As contract lengths have now routinely been increased to 18 months, this could still be a hefty sum indeed.
I wonder if someone could downgrade and
then cancel the contract early to save some money?
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Originally Posted by RobboEdin
PS Living abroad does not get you off any early disconnection fees.
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True, but it would be nigh on impossible to trace, let alone recover, money from someone abroad. Even local authorities with their extra powers write off such debts and debt collection agencies wouldn't touch them with a bargepole.
The size of the amounts owed would simply be too uneconomical to pursue.
They may do a quick search to see if someone has lied to them and is still living in the UK, but due to data protection laws a private company could only find you if you didn't opt to go onto the Edited Register of the electoral roll.
Anyone who does get found, despite being on the Edited Register, needs to ask where they obtained their information from. Fines for breaking the GDPR will easily dwarf any amounts owed, so they are likely to go away with their tail between their legs hoping you don't report them to the Information Commissioner.