URGENT:Legal help with quitting the gym pleeaaaassse

Virgin decided they didn't want my membership when our corporate scheme stopped. I wasn't prepared to pay £83 a month.

If the membership fee has increased can you say you are not prepared to pay it?

Can you transfer your membership to someone else i.e. sell it on - I've seen people sellnig LA Fitness memberships on craiglists/loot online etc.

I was a Diamond member of Virgin Active in Leeds. When I moved out of Leeds I tried reasoning with them about cancelling my contract. They wouldn't have it and so I cancelled my direct debit. They then sent me numerous (rather threatening) letters and so I paid up the remainder of my 12 month contract.

But I guess, a contract is has to be honoured.

Originally Posted by melody

But I guess, a contract is has to be honoured.

Not if that contact was unfair in at the start.

Thanks to you all for all the help/feedback. It's good to know that I'm not the only one in this situation.
ED - Cheers fella! Couldn't load the first linky (coz my work comp is playing up something chonic), but the second came up with a lovely little Reg:

18 Regulation 7: plain and intelligible language

18.1 Regulation 7 provides that:
(1) A seller or supplier shall ensure that any written term of a a contract is expressed in plain, intelligible language, and
(2) If there is a doubt about the meaning of a written term, the interpretation most favourable to the consumer shall prevail.


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Originally Posted by melody

I was a Diamond member of Virgin Active in Leeds. When I moved out of Leeds I tried reasoning with them about cancelling my contract. They wouldn't have it and so I cancelled my direct debit. They then sent me numerous (rather threatening) letters and so I paid up the remainder of my 12 month contract.

But I guess, a contract is has to be honoured.

i was just gonna say cancel the dam dd and see what they do...

realstically, if you dont have the money they cant force you bankrupt can they?

and as ur canceling to move just forget to change ur address with them then all the letters go to your old address.

Any way f'em.... Richard is a beared ol git.

HTH

You could look at putting your membership 'on hold'. Dunno if Virgin do it, but i know Fitness First do a thing where you pay £5 a month rather than whatever the exorbitant amount is, and the keep the account open, but you can't go?

Worth looking into.