6 Months free gym membership when you take out health insurance. Until 30 Nov

Jon_S_4

My Cannons GYm charges £50 per month, so i wouldnt be better off with this plan.
Unless i wanted to go for 6 months.

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heraldic wrote:

I can't see the gym offer (when coming in via a quidco referral). Anyone having any luck finding it?
Thanks

I too am having trouble finding it via quidco all I get is the boot vouchers link.
Also going via rpoints which offer 6000 points = £60, all I get is the Boots voucher link

p1an0player

I took out this offer back in March with Cannons, didn't know I'd have to pay £25 to cancel ?! or that I could have got a massive £115 on quidco. Oh well you live and learn

Molanole

Hi everyone. Does anyone know how to benefit from this if you've already got gym membership with Holmes Place? It would work out as a saving of £150 in the first year for me not including money back from quidco so it's still worthwhile doing I reckon. Also, sorry for the continued questions, does anyone know whether that £25 membership fee is for peak time membership or off peak membership? I wouldn't be able to make off peak times.

Sorry for all the questions and thanks for your help. I'm off to research it a bit more so if I find the answers anyway I'll come back and update you all!!

Ruble_Stretcher

Molanole wrote:

Hi everyone. Does anyone know how to benefit from this if you've already got gym membership with Holmes Place? It would work out as a saving of £150 in the first year for me not including money back from quidco so it's still worthwhile doing I reckon. Also, sorry for the continued questions, does anyone know whether that £25 membership fee is for peak time membership or off peak membership? I wouldn't be able to make off peak times.

Sorry for all the questions and thanks for your help. I'm off to research it a bit more so if I find the answers anyway I'll come back and update you all!!

The T&Cs only say that it does not apply to existing contracts (i.e. with the gym). This would suggest that you cannot apply the new rates/subsidy to your current gym membership. If, however, you were to cancel, whilst you would have been a member before (which would often be excluded in such offers) there is no mention of it precluding rejoining here. This would indicate that you could cancel and reapply through the Pru/Quidco means and benefit from the savings.

Just spotted:

Please note:
PruHealth members can only hold one PruHealth approved gym membership at any one time at PruHealth subsidised rates. If you are an existing Holmes Place member, you will need to cancel this membership and rejoin as a PruHealth member, providing you are outside the term of your Holmes Place contract. A one-off £25 activation fee applies.


I was a member of Holmes place until I was sent abroad (coming back soon so will probably rejoin) and I had a £40 cancellation fee if I wanted to cancel at any time other than at the end of a 12 month period - this may have been because it was corporate membership though - it is worth factoring this into the calculations.

In terms of whether it is peak or off-peak membership, it doesn't say. The fact that it is silent would suggest that it is off-peak as it is a cheaper way of them fulfilling their promise...would welcome comments from anybody that has directly asked/established this.

danrees

This is the first time I have used Quidco - it hasn't come up in my 'tracked transactions'. Is there anything I can do about that?

Ruble_Stretcher

Some more thoughts/information:

Strangely the Ts & Cs elsewhere on the site say the offer ends in Feb 2006 (which is different from what is said re ending at end of August 2006) which may complicate matters...

"Standard gym membership at Cannons or Holmes Place health clubs for only £25 a month – saving up to £61 every month (based on Moorgate Holmes Place).
Plus, join before 28 February and one policy member gets six months' free - saving up to £565"

The "saving up to £61 every month (based on Moorgate Holmes Place)" (£61 + £25) adds up to £86 which is the cost of OFF-PEAK MEMBERSHIP at Holmes Place Moorgate. This would suggest, as suspected above, that they are only offering off-peak.

Given that this is old (note the Feb deadline again) it is possible (and likely given that we are in a new financial year) that the Moorgate rates have gone up and the savings quote is therefore misleading.

But, as you will see below, it seems that you can "upgrade" your membership and pay extra if, for example, you want to be able to use those 4 excluded gyms (i.e Broadgate, Mayfair etc) or want to be linked to the other clubs. This would suggest to me that you would probably be paying more for peak membership (worth factoring in)...see more info on Holmes Place offer below (from Pru website):


Holmes Place Health Clubs
Holmes Place focuses on making you feel great about yourself through regular exercise. With over 45 clubs in the UK, Holmes Place provides stylish clubs and the support you need to embark on a fitter and healthier lifestyle. Trained at its in-house fitness centre of excellence ‘The Academy’, Holmes Place fitness professionals provide expert support and advice to help you reach your fitness goals.

Facilities at most clubs include mixed and ladies-only gyms, O zone treated swimming pools, saunas, steam rooms, spa pools, a fantastic range of classes, crèche and child facilities, personal training, beauty treatments, club room cafés and luxurious changing rooms.

Activation fee £25
Monthly fee for single standard membership* - Classic Membership £25
Monthly fee for multiple standard clubs* - Classic+ Membership £45
Monthly fee for single monthly membership to one of four select London clubs:
Kensington, Mayfair, Broadgate, Canary Riverside - Privilege Membership £50
Monthly fee for multiple clubs including all select London clubs - Privilege+ Membership £65

* Excludes Kensington, Mayfair, Broadgate and Canary Riverside.
Holmes Place memberships are based on 12 month contracts.


View the Health Club Locations

Health Club Locations
Barbican 97 Aldersgate Street , Barbican, London , EC1A 4JP
Birmingham Star City , 16 Watson Road , Aston, Birmingham , West Midlands , B7 5SB
Borehamwood 84 Shenley Road , Borehamwood, Hertfordshire , WD6 1EH
Broadgate One Exchange Place , London , EC2M 2QT
Bromley The Lido, Baths Road , Bickley, Bromley, Kent , BR2 9RB
Brook Green Shortlands, 181 Hammersmith Rd , London , W6 8BS
Canary Riverside West Ferry Circus, Canary Wharf , London , E14 8RR
Chelsea 188a Fulham Road , London , SW10 9PN
Chigwell Woolston Hall, Abridge Road, Chigwell, Essex , IG7 6BX
Clapham 4-20 North Street , London , SW4 0HG
Cricklewood 108-110 Cricklewood Lane , London , NW2 2DS
Crouch End 31 Topsfield Parade, Tottenham Lane , London , N8 8PT
Croydon The Grants Entertainment Centre, 44 Surrey Street , Croydon, Surrey , CR0 1RJ
Didsbury Unit 8, Parrswood Entertainment Centre, Wilmslow Road , Didsbury, Manchester , M20 5PG
Ealing 5th Floor, Ealing Broadway Centre, Town Square , London , W5 5JY
East Dorset 14 Wareham Road , Corfe Mullen, Poole, Dorset , BH21 3LE
Edinburgh Omni Centre, Greenside Place, Edinburgh , EH1 3BN
Epsom Ebbisham Centre, 5 Derby Square , Epsom, Surrey , KT19 8AG
Farnborough Links Way, Farnborough, Hampshire , GU14 0NA
Fulham Pools Normand Park, Lillie Road , Fulham, London , SW6 7ST
Hendon 260 Hendon Way , London , NW4 3NL
Holloway Road Collingwood Business Centre, Mercers Road , Islington, London , N19 4PJ
Kensington 3rd Floor, 17A Old Court Place, London , W8 4HP
Kingston 3rd Floor, Bentall Centre, Wood Street , Kingston ,, Surrey , KT1 1TP
Maidenhead Crown Lane, Maidenhead, Berkshire , SL6 1QR
Marylebone Clifton Ford Hotel, Bulstrode Place , Marylebone Lane , London , W1U 2HU
Mayfair Hereford House, 64 North Row , London , W1K 6DJ
Mill Hill East Langstone Way, Mill Hill East, London, NW7 1UH
Milton Keynes National Badminton Club, Bradwell Road , Loughton Lodge, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire , MK8 9LA
Minories 1 Haydon Street , London , EC3N 1HP
Moorgate 33 Bunhill Row, London , EC1Y 8LP
Notting Hill 119-131 Lancaster Road , London , W11 1QT
Nottingham Low Level Station, The Great Northern Close, London Road , Nottingham , NG2 3AE
Oxford Street The Plaza Shopping Centre, 120 Oxford Street , London , W1D 1LT
Printworks Unit 4, The Printworks, 27 Withy Grove, Manchester , M4 2BS
Putney 154-160 Upper Richmond Road , London , SW15 2SW
Regent's Place 50 Triton Square , Regent's Place, London , NW1 3XB
Slough The Observatory Shopping Centre, High Street, Slough, Berkshire , SL1 1LN
South Wimbledon Battle Close, North Road , London , SW19 1AQ
Staines Two Rivers Shopping Development, Tillys Lane , Staines, Middlesex , TW18 4WB
Strand Shell-Mex House, The Strand, 80 The Strand, London , WC2R 0DT
Steatham 20 Ockley Road , London , SW16 1UB
Sunbury The Avenue, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex , TW16 5EQ
Uxbridge Vine Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex , UB8 1TD
Wokingham 1 The Plaza, Denmark Street , Wokingham, Berkshire , RG40 2LD
Wood Green 98-100 High Street , Wood Green, London , N22 6YQ

To join Holmes Place at these special subsidised rates:
Locate your preferred club at https://www.pruhealth.co.uk
Call the Holmes Place Member Service Centre on 020 7562 2121 9am to 9pm Monday to Thursday, 9am to 8pm Friday, 9am to 5pm Saturday and book an appointment to view the facilities.
Take your PruHealth membership card and one other form of identification.
If you like what you see, contact the Holmes Place Member Service Centre to get your membership number and then contact PruHealth on 0800 092 7333 to authorise your health club payments.
Holmes Place will then send you a membership pack including your membership card and Terms and Conditions within seven days which you need to sign and return to PruHealth. Upon receipt of your signed Terms and Conditions, you can begin to accumulate your Vitality points.
Monthly gym payments are collected by PruHealth via direct debit.
If you cannot find a Holmes Place Health Club in your area, please contact PruHealth on 0800 092 7333.

Please note:
PruHealth members can only hold one PruHealth approved gym membership at any one time at PruHealth subsidised rates. If you are an existing Holmes Place member, you will need to cancel this membership and rejoin as a PruHealth member, providing you are outside the term of your Holmes Place contract. A one-off £25 activation fee applies.

rawk

I actually took this out a week ago - not done the health club thing as I'm stuck with another health club for a couple of months still, but I will do soon enough.

EGG
It's worth pointing out if you sign up via egg (if you have an egg card), you get £100 back on your card (not immediately, later on in the year). You don't get the boots vouchers, so I did this.

Also in the joining pack it does mention if you're already a gym member at the listed gyms you can cancel your gym membership and rejoin through pru (you pay pru for gym membership, not the gym club).

The other thing that is worth mentioning is that this is an unusual policy (in a good way!) - if you take the moritorium option, then you are excluded from cover for health issues that occured in the last 5 years, but unlike most other policys you my be covered for them after 2 years - EVEN if you have treatment for these problems within the 2 year exclusion period. There are exceptions to this of course, but still - this is a good improvement on most policies.

That's the main reason I went for this.

HTH

Ruble_Stretcher

This is interesting (EGG Offer) as the web site currently says:

"Get covered by 30 September 2006 and, if you're an Egg Card or Egg Money customer, get £100 cash back paid in January."

This to me suggests that you don't even need to pay via the Egg Card if you have Egg Money (which, if I remember rightly is free and sometimes gives you a free sign-up bonus).

If this is correct and you are such a customer:

(a) sign-up via QuidCo (£115);

(b) get £100 by virtue of such custom; and

(c) also get the gym discounts (it says: "Save money on gyms and health clubs - helping you be healthy and get greater rewards.") This, to me suggests that all offers, whilst ostensibly not being open to combination, may, in fact be so.

Obviously a risk of one falling away but, to me, this looks like the only risk is that £100 Egg cash back (in January) which appears not to be contingent upon any other offer.

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Just noticed that you need to sign-up through Egg to get the £100 cashback; thereby precluding QuidCo offer

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I guess it makes sense - same as mortgages/pensions having a set amount put aside for an IFA, they have an amount set aside for internet referealls, in this case either for Egg or QuidCo.

Dalglish

Being crafty, I guess if you didnt really need the benefits of the policy, why not suggest you are healthier than you are, get the lower monthly premium and thereby the outlay is less?? Yes your policy would be invalidated but who would know? You would never claim anyway!
Not sure where you stand legally and Ive never done this but it's the way my mind works.