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Virgin Media customer service
- Contact number
- 0345-030-3291
- Customer support
- www.virginmedia.com
- Head office
- 500 Brook Drive, Reading, RG2 6UU
- Twitter / X
- @virginmedia
- Social media
Contact details checked on 27 Sep 2026
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Is Virgin Media legit?
Legit, mixed reviewsVirgin Media, the UK cable broadband and TV giant, is as real as they come, yet the price you sign up at is only where your bill starts. Each April it goes up by what the contract sets out, and because that rise is in your terms, leaving early over it still costs a fee.
What we checked
- Brand launched in 2007
- Head office in Reading, Berkshire
- Owned by Virgin Media O2
- Ratings on other review websites: 2/5
Watch out for
- Charges or a final bill still arriving after you switched to another provider.
- A caller claiming to be Virgin Media who presses you for card details or remote access to your computer.
- A broadband outage that runs on for days, with an engineer visit that has to be rebooked.
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We help you write it, it gets its own public page, and you can have it sent to Virgin Media as a formal letter.
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How do I file a complaint about Virgin Media?
Do you have a dispute or a bad customer experience with Virgin Media? Report it through our website to maximize the chance of getting it resolved.
We help you write an effective complaint in minutes. Our AI models are trained on thousands of effective complaint letters. Then we push it through emails, social media, paper complaint letters and other tools at our disposal. And you are not alone: our helpful community is there for advice.
How do I contact Virgin Media customer service?
The Virgin Media customer service number in the UK is 0345-030-3291, and the account, faults and billing can also be handled through virginmedia.com and the My Virgin Media app. Put anything you want to dispute in writing rather than settling it on a call, because a dated written record is what counts if the complaint has to go further. Have the account number, the installation address and the date the problem started ready.
Billed for equipment you returned or for a service you cancelled? Report it on our website and we push your complaint out by email, social media and printed letter.
How do I cancel Virgin Media?
Cancelling Virgin Media means giving notice, and two dates decide what it costs you: the end of your minimum term and the notice period, both set out in the contract summary you were sent when you signed up. Leaving before the minimum term ends normally triggers an early termination charge, so read that date first.
Give notice in writing where you can, and note the date, the time and the name of the agent if you do it by phone. Return the router and any TV boxes by the method Virgin Media specifies and keep proof of posting, since equipment that is not returned gets billed. Expect a final bill after the account closes and check it against the date service actually stopped.
How do I complain about a Virgin Media price rise?
Start with the contract summary and the terms you agreed to: they state whether Virgin Media may raise the price during your contract, how the increase is worked out and whether it gives you a right to leave without a penalty. Complain in writing quoting that wording, the old price, the new price and the date it changed, and ask in the same letter what cheaper packages you qualify for. Keep the reply, because a written refusal is what you need for the next stage.
Price raised in the middle of your contract? A complaint through our complaint process keeps the pressure on: our AI opens a case for you and keeps coaching you on what to send next and when to push again.
How do I escalate a Virgin Media complaint to the ombudsman?
UK broadband and TV providers must belong to an independent ombudsman scheme, and you can take a Virgin Media complaint there once it has been open for eight weeks without resolution, or sooner if you receive a deadlock letter. Before that, ask Virgin Media to escalate the complaint internally and get the complaint reference in writing.
The ombudsman decides on the paperwork you can produce, so keep every reply, the dates you made contact, outage times, speed test results and the bills in dispute. Other Virgin Media customers here have been through the same eight week wait and can tell you what they sent, while we keep raising your case in the meantime.
Is that call from Virgin Media real?
Be careful. Calls from people claiming to be Virgin Media are a known trick, and its own security advice says a genuine provider never asks for sensitive details on a cold call. Pressure to act immediately, a request for card details or a push to install remote-access software are all warning signs.
What do people complain about most at Virgin Media?
So far consumers reported 1 complaint about Virgin Media here, too few to show a clear pattern yet. Our research shows what typically goes wrong at broadband and TV providers: price rises during a contract, speeds well below what was sold, outages and engineer visits that have to be rebooked, notice periods and early termination charges, equipment billed for when it is not returned, and final bills that arrive after the account has closed.
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What happens after I submit my complaint?
Your complaint gets its own public page on Complain.biz and we get to work: we bring it to the attention of Virgin Media through emails, social media, paper complaint letters and other tools at our disposal.
And we stay with it after you file. Our trained AI opens a case file for you and keeps coaching: what to reply, when to push again, and how to escalate if nothing happens.
Can other consumers help me with my Virgin Media complaint?
Yes. We have an active community of consumers, and complaints here are public: people who ran into the same problem with Virgin Media can give you advice or back you up with their own story. A complaint with a community behind it is much harder to overlook.
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How Virgin Media compares
Virgin Media customer service compared to others in the Internet Providers category.
| Company | Complaints | Biggest problem |
|---|---|---|
| Supersonic Fibre | 58 complaints | Internet down for days 29% |
| Xfinity | 28 complaints | Outages and poor service 29% |
| Optimum | 9 complaints | |
| Virgin Media (this page) | 1 complaint | |
| KCOM | 1 complaint | |
| Community Fibre | 0 complaints | No complaints yet |