Hello there, This is my first time posting so please bear with me. Basically, on the 14th January this year i made the unfortunate decision to become a member of Fitness First. To cut a long story short, after a few months I realised what a crappy environment it was and decided to get outside more. So.. I wrote a letter of cancellation and just cut my direct debit off. A little while letter the letters started. I ignored them. Turns out now that i signed a 12 month contract and i owe CARS £313. I sent them the attached letter (which i took from a suggestion of another member on a different thread) and have now received one back with a copy of my contract attached and further demands for my money. Ok, here are my issues as i obviously dont want to pay this back. 1) The contract was never explained to me in the first place. I know its he says/she says but the sales guy literally just said "yeah mate just sign this for the direct debit and I'll get your free gifts sorted". He was clearly rushing me and i just went ahead and did as he said. 2) Fair enough i was fooled into getting into a contract but surely they cant be charging me for a years worth of service they're not even going to provide me with? - For one, i was promised 2 free personal trainer sessions and that they would contact me about them after joining. Funnily enough they never did this. I really dont want to pay this bill on principle. If i have to i will offer the lowest repayment possible but i want to fight these con-merchants all the way. Advice for the next steps for me to take from some of you wiser people would be most appreciated. Thanks! P.s. They seem to have totally skipped over the point that i wrote a cancellation letter in the first place. I didnt get proof of postage so can i assume they 'misplaced' it? cars.doc