ARC Europe for Gymbox - Claiming for notice period

[Glasr]

Hi All

 

Have not attended Gym since March, it was a fixed term membership which I thought would end automatically.

I was wrong and Terms and Conditions advise that it then falls into a rolling membership which can be cancelled with 2 months (!!!) notice.

 

When I checked my account and I saw that a new month had been debited I called them and they advised I was not in a live rolling membership and I needed to cancel online if I wanted to. Which I did and I received email confirmation that my membership is now cancelled.

However I had cancelled my DD immediately and one month notice is outstanding.

 

I have not replied to their emails and now ARC Europe is chasing (130 GBP, as they add their fees on top of the 1 month notice outstanding).

 

Extremely tempted to ignore all correspondences.

 

Will the outstanding month go back to the gym if I don't reply?

Who normally goes to court, ARC or the gym?

What's the actual risk even if they go to a county court?

 

Many Thanks for your assistance and kindest regards.

Glasr

[dx100uk]

gyms don't do court

gyms don't sell debts on

gym debts don't appears on credit files

 

ideally you should write to the gum offering the 1 months owing fee and nothing more giving them 14 days to reply with bank details for a bacs transfer

 

but they wont or they will and be greedy ...so they can all go............

 

dx

 

 

[slick132]

Hi Glasr and welcome to CAG

 

When did you join the gym?

 

Was it a 12 month agreement?

 

When did they start taking DD's again?

[Glasr]

Hi There,

 

It was a 3m membership which had lapsed into a rolling membership and therefore could be cancel anytime but with a 2 months notice.

They have taken 1 month notice by DD and then I cancelled the DD (therefore 1 month notice is outstanding which is why they are after me now).

I have email confirmation from them that the membership is now cancelled so do not expect anymore DD. The claim is for a relatively small amount (still a lot of cash in this environment!) which I assume is the 1m gym fee + an admin fee from ARC.

 

What bothers me is that they charge for 2m notice, What do they need 2m notice for? Have not been there since lockdown in March. I know I am stuck because it was all in the Terms and Conditions but am still reluctant to pay this extra month as I find it very unfair. Just wonder how they normally operate and if they could actually go to CC, for 100 GBP + any interest. Don't want to leave a scuff on the credit score if they did go to court.

 

Thank you Both, really admire you helping everyone on this forum: Respect.

 

Edited October 27, 2020 by Glasr

[dx100uk]

5 hours ago, dx100uk said:

gyms don't do court

gyms don't sell debts on

gym debts don't appears on credit files

 

dx

 

 

did you not read my last post...

[Glasr]

3 minutes ago, dx100uk said:

did you not read my last post...

Yes I did  

 

Was replying to dx100uk.

 

Thanks a lot for your help.

[slick132]

As DX says, gyms no longer take court action or threaten your credit score.

 

However, I asked 3 Q's above and I'd like answers to them please.

[CraigMcK]

Just seen some MP a has wound up Mr Bannatyne about payments and he is planning to go to court, be interesting if he follows through