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Subscription complaints

Complain about a subscription service in Ireland

How to prepare a subscription complaint about cancellation, billing, plan changes, account access, or chargeback options.

common issue
cancellation
core evidence
billing
card route to check
chargeback

Check your dispute first

Answer a few questions to see your options before writing your complaint.

Check your options

Subscription complaints usually turn on cancellation proof, billing dates, account access, plan changes, support messages, and whether card chargeback timing is still open.

For a subscription you cancelled or a charge you do not recognise, keep the account details, renewal terms, cancellation confirmation and payment record.

What to do next

  1. 1Collect account details, cancellation request, billing records, support messages, and the remedy wanted.
  2. 2Ask the provider for a specific refund, cancellation confirmation, correction, or explanation.
  3. 3If a card payment remains disputed, check chargeback timing.

Check what was cancelled and when

Put the sign-up terms, renewal date and cancellation confirmation beside the disputed payment. Check whether you cancelled renewal, requested immediate cancellation or only deleted an app or account. Identify the business that bills you, which may be an app store rather than the service brand.

If a cancellation button failed, save the error and your dated request through another official channel. If a feature disappeared, keep what was promised when you subscribed and explain what is no longer available. These are different complaints and may need different solutions.

Ask for cancellation proof and a billing correction

For example: I requested cancellation on [date] and received confirmation [reference]. A further [amount] was charged on [date]. Please confirm the effective cancellation date, explain the charge and refund any amount taken incorrectly. Please also confirm whether any further payment is scheduled.

Do not assume every subscription can be cancelled immediately without cost. Minimum terms, notice periods and what was actually agreed need checking. CCPC guidance explains service-quality and cancellation rights, including how to complain when a service no longer matches the agreement.

Keep the bank option separate from the complaint

If card payments continue after cancellation, ask your bank promptly about disputing them and any chargeback deadline. A chargeback is not guaranteed and does not by itself settle your contract. If you do not recognise the payment at all, contact the bank promptly rather than waiting for a routine complaint reply.

You can ask TBD for free help reviewing the dates and wording during our pilot. Brian confirms the task before accepting it. Share only relevant records with unrelated transactions and card details removed; we will not contact the provider automatically.

Before you write

  • Account email
  • Cancellation proof
  • Billing records
  • Support messages
  • Payment record

Questions people ask

What should I keep after cancelling?

Keep the cancellation confirmation, date, account email, final bill, and any support messages.

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Sources

Sources last checked: 2026-09-14