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Joshua J

1 reviews | Active since Jul 2023

08 Feb 2024, 11:02

Really Frustrating and Slow Customer Service... Really Misleading and Dishonest

I am really not the kind of person to lose patience with a company but I am really at a point of major frustration. I logged a claim with Pineapple on the 11th of December 2023 after having an accident. First of all, I was unable to even get hold of their emergency services (towing or help line) after the incident and ended up having to tow the car back myself. After that point, it has been such a slow and painful process getting the claim sorted and even now I am waiting for them to respond to me. It would often take days for them to call me back on things, they often do not respond to my emails - both complaints and emails directly related to my claim. They have not done an assessment of my vehicle and have only received photos from me and yet they have decided that the damage is fixable without even doing a structural assessment of the vehicle. And worse, they are charging extra excesses that were undisclosed in the sales calls and are refusing to send me a policy document and or a recording of that sales call. They are wanting to charge R18k (supposed to be R6k) excess on the claim with some ******* about extra claims, even though in the sales call I was specifically told that the excess was flat and wouldn't change (even though I specifically asked about that). This is honestly some of the most appalling service I have ever encountered, and it is even worse because there is not even a number to call. I have to log something on their app or send an email and just hope they will call me back which they often don't. I haven't even been able to get a complaint number for my issue.

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Replies (6)
Pineapple Insurance
Pineapple Insurance's reply09 Feb 2024, 08:22
Official
Hi Joshua Britz👋,

My name is Thulile, I am responsible for addressing all customer queries and complaints at Pineapple. I sincerely apologize for the frustration you have encountered, and I am eager to help you. Kindly grant me some time to thoroughly investigate and escalate the matter on your behalf to ensure a prompt resolution. Please understand that the service you received is not up to our usual standards.




JJ
Joshua J's update10 Feb 2024, 00:09
Reviewer Update
I am now 2 days off from my original review and I still haven't heard a peep from Pineapple. I have logged a request in the app to which an agent told me that someone would be in contact and I still have heard absolutely nothing. They have still not responded to my emails and are essentially ignoring me. The above reply from Pineapple has been the only thing I have had so far and I am pretty sure it is a automated response as I have seen identical responses to other complaints on this platofrm
JJ
Joshua J's update12 Feb 2024, 20:56
Reviewer Update
I have now finally received my policy, but I am still waiting for the audio recording of my original call
JJ
Joshua J's update15 Feb 2024, 12:20
Reviewer Update
I have still not been contacted about this since my original review on 09 Feb. I also still haven't received my audio recording.
Pineapple Insurance
Pineapple Insurance's reply15 Feb 2024, 15:29
Official
Please note that I just received confirmation that the call was sent today about an hour ago. We apologize for the delay🙏.
JJ
Joshua J's update20 Feb 2024, 14:53
Reviewer Update
Just noting that I still haven't received any call regarding this issue - five days later