This trip just got real! THE COACH: A nice 49-seater from Motts Travel of Aylesbury - who supply the coach for the Coach Trip TV programme - with on-board loo, air-con (itll be August), DVD, seatbelts (please use), lots of luggage space, etc. I will check it also has USB or other power. THE ROUTE includes a cache in France, GC40 in Belgium, a quickie cache in Luxemburg and on the return leg, the castle from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (plus cache), and a cache in each of Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, including one from March 2001 (none of these in the UK). I aim to get a cache placed at the MK Coachway too, to kick the event off! ENTERTAINMENT: Anyone wishing to take part in various quizzes or a little light gambling (£1 to guess the final mileage, winner/nearest takes the pot, for example) will find themselves catered for. Back of the coach will be the quiet area for those wishing to nap/read/relax. DEPOSITS: With a confirmed coach cost of £4,095 or £83.58 per head Im now in a position to take deposits. Woohoo! Given the transport cost will be around £100 - assuming we fill the coach; tell your friends! - including driver accommodation, food/water and the channel crossing, I think £50 to secure a seat at this stage is fair. The remainder (exact figure closer to the time) will be due at the start of August. BANK: My details are: Nationwide - 07-02-46 - 15243980. They dont check names, but its Mr P A Smith. This method shouldnt cost you anything and has less scope for cock-up than Paypal, in my experience. Please include your caching AND Facebook name as the reference so I can see whos paid. Leave a note on this thread once youve committed too! :) PAYPAL: You can use Paypal, but please be sure to select Im sending money to family or friends to stop a charge dropping in my lap! My email address is [email protected]. The Family or Friends route should cost you nothing if paying by Debit card or direct from your bank account, or £1.90 by Credit card (Double check this as I see conflicting info on the PP website about Debit card transactions). Theres no Paypal Buyer Protection via this route though. PLEASE put your caching AND Facebook name on the transaction so Im better able to follow whos paid, and also post on THIS thread. Thanks. PULLING OUT: If you have to pull out of the trip for some reason, timing is important. If as a group we can fill your seat, have the new person buy your seat off you at cost. Or make a profit; Its your seat. If its not possible to fill your seat (I hope the trip will be over-subscribed now its official, but cant guarantee this) refunding you would leave me out of pocket (not an option!) so... either its bad luck, or well try to sort something out as a group. But hey, what can go wrong? :D BALANCE: By August Ill know all other travel costs (at the moment Im waiting to hear if a twin room for the drivers is acceptable, for example) and will be able to give an exact figure and youll be able to complete payment by Transfer or Paypal again - plus make up any shortfall in the deposit if you selected a payment that cost me! I cant take cash on the day as the coach needs to be paid for in full before August 7th. T-SHIRTS: Ill sort these in July. Getting a group rate will save us money and I could even round figures up to the nearest pound - this is the only thing I *might* make any money on, on this trip. Everything else is at cost. Original invoices will be shown to back up my philanthropy! QUESTIONS? Please dont hesitate to ask them, but my reply may be slow as Im away and may not have access to WiFi too often. Cheers folks.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 10:19:49 +0000
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