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Jason J

1 reviews | Active since Mar 2009

18 Dec 2015, 09:49

No Service Delivery for blocked drain

I phoned Discovery as I had a blocked drain. They forwarded me to their HomeAssist programme/department as this service is free for a callout of a plumber to fix my issue. The plumber came on site and informed me that the drain pipe is crushed and needs to be excavated and replaced. I told them to send the assessment report to Discovery to see if this is covered. After a few days of no feedback I phoned Discovery who put me through to their HomeAssist area. They informed me the call was closed. I asked how was that possible as I still have the blocked drain with no feedback from anyone. She told me she would immediately escalate to her manager to resolve. Waiting almost a full day with no further feedback, I decided to phone a private plumber who within 30 minutes unblocked my drain. The water was smelling bad and running all down my driveway. They reported no perceived crushed drain pipe. <br> <br> Thus Discovery's service provider gave me the wrong information. A private callout fixed the issue, which I obviously had to pay a lot of money for. <br> <br> This is totally unacceptable for such a company. I believe that I should be refunded for the payment made to the private plumber

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Discovery Insure
Discovery Insure's reply18 Dec 2015, 10:06
Official
Hello CLUELESS,

We apologize for the trouble you went through in dealing with us about your blocked drain.

Our home assist service provider is responsible for emergency assistance and not equipped with claims information and processes. The standard procedure is to contact our claims department for claims related matters.

We will look into how we may assist with the claim and get back to you today.

Regards
Thabani