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Andrew

United Kingdom

Reviews

Review of Warranties 2000


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Warranty bought from Big Motoring World…

Warranty bought from Big Motoring World with car - very bad idea. I first reported a leaking radiator in January quote provided and STILL WAITING for an engineer to inspect the car before allowing the radiator to be replaced. Nobody answers the phone - I’ve got a request for further information from Warranty 2000. Their ‘proposal number ‘ is 8508220. NG19 FAO . Still waiting for that call……

April 8, 2024
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Reply from Warranties 2000

Good afternoon, we're sorry you've been let down. Can you respond to our request for more information so that we can get this matter resolved for you.

Review of Big Motoring World


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dont get warranty fooled again!

Don’t buy the warranty!! Fooled again by persuasive salesmen. I reported coolant leak three months ago, first they tell you to bring to their depot, then they say take it to a garage for a quote. Then they say it has to be inspected. Weeks later still nothing. Another racket.

February 15, 2024
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Reply from Big Motoring World

Hi Andrew,

We are sorry to hear about your disappointment with the warranty.

I can see that you purchased your vehicle in January 2023 and raised your concern with our After-Sales team on 22/01/2024 who advised that since it has past 6 months since your purchase you would have to contact the warranty company directly about your concerns.

I apologise for your disappointment with the warranty company's response. Unfortunately, we are unable to review your complaint as the warranty company is a third-party company.

If you would like to discuss this further, please contact our After-Sales team at BigAssist@bigmotoringworld.co.uk who would be able to advise further.

Kindest Regards,
Big Motoring World

Review of Velux


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Appallingly lax customer service

Appallingly lax customer service. Told not to use a produce because of a danger of electrocution. Fix agreed and now 6 months waiting for action. No ventilation! I used to specify their products regularly -did so for some 40 years- no longer , a story of failure from the arrogance of a market leader.

July 26, 2023
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Review of Admiral Insurance


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It’s a complete waste of time trying to…

It’s a complete waste of time trying to deal with these people , spend half an hour completing quote details, they ask for payment then tell you to chat, the chat drops out after you start to get some where, you ring, they say the wait is one minute , and answer after 10, you start to explain then they drop the call and don’t ring you back. What a load of AI Bo**ocks.

November 15, 2023
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Reply from Admiral Insurance

Hi Andrew

I am sorry to hear about the service you have received when trying to set up a policy. This is not the level of service we strive for. I have passed your details to the relevant department who will be in touch.
Thank you for taking your time to leave us a review and share your experience with us.

Thanks
Jo

Review of Nationwide


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I’ve lost faith in NW - their APP is now just a pain. …

I am a nationwide customer for years and years. The APP was a great addition BUT its functionality is getting worse. I had to restart the iphone every time I wanted to use it. I fixed it by reloading the APP. now they have changed it and it won’t open again . I’ve lost faith and I’m going to use my Halifax account as my daily account.

October 10, 2023
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Review of Nespresso UK


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Give me my money back - and a jar of instant - I can’t stand this!!!!

Bought 2 Nespresso, one for each house, BIG mistake. Yet another endless and pointless phone call in a line of migraine inducing hour long conversations. This time about a refund of money wrongly taken. Hours trying to sort out an offer when the codes didn’t work, money taken for ‘free’ pods. My GOD , give me a kettle and a jar of Maxwell House!!!

June 20, 2023
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Reply from Nespresso UK

Hi Andrew, we are disappointed to hear of your experience. If you would like to discuss this further please contact on us Social Media, Live Chat or via our Contact Us link here: https://nespres.so/a/78lsr8

Review of The AA Breakdown Cover


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don’t believe they look after you!

On 27 September last year I was in a severe accident caused by a foreign national who admitted he had been on wrong side of road. My car was undriveable and I was in a rural area alone. I called the AA expecting to be able arrange a recovery and was told that this would cost £400. The agent was clearly working from home and couldn’t make her payment system work (not a funds problem!) training or IT at fault I don’t know - she tried several times and many useless phone calls and an hour after the initial call I just gave up. I got no help at all; stuck in the countryside with nothing , police dint bother to come. I turned to my broker to find a recovery firm (after 4 hours!). That unfortunately took me down a path where my classic car was unnecessarily written off when I could have retained control and had it repaired economically at third party expense if the AA hadn’t let me down.

September 26, 2022
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Reply from The AA Breakdown Cover

Hi Andrew, we hope you've been ok since the accident. We'd like to look into what happened here further, if you haven't already raised this to be looked into, please send a copy of your review, your membership number (address if cover is through the bank) and reg to theaa.reviewteam@theaa.com

Review of Big Motoring World


Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Whole experience spoiled

Whole experience spoiled by a failure to identify need to change tax status of car. My previous call to ask about the salesman’s comment ( nobody had disclosed it was an ex Motability car until today) about ‘going to a post office ‘ was dismissed as something which would be dealt with by collection team- actually what I received was dangerous advice borne of bad training/ignorance - ‘it’s not your fault if you can’t tax it- do it later’. Any untaxed car is potentially uninsured and can be seized and we later saw there was an ANPR check at M25 J25 - wisely we had to run and sort this out ourselves- I missed a Train as a result. Not what I would call ‘total service’ ! shame - staff were delightful- just sort out the training and give some thought as to how things go wrong when assumptions are made. Please don’t give me the usual feedback response PLEASE!

January 28, 2023
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Reply from Big Motoring World

Hi Andrew,

We are sorry to hear of your experience. We will be in touch to discuss your concerns with you.

Kindest regards,
Big Motoring World

Review of Trainline


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rail Replacement bus no show, waited and missed all my connections.

Train cancelled; replacement bus service never arrived. Cost me £22.00 for taxi. This could have been avoided if there was a notification of delay.
Service provider refers me to trainline

September 28, 2022
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Reply from Trainline

Hi Andrew, Thank you for your feedback. I'm sorry to hear about your experience. If you have any further queries, please contact us via our e-form: https://support.thetrainline.com/en/support/tickets/new and we will be happy to help. Thanks again, Nigel.

Review of Canopy


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The art of making life difficult

The art of making life difficult. The whole premis of this app is that a guarantor fits into the box provided. I have multiple income sources - too difficult; The address list is out of date (by 3 years) - so no way of correcting that with a manual update.

March 15, 2022
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Reply from Canopy

Good Morning Andrew,

Thank you for your feedback. We always appreciate any feedback given, as our purpose at Canopy is to assist potential renters and guarantors complete referencing in the smoothest way possible. Therefore any opportunity to get an insight from an applicant regarding our systems is essential to our development.

In regards to completing the income section, I would like to highlight again some of the resources that my colleague Nikol previously provided, which show how you can add all of your different income sources to the RentPassport. We understand that being able showcase all of your income is essential when applying for a property.

We offer 2 different ways of showing your income, whether using OpenBanking or manually uploading documents to verify your income sources instead.

This link shows all of the different income sources we can accept and what documents we require in order to verify them: https://help.canopy.rent/hc/en-gb/articles/4456745419549-Verifying-different-income-sources

I apologise that you were unable to use OpenBanking to verify your income, on this occasion, as this is something that is often used to speed the process of completing the RentPassport. Our tech team review any issues raised regarding the software with the greatest importance and what you have previously highlighted is something that they are looking into, in order to reduce this happening in future.

For your Identity section we are partnered with Experian to complete your credit check. Sometimes, if you are not returned a credit profile, it may mean that Experian do not hold enough information on you Please note that not everybody will have a credit profile, as Experian need to have a certain level of data attached to you in their databases to provide a profile. The report that is returned to us, differs to a consumer report, which tends to be what is provided if you completed the check yourself online. This is a more in depth score as Experian are looking into an individual's credit information surrounding tenancy checks and thus values different data.

If you would like to discuss this further, please contact us on our support line: 020 3966 3850.

Hannah
Canopy Customer Support

Review of Canopy


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dumb software

Maybe it can do simple things but completely failed to identify 3 separate streams of monthly-paid income and seemingly can’t add up the ones it finds. If you want to spend more time trying to get it to work properly than you would in scanning a few bank statements then go ahead.

March 2, 2022
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Reply from Canopy

Good afternoon,

Thank you for your feedback regarding our automatic income verification, and I am very sorry to hear you have experienced an issue with completing this process.

We offer the option to connect to Open Banking as a quick and easy way to verify your income instantly, and I will ensure your concerns regarding this system are passed on.

Alternatively to connecting your bank, we also supply applicants with the option of providing income documentation to be manually verified by our referencing team instead. You can do so by selecting the Upload Documents Instead button, where you can upload the relevant documentation regarding this.

You can find out more information about the documentation we accept regarding different income types in our help centre. I have linked a few of the key articles below.

If you would like to discuss our income verification processes further with us, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will be happy to discuss this with you.

Kind Regards,

Nikol
Canopy Customer Support

Employment: Verifying Income: Employment: https://help.canopy.rent/hc/en-gb/articles/360008688058?source=search

Self Employment: Verifying Income: Self Employment: https://help.canopy.rent/hc/en-gb/articles/360008687118?source=search

Benefits: Verifying Income: Benefits: https://help.canopy.rent/hc/en-gb/articles/4403570573969?source=search

Different income sources: Verifying different income sources: https://help.canopy.rent/hc/en-gb/articles/4456745419549?source=search

Review of Trainline


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I obviously trusted this APP too…

I obviously trusted this APP too quickly, sold me (and still has on sale ) tickets for trains that disappeared off the time table 6 weeks ago. Result - £30.00 taxi to finish off my journey at 10 pm. Easy to use yes- to get yourself stuck without a journey home . NOT RELIABLE!!!

February 9, 2022
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Reply from Trainline

Hi Andrew, Thanks for the review. I am sorry to hear about your experience. We rely on the national rail reservation system of the train operators to provide the fares and timetable information. Trainline cannot retail a fare if it is not made available by the reservation system nor do we have the ability to issue our own fares. If you have any further queries, please contact us via Facebook, Twitter or our e-form: https://bit.ly/35md1us and we will be happy to help. Thanks again, Nigel.

Review of Back Market - United Kingdom


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor

Poor, poor, poor- having paid premium price for a refurbished 'excellent' iphone 12 which arrived with a cracked lens (birthday present now missed) it is appalling that it is impossible to contact them directly. Poor quality control evidently and an impenetrable website.Stop patting yourselves on the back and get some human beings available on a phone. Its called customer service.

Instead, trying all the options, it seems the only way to get this fixed (a replacement!) is to cancel the order and accept a discounted refund - go away! None of the options in 'HELP' help at all. Its not MY JOB to spend time working out how to get what I paid for; its yours and you havent done it.

December 19, 2021
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Reply from Back Market - United Kingdom

Hello Andrew,

Thank you very much for bringing this to our attention. I am very sorry if your device was not in the condition you were promised.

All refurbishers must comply with our strict Quality Charter in order to be able to sell their products on our platform. Don't worry: you have 30-days to return for a replacement, repair or refund it and we will help you do so.
I will open an after-sales conversation with your refurbisher in order to find out what happened. You will be able to access this conversation from your online customer's account.
I will also personally contact you to make sure we take all the necessary actions to turn this experience around.

Thanks for your patience and understanding.

Talk to you very soon,
Sarah from Back Market

Review of Ideal World


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If there was a minus star they STILL get it

If there was a minus star they get it. If you want to waste your life on the phone (at £/min) trying to find out why you haven't got your goods then carry on. Disingenuous 'chat' that drags on with huge gaps of time for responses, and then dies, call options that lead nowhere. They seem to think when they say the goods are with Hermes its no longer their problem; Hermes say (website only of course) somehow its my job to chase the vendor even though they say they have the goods (somewhere!). Its the sender's choice of courier, their job to deliver what they have been paid for. My first time and my last -lets all get back to the High Street!
They have asked for my edit to the previous review. Here’s the update-no change- told them ( when eventually I tricked my way to a real person) I wanted to cancel the order but they said I wouldn’t get a refund until the (apparently lost ) item was back in their.warehouse. Showing a (probably deliberate) Fundamental misunderstanding of law : they have to provide what had been paid for. They now say I gave them a wrong order number which is very odd since I received replacement goods a week later - we are quits then , but their service is still rubbish!

November 22, 2021
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Reply from Ideal World

Good Afternoon,

Thanks for your feedback and we apologise for any delays experienced in receiving your order. The order number you have provided appears to be incorrect. Please can we ask that you do provide this to us if you require further assistance.

Thanks,

Pep.

Review of Vaillant UK

Review of Tile Experience


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Like previous reviewer

Like previous reviewer, next day delivery promised and here we are 4 days late because of incompetent labelling of order and dumb couriers repeatedly trying to deliver to the wrong address.

August 17, 2021
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Review of UK Flooring Direct Ltd


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Did what they had to efficiently

Did what they had to efficiently, none of the usual delivery hassles.

July 31, 2021

Reply from UK Flooring Direct Ltd

Hi Andrew,

We're over the moon that you're happy with your experience with UK Flooring Direct, our aim is to provide a start to finish first class service - we're glad we've matched your expectations.

Kind Regards,

UK Flooring Direct

Review of building-supplies-online.co.uk


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Outrageous

Outrageous, polite, but useless. This comapany has taken money on basis of delivery quoted on website then (when chased on due date ) tell you its another 8 weeks. Result? Uninhabitable house and 2 months additional rental.
They will apologise etc etc andsuggested I cancel my order (which would let them off the hook!) overall this is simply rubbish retailing and, in fact a breach of contract. Avoid.

July 28, 2021
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Review of Toolstation

Review of 1st CENTRAL Insurance