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DS17 lied about his age on a contract. Is he in trouble?

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Justnevergetsthere · 06/01/2026 22:28

Oh for the love of football!! DS17 has recently been playing weekly 6 aside football at a local sports venue. I assumed him and friends booked and paid for the pitch as and when they played. As it turns out, DS entered into a contract with the venue as each team needed a 'captain' who paid the fees each week which was then divided between his team mates but all funds came from his account. The season ended in December and a new one starts this week. He had no plans to continue playing and thought that was the end of that. He received two emails four weeks before the end of the season asking him to re-register for the new season. He ignored them as he had no intention to return and assumed that no contact from him meant end of contract. He has since discovered that he will be liable for charges of £1218 which is the cancellation fees for the entire new season. He didn't read the emails at all and no longer has them so I can't check to see what the Ts and Cs were. I have looked through the sports club's website and I can't find anything on there regarding cancellation terms. Now here's the rub. In order for DS to have entered into the club's contract in the first place he had to declare that he was 18. Honestly, I could throttle him. So he's been fraudulent in that respect as well as being a complete fool for not reading his emails. Does anyone have any advice. Many thanks in advance.

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AnSolas · 07/01/2026 13:38

Good to see they accepted there was no valid contract.

It may be a good opening to have your son look at what he believed to be contracting and what he actually signed up to. Plus explore the fact that he became personally liable for a group activity which could have resulted in broken bones etc.

Lots of life lessons to be learned😀

Owly11 · 07/01/2026 13:41

Sounds like an unfair contract term regardless of age.

Justnevergetsthere · 07/01/2026 14:34

@Blondeshavemorefun it was something like £80+ each week which DS then divided between his team mates.

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