Ok Slick, I'll look into doing that soon. Thanks.

I was talking about taking the gym to small claims court to get the fees back that I paid them, amounting to around £60. My question was in regards to what would happen if I lost the case, which I've found out now. I realise it's not a lot of money but it irks me that they've deliberately misled a lot of people.

Is that a good thing for me then or a bad thing? Unsure if you mean they don't do it due to a technicality. just spotted your signature, and I'll just say 'oops'.

What do you mean?

Ok, I will do that. If it went to small claims court and I lost, would I have to pay any fees for the gym defending the case? Thank you for your help Slick.

Thanks for the reply Slick. It doesn't state on any of the paperwork that the £47 fee was non-refundable, and I was never told verbally it was either. I realise this would be hard to prove, but, on part of the paperwork it states that if I decided to terminate the contract after a year, that the £47 would be used to pay off part of the monthly fees. Would this increase my chance of getting the money back do you think?

Thanks for the reply. I'll post photos of the contract and letter I received when I signed up. That has the game's name and old location. The new location is 554 Hessle Road, Hull, HU3 5BL. The actual contract mentions nothing about if the gym moves, only if a member moves. That gym was on my route home from work, which is the main reason I picked it. Also the new one doesn't have a sauna or steam room, other reasons that set the gym apart for me. Members only found out the gym was closing a couple of weeks before it happened, and this was because a rival gym posted on Facebook as it had staff asking for jobs there. The gym tried to make out they were relocating to the new place due to refurbishment but that wasn't true, and even the owner admitted in facebook posts to concerned members, that he had no idea if it would reopen, and if it did it would only be if the gym got a better deal than the new place. I'm just glad I never paid the three years upfront. If I had, I'm sure the promoter would have made that transaction too, the same as the £47, and they certainly wouldn't have kept all that. Would I send a LBA to the gym, or the finance company please? docs1.pdf

Hi all. My gym closed their premises and moved to the other side of the city from me. I can't go to the new one as it's too far. When I started I paid a fee of £47. This was because the gym had an offer of 3.99 a week, but the DD was for £16 a month which leaves about a £16 surplus a year to pay. The price was locked for 3 years, so the £47 is the surplus x 3 years. The gym closed after 3 months of me going, so that £47 has been wasted and I want it back. I asked the gym for a pro-rata refund, but they are saying they paid a promoter who took that money as payment and they can't refund what they didn't get. I don't dispute they did pay a company, but this promoting company wore the gyms clothing and I signed on the gym premises. I emailed the finance company who were adding fees on for unpaid DD despite the fact gym had closed. They finally agreed to cancel things and my account with the finance company DFC is now terminated and the balance is nil. Another thing to point out is if I broke the contract, that £47 would have gone towards the fees owed according to the paperwork. My question is, do I go after the finance company for the £47 or the gym? Or is it a lost cause completely with a the promoters getting the cash? Any help appreciated thanks.