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Well I've been done up like a kipper, I had an email through the other day about hiring a motorhome for the half term, I looked into it and thought that looks like good value. All in all it was about £400 for a week camping and vehicle hire.
We go camping a lot during the summer but I would never take our trailer tent away at this time of year as its far too cold and wet and I'd never get the thing dry again. So the thought of trying our a motorhome really appealed, I paid my deposit yesterday afternoon which had to be the full amount as it was so close to half term, and waited for the confirmation to come through.
It did about 3.30 yesterday afternoon, I sat done last night to read it and alarm bells started to ring, what I'd paid was likely to be the tip of the iceberg by the time I returned the vehicle.
I've cancelled it this morning but they wont return any of my money as under distance selling they are providing a time restricted service and are not obliged to.
Sometimes you stand back and wonder how could I be so stupid, I run a business and as such expect a certain approach from other businesses one which is generally fair to both parties, this firm does not follow these rules at all, you could say that you live and learn but inevitably at some point in my life it will happen again. Unscrupulous companies rely on the fact that the majority of individuals do not read the terms and conditions.
We go camping a lot during the summer but I would never take our trailer tent away at this time of year as its far too cold and wet and I'd never get the thing dry again. So the thought of trying our a motorhome really appealed, I paid my deposit yesterday afternoon which had to be the full amount as it was so close to half term, and waited for the confirmation to come through.
It did about 3.30 yesterday afternoon, I sat done last night to read it and alarm bells started to ring, what I'd paid was likely to be the tip of the iceberg by the time I returned the vehicle.
I've cancelled it this morning but they wont return any of my money as under distance selling they are providing a time restricted service and are not obliged to.
Sometimes you stand back and wonder how could I be so stupid, I run a business and as such expect a certain approach from other businesses one which is generally fair to both parties, this firm does not follow these rules at all, you could say that you live and learn but inevitably at some point in my life it will happen again. Unscrupulous companies rely on the fact that the majority of individuals do not read the terms and conditions.
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