£25 to set up a direct debit

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So I need to rejoin the gym . Popped in today to ask about pricing and they want £25 to set up the direct debit with my bank . Are they having a bit of a laugh ?

Is that not the joining fee for the gym rather than for setting up the direct debit?

No they charge 25 pound to set up the direct debit then £37 each month is the membership fee. I could set up the direct debit free of charge . Just seems a bit odd

I think you have misunderstood

A joining fee is different to the monthly payment. I imagine its a one off joining fee of £25 and then the monthly payment for the membership

It sounds like they're charging you to re-join on top of the monthly membership fee.

I've never heard of anywhere charging you to set up a direct debit.

They asked me for £25 direct debit set up and admin fee . Then membership until the 2nd of October .

That's just the joining fee, which is pretty standard for gyms.

The monthly membership is separate.

It’s a joke! They wouldn’t get my custom.

If that includes membershp till the end of october... then surely at least a good chunk of it is that 16 days membership...?

Our gym is £50 joining fee followed by monthly membership so count yourself lucky!

Our club no longer charges joining fee - not sure why a joining fee is necessary anyway

Are you sure it's not £25 to cover the first month before the D/D starts?

@LittleOwl153 next payment would be the 4th of October . They wanted 48.75 today

Standard joining fee annoyingly

@Sugarfree23 i did query it and they confirmed the £25 I’d to set up the direct debit / admin fee

Is it an independent gym?
It will be a joining fee

DD set up/admin fee - so essentially the joining fee

Them calling it an admin fee means its a joining fee tbh

@NotSorry especially when they are in the local paper saying that numbers at the gym are dropping .

@dementedpixie its the local council run gym .

You know they have to employ people to set up DD/admin/re admit you on the database? And they also want to avoid having people cancel for 3 months over the summer (because they use the outdoor pool/run outside..../whatever) and then rejoining for 2 months and then cancel and then rejoin.

So the admin fees is to pay for people to administer your membership - and as a way to avoid people faffing around cancelling/joining.

Why can you not understand this?

@SchoolAdminNeverGoodEnough you sound a bit angry not sure why ? . I just thought that if they removed this charge more people may join ?

It's the same thing as a joining fee - just under a different name.

Gyms love to charge. When I moved in with my husband I wanted to change gyms, same company just different location. The girl
said there was £50 fee to move club (actual stf?) Do I said ‘cool just cancel my membership then?’ She smugly advised I need to have been member for a year otherwise I’d need to pay to cancel. The smug look dropped when I said ‘I’ve been a member for 3 years, cancel my membership please!’ Strangely I was moved over free of charge.

i tried to join another gym and the sakes person gave me the price and joining fee. I just said ‘ah I’ll go home and join online as it was cheaper!’ She checked online and undercut the price

So threaten to walk away.

You said it yourself. It's not a direct debit fee, it's a direct debit AND ADMIN fee.