Renew Contact After 1 March - Will CPI+3/9% increase apply from 1 April

[allanraymond]

There was some discussion last year about CPI+3/9% increase from 1 April for renewed or new contracts taken out after 1 March but before 1 April.

The consensus was that if you renewed an existing contract after 1 March then no price increase  would apply from 1 April, is this likly to be the same situation this year?

[imjolly]

from memory last year seemed mixed some seemed to succeed and others were not so lucky

[cooldude2024]

Reply I saw from BT on Twitter yesterday

"If you sign up on or after 01/03/24, you will not be subject to the 31/03/24 price changes"

For some of us whether there will be a price increase will depend on how much currently paying/BT minimum price which earlier this month three sources told me £26.99 which for me  effectively includes March price increase

[allanraymond]

@imjolly

From memory I think the mods sorted out the issue for those who were charged the CIP etc when they renewed after 1 March

[chrisjp]

That's great if you renew between 1 and 30 March. But I still don't like BT's definition of a contract with supposedly a fixed price for 2 years, that nevertheless is subject to a price increase if March 30 occurs more than a month after you've renewed your contract.
What other company offers this sort of "fixed price" contract - which actually isn't?

[garybs29]

@chrisjp the majority of the bb & mobile market does the same,. It's likely been done due to the serial switchers moving whenever there was an increase in the past

[allanraymond]

@chrisjp

Most BB an mobile suppliers do the same however OFCOM are changing this please see:

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre/2023/ban-on-inflation-linked-mid-contract-price-rise

[allanraymond]

@cooldude2024

I'm not realy a twitter user so won't have seen this informtion which is useful. How do you get to see the BT twitter feed which had this information?

[cooldude2024]

chrisjp

Taken from new customer quote page 

Want to fix your monthly BT broadband price for the duration of your contract?
Call 0800 800 150 to order.

[cooldude2024]