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Sample Cancel Service Letter

One of the most important skills you can develop is knowing how to write a cancellation letter, and our sample account cancellation letter will show you how.

In our modern competitive society, it is seldom a good idea to stay with one service provider endlessly without good reason. When you first sign a contract with a service provider, you are often so pleased that the choice has been made, and the work completed, that you make an unconscious decision to stay with that provider until you are forced to change. Inertia is an important factor, and we often don't change service providers until we have to.

Before we show you how to write a cancellation letter with our sample cancel service letter, there are some important points you should consider.

It is vital that you should put your request for cancellation in writing, even if the standard method suggested is by phone. In the event of a query or dispute, any knowledge or record of your cancellation phone call may be 'lost'. You should also check that you have met your contractual requirements. If there is a minimum length of time for the service contract to run, ensure you are past the earliest closing date. It will also be difficult to cancel a service if you still owe payments for the service.

In showing how to write a cancellation letter with our sample cancel service letter, we have included some common elements that need to be included, no matter what the service is. Our sample account cancellation letter states the company or organization who provided the service; your name, address, telephone number, email address and current date; the service or account reference information, and the date from which you want the service cancelled. The service cancellation date can either be specified as a date in the future, or 'with immediate effect'. We have provided a sample cancel service letter showing how to write a cancellation letter below.

Sample Cancel Service Letter Showing How to Write a Cancellation Letter

Sample account cancellation letter

26 High Street
New Town
Myland
ABC123D

Phone 0123 123456
Email me@mysite.com

25th April 2009

The Standard Service Supply Company
Service Headquarters
Service Road
Servicetown

Re. Service: Service Name
Customer Ref: ABC123

Dear Sirs

Please accept notice that I wish to cancel my account for Service Name at the end of this month, that is August 31st 2010.

[or]

I wish to cancel my account for Service Name with immediate effect.

Yours sincerely

Jim Smith

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