Is there a down payment required to book/reserve my time slot and do I need to provide a credit card?

No, a down payment is not required in order to book. The Barracks and certain other DriveTanks.com items do require a credit card to be placed on file. A DriveTanks.com booking specialist will contact you via telephone to obtain credit card information if you have booked something that requires it. A one cent charge transaction is then conducted to determine if DriveTanks.com has obtained the correct information and to verify that the credit card is valid. The credit card will not be charged further, unless the client fails to appear for their booked appointment or does not cancel the booking within 48 hours. In either of those cases the card will be charged as per our cancellation policy. See Cancellation Policy