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Janine Y

1 reviews | Active since Dec 2010

01 Nov 2017, 09:51

27 minutes to answer an emergency roadside assistance call

Last night (approx. 21h16) I called the Discovery Insure (DI) Roadside Assistance help line and had to wait 27 minutes for a consultant to answer my call. His only response for the delay was that they were understaffed and he cant help it. 27 minutes! Luckily my fiancé wasn’t stuck on the highway or in a secluded area. I shudder to think what might have happened if he was. It is utterly unacceptable to have to wait 27 MINUTES for an EMERGENCY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE RESPONSE. Clearly, DI do not value the lives and safety of their members and I am disgusted at this inferior service. This incident has made me rethink my own car insurance coverage with DI since I now know that they wont be there in my time of need. Utterly disgusted and sincerely worried with my coverage and safety. I demand an apology from DI and confirmation that DI will escalate this to top management. Surely a 27 minutes response time falls well outside of their EMERGENCY CUSTOMER SERVICE PARAMETERS?!?! I have call history records and screenshots of the length of the call (airtime for which DI should fully reimburse) as well as a recording of the call.

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Replies (5)
Discovery Insure
Discovery Insure's reply01 Nov 2017, 12:17
Official

Thank you for taking my call.

As discussed, we are currently investigating your concerns. Feedback will be provided directly to you.

We apologise for the bad experience and any inconvenience caused.

Regards

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Discovery Insure

JY
Janine Y's update06 Nov 2017, 16:12
Reviewer Update
Discovery Insure have indeed contacted me telephonicaly. However, the email and text confirmations that were promised to myself, as well as the follow-up telephone call to my partner, have not yet been received. And this was last Friday - 3 days ago. The empty promises and lack of follow-ups are no longer surprising. This is now becoming a trend and a prime example of why DI should not be allowed to use service provider s****s as their justification for higher increase rates. Hang-ups from call centre agents (exactly two rings, then a hang-up) does not exempt DI from their responsibility of contacting my partner. This does not constitute communication on your part. This is childish behaviour and should not be tolerated by any individual let alone a paying customer. Once again, terrible service all-around from Discovery Insure.
Discovery Insure
Discovery Insure's reply07 Nov 2017, 09:02
Official

Thank you for contacting us.

Kindly note that Mr Austen was previously contacted telephonically by Discovery Insure and we did advise him that we were busy with the investigation.

Europ Assistance has also tried making contact with Mr Austen and a voice message was left.

Regards

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Discovery Insure

JY
Janine Y's update07 Nov 2017, 11:51
Reviewer Update
I had already mentioned that in my previous remark. What about the email and text details that were promised by Emmerentia last Friday? Those have still not been sent to myself as promised.
Discovery Insure
Discovery Insure's reply09 Nov 2017, 11:47
Official

Hi Janine

We have tried contacting you telephonically.

Europ Assistance has confirmed that they have sent you the necessary contact information.

We confirm that this has now been resolved.

Regards

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Discovery Insure