Refunds

[Nod69]

Hi
thanks for taking the time to read this. Does a sports club have the right to refuse a pro-rata membership fee refund? To clarify, I’ve recently paid a renewal fee but, because of changes within the club, no longer wish to be a member. There isn’t a ‘no refund’ policy/clause posted anywhere on their website, or in the membership documents, but they’re refusing to refund me.

[atticus]

Have you looked at the termination provisions?

[Nod69]

Hi
there aren’t any termination provisions promulgated anywhere

[Pezza54]

There is an article titled "Cancelling a gym membership" at www.citizensadvice.org.uk Sounds like you need a good reason such as serious injury, illness, can't afford it to cancel your membership and receive a refund.
The Competition and Markets Authority advises that a gym contract is unfair if it doesn't let a member cancel their contract if the member has suffered serious injury, illness or can't afford to pay.
How are you after that football injury, covid, and redundancy?
If there is a term in the gym contract that states a member cannot cancel the contract for whatever reason then it may be regarded as an unfair term under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

[atticus]

Are you suggesting that the OP says something that is not true, Pez?

[Nod69]

It’s a shooting club. Since renewing, there have been a number of new members join, many of whom are not folk I’d want to associate with. There have also been a few safety issues as a consequence of too many people being there at once. Seems odd that, without any provisions/conditions re: early termination, they get to keep the balance of my membership fee

[Pezza54]

Not much you can do if you just made a bank transfer, wrote a cheque or paid cash and did not receive or ask for contract conditions.
It is difficult to believe that a shooting club does not issue conditions and membership rules in writing.