How to cancel gym membership?

roadrunner1234

Mid of January i visited a Gym and was discussing about the membership. They made me to sign the contract their it self by getting my bank details. Also i paid in cash for the half a month fee for January. i visited 2 times as they emailed me with class details. After the first week due to some personal issue i couldnt go to gym and i wanted to cancel it. I called the gym and informed about my position; but the said that i cant cancel the membership and what i can do is get another person instead, which is impossible for me. So i decided to cancel the direct debit.

Advice me in this what i have done is right?

thanks

FixitFelix

roadrunner1234 wrote: »

Mid of January i visited a Gym and was discussing about the membership. They made me to sign the contract their it self by getting my bank details. Also i paid in cash for the half a month fee for January. i visited 2 times as they emailed me with class details. After the first week due to some personal issue i couldnt go to gym and i wanted to cancel it. I called the gym and informed about my position; but the said that i cant cancel the membership and what i can do is get another person instead, which is impossible for me. So i decided to cancel the direct debit.

Advice me in this what i have done is right?

thanks

Exactly how I cancelled and never heard a thing back about it

Sleeper12

Most gyms won't let you transfer membership to a friend so fair to them for that.
What contract did you sign? Month, 6 months or year?

roadrunner1234

Thank you for your replay.

SteM

They *made* you sign a contract there and then?

Just cancel the direct debt and don't be so hasty signing up for things in the future. Unlikely they'll come after you.

roadrunner1234

Its a 6month membership.

Thanks

roadrunner1234

Yes straight away on the day i went to see the gym.

2Mad2BeMad

Just cancel the direct debit,

gyms very very rarely follow these up, ive signed up to 3 gyms in the past and cancelled this way (moved about a good bit)
would of been easier if they let me pay by the month but they didnt
but you won't be chased up or hear anything
Hell I even get texts from the previous gyms ive been in to get a discount if I want to rejoin haha

Sleeper12

roadrunner1234 wrote:

Its a 6month membership.

Technically its a legal contract and you owe the money. Plenty of posters say they cancelled the DD and had no issues.

Gavinz

roadrunner1234 wrote: »

Mid of January i visited a Gym and was discussing about the membership. They made me to sign the contract their it self by getting my bank details. Also i paid in cash for the half a month fee for January. i visited 2 times as they emailed me with class details. After the first week due to some personal issue i couldnt go to gym and i wanted to cancel it. I called the gym and informed about my position; but the said that i cant cancel the membership and what i can do is get another person instead, which is impossible for me. So i decided to cancel the direct debit.

Advice me in this what i have done is right?

thanks

Cancel the direct debit and don't worry yourself about it.

Brian?

roadrunner1234 wrote: »

Mid of January i visited a Gym and was discussing about the membership. They made me to sign the contract their it self by getting my bank details. Also i paid in cash for the half a month fee for January. i visited 2 times as they emailed me with class details. After the first week due to some personal issue i couldnt go to gym and i wanted to cancel it. I called the gym and informed about my position; but the said that i cant cancel the membership and what i can do is get another person instead, which is impossible for me. So i decided to cancel the direct debit.

Advice me in this what i have done is right?

thanks

if they actually made you sign the contract it's not legally binding. I have a feeling they didn't though. You are asking for advice on how to break a contract. You can't legally do that.

Brian?

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