Gym Membership Increase..Less than months notice!

NurseMoneySaver1122

Hi all

Just wondering if anyone knows where I stand.

I have a gym membership whereby I have to provide one months notice to leave. I currently pay £24pm but yesterday received an email confirming a price increase from March 1st to £30!

I'm pretty sure I'm leaving for another gym but noticed that I'll have to pay the new price increase regardless as they haven't even provided a months notice! That seems pretty tactical on their part, as many of us are talking of going elsewhere yet they will still get the increased fee from every one of us!

Is there any guidelines that say they shouldn't do that? I don't know where to look because I didn't get given paperwork or anything so I'm not sure if they should have provided a bit more notice?

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

NurseMoneySaver1122

Anyone have any advice at all, it would be really appreciated

wesleyad

Hey,

I'm no expert but I would have thought it would be classed as unfair if they could increase the cost without you being able to escape.

In the guidelines here on page 22: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/284453/oft373.pdf

"Terms allowing the club to make unrestricted
increases in the costs of membership are
likely to be considered unfair especially if the
increases are inescapable"

These are just guidelines but I would think they would not be favoured kindly if they tried to hold you to an inescapable price increase (unless inline with RPI)

I think you will get much better response on the consumer rights board, its more appropriate for this question.