{"id":15198,"date":"2021-12-21T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T09:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/?p=15198"},"modified":"2021-12-21T10:03:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T10:03:57","slug":"mid-contract-price-rises","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/index.php\/mid-contract-price-rises","title":{"rendered":"Mid-Contract Price Rises: UK Mobile Networks &#038; Broadband Providers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\"><em>In the UK, mobile networks and broadband providers often increase the cost of your plan each year. Find out more about mid-contract price rises.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-22153\" src=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UK-Satellite-Map-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UK-Satellite-Map-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UK-Satellite-Map-27x40.jpg 27w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UK-Satellite-Map-69x100.jpg 69w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/UK-Satellite-Map.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/>In the UK, most <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/index.php\/deals\">mobile networks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/index.php\/home-broadband\">home broadband<\/a> providers now increase the cost of your plan each year. This means your monthly bill will go up every year, sometimes by as much as 3.9% above the rate of inflation (CPI+3.9%).<\/p>\n<p>These annual price rises can add substantially to your bill. In 2022, we&#8217;re currently forecasting an annual price rise of around 8% on many major providers. This is equivalent to an extra 80p\/month on a \u00a310\/month bill, an extra \u00a31.60\/month on a \u00a320\/month bill, or an extra \u00a34\/month on a \u00a350\/month bill.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, we&#8217;ll look at mid-contract price rises on UK mobile networks and broadband providers. We&#8217;ll also look at top providers that don&#8217;t have a price increase every year.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Annual_Price_Rise_By_Provider\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Annual Price Rise: By Provider<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Fixed_Price_Providers\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Fixed Price Providers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Discounted_Plans\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> Discounted Plans<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Legislation\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> Legislation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#More_Information\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> More Information<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h2><span id=\"Annual_Price_Rise_By_Provider\">Annual Price Rise: By Provider<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-22582 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bank-of-England-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bank-of-England-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bank-of-England-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bank-of-England-40x27.jpg 40w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bank-of-England-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bank-of-England.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the UK, most mobile phone and home broadband plans now have an annual price increase built-in.<\/p>\n<p>Most commonly, annual price rises are linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/economy\/inflationandpriceindices\/timeseries\/d7g7\/mm23\">CPI inflation (the Consumer Prices Index)<\/a>. However, it can also be linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/economy\/inflationandpriceindices\/timeseries\/czbh\/mm23\">RPI inflation (the Retail Prices Index)<\/a>. Alternatively, a fixed percentage increase may apply to the cost of your plan each year.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re still tied in to a contract when prices go up, you may not be able to cancel it <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/index.php\/cancelling-your-mobile-contract\">without paying a penalty<\/a>. However, if you&#8217;re out of contract or on a contract-free plan, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/index.php\/pac-codes-how-to-transfer-your-mobile-number-when-switching-networks\">switch mobile networks<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/index.php\/switch-broadband-provider\">change broadband providers<\/a> to save some money.<\/p>\n<p>The following table shows a summary of the annual price rise you can expect on each UK provider:<\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-ken table-sm table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Provider<\/th>\n<th>Annual Price Increase<\/th>\n<th>Effective Date<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bt.com%2Fhelp%2Fbroadband%2Fannual-price-changes-and-cpi\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"BT Broadband\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.bt.com\/help\/broadband\/annual-price-changes-and-cpi\">BT<\/a><\/td>\n<td><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-up text-danger mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>CPI+3.9%<\/td>\n<td>31st March<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fee.co.uk%2Fhelp%2Fhelp-new%2Fbilling-usage-and-top-up%2Fprice-increase%2Fprice-increase\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"EE Mobile\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/ee.co.uk\/help\/help-new\/billing-usage-and-top-up\/price-increase\/price-increase\">EE<\/a><\/td>\n<td><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-up text-danger mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>CPI+3.9%<\/td>\n<td>31st March<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/out.php\/giffgaff\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"giffgaff SIM\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/out.php\/giffgaff\">giffgaff<\/a><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><i class=\"fa fa-question-circle text-black-50 mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> No automatic price rises <br class=\"d-md-none\" \/><small class=\"text-muted\">(no contract)<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fhonestmobile.co.uk%2Fplans%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Honest Mobile\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/honestmobile.co.uk\/plans\/\">Honest Mobile<\/a><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><i class=\"fa fa-question-circle text-black-50 mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> No automatic price rises <br class=\"d-md-none\" \/><small class=\"text-muted\">(5% yearly reduction with loyalty discount)<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.plus.net%2Fdeals%2Funlimited-fibre%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Plusnet Broadband\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.johnlewisbroadband.com\/support\/customer-service\/cpi-plus-guide\/\">John Lewis Broadband<\/a><\/td>\n<td><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-up text-danger mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>CPI+3.9%<\/td>\n<td>1st March<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hyperoptic.com%2Fprice-plans%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Hyperoptic\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.hyperoptic.com\/price-plans\/\">Hyperoptic<\/a><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right text-success mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Fixed price during contract<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.idmobile.co.uk%2Fhelp-and-advice%2Fretail-price-index\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"iD Mobile\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.idmobile.co.uk\/help-and-advice\/retail-price-index\">iD Mobile<\/a><\/td>\n<td><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-up text-danger mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>RPI<\/td>\n<td>1st April<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fmobile.lebara.com%2Fgb%2Fen%2F12-month\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Lebara Mobile\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/mobile.lebara.com\/gb\/en\/12-month\">Lebara Mobile<\/a><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right text-success mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Fixed price during contract<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nowtv.com%2Fbroadband\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Now TV\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.nowtv.com\/broadband\">NOW<\/a><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><i class=\"fa fa-question-circle text-black-50 mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> No automatic price rises <br class=\"d-md-none\" \/><small class=\"text-muted\">(30 day cancellation applies for price change)<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.o2.co.uk%2Fprices\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"O2 Mobile\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.o2.co.uk\/prices\">O2<\/a><\/td>\n<td><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-up text-danger mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>RPI+3.9%<\/td>\n<td>April<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.plus.net%2Fhelp%2Flegal%2Fcpi-plus-guide%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Plusnet Broadband\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.plus.net\/help\/legal\/cpi-plus-guide\/\">Plusnet<\/a><\/td>\n<td><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-up text-danger mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>CPI+3.9%<\/td>\n<td>March<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shellenergy.co.uk\/info\/broadband\/pricing\">Shell Energy<\/a><\/td>\n<td><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-up text-danger mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>CPI+3%<\/td>\n<td>1st April<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/index.php\/smarty-review\">SMARTY<\/a><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><i class=\"fa fa-question-circle text-black-50 mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> No automatic price rises <br class=\"d-md-none\" \/><small class=\"text-muted\">(no contract)<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sky.com%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Sky UK\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.sky.com\/\">Sky<\/a><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><i class=\"fa fa-question-circle text-black-50 mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> No automatic price rises <br class=\"d-md-none\" \/><small class=\"text-muted\">(see notes\u2020)<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Ftalkmobile.co.uk%2Ft-and-c-mar-2021\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Talkmobile\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/talkmobile.co.uk\/t-and-c-mar-2021\">Talkmobile<\/a><\/td>\n<td><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-up text-danger mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>CPI+3.9%<\/td>\n<td>April<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/new.talktalk.co.uk\/legal\/annual-price-change\">TalkTalk<\/a><\/td>\n<td><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-up text-danger mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>CPI+3.7%<\/td>\n<td>April<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tescomobile.com%2Fwhy-tesco-mobile%2Fsupermarket-value%2Ftariff-promise\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Tesco Mobile\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.tescomobile.com\/why-tesco-mobile\/supermarket-value\/tariff-promise\">Tesco Mobile<\/a><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right text-success mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Fixed price during contract<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.three.co.uk%2Fterms-conditions%2Fprice-guides\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Three Mobile\" data-ourl=\"http:\/\/www.three.co.uk\/terms-conditions\/price-guides\">Three<\/a><\/td>\n<td><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-up text-danger mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>4.5%<\/td>\n<td>April<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.virginmedia.com%2Fbroadband\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Virgin Media\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.virginmedia.com\/broadband\">Virgin Media<\/a><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><i class=\"fa fa-question-circle text-black-50 mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> No automatic price rises <br class=\"d-md-none\" \/><small class=\"text-muted\">(30 day cancellation applies for price change)<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vodafone.co.uk%2Fpricechanges\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Vodafone Mobile\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.vodafone.co.uk\/pricechanges\">Vodafone<\/a><\/td>\n<td><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-up text-danger mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>CPI+3.9%<\/td>\n<td>April<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.voxi.co.uk%2Fplans\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"VOXI\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.voxi.co.uk\/plans\">VOXI<\/a><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><i class=\"fa fa-question-circle text-black-50 mr-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> No automatic price rises <br class=\"d-md-none\" \/><small class=\"text-muted\">(no contract)<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"caption-text\"><em class=\"small\">\u2020 Sky doesn&#8217;t have any automatic price rises built in to their plan. However, they reserve the right to increase your Sky TV bill by up to 10% per year without offering penalty-free cancellation. For Sky Talk and Sky Broadband price rises, you&#8217;ll have 30 days to cancel without penalty.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing (November 2021), the rate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/economy\/inflationandpriceindices\/timeseries\/d7g7\/mm23\">CPI inflation<\/a> is 5.1% and the rate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/economy\/inflationandpriceindices\/timeseries\/czbh\/mm23\">RPI inflation<\/a> is 7.1%. This means you can probably expect an annual price rise of about 8% in 2022 (this is based on the CPI+3.9% increase applied by many major providers).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you&#8217;re currently paying \u00a310 per month, an 8% increase will see your bill going up to \u00a310.80 per month.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re currently paying \u00a320 per month, an 8% increase will see your bill going up to \u00a321.60 per month.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re currently paying \u00a330 per month, an 8% increase will see your bill going up to \u00a332.40 per month.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re currently paying \u00a340 per month, an 8% increase will see your bill going up to \u00a343.20 per month.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re currently paying \u00a350 per month, an 8% increase will see your bill going up to \u00a354 per month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you pay for a device on a separate repayment plan from your airtime tariff (e.g. on <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.o2.co.uk%2Fcustom-plans%2Frefresh\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"O2 Mobile\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.o2.co.uk\/custom-plans\/refresh\">O2 Refresh<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/index.php\/vodafone-evo-review\">Vodafone EVO<\/a> plans), the annual price increase will only apply to the airtime element of your plan. There are no changes to the cost of your device plan as this is structured as a loan repayment.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Fixed_Price_Providers\">Fixed Price Providers<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-29385\" src=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tesco-Mobile-Frozen-Prices-250x175.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tesco-Mobile-Frozen-Prices-250x175.jpg 250w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tesco-Mobile-Frozen-Prices-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tesco-Mobile-Frozen-Prices-40x28.jpg 40w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tesco-Mobile-Frozen-Prices-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tesco-Mobile-Frozen-Prices-500x351.jpg 500w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tesco-Mobile-Frozen-Prices-750x526.jpg 750w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tesco-Mobile-Frozen-Prices.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>If you&#8217;re looking a mobile network provider where the price is frozen for the length of your contract, we&#8217;d recommend getting a plan from <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tescomobile.com%2Fwhy-tesco-mobile%2Fsupermarket-value%2Ftariff-promise\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Tesco Mobile\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.tescomobile.com\/why-tesco-mobile\/supermarket-value\/tariff-promise\">Tesco Mobile<\/a> or one of <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fmobile.lebara.com%2Fgb%2Fen%2F12-month\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Lebara Mobile\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/mobile.lebara.com\/gb\/en\/12-month\">Lebara Mobile&#8217;s 12-month SIM-only deals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also possible to consider a flexible no-contract provider such as <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/out.php\/giffgaff\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"giffgaff SIM\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/out.php\/giffgaff\">giffgaff<\/a>. Although there&#8217;s no guarantee they won&#8217;t increase their prices, they&#8217;ve tended to do the opposite in the past by increasing data allowances over time. On giffgaff, you&#8217;ll also have the flexibility to leave or to change your plan at anytime (e.g. in case they change their prices).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, if you&#8217;re looking for a broadband provider that with a fixed monthly price, there are currently very few options to choose from. You can consider <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hyperoptic.com%2Fprice-plans%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Hyperoptic\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.hyperoptic.com\/price-plans\/\">Hyperoptic&#8217;s full fibre broadband<\/a> if it&#8217;s available where you live. Alternatively, your best bet would probably be to choose a provider such as <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/redir\/?go=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nowtv.com%2Fbroadband\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-aff=\"Now TV\" data-ourl=\"https:\/\/www.nowtv.com\/broadband\">NOW Broadband<\/a>. They offer 12-month plans without any automatic price rises (giving you the flexibility to cancel without penalty if they choose to increase their prices).<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Discounted_Plans\">Discounted Plans<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-23813\" src=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Home-Broadband-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Home-Broadband-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Home-Broadband-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Home-Broadband-40x27.jpg 40w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Home-Broadband-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Home-Broadband-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Home-Broadband-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Home-Broadband.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>One area to watch out for very closely is the issue of discounts that are applied to your plan. This is because the underlying cost of your plan will increase every year, whereas the discounts applied to it typically won&#8217;t increase.<\/p>\n<p>To give an example, a \u00a310\/month plan could be structured as a \u00a320 plan with a \u00a310 discount. The price increase will then be applied to the \u00a320 figure, whereas the \u00a310 discount may remain the same. Assuming an 8% price rise, the underlying plan will go up to \u00a321.60 per month. With the \u00a310 discount, this is reduced to \u00a311.60 per month. In this case, your monthly bill has actually gone up by 16% (twice the expected increase of 8%).<\/p>\n<p>These larger-than-expected price rises are often seen on discounted contracts that are offered through customer retentions or those that are purchased during a sale. It may also occur when you add a student discount or staff discount to your plan.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Legislation\">Legislation<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22151\" src=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/London-Phone-Box-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/London-Phone-Box-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/London-Phone-Box-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/London-Phone-Box-40x27.jpg 40w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/London-Phone-Box-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/London-Phone-Box.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/about-ofcom\/latest\/media\/media-releases\/2014\/protection-for-consumers-against-unexpected-mid-contract-price-rises\">Ofcom<\/a> (the UK&#8217;s regulator for telecommunication services) legislated in January 2014 to protect consumers against &#8220;unexpected mid-contract price rises&#8221;. At the time, many people had expected this to mean the end of mid-contract price rises. However, Ofcom&#8217;s legislation left the door open for mid-contract price rises providing they are notified to customers in advance before they sign up.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2018, Ofcom made it a legal obligation for all mobile networks to offer a <a href=\"https:\/\/kenstechtips.com\/index.php\/capped-contracts\">spend cap<\/a> on their contracts. This spend cap only applies to out-of-allowance charges and does not stop the monthly cost of your plan from going up.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"More_Information\">More Information<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For more information about the price rises that apply on your provider, please refer to their official website and their terms detailed in your contract.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC News website has some further information about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-12196322\">how inflation is calculated<\/a>. You can also see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/topics\/cg56g7wq85et\/inflation\">the latest inflation-related news and predictions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the UK, mobile networks and broadband providers often increase the cost of your plan each year. Find out more about mid-contract price rises. In the UK, most mobile networks and home broadband providers now increase the cost of your plan each year. 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