topic Re: Unjustified Price Increase During Fixed Contract – Request for Refund and Price in Contracts & Billing

Unjustified Price Increase During Fixed Contract – Request for Refund and Price

Guangde — Tue, 06 May 2025 22:11:22 GMT

Hi,

I signed a 24-month contract at an EE store, clearly agreeing to a fixed monthly price of £10. One of the main reasons I chose this long-term contract was the promise of price stability.

However, it has been less than a year, and my monthly charge has already been increased to £12.28—an increase of over 20%, without any proper explanation or prior agreement. I find this completely unacceptable and believe it constitutes a breach of contract.

If this trend continues, I could be paying £16/month or more by the end of the contract. If EE can increase prices at will during a fixed-term agreement, what is the point of signing such a contract at all? In that case, pay-as-you-go plans would make far more sense for consumers.

Therefore, I am formally requesting the following:

A full refund of the overcharges beyond the agreed £10/month.
A return to the original price of £10/month for the remaining duration of the contract.
An official explanation and apology for this breach.

I hope this matter can be addressed promptly. Otherwise, I will consider escalating it to external consumer protection channels.

Thank you.

Re: Unjustified Price Increase During Fixed Contract – Request for Refund and Price

bristolian — Tue, 06 May 2025 22:15:28 GMT

Mid-contract price rises are part & parcel of EE's mobile contracts.

If you can show advertising that clearly states the same monthly price for the 24month minimum-term duration, without reference to mid-term rises, that would be both interesting and surprising.

Those mid-term price rises were historically percentage-based, but that attracted some bad press during the Covid-days of high-inflation. The industry is now moving towards more predictable fixed price rises, but these inevitably mean a higher percentage increase on lower-priced plans such as yours.

Re: Unjustified Price Increase During Fixed Contract – Request for Refund and Price

Matt_124 — Tue, 06 May 2025 22:28:43 GMT

This is not EE Customer Services, but a Community forum populated by other EE users and a small Community Support Team for moderation. There is no account access on here and no one knows who you are.

To address the topic of your post: all SIM Only plans sold by EE on or after 10th April 2024 have an annual price adjustment of £1.50 to your monthly contract price on the 31st March.

The only exception to these are specific "fixed-price" tariffs, but these are rare, and usually have a significantly higher monthly cost than the price you have stated in your post.

In your case: A plan that starts at £10 per month would rise to £11.50 per month after the 31st March, then again to £13 on the same date the following year.

This would have been laid out in your Terms and Conditions upon taking out this plan.

The extra part of this that took it up to £12.28 is likely to be a part-charge due to the price changing during your billing period. This should return to £11.50 in any subsequent bills until the next price adjustment.

You can read more about the annual price changes here: https://ee.co.uk/help/billing-payments/guide-to-bill/about-annual-prices-changes

Re: Unjustified Price Increase During Fixed Contract – Request for Refund and Price

XRaySpeX — Tue, 06 May 2025 22:23:22 GMT

I'm afraid this price increase is justified. These price rises are written in your contract whose T&C's you agreed when you signed up in the store.

See Annual Price Changes on EE (2025)