The Telegraph Reviews 

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Looking at 129 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. People frequently complained about unexpected charges following free trial periods, alongside remarkably steep, sudden price increases for annual auto-renewals that arrived without warning. Consumers also faced major difficulties when attempting to cancel their subscriptions, as direct online management options were entirely missing and reaching support required frustrating phone calls. Some reviewers were happy with the customer service team, explaining that patient representatives quickly resolved complex billing complications and successfully processed requested refunds. These helpful staff members skillfully guided individuals through unexpected renewal disputes, contract confusion, and account cancellation procedures.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Is no longer a newspaper. More a one sided right wing propaganda gossip sheet that just spreads speculation. Totally unbalanced. Draws people in with short term free subscription then massively overc... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Subscription trap which my teenage daughter fell foul of. Free subscription for 3 months, then hit with £25 charge without a reminder email or any other communication. Customer service told her she ne... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

corrupt and immoral. Forced change from puzzles to all access. I do not and would not read the telegraph. These Actions show the level of integrity by this organization. That these Actions are leg... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Keep getting emails despite unsubscribing. They keep trying to charge me. In order to get the customer service details you have to either accept cookies and then your data will be sold and get scam ca... See more


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Subscription renewal a nightmare

They advertise that you can cancel your auto-renewal at any time. But you can't online. So when it comes to your renewal they send you a new quote with a 1,000% increase from £29 to £269. You then have to call them, wait in a queue of 20 for over 30. minutes to get an answer, their call-back doesn't work, simply cuts you off. Then begins the process of the call-handler trying to make out you are such a valued customer they will get it down to just £49 a year, a mere 40% increase. You complain and they say, OK, we'll do it for £39 a year, again over 30%. It is so random, I just cancelled. I won't subscribe unless there is an easy and transparent way of handling and renewing my subscription. For a newspaper who holds others to account, the Telegraph's own standards could do with a serious overhaul.

So a day after cancelling, I get an email offering me the original price of £29. That was 4 different rates I was offered - £269, £49, £39, £29 for the same subscription. It's like haggling in a market, it demeans the client. It's not about the price itself, it's the lack of respect.

7 November 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have just noticed daily telegraph has…

I have just noticed daily telegraph has been taking money out of my PayPal account for two months and I have never knowingly subscribed to their paper. I have never even wanted to so how on earth has this happened. Tried to go onto customer services to complain and ask for a refund and there is nowhere you can contact a person.

24 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Telegraph free trial tricks

I signed up to this 1 year free trial offer on access to puzzles last year. I used it for a maximum of 1 hour and forgot about it until I received an email notifying me I will start getting charged next week. I logged in to cancel and found out I have to chat or call to cancel. The person online told me she can only cancel my subscription effective 2026 because I signed up for two years - 1 year free and 1 year paid for £17.99. I then called because I wasn't going to let anyone scam me and thankfully the guy on the phone eventually cancelled it effective immediately. I used to have the opinion that I would choose Telegraph if I were to sign up to a newspaper online, not anymore. I'm disgusted at their antics! I wonder how many elderly people they scam everyday by confusing them.

23 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not so free trial

I got a free trial with the Telegraph, but they made it almost impossible to cancel.

I thought I had cancelled until I was charged £30 for 2 months of unused content.

I finally got through to a customer service agent, who was rude to me and argued with me instead of helping, and they refused to refund me.

23 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Freedom of speech a joke!

As a subscriber, I enjoyed leaving comments in relation to many of the articles published in The Telegraph. However, they employ moderators who effectively run amok in their zeal to delete comments, especially in relation to anything to do with Islam. Freedom of speech on the Telegraph is a complete joke!

20 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Con artists

Con artists. Spoke to them prior to my subscription to confirm the renewal price. They have charged me 6 times the price and have failed to refund me when contacting them directly. They just constantly try to upsell you on the phone.

Complete frauds, who clearly don't care about their customers - steer clear.

16 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No access and denial of password which is correct …

They ask you to have a trial but try how you must you can’t access it without them asking you constantly for payment and total denial of your correct password It’s such a waste of money that needn’t be and certainly wouldn’t encourage me to renew and that akso is a pity for them If I could get a refund for poor service I would

18 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A tabloid full of lies

It's absolutely disgusting to read so many sensationalised fake news, this paper (if we can even call ot that) is literally far-right propaganda mixed up with QAnon theories and non-stop racist attacks, a truly revolting publication

16 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Terrible. Customer service…

I Havel close-vision issues and have always expanded the text when reading the digital version. Just adjusting the font size is insufficient. I have contacted the Telegrsph at least 6 times without any response but eventually phoned, waited for ages, and was told that they know about the problem but they don’t know when it will be sorted.

15 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Thieves & vagabonds

No advice about renewal and straight £199 charges with no advance warning

Absolute disgrace

Paper bangs on about the establishment being out of tune with the public and stiffing the electorate over with higher and higher bills and they pull a stunt like this, just as bad in my mind

Mercenaries

15 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Nasty newspaper

Nasty newspaper, the editors would be behind bars in most decent places, but they are allowed to spout racist falsehoods because Britain you know..

8 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Cancelling is a pain.

Edit: After a terrible initial customer service experience I was called back and had an excellent one resolving my issues - thank you.

I still believe the online subscription portal needs to be simplified.

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The cancellation process is archaic. Utterly absurd to waste half an hour on the phone - subscriber base must be 70+.

Paper itself not bad, but cancelling all my subscriptions with them to avoid wasting time in the middle of the day.

7 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Pathetic newspaper service

I hadn’t realised how poor the Telegraph reviews were until I came to add my disgust at their behaviour. Also news to me was my £49 renewal for a service I don’t receive, articles I can’t read, crosswords I can’t download. Will some person please reveal to me what I am paying for!

25 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scam

Scam, take money from account and no way you’re getting it back
Avoid

12 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shill for the extreme right

The right-wing bias of this newspaper is so blatant, so unfiltered, that it feels owned by the Trump administration (in the form of a British puppeteer). Really? Why not entertain a little variety of opinion? What are you afraid of?

22 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

How to lose customers

Like so many other reviewers I subscribed to the trial period but found it very difficult to cancel. I have not used their service but have been charged for it and tried in vain to find an email link to allow me to cancel (apparently you have to make a phone call). I used to read the Telegraph in print form but now I want nothing to do with it. I will never read the Telegraph again in any format.

10 September 2025
Unprompted review

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