Travelodge smoking speculative invoice

[cj1951]

I have received a £150 fine from CRS for smoking in a Travelodge. My step brother and i had two separate rooms for 4 nights in one 'lodge'!

 

The letter is very confusing for a few reasons;-

 

1) The demand is addressed in name to my brother but at my address (we have separate surnames and live 400 miles apart|)!

 

2) We both smoke, but I only have cigarettes and did tend to smoke outside or in my car outside!

 

3) The date that CRS state it 'happened' was on 27th. Sep., the day we left at 0800 in the morning, after spending half an hour going up and down stairs with bags & etc.!

 

4) They do not state which room number it was (if any).!

 

5) The letter states "Travelodge believe that you have breached this term by smoking in your room" They only Believe, but sounds like they cannot prove??

 

6) The letter gives 10 days to dispute this claim.

 

What is the claim, as they only 'believe' and cannot give a room number, or offer any evidence???.

 

They are so honest, as I left two mobile phone chargers plugged in and they never got returned to me, nor have they been found!! They were plugged in behind the television (which was bolted to the bench)!!

 

Can someone give me some advice on this matter please?/

 

Thank you

[dx100uk]

its a speculative invoice

 

it is not a fine

 

as with the other threads on this 'issue'

 

it is safe to ignore them if you wish

 

they have no legal powers.

 

dx

[cj1951]

Thanks dx100uk, I thought it was a 'fishing' letter.

I did notice during that stay that probably about half the 'residents' were smoking and some in their rooms (which i could see from outside in my car)!

 

That was my first and last experience of Travelodge, the place was grim, very spartan, no lights outside, not even in the car park or over the pathways. The roads & car park were riddled with very large pot holes!

 

I shall 'file' this now and see what happens, as if they try to issue a summons, they will come unstuck, as it is not in my surname!

[Ford]

a 'fine' for smoking on private premises, no chance

[stu007]

Hi

 

Just type "Travelodge" into our search box (Top Right) and have a read you will be enlighten.

[cj1951]

Probably not the right place to post this-but does anyone know whether the £150 'fine' is for one, two or three rooms??

[dx100uk]

its a std 'fee' for an incident.

 

dx

[stu007]

Hi

 

Please bear in mind they have sent you a "Speculative Invoice" demanding £150 for smoking in a room in breach of Travelodge T&C but with no proof/evidence to back that claim up and hope you will pay up.

 

I can understand that you are concerned at this letter but please stay calm and do as I suggested previously and go to the Top Right of the website and in the search box type in "Travelodge" and have a read of the other threads on this same issue it will put your mind at ease

[cj1951]

Thanx stu007. I have seen quite a bit about CRS & Travelodge!

 

The consensus seems to be evenly split 50/50 in either settling or ignoring it!

 

I am going to do the latter, as the letter that came to me is in my brothers name & not mine, plus - he does not live here!

[renegadeimp]

Just send it back and say not known at this address. Remember, there is NO obligation at all for you to divulge the whereabouts of your brother.