Repeated Unauthorised Netflix Charges on Virgin Media Account – Anyone Else Affected?
Has anyone else experienced this issue? Back in April, a Netflix subscription unexpectedly appeared on my Virgin Media bill. I never signed up for it and have never had a Netflix account linked to my email. I contacted Virgin Media customer service, and to their credit, they removed the charge and recredited my account. I assumed that was the end of it, but the same charge has appeared again on this month’s bill. This time, customer service informed me that they are unable to remove Netflix subscriptions and that I need to resolve the matter with Netflix directly. This is confusing and frustrating, especially since Virgin was previously able to remove the charge themselves. I have no way to contact Netflix, as I don’t have a Netflix account or any email address associated with one. The subscription appears to be entirely tied to my Virgin Media account. I’ve come across several online reports and even media articles highlighting that others have faced similar issues. I’m wondering if anyone else has encountered this problem recently? I’m getting nowhere with Virgin Me dia support and would appreciate any advice or shared experiences. Thanks in advance.Unexpected new contract?
Hi, I am writing this in hope of a resolution and an explanation to my issue as I am lost at how to get support. I took out a virgin media contract at my previous address for the 1GB volt package. I moved last year in June to a new house and transferred my package to my new property. I was assured the package & pricing would continue as normal for the remainder of the contract. However, today I received a bill for the FULL package price without my discount as the discount has supposedly run out, however my contract does not end until November. I don’t understand why my contract has not ended and why I am getting charged the full price. This is completely unwarranted and not what I agreed upon. It has definitely tainted my perspective of Virgin Media. I would like my service to either: (1) be cancelled and the original contract honoured, or (2) for the discount to be reinstated for the extended contract length and for the extra amount paid this month to be credited back to me.Lied to about EDF
So I've messaged virgin media three times over an early disconnection fee over WhatsApp. All 3 times I've been promised the fee would waver. Guess what? It's been nearly a month and the bill still sits at it's final amount and I've gotten absolutely nowhere. It's no use messaging WhatsApp because they'll just lie to you. For anyone thinking of joining/renewing their contract AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE!!!Armed Forces Covenant - Virgin Media Breaching Contract
Military family here. We lived in an SFA down south and got posted to Cyprus (RAF base, which is British Territory) . I contacted Virgin Media saying that: the area I'm moving to is UNSERVICEABLE by Virgin Media hence by contract no early termination fee should be billed to my name. It is a military posting for the entire family that is outside our control so by contract, Virgin Media should not put a military family under unfair treatment and/or discrimination. Virgin Media is required to waive fees for military FAMILIES. I've explained all this, quoting the covenant, quoting other military spouses whose fees have been waived under such circumstances and the response I got was "I only have paperwork for Serving Person in my office, because the account is under your name you will have to pay". Well, isn't this unfair treatment? the house you provided services for is MOD property, which funny enough is under the Serving Person name, so you charge me, you charge him, you charge us. Webchat was even worse as I got someone who didn't speak any English and his messages made absolutely zero sense. Then I got a really cheeky guy who kept asking me of he could close my complaint. I told him not to close it and what did it do? claimed he resolved it!!!! Absolutely unbelievable how you don't understand that you can be sued for all this and that I can get my husband's Warrant Officer to send you a nice lovely letter as he already had to do this before for other people. You think you can just take advantage of people that's what you think. I expect the bill to be waived as it's legally required. Waiting for you to get in contact.Wrongly added Netflix premium to my account and still being charged!
I have virgin media - broadband/phone/basic tv package. I discovered in May that I was charged for a Netflix premium subscription every month since January despite not signing up for/even watching Netflix. I called the customer service and I was told they would look into it. I am still waiting for a response about a refund. At least they told me the netflix premium subscription had been cancelled going forward. But now it has appeared again on my next month's bill! How can virgin media charge me for something I did not ask for and then continue to charge even when they told me it has been cancelled! The call centre keeps telling me that I am not being charged but it is clearly on the bill for the last 5months!Call out charge for a replacement box?
I have just noticed a £25 additional fee has been applied to my bill for a call out charge. The engineer found that my box had a fault (hard-drive) and replaced it with a new box. At no point was any kind of charge mentioned. I’m extremely unhappy about being charged for an engineer visit / the replacement of faulty VM equipment. Is there a complaint process where I can request a refund?No return kit - is cancellation still happening?
I arranged to cancel my services and have Virgin send me the return kit to another address. This was all verbally confirmed to me but I haven't had very much information over email (although I do seem to have a final bill). It was arranged to happen today, with the return kit arriving before today, but I haven't received the promised return kit. This is a failure on Virgin's part but I am terrified this will lock me into to some arrangement and I won't be able to leave without damaging my credit. What can I do to rectify this ASAP?Why different contract details and billing faults all the time with no solutions?
I don't know when VM became this terrible, I never had any issues whatsoever until this year. I upgraded my package in February via the Upgrade button in my online account. Same day I was sent a contract summary sheet that contained exactly what I ordered - M250 at £34 and Sky Sports plus TNT sports package at £28.75 on Stream, totalling £62.75 pm. That would have been cheaper for me than adding those Flex services separately. Why then did I get an email 3 days later showing the contract I signed up for was for broadband only at £73 and no add-ons? I called repeatedly and eventually (frustratingly) was able to speak to AN ACTUAL HUMAN BEING! Explained the issue and somehow the call cut, so then had to endure the whole process again, repeatedly explaining the issue. Somehow they have no visibility of packages one could upgrade to via one's online account, as the person I spoke to said that that offer was not available. I told them the contract summary sheet number which they checked and agreed to. After almost half an hour waiting on the line for them to speak to a manager, they said the only way they could give me the same package was by still going by the new contract of £73 broadband only (which was now in effect), and they would add the add-ons I had ordered, but they would also add in a discount calculated so I only pay £62.75 monthly which was the original contract I agreed to. I asked if there would be any issues and I was assured there would be none, and even if there was, I could call back and quote the discount reference which they gave. Well, fast forward a week later and I get a bill of £83.98 for March. I assumed it was probably because I changed tarriffs mid-package, to account for time on the old contract. I decided to wait until April, and then was billed £72.65. I called and after a long hide and seek with the automated response machine, had to endure explaining everything all over again to someone, eventually they said it was billing irregularities and I should get the credit back the next month, as it seemed I had been overcharged. Why then did I get the same bill of £72.65 for May and June? I decided all the time spent trying to get to speak to an actual human, and having to explain everything ALL OVER AGAIN, was not worth the £10 extra I am being billed each month. It meant I would then have been overcharged by at least £180 over the duration of the contract, but I just could not get myself to get back to call customer service as it is a very horrendous experience! I decided last week to add an 02 sim so I could get Volt benefits. It meant that I had to upgrade my package again, which I saw to be cheaper overall to be honest, and I once again put the order through online. I clearly didn't learn my lesson the first time, as again, contract summary sheet said the same thing I ordered on the day, but the actual contract that came later yet again quoted a different figure, with yet again no add-ons. I now have Volt benefits, but somehow, they "noticed" I had left my 02 contract, the same one I literally just signed up to!! the sim of which I am still expecting!!! You just have to laugh at how ridiculous this all is. I chose not to bother calling again. I have decided I will see this contract through, and will NEVER use Virgin Media again after it expires nor will I recommend it to anyone ever again, which I used to do as, to be honest I never had issues with the broadband connection itself. I have also now concluded that billing with VM is now no longer straight-forward, just so customers can be confused and overcharged, because why did it use to be that you get billed the month ahead for example July 1-31, but now on my bill I saw 21 Feb to 30 April the first month, then 28 Feb (Feb again) to May 31 the next, and then middle of April to end of June the next, like why so much confusion?!!