Paying a third party for overnight
Just returned from a 2500 mile round trip up into Montana. Had a great time and the Moho was perfect minus an issue with the windshield wipers. Second night into the trip I pulled into neat park in ...
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colliehauler wrote:
If the person was legit and you refused to pay you could be charged with theft of services. Verification is ok as is getting a receipt. I have had lots of camp hosts collect the fees and don't feel it was a scam. My opinion only.
Again, if the person had identified himself as a camp host, I would agree. But per the OP, the person simply asked if the OP had paid the attendant and then stated that he is a fellow camper and "watches" for late arrivals and collects the $25 fee for the unattended park.
IF this person was legit, why didn't he know there was no attendant available for the OP to pay? If he was a camp host, why didn't he identify himself as such? If he was really helping the owner, why insist on cash only (nothing on the website suggests that the owner doesn't accept checks or credit cards)? If he was legit - why not say "I can accept cash or checks, if you will be paying with a credit card, you can go to the cafe in the morning? If he was legit, why not offer a receipt - especially for a cash transaction? On the website, it states that folks arriving could pay at the cafe - nothing about paying a fellow camper.
