{"id":18532,"date":"2016-07-03T13:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-07-03T06:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/turned-off-by-a-virgin-media-cancellation-fee\/"},"modified":"2016-07-04T15:50:24","modified_gmt":"2016-07-04T08:50:24","slug":"turned-off-by-a-virgin-media-cancellation-fee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/turned-off-by-a-virgin-media-cancellation-fee\/","title":{"rendered":"Turned off by a Virgin Media cancellation fee"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI checked that I wouldn\u2019t have to pay if I moved to somewhere with no cable, but guess what \u2026I have been a customer of Virgin Media for a number of years. When I signed up to a new 12-month contract on 12 March, I specifically checked whether there would be any disconnection charges should I purchase a property in a non-cabled area. I was clearly led to believe that there would be no cancellation charge and had this confirmed by staff at a Virgin Media store too. I went ahead and bought a flat to move into at the end of June, which is not within a cabled area. When I gave notice to cancel my contract I was told I would incur a cancellation fee of \u00a3234.27. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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