Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
to the £83.00 balance on your bar card if you left your club at membership renewal time??
What would you expect to happen.....
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backwoodsman
Tour Winner
I'd say it depends? On whether the balance was the balance of a compulsory levy, or the balance of a top-up or voluntary contribution. I'd say they keep the former and give back the latter?to the £83.00 balance on your bar card if you left your club at membership renewal time??
KenL
Tour Rookie
I think it is wrong to retain it if that is what happened.
HPIMG
Active member
If I left a club I would expect to lose my bar balance
It’s your money till it’s spent. It’s lodged with the club to aid their processes and, usually, ensure a discount is applied to member’s purchases, not visitors.
Went through a query like this when on committee about 10yrs back. Legal advice we received was it must be returned to the member. Not to do so is theft.
Went through a query like this when on committee about 10yrs back. Legal advice we received was it must be returned to the member. Not to do so is theft.
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
We do have a £40.00 compulsory levy, but that was spent ages ago. I've topped my card up quite a few times voluntarily over the past year.
New membership rates have come through, due to be paid on 1st May, and I've decided I'm just not playing enough/interested enough to renew and have emailed club to advise them that I won't be rejoining, which they have responded to, but no mention was made regarding bar card balance.
arnieboy
Challenge Tour Pro
Buy a few bottles of wine with your bar credit.
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
Problem is, I'm not going anywhere near the club today as I have other things planned and the new membership year starts on Monday.
I'm assuming that my card will cease to register from then???
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
Really? As cut and dried as that???
backwoodsman
Tour Winner
In which case, I'd expect it back. Given that time is now short, I'd email them - before membership expires - to say you want it back (or, alternatively, at least adequate time for you to get there & spend it on those bottles of wine ...)
arnieboy
Challenge Tour Pro
As it's a Bank Holiday tomorrow maybe their system won't update until Tuesday giving you the chance to spend it!
Hacky
Member
The day Cooden gives a refund will be a very rare day indeed!
I always assumed that was the case. Interesting to read @Hobbit post suggesting a legal angle. Post up what the club say when you eventually get a reply. Presumably there is no pro shop to splurge in?
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Guest
If someone leaves with their levy on at our place they lose it but if it’s money that someone has put on then it’s refunded back.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
At our club the bar levy is seen as part of the annual membership fee.
It shows up as a separate amount on your balance.
If you fail to spend it in that financial year you lose it. ( I know of at least one member who never uses the bar).
I do not know what happens but in my mind if you place additional money on the card that is yours and you should be entitled to have it refunded if you leave the club.
One thing with our club is that you do not have to be a member to use the bar so I assume any credit could be used up after leaving over the bar (it can be used for food).
It shows up as a separate amount on your balance.
If you fail to spend it in that financial year you lose it. ( I know of at least one member who never uses the bar).
I do not know what happens but in my mind if you place additional money on the card that is yours and you should be entitled to have it refunded if you leave the club.
One thing with our club is that you do not have to be a member to use the bar so I assume any credit could be used up after leaving over the bar (it can be used for food).
Neilds
Assistant Pro
Have you asked the club? Would seem logical way to go
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
I haven't yet because there is nobody in the office until Tuesday and I only thought about it this morning.
spongebob59
Journeyman Pro
Club keep it, has happened to me in the past.
Probably worth a call or email to see if they will give you a grace period.
Probably worth a call or email to see if they will give you a grace period.
sunshine
Well-known member
It’s your money not the club’s. It’s recorded in the accounts as a creditor, ie money the club owes to members. The club has no right to retain it if you leave.
There are loads of examples of this in other industries, eg oyster pre pay cards.
There are loads of examples of this in other industries, eg oyster pre pay cards.
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
Have emailed the office to get clarification on it. Stupid thing is, I stuck £100.00 on it about 3 weeks ago as I hadn't made the decision to leave then.
Having just received the bill for the new season and realising it would be costing me the equivalent of £100.00 or more a round with my current attendance record, that made the decision relatively easy for me.
Having just received the bill for the new season and realising it would be costing me the equivalent of £100.00 or more a round with my current attendance record, that made the decision relatively easy for me.
