Virgin Media hit with record £28m fine for stopping customers cancelling contracts

Ofcom levies largest-ever consumer protection fine after finding firm deliberately mishandled millions of phone calls Virgin Media has been fined £28m by the UK telecoms watchdog for repeatedly preventing customers from cancelling their contracts over a near-three-year period. Ofcom discovered that Virgin Media “likely mishandled” millions of phone calls between the start of 2022 and autumn 2024, with deliberate call-dropping tactics, unnecessary call transfers and putting customers on hold for “no reason”. Continue reading...

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Virgin Media hit with record £28m fine for stopping customers cancelling contracts

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