Hello,
I am new, nice to be here!
I have a quick question, if I may.
I am disputing my gym's demands for some extra payments as I had cancelled my membership once I was out of the initial 12 month contract and paid a cancellation fee.
I have all the proofs (cancellation email and a bank account to prove that I had cancelled and paid the cancellation fee). However, the gym is now saying that the month in cancellation fee is not a 30 day month, it is a calendar month, so I effectively had to pay two months in cancellation fee, not one. Anyway, I am fighting this as we speak.
However, going through the T&C's of the membership, I noticed this clause (quote):
...Direct Debit subscriptions will be given at least 14 days notice of any changes in writing to the address provided by the member[/size]....."unqoute
Well, once, while still under the contract, the gym took from my Direct Debit 10 pounds more than it was supposed to take in membership fee. When I went to the gym to query this, they said it was a mistake, and subsequently, after a few days, they refunded this 10 pounds to my account.
Now, does it mean that they breached their own contract terms, as they have not advised me in writing (or in any way) about this change in Direct Debit.
What would have happenned if I was "sailing very close to the wind" so to speak, and if those 10 pounds took me into unauthorised overdraft (which, luckily, they didn't).
Anyway, I would love to hear from the beagles whether the gym not previously advising me of the change to my direct debit amount constitutes the breach of contract on their part.
Thank you very much, and sorry about the change of font mid post, I don't know how it happenned..:tinysmile_cry_t:
I am new, nice to be here!
I have a quick question, if I may.
I am disputing my gym's demands for some extra payments as I had cancelled my membership once I was out of the initial 12 month contract and paid a cancellation fee.
I have all the proofs (cancellation email and a bank account to prove that I had cancelled and paid the cancellation fee). However, the gym is now saying that the month in cancellation fee is not a 30 day month, it is a calendar month, so I effectively had to pay two months in cancellation fee, not one. Anyway, I am fighting this as we speak.
However, going through the T&C's of the membership, I noticed this clause (quote):
...Direct Debit subscriptions will be given at least 14 days notice of any changes in writing to the address provided by the member[/size]....."unqoute
Well, once, while still under the contract, the gym took from my Direct Debit 10 pounds more than it was supposed to take in membership fee. When I went to the gym to query this, they said it was a mistake, and subsequently, after a few days, they refunded this 10 pounds to my account.
Now, does it mean that they breached their own contract terms, as they have not advised me in writing (or in any way) about this change in Direct Debit.
What would have happenned if I was "sailing very close to the wind" so to speak, and if those 10 pounds took me into unauthorised overdraft (which, luckily, they didn't).
Anyway, I would love to hear from the beagles whether the gym not previously advising me of the change to my direct debit amount constitutes the breach of contract on their part.
Thank you very much, and sorry about the change of font mid post, I don't know how it happenned..:tinysmile_cry_t:
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