Looks like I have finally got my wish! got this text today

From Vodafone: To let you know you're nearly at the end of your monthly data allowance of 500MB. If you need to use additional data there will be a charge of £5 incVAT per 500MB , however we won't start charging until 1 October 2010. To stop these alerts, text STOP to 40506 Sent AUG 16 @01:12 UK

Cancellation letter going in today!

Here's a copy of my letter should anyone wish to use it

I hereby terminate my pay monthly mobile telephone contract with Vodafone, in accordance with §11.a of your May 2009 Pay Monthly airtime agreement terms and conditions.

I received the following text this morning –

From Vodafone: To let you know you're nearly at the end of your monthly data allowance of 500MB. If you need to use additional data there will be a charge of £5 incVAT per 500MB , however we won't start charging until 1 October 2010. To stop these alerts, text STOP to 40506 Sent AUG 16 @01:12 UK

The changes to my agreement as outlined above will mean my mobile usage will be subject to automatic out-of-bundle charges and no Fair Use Policy, a change which is to my Significant Disadvantage as it restricts use of data services, specifically mobile applications, for the remainder of my contract. Any attempt to impose them on me without allowing a penalty–free right to cancel, is unfair and unenforceable as a matter of law.

§11.b of the Pay monthly airtime agreement states I may end my agreement if such changes cause Significant Disadvantage. Furthermore, these automatic charges offend §(i)-(l) inclusive of Schedule 2 and §5 of the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999. In particular, Schedule 2 (1)”(l) …allowing a seller of goods or supplier of services to increase their price without in both cases giving the consumer the corresponding right to cancel the contract if the final price is too high in relation to the price agreed when the contract was concluded;..”

You will be aware of Ofcom’s Guidance that this is objectionable “under continuing contracts where consumers are 'captive' – that is, they have no penalty-free right to cancel” but you have not seen fit to comply with Ofcom’s advice that to be fair; Any kind of variation clause may in principle be fair if consumers are free to escape its effects by ending the contract. To be genuinely free to cancel, they must not be left worse off for having entered the contract, whether by experiencing financial loss (for example, forfeiture of a prepayment) or serious inconvenience, or any other adverse consequences.”

I now exercise my legal right to cancel the contract due to your breach of agreed terms, your automatic charges and the Significant Disadvantage that they cause.

I look forward to receiving your confirmation of my request by return.

Yes! ive had it too. so, how do we procede? phone em up and then send letter?? i need my PAC number!
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haha I have no idea I was hoping someone could help me out.
well the good thing is they havnt charged us, the bad thing is that this may serve as a notification of them changing the t&cs, so they may claim that they have informed us via sms

yes but once they have informed you, you have a right to cancel if the new charge is 10% higher than your monthly bill.

now they have informed us - we can cancel.

Can anyone CONFIRM that we can now send a cancellation letter in once we receive the above text?
I received mine today and as above it states they wont start charging until the 1st of October.

Do we send the cancellation letter now, or wait until we get charged?
I did obviously download another 200MB of data once I got the text telling me I was approaching the end of my monthly data allowance to make certain it was over 500MB

CONFIRMED! IF YOU GET THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO CANCEL NOW!:

This has also been confirmed by Vodafone staff.

HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE STILL GETTING THESE MESSAGES, THEN YOU CANT CANCEL YET!:

I have not got those messages yet, but I also have not yet hit my limit for this month!

For now, I wish you luck, I have a bunch of pointless stuff to download lololol

/opens transmissions

SOURCE: http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/topic/71...es-are-coming/

Additionally, Kill_Bill,

What about PAC codes to transfer your number. Will you call them and ask them for this.

Also will you cancel your Direct Debit and then ask for the final bill?

Spoke to them on the phone. no help really. she said to email them. si i have, requesting termination. can only input 900 characters tho, so its really hard. will see what they say.

Hmm, I am convinced that i have downloaded at least 800Mb this month alone, and still no texts at all from Vodafone