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Nthabi M

1 reviews | Active since Mar 2020

19 Mar 2020, 10:00

BAD SERVICE I RECIVED FROM PMD AFTER 4 YEAR BEING WITH THEM

I am covered with the PMD( PLAN C 100% without access) since October 2016 and never claimed, and it is a debit account , they take their premiun montly on the 26, incase the 26 falls on weekend I we made arrangement to debit the next day of which is the 27.

I had an accident last month on the 21 February 2020 it was Friday afternoon coming from work I have rolled with the car, Mr Kobus Van Loggerenberg who is working for JP Auto towing and Recovery called my insure(PMD) AND THEY SPOKE TO ME OVER THE PHONE AND THEY GAVE HIM INSTRUCTION TO TOW MY CAR, LATER SAME DAY I RECEIVED AN SMS THAT MY CAR WAS DELIVERED AT SMD BOKSBURG, ON MONDAY THE INSURANCE CALLED AND FORWARDED THE CLAIMS FORMS AND THEY WERE SEND BACK WITH ALL REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AND THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WERE RECEIVED, THEY HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH AND SENDING THE SMS'S OF THE PROGRESS ON MY CLAIM, THEY WERE QUITE FOR A WEEK, THEN I FOLLOWED UP WITH THEM I WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE DONE WITH THE ASSESSMENT THEY WILL CALL ME, A WEEK LATER I RECEIVED AN EMAIL TO SAY MY CLAIM IS INVALID BASED ON THE FACT THAT THEY DID NOT RECEIVE MY JANUARY PREMIUM, I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMUNICATION WITH THAT REGARD NOT EVEN ON MY EMAIL AS A FORM OF COMMUNICATION, I HAD THREE SIMILAR INCIDENT WITH THEM AND I WILL BE REQUESTED TO DO CASH DEPOSIT IN 2017, 2018 AND LAST YEAR, BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH THEN I MADE ARRANGEMENT WITH THEM TO PLEASE DEBIT ON THE 27 INCASE PAY DAY FALLS ON SUNDAY AND THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THAT, IT CAME TO MY SUPRISE THAT THEY DID NOT RECEIVE THEIR DEBIT WHEREAS FUND WERE THERE AND MY CAR WAS DEBITED. WHY ONLY AFTER TWO WEEKS I WAS THEN INFORMED ABOUT MY STATUS? AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MY CAR THAT IS ACCUMULATING MONEY SINCE IT WAS TOWED BY THEM.

FIRST THING THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO DO WAS TO CHECK MY STATUS WITH THEM BUT THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. ALL THIS TIME I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY ARE HELPING ME UP UNTIL TWO WEEKS OF WAITING THAT MY CLAIM IS INVALID. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH MY INSURER, THEY DO NOT VALUE THEIR CLIENTS. I DO NOT HAVE ANY FORM OF TRANSPORT NO ACCESS TO FUNDS IN ORDER TO BUY A NEW CAR, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ME SINCE AFTER THE EMAIL THEY HAVE SEND ME AND PHONE CALL FROM THE CONSULTANT. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WILL APPEN TO MY CAR, THEY DID NOT SEND THE ASSESSMENT REPORT BUT MY ACCOUNTS IS DEBITED EVEN LAST MONTH IT WAS DEBITED. FEW PEOPLE WERE WARNING ME TO CHANGE THE INSURE BECAUSE OF THE EXPERIENCE THEY HAD WITH THEM BUT I CONTINUED WITH THEM REGARDLESS BUT SINCE AFTER MY INCIDENT REGRET WHY I DID NOT CANCEL MY CONTRACT WITH THEM. CAN I GET ASSISTANCE.

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Prime South Africa
Prime South Africa's reply19 Mar 2020, 17:57
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Dear Nthabi M,

Thank you for your post and for bringing your displeasure to our attention.

We have located your profile and are reviewing it to better understand what took place and find a possible solution.

We promise to give you preliminary feedback by no later than two working days.

Assuring you of our continued best endeavours on your behalf.

The PMD Team. 


Prime South Africa
Prime South Africa's reply20 Mar 2020, 17:40
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Dear Nthabi M,
 
We apologise for the perceived delays in processing your claim. It is particularly troubling to hear of your experience as client service is important to us.
 
At PMD we pride ourselves in promptly paying all valid claims and wish to reassure you that we perform our validations not for the sake of creating unnecessary delays but for the protection of all of our clients.
 
A review of the communication on your policy confirms that we did all that can be reasonably expected to alert you to the status of your policy before the incident. Our Market Conduct Team will be in contact with you shortly to provide you with detailed information in this regard. 
 
As a service to our clients and to ensure the safety of your vehicle following the incident, it was moved to a safe location where it remained with no accumulating storage fees throughout the validation of your claim.
 
You no doubt remember that unlike many other insurers, with PMD comprehensive cover your claims excess reduces to zero - and it does so within a short few months.
 
Assuring you of our continued best endeavours.
 
Kind regards,
 
The PMD Team 
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Nthabi M's update23 Mar 2020, 18:41
Reviewer Update
Good day

I hear you however in my case you were negligent, you are trying by all means to defend yourself, this is not the first incident I have experience when it comes to my debit account with you, I have intrusted you several times that when my pay day falls over the weekend/Sunday you take te following day and its been going on nicely after I have communicated and indicated, I did not get any communication not even an email notifying me of unpaid premium , the only email I got with regard unpaid premium its only at 2017 and 2018, when we enter into a contract with you we trust you with our accounts that you will do what is correct, after the last incident I have engaged with you that as per terms and conditions at 3.6 that in my case I did exactly the right thing of giving you the right to take the premium at any date of the month should there be any errors suprisely on the month of December you are able to go in at your own given date. On January pay day was on Sunday the 26 and same incident happened. Please investiate correctly and rectify. I am not leaving this issue until my claim is corrected.

I believe first you do just like any other finance division companies when you receive a claim is you check your client status before you continue processing the claim. In other words you gave me false hope beacause why it took you two weeks after I have send my claims that my claim is invalid and after so may engagement of the progress, What was the assesor report stating? because you went to assess my car at SMD as per the messages you were sending me? I am not happy with you. You do not acknowldge your negligent in my case. it is not my fault but your negligent. Now I need to pay lawyers to assist me to fight for my rights just because you cannot acknowledge your mistake.