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Olaideoba
Tuning in
6 months ago
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Ended contract but refund not processed

My contract ended on 4/9/2024 and I have sent back my broadband and it’s been received because I got the confirmation. However, I’m yet to get a refund as my last bill was debited in advance. Why is it taking so long for my refund to be processed?

  • Molly_T's avatar
    Molly_T
    6 months ago

    Hi All 👋

    Just returning to this public thread to keep things updated. Thanks to Olaideoba for PMing with me, and confirming the details needed to offer some guidance and support about the final bill. 

    We were able to clear everything up. You can always find general information about final billing here 👉 https://www.virginmedia.com/support/help/billing-and-payment/bill-explainer/my-final-bill-explainer and check your personal bills in my VM 👉  virg.in/myVM 

    If you need some help running through things just get in touch with us here, or via any of our alternative contact platforms and we will be happy to help! Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram)  👉https://virg.in/contactvm 
    📞0345 454 1111 or 150 from a VM landline & WhatsApp 📲+447305 327 112
    Glad to see things all sorted! If there's anything outstanding you need our help with just let me know. Wishing you all the best! 🌞

  • When I left, from what I can remember it took around a month for the overpayment to be repaid to me.

  • Hi Olaideoba 👋 welcome back to the community forum! Thanks for posting. 

    Sorry to hear these concerns about your final bill and a refund you are waiting on. You can find more information about your final bill here 👉 https://www.virginmedia.com/support/help/billing-and-payment/bill-explainer/my-final-bill-explainer . Once your account has been disconnected and closed, your final bill is generated. Any Pro-rata charges or refund that need to be returned to you are then either processed via a BACS transfer, or by cheque. Depending on which of these methods was set up or agreed when processing the disconnection, can affect the amount of time for the refund to arrive, Cheque refunds are the longer timescale, and should arrive within 30 days. 

    If you need us to, we can check if the cheque has been processed / issued / sent for you. Once it's in the post sadly we can't provide any further updates on timescales. 

    I will send you a PM to confirm a few account details so we can do this for you You can find the PM in the top right corner of the page in your Inbox. 📩 We can then return to this public thread with another update when possible. Thank you for your patience in the meantime!

    Wishing you all the best. 

    • Olaideoba's avatar
      Olaideoba
      Tuning in

      Hi Molly,

      I’ve responded to your message and I’ve not gotten anything back. Just want to be sure you received it.

      • Kath_P's avatar
        Kath_P
        Forum Team

        Hi Olaideoba, 

        Thanks for coming back to us here. We can confirm Molly has your message. As soon as Molly is on shift, she'll be back in touch. 

        Many thanks, 

  • My contract ended on 8/8/24 and I’m still waiting for my refund. We have to give 30 days notice of cancellation, so there is no excuse for overcharging on the final bill. VM have confirmed that they have received my equipment back. There is no possible reason why it should take so long for a refund to be issued, other than the fact that they want to hold on to our money (which they should never have taken in the first place) for as long as possible. I have been told that it could be 40 days before they process my refund! Anyone would think that they don’t have computers in their accounts department. Obviously they don’t care about their customers once they have left.

    • Molly_T's avatar
      Molly_T
      Forum Team

      Hi rwfhm 👋

      Sorry to hear you also have some concerns regarding your final billing, and a refund you believe is missing. 

      It's best if we also take a look at your account after confirming some details via PM to see what's happening, and then can offer guidance and support. I will do this for you now - you can find the PM in the top right corner of the page in your Inbox. 📩 We can then return to this public thread with another update when possible. Thank you for your patience in the meantime!

      Wishing you all the best. 🌞