Cancelling gym membership

[mjp2009]

Hiya, I am currently at a local gym for which i have been attending for 7months. When i joined i signed up for a 12month contract but now wish to cancel it due to the fact i am not gettin full use of the centre. This is due to lack of parking outside of it. I would suggest parking elsewhere but there isn't any near. Sounds pathetic but if im paying for something i want to use it. Also when i joined up they didnt mention that the time i would be going was going to be busy. I rang the membership dept and they said there wasn't anything i could do as i was on a 12month contract. Is there really nothing i can do?

 

Thanks

Melissa

[Guest Old_andrew2018]

Take a close look at the contract, however being unable to use a car park may not be reason for ending the contract.

I expect that at certain times of the day the gym will be busier, thats the reason that some have off-peak membership.

 

Andy

[hungrybear]

If the parking arrangements are the same as they were when you took out the contract then there is no material cause for you to try and cancel using that arguement.

 

Sorry but I cannot see that you have a legal argument.

[mjp2009]

oh ok, thanks anyway guys

 

Melissa

[Guest Old_andrew2018]

you could find out which times/day are quieter and go then if possible.

[rak121982]

Hi All,

 

I am currently facing an issue with Gold Gym.

 

My wife joined the Gold Gym last year @£40 per month. At the time of joining the Gold Gym sales person Nathan Westcott made my wife sign a six months contract. But before joining my wife stated to her that she will only join for 3 months as she had to go out of the country. At that point of time the Nathan agreed but forgot to mentioned that in the contract.

 

After 4 months we get a letter from Gold Gym stating that the current payment is due to which my wife personally met Nathan and he told my wife that he will make a not of it and she need not worry.But again he did not note that on any system/contract.

 

Now after one year we get a letter from CRS that you owe Gold Gym £480. (£330 for Gold Gym;£150 to CRS). When speaking to the owner of the Gym he said that Nathan no longer works here and he has left the country to go to Australia. I requested him to reached out to him via email/phone to which he told me that cell no is not working and they do not have an email address. I told him 100 times if Nathan says I am lying I am ready to pay the entire amount.

 

We spoke to CRS and they are also maintaining silence and not ready to help. The issue is that we had a verbal contract with the sales agent and we did not have anything in written to prove it.

 

So my question to you all is

 

1) How can I make sure Gold Gym reached out to Nathan Westcott and get the truth?

2) Can I fight a Legal case to avoid paying these absurd charges? What are my chances?

3) Since it was a 6 months contract my liability should be £120 and not £330 on which Glod Gym is saying that since you did not cancelled you have to pay the continuation amount? Also my wife never used the premises after 3 months.

 

I hope I am very clear in the problem we are facing.

 

Can any advice us what should we do?

 

Regards,

Rakesh Jain