Sky price increase

[phil19651]

Hi, I signed up to sky last year, and its better than virgin with the deal I got with sky. I was a virgin customer for over 30 years.

Anyway there is going to be a price increase of 6%, which is based on the original price I should be paying, and not what I I am paying now, with all the discounts. So I want to know, can I cancel my contract, giving sky 1 months notice? I have tv/broadband. The total is 6.50 a month increase, and that is a lot of money. I m signed in for july 2026.

Thank you Phil

[MightyQuinn · Accepted solution]

Hi @phil19651   Simple answer is no. Sky are normally very careful not to break the 10% list increase which would trigger to right to cancel.

[phil19651]

That is not good, but thanks for the info, because I can't fault sky at the moment.

thanks again Phil

[caesarome]

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@phil19651 wrote:

I m signed in for july 2026.

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You have answered your own question. As the price before the discount is not increasing by more than 10% and as you are in a contract until next year then you can not cancel as these increases are allowed via the terms and conditions you agreed to when you signed up with Sky.

[MarcJ88]

This 10% rule is interesting, didn't know about that.

I want to leave Sky because November's new £60 deal (Signature + Netflix Standard + HD + Broadband) is already moving up to £67.49. So within five months it'll shoot up from £55 to £67.49, which feels like a huge betrayal.

Any rights here? I flat out don’t want to pay that. But can maybe get out of this?

[PandJ2020]

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@MarcJ88 wrote:

This 10% rule is interesting, didn't know about that.

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It's 10% on list price - not your net discounted increase.

[MarkGoldsmith]

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@MarcJ88 wrote:

This 10% rule is interesting, didn't know about that.

I want to leave Sky because November's new £60 deal (Signature + Netflix Standard + HD + Broadband) is already moving up to £67.49. So within five months it'll shoot up from £55 to £67.49, which feels like a huge betrayal.

Any rights here? I flat out don’t want to pay that. But can maybe get out of this?

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There is no provision to leave a TV contract early due to the price rises.

[shaunnorfolk]

What a sorry state of affairs. Us UK cumsomers are so weak.

Sky can increase the price of their servce to whatever they want.

Increaible that this is deamed legal and fair.

[MarkGoldsmith]

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@shaunnorfolk wrote:

What a sorry state of affairs. Us UK cumsomers are so weak.

Sky can increase the price of their servce to whatever they want.

Increaible that this is deamed legal and fair.

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Yup thats the base of a free market economy.

[PandJ2020]

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@shaunnorfolk wrote:

Sky can increase the price of their servce to whatever they want.

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That's not what the contract says though, is it?

[Mark39]

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@shaunnorfolk wrote:

What a sorry state of affairs. Us UK cumsomers are so weak.

Sky can increase the price of their servce to whatever they want.

Increaible that this is deamed legal and fair.

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It's what customers agreed to (and Sky can't increase prices to whatever they want). There's always the option to not sign up.

[shaunnorfolk]

Of course. I wasn't forced to sign up. Their offers are an Invitation To Treat.

How on earth can 18.4% increase deem fair and just?

[MarkGoldsmith]

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@shaunnorfolk wrote:

Of course. I wasn't forced to sign up. Their offers are an Invitation To Treat.

How on earth can 18.4% increase deem fair and just?

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Because the better the discounts you have ( and the more packs you have) the greater your percentage increase will be. The prise rises are on the list price of each pack ( and its worth noting not all services/packs have a price increase every year, some of them do escape an annual price rise).