'I feel sick about signing that phone contract'

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Small businesses say they feel "powerless" to get out of phone contracts amid claims of mis-selling.

It has left him "being asked to pay over £10,000" for the phones he believes are worth less than £200 each.

They included one detailing an "annual maintenance charge" of £983 after the first year, which the salesman said only applied if the customer had no insurance.

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Category: Business

Markets: United Kingdom

Topics: Been Contract Salesman Toplass Told Sales Agreement Business Businesses Years

Source Website Secure: Yes (HTTPS)

News Sentiment: Neutral

Fact Checked: Legitimate

Article Type: News Report

Published On: 2024-11-17 @ 07:46:45 (13 hours ago)

News Timezone: GMT +0:00

News Source URL: bbc.com

Language: English

Article Length: 1280 words

Reading Time: 8 minutes read

Sentences: 53 lines

Sentence Length: 25 words per sentence (average)

Platforms: Desktop Web, Mobile Web, iOS App, Android App

Copyright Owner: © BBC Business

News ID: 23627754

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