{"id":16166,"date":"2018-05-22T11:30:53","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T10:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=16166"},"modified":"2018-05-22T11:57:08","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T10:57:08","slug":"ofcom-uk-finds-fault-with-virgin-media-contract-termination-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/05\/ofcom-uk-finds-fault-with-virgin-media-contract-termination-charges.html","title":{"rendered":"Ofcom UK Finds Fault with Virgin Media Contract Termination Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An investigation conducted by market regulator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/ofcom\" target=\"_blank\">Ofcom<\/a> claims to have found &#8220;<em>reasonable grounds for believing<\/em>&#8221; that cable broadband ISP and TV operator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vm\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Virgin Media<\/a> may have broken its consumer protection rules by failing to play fair with their Early Termination Charges (ETC).<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Most of the UK market&#8217;s largest broadband and phone providers will usually levy some form of <strong>Early Termination Charge<\/strong> (ETC), which applies to customers that choose to exit their contract before the current term has come to an end (Virgin calls these Early Disconnection Fees).<\/p>\n<p>For example, this is how much <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vm\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Virgin Media<\/a> charges (maximum) per month if you leave their broadband service before your contract is up (applies to the remaining months). Further details, including information on legacy packages, can be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.virginmedia.com\/shop\/the-legal-stuff\/terms-and-conditions-for-fibre-optic-services\/early-disconnection-fees.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>found here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Virgin&#8217;s Early Disconnection Fees (Broadband)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-radius: 4px;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#e5e5e5\" width=\"308\"><strong>Service<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-radius: 4px;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#e5e5e5\" width=\"308\"><strong>Monthly charge<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">Fibre 20 (30GB Data)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\u00a310.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">VIVID 50<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\u00a313.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">VIVID 100<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\u00a313.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>VIVID 200<\/td>\n<td>\u00a319.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>VIVID 350<\/td>\n<td>\u00a324.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>However, last year a series of complaints from consumers prompted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/ofcom\" target=\"_blank\">Ofcom<\/a> to probe Virgin&#8217;s handling of ETCs (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/06\/complaints-prompt-probe-virgin-medias-contract-cancellation-charges.html\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/01\/virgin-medias-exit-fees-non-network-areas-put-spotlight.html\">here<\/a>) and to check whether or not they were being compliant with the related <strong>General Condition 9.3<\/strong> rule. On top of that they also checked if the operator\u2019s approach was &#8220;<em>unfair<\/em>&#8221; under Section 62(1) of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/2015\/15\/contents\/enacted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Consumer Rights Act 2015<\/strong><\/a> (CRA).<\/p>\n<p>The GC9.3 rule is designed to &#8220;<em>ensure that the conditions which apply if you terminate your contract don\u2019t disincentivise you from changing to a new provider, e.g. through excessive early termination charges<\/em>.&#8221; Meanwhile Section 62(1) of the CRA states that an unfair term of a consumer contract is not binding on the consumer (this means provisions within the contract itself).<\/p>\n<p>Today the regulator has published their preliminary findings and concluded that Virgin may have breached their rules in several different areas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/about-ofcom\/latest\/bulletins\/competition-bulletins\/open-cases\/cw_01198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ofcom Statement<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/ofcom\" target=\"_blank\">Ofcom<\/a> has reasonable grounds to believe that Virgin contravened GC 9.3 by:<\/p>\n<p>(i) setting and charging customers early termination charges (ETCs) which were too high;<\/p>\n<p>(ii) requiring customers moving house to an area within Virgin\u2019s network to sign up to a new fixed term contract or pay ETCs; and<\/p>\n<p>(iii) failing to take action to ensure that its conditions and procedures for contract termination did not act as disincentives to its customers against changing provider.<\/p>\n<p>Having reviewed the evidence gathered in the investigation, we also have reasonable grounds for believing Virgin also contravened GC 9.2(j) when it failed to publish on its website clear and up-to-date information about the ETCs payable when fixed term contracts are terminated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Some consumers had also previously complained that it was unfair to charge them ETCs if they had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vm\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Virgin Media<\/a> and wished to retain the service but were moving to a new house that existed outside of the operator&#8217;s network area. Unfortunately Ofcom has today decided that this specific complaint &#8220;<em>does not fall within the scope of GC 9.3<\/em>,&#8221; although they are &#8220;<em>continuing to consider whether these terms raise concerns &#8230; and we will provide an update in due course<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>A Virgin Media spokesperson said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have received Ofcom\u2019s provisional findings and we will now review them thoroughly.<\/p>\n<p>We make it clear to customers that early disconnection fees can apply and we also offer 30 day rolling contracts for those that do not want to sign up for a minimum period, such as 12 months, and need more flexibility.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The regulator has now given Virgin Media some time to respond and they expect to publish their final decision on this case by the <strong>end of summer 2018<\/strong>, which could potentially include a significant financial penalty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An investigation conducted by market regulator Ofcom claims to have found &#8220;reasonable grounds for believing&#8221; that cable broadband ISP and TV operator Virgin Media may have broken its consumer protection rules by failing to play fair with their Early Termination Charges (ETC).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[36,475],"class_list":["post-16166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uk_isp_news","tag-ofcom-regulation","tag-virgin-media"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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