£15 exit fee for Shell broadband, even though i'm out of contract.

prowla

Well, I may be doing my BB shuffle soon; I'll know to exclude Shell from the list!

kevin2u

Ref comment on the £15 cease fee by Shell. I totally agree this fee has not been made transparent and both Shell and MSE have failed to include it in their advertised promotional offer price. I took a screen print of MSE promotional offer (at the time) when I used it to sign up with Shell. Had I known there were hidden charges (to which they are) then I may have chosen another provider. In my opinion the promotional advert was misleading and surely must have breached the regulatory standards. I have made a complaint to Shell via resolver (and hope any other consumers who feel duped also pursue a complaint) and if I do not receive an acceptable resolution then I will escalate further.
Note to MSN: why are you allowing this to happen and what are you going to do about it as this affects our credibility?

Neil_Jones

kevin2u said:

Ref comment on the £15 cease fee by Shell. I totally agree this fee has not been made transparent and both Shell and MSE have failed to include it in their advertised promotional offer price. I took a screen print of MSE promotional offer (at the time) when I used it to sign up with Shell. Had I known there were hidden charges (to which they are) then I may have chosen another provider. In my opinion the promotional advert was misleading and surely must have breached the regulatory standards. I have made a complaint to Shell via resolver (and hope any other consumers who feel duped also pursue a complaint) and if I do not receive an acceptable resolution then I will escalate further.
Note to MSN: why are you allowing this to happen and what are you going to do about it as this affects our credibility?

With all due respect, and as it was stated earlier in the thread, the £15 thing was in the T&Cs that you agreed to when you signed up.  If you didn't read them then that's your fault.  Promotional offer prices are just that - promotional, the devil is always in the detail.

Karhut

Kevin2u,
you sent me private message about this, I could not reply to you mix up signing, thank you. ( Henn)
I had no idea about the £15 fee either.
I managed to speak to an agent ,she never mentioned it .
my Shell Broadband has been good ,she said I just stay on rolling contract same price after fixed term, I guess when I decide to leave I will have to pay the exit fee.

Very unfair if one is out of contract.

carpy

my shell bb has been terrible......can't wait to leave!

Karhut

I am at West Hampshire ,Openreach engineer told me they have no time to do routine maintenance because they are busy repairing broken / damaged phone lines!

If they did maintenance ..... Broadband suppliers get the complaints about slow speeds.

pallyman

kevin2u said:

Ref comment on the £15 cease fee by Shell. I totally agree this fee has not been made transparent and both Shell and MSE have failed to include it in their advertised promotional offer price. I took a screen print of MSE promotional offer (at the time) when I used it to sign up with Shell. Had I known there were hidden charges (to which they are) then I may have chosen another provider. In my opinion the promotional advert was misleading and surely must have breached the regulatory standards. I have made a complaint to Shell via resolver (and hope any other consumers who feel duped also pursue a complaint) and if I do not receive an acceptable resolution then I will escalate further.
Note to MSN: why are you allowing this to happen and what are you going to do about it as this affects our credibility?

Depending on when you signed up hears what it says in the T&C,   CustomerssigninguptoShellEnergyBroadband(12month)productsthroughmoneysavingexpect.comwillnotreceiveaCeaseChargeassetoutinourTermsandConditionsandPriceListiftheyleaveoutside their minimum contract period.PromotionisnotavailabletoexistingShellEnergybroadbandcustomersupgradingtheirexistingservice. All bill credits are inclusive of VAT

Chino

Neil_Jones said:

With all due respect, and as it was stated earlier in the thread, the £15 thing was in the T&Cs that you agreed to when you signed up.  If you didn't read them then that's your fault.  Promotional offer prices are just that - promotional, the devil is always in the detail.

The point you're missing is that, whilst the Cease Fee is stated in Shell Energy's terms and conditions, it is not mentioned (or at least never used to be mentioned - I've not checked recently) in Shell Energy's advertising of its broadband packages. I watched a video on Shell Energy's website that made quite a play of there being no hidden charges. At no point in the video was there any mention of a "Cease Fee".

Consumers do not expect to pay a cease or termination fee when cancelling their broadband contract after the expiry of the contract's minimum period. Consequently, it is unfair that Shell Energy imposes such a fee without giving the fee equal prominence in its advertising as other fees, such as the amount of the monthly subscription.