DSTV Unauthorized deduction from my Bank Account
I am appalled by the level of service received from DSTV regarding a refund of additional fees levied by DSTV. Customer number ***
I paid R699,00 on the 05 November 2022 for DSTV streaming premium services which was activated. On the 05 December 2022 a further R1637,00 was deducted from my account (without authorization as I have not signed up for any debit orders). The two month Dstv premium streaming equates to R1398 (Nov and Dec 2022). I paid a total of R2336 to DSTV in just 2 months which means I should be refunded R938 for the overcharges. DSTV consultants makes reference that an additional streaming service package (Compact Plus) was added to my account however I did not add any additional services as this would have led to duplication of channels as I had already subscribed to DSTV Streaming Premium services. I have raised this challenge with the DSTV consultants on 5 different occasions since Nov 22 with each consultant having a different view or recommendation on why a refund can not be processed. I was told by two consultants that R938 will be refunded to me as per reference number ***-i7 however when I followed up on the 05/01/2023 another consultant says that DSTV is unable to process any refunds since the customer activated the "duplicated services". For this reason I believe there is no rationale for DSTV not to apply consistency in providing advice and the unfair practice of deducting additional charges for services not approved by the customer. I personally would never use DSTV again!! Hopefully the Consumer Protection ACT does provide remedies for such instances.
We acknowledge receiving your complaint and we are attending to it. Feedback will be communicated as soon as possible.
Kind regards,
DStv: Hello Peter Team
We acknowledge receiving your complaint and we are attending to it. Feedback will be communicated as soon as possible.
Kind regards,
DStv: Hello Peter Team
