After not going to the local council gym for some time (12 months ish…) I cancelled the direct debit via my internet banking.
I’ve been a member for about 5 years so well outside of the initial 12 months contract and so I naively assumed I could just cancel via my bank and that would be that.
I’ve just received a letter from the direct debit company saying I need to pay the 1 months missed installment, plus a £10 late fee, plus a further months fees if it is my intention to cancel (as apparently I was paying in arrears and need to give 1 months notice).
Does anyone know where I stand on this? Obviously it’s pretty ****ing stupid of me to have paid for a gym membership for a year and not used it! But the fact that they want another 2 months cash out of me plus a tenner is frankly taking the piss. How could they get the money from my bank without authorisation? Could I just ignore or is there a parking fine/genuine pre-estimate of loss route I could take?
Cheers in advance for any advice/comments on my stupidity!