Yes, I have several e-mail addresses I can use. Eh oh !!!!!!!!!

You could use a different email address possibly, Teletubbie.

I agree just go online and it's free!
I never got my Radio Times's on the £1.00 deal and I had to claim the money back via my bank.
More hassle than it's worth just for free issues.

My subscription is coming to an end, and they want to put it up to £65 for 26 issues. I wonder if I cancel this, and go for 10 issues free and cheaper 6 months or will they not consider me as a 'new' subscriber? (I suppose I could order in the wife's name if necessary ;-))

Why waste any money on this just pick your iPad, tablet, up or if your still not up to date try teletext or ceefax

big fan of the radio times; the Eddie Mair column is priceless.

No £1.00 TCB available this time, (I wont use quidco ever again).

Done it, had four copies so far.
£1 debited, direct debit cancelled.
No time to read it!

The never ending deal that is always available :smile:

Good deal, for those that still use. I also got the one before xmas, no issues cancelling (just called them) after the first edition had been delivered and received all 12 editions I ordered, plus the quidco payment (which was £5 then). Have to be honest, probably didn't look at more than 3 copies.

If you've signed up before can you do this again with the same name and bank details. A silly question to some but can't be bothered doing it on another bank and name.

My Mum does enjoy reading these!

With regards to the direct debit, fairly certain the bank can't charge you anything at all if you cancel it and the other party still try to debit your account. Direct debit is not a fixed term contract and can be cancelled at any point by the account holder. You are then withdrawing authorisation for said company to make any or future withdrawals from your bank account. How often have people still continued to have debits taken from their accounts from say mobile phone providers, Virgin, sky etc after cancelling or moving services bucause the provider never cancelled their end of you never cancelled direct debit?.

You could cancel with radio times and yet still see your account debited. Only way to stop payments is to withdraw your consent and cancel direct debit otherwise can be a nightmare getting unauthorised debit back!.

Done this before, 11 copies got chucked in the bin without being removed from the plastic sleeve

Thanks Newbold for your post re the D/Debit. I will ring them too to cancel the Direct Debit. :smiley:

yes happened to me,rang them and they said it had been suspended as i have had 3 offers from them.they never took any money but never informed me either till i rang them

Is anyone else having issues reliably getting this offer on multiple occasions? I use this to get RT delivered to my nan, and it used to work fine signing up fairly regularly. However, the last few times I've signed up they've either sent nothing at all or sent one issue and nothing else. Both times they didn't take the £1. I've received no e-mails saying the subscription had been cancelled, and everything went through OK when I signed up. I just wondered if this is happening to other people, or am I just being unlucky? If the subscription is getting cancelled, I wish they'd just tell me! Thanks.

In fact, a DD contract (unlike a Standing Order) can be cancelled only by the payee/recipient of the money - they're the ones who initiated it, albeit with the information you provided for them. Cancelling the DD at your bank stops the bank from paying out the money (in theory at least), but if Radio Times Subscriptions still request it, your bank is entitled to charge you a 'handling/administrative' fee, in much the same way as they would if your cheque bounced. So, to be safe, just give RTSubs a ring as well.

On the subject of the offer itself: 2 and a bit years ago, I took out one of these 12-issues-for-a-pound offer, followed by a 6-monthly DD of £29. They have just written to tell me that my 6-monthly DD is going to be increased to £49.92 from the 7th April - and yes, this just reflects the inflation in the shop-price over the past 2 years! So I have cancelled. However, if I now take out this new deal (which is slightly cheaper, at 12-for-£1 + £39.00/6months, direct from Radio Times Subscriptions) and they then hold the DD rate for another 2 years, I'll feel that I'm still getting good value, but also that I'm not cheating them or pushing them into bankruptcy (after all, a number of issues are always wasted - when we're away - and I never read any issue from cover to cover!)

And if you hang on a bit, I predict there'll be some new offers available round about mothers day, probably involving free chocolates or something similar :smiley:

Kat

I have received my first copy, the direct debit is set up but they haven't taken anything yet. I'm going to wait for the £1 to go out then cancel DD, will this stop them taking £39.99 after the year is up or do I have to call them?

Got them last time. Never read a single one.
But heat if you will actually use it. :confused:

Horses for courses, I suppose. Some like the Guardian/Telegraph, some the Express/Sun. Probably of greatest value to those who are selective about what they watch, and want to know more about a programme before they watch or listen to it. If you're happy using EPG you probably won't want RT.

However, if you're a Radio 4 listener, chances are you'll get a lot out of it (sweeping generalisation, admittedly :wink:).

They don't particularly interest me.


EPG info is enough for me. I don't usually sit there pre planning my viewing I usually just watch whatever's on at the time.

As it happens I still voted HOT on the deal. It's fantastic value for what it is. Just that in my experience, when I'd subscribed in the past, nobody in our house read the thing it just sat there, often still in it's wrapper, and the same will happen with others.

As I say it seems a good idea when first when you sign up. It's a British institution all of it's own but I imagine it's sales must falling somewhat these days.

Perfect lining for your recycling tray. Admittedly it seems a good idea before you order it though!

Can't beat the modern day EPG for programme listings.

I took this offer out in November and cancelled about month later. however I then received a letter to say they had set up a direct debit up. I spoke to them again telling them I wanted to cancel and again they said they had done it. 2 weeks later I received another letter saying they were going to start taking 39 pound from my account.
3 phone calls and a very frustrating time, hopefully I never hear from them again as I've seen plenty of people having the same problem
cold from me.

Went for this deal when it was posted over Christmas. Cancelled after around four editions and they stopped turning up!! Great if you've been given assurances they'll keep coming though. Head added op.

No need to ring, just cancel direct debit.

NICE ONE!. :-)

Thanks OP, great deal and offer :smile:

says it continues at £39 after that, I'm assuming you can cancel it before then

I'm currently on this from just before Christmas. When I checked my account, it said it was not an auto renewal account, so that no money will be taken after the 3 months are up. But yes, just cancel the direct debit as soon as you get the first edition and you will continue to get the rest until the 12 editions are up.

Also they were very helpful to me when I emailed them. They advised me that I would not be charged after the 12 editions but also on their own advice, to cancel the direct debit if I hadn't already done so just incase, and all would be good. Might try it again even though my current sub hasn't quite run out, or would that be being greedy? :smirk:

Just got the last of my issues from the offer just before Christmas. Read the Xmas one, but that was about it. Passing for now, but will look out again in November.

Dont they do this all year? We did this last november and then again late jan just use a different name or bank account or is that cheating but if they offer it?????

Thanks nougat.
It's £1.15 on TopCashback & for any one else you will find it under Buysubscriptions.com on TopCashback.
Actually works out free!

thanks just called them no need to sign up for longer soon as the dd has been taken call them and cancel. nice and helpful on the phone answers quick as well

This is so good how does that work out !! :smile:

£1.10 quidco! Just ordered, thanks!!

£1.11 TCB also