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Gym membership cancelation

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Somethingorsomething · 18/07/2025 09:33

Hey everyone,

I entered into a 36 month gym contract with my local gym in 2023 (crazy to take one that long I know, but back them I was well into fitness and going religiously for years 5 days a week, not anymore though). As of this month I have 1 year left. I have previously tried to cancel due to unfair terms, as the length of the contract can be seen as an unfair term but they weren't having any of it, so I have continued paying.

However today I noticed that they have increased my DD without any notice a couple of months ago (need to keep a better eye on my finances for sure), It has only increased a small amount, but I have checked my contract and all emails received from the gym and DD company, and no where does it state that the price can increase during my term, not even for inflation, like phone contracts.

I am going to take this as a breach of contract and ask the gym to cancel my membership, just wondered if anyone had anymore more advice for me that I can use when I go speak to them. I am going to speak to the gym manager in person, as whenever we have emailed in the past, it has taken them weeks to respond.

I have attached images of the T's & C's, not sure its readable, also a screenshot of the terms the gym sent me when I signed up.

TIA :)

Gym membership cancelation
Gym membership cancelation
OP posts:
johnd2 · 19/07/2025 10:41

The screenshot is too small and blurry to read but you should ask them for a buyout. However their whole business model is overselling a limited resource, so you are their target customer in many ways. It doesn't benefit them to let people off in any way as they don't gain anything.
But in terms of unfair contracts they would argue that the term length was a core term that you were fully aware of, and minimum terms are common and well understood.
Are you saying you didn't understand what it meant or have you basically changed your mind?

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