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Annoying Charges You Didn't Expect When Moving ...
PasturesNew
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Just in the final throes of moving and today it was "cancel stuff day". I've been hit with some charges I never expected.
1] Virgin Media Broadband: I cancelled this and they told me there's a charge they are charged from BT, £23.
2] Endsleigh Contents Insurance: I phoned up to cancel my policy (that costs me £93/year). Cost to cancel it: £50. OK then, I'll just do a change of address now and another one next month: £20 each.... left it run ning for now but will probably end up doing just one change of address in a month.
Annoying surprises eh!
What unexpected fees, charges, etc did you find when you moved?
1] Virgin Media Broadband: I cancelled this and they told me there's a charge they are charged from BT, £23.
2] Endsleigh Contents Insurance: I phoned up to cancel my policy (that costs me £93/year). Cost to cancel it: £50. OK then, I'll just do a change of address now and another one next month: £20 each.... left it run ning for now but will probably end up doing just one change of address in a month.
Annoying surprises eh!
What unexpected fees, charges, etc did you find when you moved?
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I got hit with a charge for cancelling my home insurance with Aviva, wasn't impressed. I suprised by a charge for virgin? Provided your outside your minimum contract what charge could their be? I cancelled with Tiscali and there were no charges incurred by BT?0
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There was no minimum contract. I failed their silly credit check when I started, so they said there was a month's notice at any time. They said because I get the service through a BT landline, there's a charge from BT to them.bluefuzzybug wrote: »I suprised by a charge for virgin? Provided your outside your minimum contract what charge could their be?
It's only money, but it is an annoying surprise.0 -
Where are you going? Are you treating yourself to a bigger room?
I find it annoying having to buy new loo brushes when I move. Not very expensive but annoying, lol. I couldn't bring myself to move house with a loo brush.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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Nowhere and everywhere.Doozergirl wrote: »Where are you going? Are you treating yourself to a bigger room?
I find it annoying having to buy new loo brushes when I move. Not very expensive but annoying, lol. I couldn't bring myself to move house with a loo brush.
Down south/parents for xmas, then off to the big smoke to look for work.
Yeah, loo brushes are annoying.0 -
It always amazes the charges that creep in it's like finding your car insurance has gone up by x amount just because you've gained a drive and not a private car park...(yes a private car park is apprently safer than your own drive...:eek:)0
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Sky - they have charged me £60 for a new sky dish to be put up
Scottish power had failed to tell me that for the last year I have been underpaying... owe them £960 -
It always amazes the charges that creep in it's like finding your car insurance has gone up by x amount just because you've gained a drive and not a private car park...(yes a private car park is apprently safer than your own drive...:eek:)
Might it be a different post code?
I haven't bogged off yet, and I ain't no babe
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Bogof_Babe wrote: »Might it be a different post code?
That was the other charge, there was two, the change in postcode which can be expected and the ther was the fact that god forbid we had chosen a property with a driveway instead of a car park....0
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