BBC1 Rip Off Britain programme and NCP

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fb1969 wrote: »

I think I first read about Travelodge doing this at least a year ago, possibly elsewhere on these forums. It is one of Travelodge's many policies that mean I will never stay with them - money saving or not.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4003515

Plushchris

People put socks over the smoke detectors to stop the annoying red light blinking at you all night.. (although I'm sure people do it to have a crafty fag too)

bazster

I don't believe that putting a sock over a smoke detector would stop in functioning. Socks are not impervious to smoke (at least, not a sock anyone would want to wear!)

Chris is correct, if someone put a sock over a smoke detector (and inadvertently left it there) it was purely to hide the light.

grumpyawldwifey

It was me in the "Gripe Booth". They only showed a few seconds of a good long rant about people issuing "so called fines" (I got one at that particular shopping centre that I successfully ignored) I pointed out that only the Police and Councils can issue parking charges and advised that these scam letters should be ignored. I also mentioned this site and Pepipoo but it was all cut :mad:

Kite2010

Plushchris wrote: »

I watched that, £150 "fine" for cleaning the room?

I'd tell them I'd see them in court, how can they claim cleaning the room as costs when the room would (or should) be cleaned anyway??

Unless they have to "deep-clean" the room instead of just a standard clean. Even then it will be £20 tops for a cleaner to do a little extra work with the chemicals, bit more if they have to bring someone in from outside.

Kite2010

Coupon-mad wrote: »

Oh Goody, potential for new threatograms!

But then again all of my family are non-smokers, so unless they are operating a scam like it seems Travelodge (allegedly) could have been, or if their cleaners are having a sneaky smoke once a room is vacated (like at Travelodge perhaps) then I am not likely to collect a fine with my morning paper.

Here's an idea, if someone stays at the hotel and say doesn't leave a tip to a member of staff or does something else which the member of staff deems to be "rude" they might invent something to get their own back on the stayer.

I doubt any of them head towards court.