DW Sports account in arrears

AndrewRob

Hi Foster,

Also when your friend signed up he would have provided his date of birth (usually when you join a gym/fitness centre I'm sure you fill in a form about medical issues etc. too and have an induction) did he provide his correct date of birth and they let him sign up anyway or did he lie and say he was 18 to be allowed to use the service?

He provided his real DOB and also ID to confirm.

tomwakefield

This could be useful

http://www.inbrief.co.uk/contract-law/contract-with-minors.htm

Take_it_like_a_man,_sonny

Good advise tom, as this

Voidable Contract

A contract entered into with a minor is voidable. This means that the minor is able to cancel any contract at any time prior to reaching the age of majority and for a reasonable time afterwards.

But cancelling the Direct Debit does not cancel the contract

DD Guarantee

Note it says your friend must also notify the supplier or company concerned!!

So I am afraid, while he may had got out free a few moinths back, because your friend did not notify them, the contract he signed is still valid, whether or not he used the service!

Take_it_like_a_man,_sonny

For thread continuity

AndrewRob wrote: »

Thanks wealdroam.

It's just that I have a different view.

Although he was in the wrong, and he knows that. DW Sports could of had the courtesy to send a letter after the first payment failed. It would of been so much easier rather then not communicating with him for the first 5 months or so. He would of paid and cancelled.

I've read on some other forums and the contract can be voided since he's 17 and only a "minor". But I agree with what you guys are saying.

I will check your questions out. Thank you

AndrewRob wrote: »

Thank you for your input you kind sir! Have a great day!

AndrewRob wrote: »

Thank you for your.. uhm.. response.

The fact of the matter is, they should of contacted him when they tried to take the first payment after the DD was cancelled. They left it many months and only contacted him now.

What I see is, yes he was in the wrong for not providing a cancellation notice. However, why should he pay for all of those months after he cancelled the DD and not just the first month? At my place of work, if a customer is overdue on payment and they contact us say 6 months after the payment failed, we would only charge them the first month after the payment failed since it was a monthly rolling contract?

For example, my phone contract, it's monthly rolling on DD, if the DD fails for some odd reason and I am not able to sort it for a month or two, they wouldn't charge me for the extra month delay, they would just charge me for the failed month DD and then the new month DD when it resumes.