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Wanda T

1 reviews | Active since Oct 2010

17 Jun 2020, 08:53

Standard Bank Vehicle Finance doesn't care for their customers

At the end of 2019 we set up our vehicle finance through Standard Bank. A few months later their collectors contacted us, informing us that we were behind in our payments. We showed them proof that the monthly debits were going off as set up by Standard Bank. We then found out that whoever set up the payments used the wrong account reference and the payments weren't allocated to our account. After quite some time, everything was sorted out and at the beginning of June the direct debit was deducted under the correct reference. However, they then still took another direct debit payment under the wrong reference. We immediately contacted them and asked them to reverse the payment. We have now been waiting two weeks for the payment to reflect in our account. We find it appaling and unfair that corporation can harass the man on the street for "immediate payment" but when THEY make a mistake, it takes them weeks to rectify it. They have essentially placed us in a difficult financial position by taking twice the amount, because the money they took was meant for other essential expenses. I would not recommend doing business with Standard Bank Vehicle finance, because they do not care for their customers.

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Wanda T's update19 Jun 2020, 09:48
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Standard Bank rep**** to my review of them, promising to be in contact to resolve the issue. It's now two days later and there has been absolutely no contact. We were promised that the money would reflect in our bank account by 16 June. It's now 19 June and still no money. Standard Bank has now placed us in a very uncomfortable situation as we are unable to pay our important bills. If we get penalty fees because of this, we will expect Standard Bank to pay it as a result of their incompetence.
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Wanda T's update22 Jun 2020, 13:37
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Hi Standard Bank, I did what you asked and contacted you with all the details you needed to refund the money you took in error. Nobody has responded and nobody has called. I hope you understand that the money you took is the only money have left and I've had to survive without it for the last three weeks. I expect the money to be refunded before the end of business today, 22 June 2020.
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Wanda T's update25 Jun 2020, 16:17
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Standard Bank has absolutely no regard for their customers. They've been making empty promises for three weeks regarding a refund that's owed to me. They should never have taken the money in the first place, but when it came time to pay it back, we kept getting promises that never resulted into anything. We finally got a call from a lady that promised the refund would reflect in our account this past Wednesday. Surprise surprise it never did. This time the excuse was that they needed different bank details to pay the money into. They absolutely do not care if they ***** their customers' money...they will take their sweet time to pay it back. I will never recommend them to anyone.