Material detriment

jibbyboo

Hi all,

Can anybody explain the term 'material detriment' in relation to mobile phone contract increases?

Thank you!

DUTR

It means as it is worded, why not call the MSP and ask them, we see a lot of post from folk wanting a loophole to get out of their Loooooong agreements.

grumbler

Apparently it means the detriment after taking inflation into account.

jibbyboo

Thanks for your replies.

DUTR wrote: »

It means as it is worded, why not call the MSP and ask them, we see a lot of post from folk wanting a loophole to get out of their Loooooong agreements.

What is the MSP?

The personal subjective interpretation is somewhat ambiguous. Surprisingly Google doesn't appear have a concrete definition.

Similarly 'detriment after taking inflation to account', doesn't explain what is meant by 'detriment'.

Guys_Dad

It means if you pay an expensive lawyer and then get him to take the network to court using an began more expensive brief, they can argue in court with the network's expensive brief and if yours wins, you get your 86p per month increase annuled .

Tony5101

Detriment means that you are put at a disadvantage.
Detriment after taking inflation into account, would mean that they are allowed to increase your contract by an amount equivalent to the rate of inflation, and anything more than this would be detrimental to you.

DUTR

jibbyboo wrote: »

Thanks for your replies.



What is the MSP?

The personal subjective interpretation is somewhat ambiguous. Surprisingly Google doesn't appear have a concrete definition.

Similarly 'detriment after taking inflation to account', doesn't explain what is meant by 'detriment'.

MSP = Mobile Service Provider

chattychappy

The "after taking inflation into account" bit was always dubious to me - but seems to have been accepted. Don't think it was ever argued in court. If prices are generally rising in an economy, then a lesser increase in a particular price might be relatively advantageous but it remains detrimental in absolute terms.

In law, a detriment is generally something that is disadvantageous to you - ie a liability accepted, a loss, a potential exposure, a benefit forgone, a loss of choice etc.

jibbyboo

chattychappy wrote: »

The "after taking inflation into account" bit was always dubious to me - but seems to have been accepted. Don't think it was ever argued in court. If prices are generally rising in an economy, then a lesser increase in a particular price might be relatively advantageous but it remains detrimental in absolute terms.

In law, a detriment is generally something that is disadvantageous to you - ie a liability accepted, a loss, a potential exposure, a benefit forgone, a loss of choice etc.

That was my thought too; there seems to be no explicit definition as to when a detriment is incurred.