Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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Ceased trading as of today, I know quite a few people who had holidays booked for this summer with them. I've had a few holidays booked through them before.
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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Booked with them last year, couldn't fault them, and certainly had the best hotel/flight deals.
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AlexSXI
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Registered: 10th Jan 08
Location: Colchester, Essex
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I've been booking through them for the last 3 or 4 years.
I'm going to Ibiza next weekend, all booked through them 
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Y869 SRA
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Registered: 22nd Jul 12
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That sucks. Been using them the last few years, never had any problems with them.
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AlexSXI
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Registered: 10th Jan 08
Location: Colchester, Essex
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This has taken over my Saturday... 
Our flights with Ryanair are fine. Basically Low Cost takes the money from your account as soon as you book your holiday; they then forward the money to the airline within a couple of working days hence that booking is fine.
However, with the hotel, Low Cost hold the money until the day you are due to check in at the hotel and they then release the money and forward it to the hotel. So we have lost that
So I've had to re-book accommodation and I hadn't yet got any travel insurance
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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are they not atol protected though?
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N16K
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Registered: 4th Oct 04
Location: Belfast, NI Drives: Corsa D SRi, Tuned Cooper S, B
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
are they not atol protected though?
Not ABTA OR ATOL
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1452214/thousands-face-losing-the-money-they-have-spent-on-summer-holidays-after-budget-travel-firm-calls-in-administrators/
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Y869 SRA
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
are they not atol protected though?
Haven't been since 2013 when they moved their offices to Spain.
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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oh
fucked!
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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Shouldn't book with such a shit firm that offers no protection in instances such as these.
Always go through the big names for this exact reason.
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Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Cottingham, East Riding
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How's the view up there on your usual high horse Ben? 
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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Not bad Cheers. I'm off to Scotland next weekend. Driving.
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Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Cottingham, East Riding
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Unlucky
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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Beats going to Turkey and getting run over by a tank, or blown up over Egypt, or run over by a truck in France, or shot by a black man in USA.
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Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Cottingham, East Riding
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Yeah but...Scotland.
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Beats going to Turkey and getting run over by a tank, or blown up over Egypt, or run over by a truck in France, or shot by a black man in USA.
what you're actually trying to say is you can't afford a proper holiday so going to stay with your girlfriends parents for a week for free 
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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He fits flywheels ill have you know, very well off
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Jimbothebarbarian
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Registered: 19th Apr 07
Location: Cumbria..........drunk..
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Costs me more to holiday in this country than going abroad tbh.
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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My missus had booked to go away with her sis and this has screwed them too, i.e flights fine but hotel / transfers not.
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
Location: Essex
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Nothing wrong with having holidays within the UK, plenty of nice places to visit
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Bens gfs mams isnt one of those though
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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Like I found out though, the one holiday I could afford this year, went to Devon a few weeks back and had 5 out of the 6 days rain...
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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quote:
Originally posted by Generation
Nothing wrong with having holidays within the UK, plenty of nice places to visit
i already live in the best place in the U.K. So have visited it all already
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willay
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Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Beats going to Turkey and getting run over by a tank, or blown up over Egypt, or run over by a truck in France, or shot by a black man in USA.
Ben everyone, scared of leaving our island.
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willay
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Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Beats going to Turkey and getting run over by a tank, or blown up over Egypt, or run over by a truck in France, or shot by a black man in USA.
what you're actually trying to say is you can't afford a proper holiday so going to stay with your girlfriends parents for a week for free
ouch
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