !

You can’t extort money from someone who doesn’t have any.
Youth of today, they got it tough...

 

[WelshGas]

I tried to rally the locals back in 1999 to have the local private carparks bought back under compulsory purchase and run for non-profit...
Didn’t get much support at the time, because it was just locals trying to make a living.

Back then the price increased from £3.50 a day to £5. Think Puts was £6.
I bet it would get some support today. The locals are seething about the increases...

I'm sure they are, but how many of the complainers have lost income over the past year? Or, as is the case for many who have been able to work, or are retired, made money or increased their savings over the past year.
Taxes, utility bills, rates etc; still have to be payed despite a revenue shortfall and yet the most vociferous complainers are those who have lost the least or in most cases have made substantial savings working from home and not spending on all manner of things.

 

[Perfectos]

So as VW have seemingly haemorraged money over dieselgate, what % increase might we expect in the near future when they presently have Cali order books bulging, and staycation holidays worldwide pushing demand ever higher?

Price rise coming in April, dealer would not even tell me the price of an in Stock van, stating that the current offers would end at the end of March. Then they would be told what the new offer is !

when I pressed the sales guy on the price of the “in stock” van, he said he would have to “Build the van “ on the configurator to get the current price, which would only be valid for this month, Bonkers ?

 

[soulstyledevon]

I'm sure they are, but how many of the complainers have lost income over the past year? Or, as is the case for many who have been able to work, or are retired, made money or increased their savings over the past year.
Taxes, utility bills, rates etc; still have to be payed despite a revenue shortfall and yet the most vociferous complainers are those who have lost the least or in most cases have made substantial savings working from home and not spending on all manner of things.

Believe me.
Beach carparks haven’t lost revenue in 2020...

 

[WelshGas]

Believe me.
Beach carparks haven’t lost revenue in 2020...

They have around here because they have been closed and barricaded during the lockdowns.

 

[Velma's Dad]

They have around here because they have been closed and barricaded during the lockdowns.

That's a Home Office trial of a way to break the business model of criminal gangs putting Welsh people onto rubber dinghies and trafficking them across the Bristol Channel to seek asylum in Minehead.

 

[WelshGas]

That's a Home Office trial of a way to break the business model of criminal gangs putting Welsh people onto rubber dinghies and trafficking them across the Bristol Channel to seek asylum in Minehead.

Minehead

 

[briwy]

Perhaps hire the Cali out for a year?? Roads and expensive campsites rammed, doesn't sound like fun and relaxation to me. Get a return on your investment. Just a thought.

 

[Dr-Snickers]

Perhaps hire the Cali out for a year?? Roads and expensive campsites rammed, doesn't sound like fun and relaxation to me. Get a return on your investment. Just a thought.

Not a bad idea. Not sure I would have the patience to gets it ready for each hire though.

Mine will be sticking to ‘mobile beach hut’ mode.

 

[flying banana]

I agree, The Quiet site is not exactly cheap to start with.

It definitely isn't now mate

 

[GrannyJen]

So as VW have seemingly haemorraged money over dieselgate, what % increase might we expect in the near future when they presently have Cali order books bulging, and staycation holidays worldwide pushing demand ever higher?

I think they have already answered that question with the current prices, and my bet is that if demand continues to push Hannover into working three shifts expect another increase to be announced before October.

 

[GrannyJen]

So as VW have seemingly haemorraged money over dieselgate, what % increase might we expect in the near future when they presently have Cali order books bulging, and staycation holidays worldwide pushing demand ever higher?

and ...

I have a 26 person event organised in a Dorset hotel for September.

Even though I booked it at the end of the year, on the grounds my booking had not been confirmed due to Covid restrictions they have just slapped a 10% price increase on me. Everyone's at it, where demand exceeds supply claw back some of last year's losses. I can't blame them but I can curse them

 

[flying banana]

Reading what your all saying you would all be ok with rail fares going up 30% because the trains have been empty for a year! It's a bit sh1te when you allow someone to keep your money for a year for them to say oh by the way you owe us another 30 %. I suspect that booking of 26 people would be quite a huge price jump

 

[Jandy61]

We’re not all out to rip off the campers, the site I work at, in Patterdale in the Lakes (a CL site) is still only 20quid a night, water, electric, WiFi, waste, a private beach on Ullswater and use of a laundry.
As you might guess we are pretty much booked out, would be nice to see a few more California’s in the future though

 

[Dr-Snickers]

We’re not all out to rip off the campers, the site I work at, in Patterdale in the Lakes (a CL site) is still only 20quid a night, water, electric, WiFi, waste, a private beach on Ullswater and use of a laundry.
As you might guess we are pretty much booked out, would be nice to see a few more California’s in the future though

Sounds lovely! Spent my honeymoon in the Lakes and feel our kids are finally big enough to take them for some proper hiking. Will need to look out for your site when we go.

 

[Jandy61]

Reading what your all saying you would all be ok with rail fares going up 30% because the trains have been empty for a year! It's a bit sh1te when you allow someone to keep your money for a year for them to say oh by the way you owe us another 30 %. I suspect that booking of 26 people would be quite a huge price jump

Sounds lovely! Spent my honeymoon in the Lakes and feel our kids are finally big enough to take them for some proper hiking. Will need to look out for your site when we go.

It’s a lovely spot, check out other CL sites (Certified Location ) small basic sites all over the country

 

[GrannyJen]

Reading what your all saying you would all be ok with rail fares going up 30% because the trains have been empty for a year! It's a bit sh1te when you allow someone to keep your money for a year for them to say oh by the way you owe us another 30 %. I suspect that booking of 26 people would be quite a huge price jump

If it was just me I would vote with my feet. Sadly it is a celebration that was put off for a year and with a shed load of people coming I can't.

As for the trains, no, given that I already pay a large subsidy for them to run empty I would be screaming at even an inflation-sized increase. In fact I would buy a bike instead .... oh!! What have I just done ....

 

[Dr-Snickers]

and ...

I have a 26 person event organised in a Dorset hotel for September.

Even though I booked it at the end of the year, on the grounds my booking had not been confirmed due to Covid restrictions they have just slapped a 10% price increase on me. Everyone's at it, where demand exceeds supply claw back some of last year's losses. I can't blame them but I can curse them

I can understand the price hikes for new bookings, even if I don't like them, but I'm struggling to get my head around venues/sites, demanding more money from people who have already paid and agreed their bookings. I'm sure someone can explain where I'm going wrong but is there not some sort of breach of contract when they do this?

 

[Jandy61]

I can understand the price hikes for new bookings, even if I don't like them, but I'm struggling to get my head around venues/sites, demanding more money from people who have already paid and agreed their bookings. I'm sure someone can explain where I'm going wrong but is there not some sort of breach of contract when they do this?

On our site, self catering lodges and a small caravan site, all bookings are at last years prices, most carried over from having to cancel due to various C restrictions, next year I’m sure prices will have to rise, the costs for supplies, cleaning, building materials, extra labour cleaning time etc and many months of no income