We know you need your broadband and landline to stay connected. So if we’re late when activating or repairing your connection, or if we miss your engineer appointment, you’ll automatically get compensation.
That’s true for all BT customers who aren’t on a business contract, and has been since 1 April 2019. Business contract customers can claim BT Customer Service Compensation.
For help with compensation on incidents before 1 April 2019, take a look at our Customer service guarantee.
- If we don’t activate landline or broadband on the day we promised(including when switching from another provider), you’ll receive £5.83 compensation automatically
- Plus you’ll receive another £5.83 for every extra day you have to wait, not including the day your service is activated
- You are eligible for compensation if your service isn’t activated by one minute to midnight on the activation date we sent by email or post.
Reasons you wouldn’t get compensation
- If you cancelled your engineer appointment or weren't at home
- If you turned down an earlier appointment
- However, if your activation is late because you missed an appointment, but then on the day of the second appointment your activation doesn’t happen, you can receive compensation from that day on.
Here's how it works...
If activation was meant to happen on Wednesday, but was delayed until Thursday, you'll be paid £5.83. That's £5.83 for the missed activation day (Wednesday). But if your service isn't activated until Friday, you'll be paid £11.66 – so £5.83 for the missed activation day (Wednesday), and another £5.83 for the other full day (Thursday) you had to wait.
- If you experience total loss of service and it’s not fixed within two working days, you’ll receive £9.33 automatic compensation
- You’ll receive another £9.33 for every day you have to wait after that, not including the day your service is activated
- You are eligible for compensation if your service isn’t activated by midnight on the second working day after you reported your fault.
What is total loss of service?
- Total loss of phone service is when you’re unable to make or receive any calls, or your phone service only works one way, but should work both ways
- Total loss of broadband service is when you can’t access the internet.
Reasons you wouldn’t get compensation
- If the fault was caused by something on your property
- If you turned down or cancelled an engineer appointment or weren't at home
- But if your activation is late because you missed an appointment, and then on the day of the second appointment your repair doesn’t happen, you’ll receive compensation from that day
- If you haven't experienced total loss of service.
Here’s how it works…
If you report a fault on a Monday, you'll get £9.33 compensation if it hasn't been fixed by midnight on Wednesday. That's £9.33 for the missed activation day (Wednesday). But if your service isn't activated until Friday you'll be paid £18.66 – so £9.33 for the missed activation day (Wednesday), and another £9.33 for the full day you had to wait (Thursday).
- If our engineer misses your scheduled appointment or cancels with less than 24 hours’ notice, we’ll give you £29.15
- We'll pay you £29.15 for every other missed appointment.
Reasons you would not get compensation
- If you’re given more than 24 hours’ notice that your appointment slot has been changed or cancelled.
- The appointment was not to activate your broadband or phone line, or to fix a complete service outage.
Have a question?
- We add it as a credit to your next bill
- You will be able to see the amount on the My BT App and BT.com after your bill has been generated.
You will be compensated for total loss of service, or for delayed activation, until we fix the issue.
We'll arrange your compensation as quickly as we can.
- If you want to query compensation for a missed appointment, please wait 30 full days
- If you want to query compensation for a delay in repairs when you had a total loss of service, or for late activation, please wait 30 full days from when the fault was fixed or the service became active
- If you haven't heard from us after that, please give us a call on 0800 800 150.
- If an order is cancelled before it's activated, automatic compensation will stop on the cancellation date
- If a service is cancelled while you're waiting for repairs, automatic compensation will stop from the service end date.