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Johan P
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24 reviews1 month ago
MTN South Africa - False Advertising!!!
Reference Number: NQC 0376104 We currently have five contracts with MTN, and the internet speed on all five devices is extremely slow. We are only receiving 1.2 Mbps, while according to MTN the minimum expected speed should be 15 Mbps. If this is not false advertising, then I am not sure what is. Could you please advise whether you can recommend a reliable internet provider in the Hartbee****rt Dam area? Also, why is 5G still not available in our area?
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6 months ago
South African Ford Owners Left in the Dark on Costly Timing Belt Replacements
The cost for South African owners to replace a timing belt-in-oil system at an authorised Ford dealership (including both parts and labour) for a 2018 Ford Figo 1.5Ti VCT Trend is R18 000-00. The official replacement interval for these timing belt-in-oil systems in South Africa is 5 years or 150 000 km, whichever comes first. Why were South African consumers not clearly informed about this major maintenance expense before purchasing these vehicles? Ford originally believed the wet timing belt would last 10 years or 150,000 miles (241,401 km), effectively the “life of the vehicle.” However, in reality, many belts fail much sooner, often around 8 years or 100,000 miles (160,934 km). Because of some reliability issues and criticism, Ford revised the design. From 2018 onwards (varies by factory/region), the 1.0 EcoBoost engine was redesigned: camshaft drive went to a timing chain in many cases. But even in revised engines, the oil-pump is still driven by a small wet belt in many designs. South African owners are left covering the cost of Ford Motor Company’s flawed timing belt-in-oil system design. If you are considering purchasing a used Ford vehicle, it is essential to: Verify the Engine Type: Check if the engine uses a wet timing belt or a timing chain. Review Maintenance Records: Ensure that the vehicle has undergone regular oil changes with the correct specifications. Consult a Professional: Have a trusted mechanic inspect the vehicle, especially if it is approaching or has surpassed the recommended timing belt replacement interval.
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13 months ago
Worst Vehicle Repair Shop in South Africa.
They charge for parts that they don’t replace, or they use cheap inferior parts that do not last when they repair vehicles. Do you really want Violet Automotive to work on your vehicle? Not Recommended!!!
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18 months ago
Do You Really Want To Buy Counterfeit Spares From A.S.A.P. Spares In Hermanstad? I DO NOT THINK SO!!!
Do You Really Want To Buy Counterfeit Spares From A.S.A.P. Spares In Hermanstad? I DO NOT THINK SO!!! I bought a Cambelt Kit from A.S.A.P. Spares in Hermanstad on Thursday 2024-03-14. Acording to A.S.A.P. Spares they sell genuine affordable spare auto parts for your Opel, Chevrolet, Citroën, Renault, Suzuki or Peugeot. A genuine cambelt for a Chevrolet is supposed to be replaced after 75 000 km. The genuine cambelt A.S.A.P Spares sold me disintegrated after ±18 000 km and causing all the valves on my Chevrolet Utility to bend. A genuine cambelt from a Chevrolet dealer only costs R346-30, thus you must be an IDIOT if you buy one from A.S.A.P Spare
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20 months ago
Edgars Abuse The Elderly!
My mother-in-law recently moved in with us and I’m trying to get her affairs in order, she took out this funeral policy (Underwritten By Hollard) through Edgars Club in 2002. Now 22 years later I’m informed that the policy was cancelled automatically because of non-payment in April this year. Mother-in-law is 85 and not computer literate, the lady I contacted says my Mother-in-law was informed of this problem, but I can’t get the lady to tell me how she contacted her because my Mother-in-law is not aware of the problem as she did not get any communications from Edgars. I don’t know how Edgars think that elderly abuse or misuse is acceptable and how they think my Mother-in-law is going to get another funeral policy at her age.
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68 months ago
Do not buy NEXEN tyres from Mintys Tyres or any other tyre dealer!!!
July 2020 I bought four new NEXEN tyres from Mintys Tyres. After 55 days the side wall of the one tyre burst while I was driving on an open road without driving over a pothole or any other hazard. If you do a search on the internet you will see that many other people had the same problem with their NEXEN tyres as I did. The side walls of NEXEN tyres is as thin as paper. I wanted to buy Good Year tyres, but Mintys salesman Riaan told me that because of the lockdown they didn't have any stock. Riaan convinced me to buy NEXEN tyres, he even told me that NEXEN tyres were approved by Porsche. Imraan Minty (Mobile 082 856 4118) of Mintys Tyres refused to replace my tyre and tried to blame me for the defects on the substandard NEXEN tyres that they sell. Minty Tyres & Mags Gordon know that they can get away with selling substandard NEXEN tyres because they are not a registered business.
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70 months ago
Eskom Don’t Help Their Customers During This Pandemic.
Due to the nation-wide lockdown I have not been able to work, and thus applied to Eskom for a payment holiday until the end of June (Reference 351774784). Wednesday 2020-06-24 Eskom sent their people to disconnect my electricity, can you please explain to me why? The two people Eskom sent to my property Wednesday 2020-06-24, threatened me saying if I don’t pay R12 700-00 immediately they will disconnect my electricity, (this after I did the trouble to make an arrangement with Eskom because of the lock-down), these people came here without any tools, and asked my wife for tools to open the Eskom box. Because they couldn’t open Eskom’s box, they fiddled around with the box of the prepaid meter that belongs to me and broke the box. Please, in future get your facts straight and send capable people out with the right equipment to do their work and instruct them not to damage my property. Eskom has got a bad name already now you are making it even worse.
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70 months ago
FNB Don’t Help Their Customers During This Pandemic.
Why don’t I get any communication or feedback from FNB, this is the worst service that I have ever experienced in my live. FNB is a bank with a slogan “HOW CAN WE HELP YOU”? ABSA and Nedbank’s help during this pandemic was 100% better than the help I received from FNB. The only thing I had to do was to reply to their SMS. I didn’t have to go through a whole process and until today still wait for an answer like with FNB. I am still waiting for FNB to let me know if they can help me. Our sales decreased by 100% because of the COVID-19 pandemic. We received our last order on Friday 2020-03-06.
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107 months ago
Does not service the air conditioner of your Chevrolet. BE AWARE!!!
<p>I took my Chevrolet Utility 1.4 + A/C for a 30 000 km service today, GM Zambezi informed me that the air conditioner on this vehicle must be serviced every 30 000 km and that this service is not covered under my service plan.</p> <p> </p> <p>Please explain to me why this is not mentioned in my Owner’s Handbook or Service Plan, and why was I not informed of this air conditioner service before today?</p> <p> </p> <p>Is this applicable only for this vehicle, because this is not the only Chevrolet I own and this was never mentioned to me during the services of the other vehicle?</p>
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121 months ago
“The most complained about bank in SA”
<p>Claim No. SHS1602046572 & Complaint Under Claim No. SHS16020465728.</p> <p> </p> <p>Review No. 7 (2016-05-19) – Standard Bank still has not responded to my first review.</p> <p> </p> <p>Monday 29 February 2016 one of my vehicles was in an accident, Standard Bank told me that as my nephew was driving the vehicle they have a problem in settling my claim.</p> <p> </p> <p>I have sent them a copy of my policy which was e-mailed to me (Tuesday 30 July 2013).</p> <p> </p> <p>Until today, Thursday 19 May 2016 (80 days after the accident) they haven’t settled my claim and they can’t show me where in my policy it states that someone with a valid driver’s licence and my permission can’t drive one of my vehicles.</p> <p> </p> <p>My policy states that this vehicle will be used for business purposes; how can Standard Bank think that a vehicle used for business purposes can only have one driver?</p> <p> </p> <p>The person that is supposed to deal with my claim is Mr Siboniso Dlamini, in my opinion the most inefficient person that I have ever dealt with in my entire life.</p> <p> </p> <p>Mr Siboniso Dlamini doesn’t reply to my e-mails, return my calls and is incapable of answering any of my questions.</p> <p> </p> <p>Wednesday 6 April I informed Mr Siboniso Dlamini that I will write a review on the internet and refer this matter to the Ombudsman for Short-term insurance; Mr Siboniso Dlamini informed me that it doesn’t matter because he (Mr Siboniso Dlamini) knows that the Ombudsman for Short-term insurance can’t do anything for me because Standard Bank deals with the Ombudsman for Short-term insurance on a daily basis.</p> <p> </p> <p>Wednesday 6 April 2016 I lodged a complaint with the complains department of Standard Bank (Reference No. 7008571429), Mr Zorhan Pretorius sent me an e-mail Friday 8 April 2016 and promised to investigate the circumstances and promised to revert back to me shortly.</p> <p> </p> <p>That was the last I heard from Mr Zorhan Pretorius, Mr Zorhan Pretorius is even more inefficient than Mr Siboniso Dlamini in my opinion.</p> <p> </p> <p>I think neither of these gentlemen deserve to have employment as they get paid for something that they are not doing, (and we all know what this means).</p> <p> </p> <p>Standard Bank probably train their employees to be inefficient as I couldn’t find anyone at Standard Bank that was able to solve my problem.</p> <p> </p> <p>Wednesday 20 April 2016 I sent Mr Siboniso Dlamini and Mr Zorhan Pretorius an e-mail, instructing them to return my vehicle to me and that I would pay for the repairs myself and that we can wait for the outcome of the Ombudsman for Short-term insurance, again they ignored my e-mail.</p> <p> </p> <p>Monday 9 May 2016 I received a call from Mr Siboniso Dlamini, he told me that his claims manager said they will return my vehicle to me only if I withdraw may claim from Standard Bank, I refused to do that.</p> <p> </p> <p>Wednesday 11 May 2016 I sent Mr Siboniso Dlamini and Mr Zorhan Pretorius an e-mail again, instructing them to return my vehicle to me and that I will pay for the repairs myself and that we can wait for the outcome of the Ombudsman for Short-term insurance, again they ignored my e-mail.</p> <p> </p> <p>I don’t know how Standard Bank can hijack my vehicle and keep it locked up in their yard. This vehicle is my property and fully paid for, how can they refuse to return it to me?</p> <p> </p> <p>I made provision in my policy for car hire, but Standard Bank only pays for a vehicle for 30 days, if they can’t even settle a claim in 80 days (and counting) how do they think they can repair a vehicle in 30 days?</p> <p> </p> <p>I hire a vehicle to carry on with the business in the meantime and it costs me ±R8 500-00 per month, unfortunately I can’t afford that any longer and because of Standard Banks inefficiency some youngsters working for me will have to lose their jobs if Standard Bank doesn’t return my vehicle to me immediately.</p> <p> </p> <p>Standard Bank think they are above the law because they know it will take years to take them to court and the cost will be more than the value of the claim, that is why they are “The most complained about bank in SA” (see article on Google, http://businesstech.co.za/news/banking/85381/the-most-complained-about-banks-in-sa/).</p> <p> </p> <p>I think Standard Bank should change their slogan to: “Moving Backward”.</p> <p> </p> <p>I want Standard Bank to explain to me who gives them the right to hijack my vehicle?</p> <p> </p> <p>I need Standard Bank to return my vehicle to me immediately at the address stated in my email of 20 April 2016.</p> <p> </p> <p>I am at my wits end, I have never before encountered such blatant inefficiency and incompetence.</p>
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