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What South Africans Should Really Pay for Fuel

Aug 12, 2019Jacqueline du PlessisCar News, Cars, featured, Latest News, Lifestyle2018 Petrol Increase in south africa, 2019 Petrol Increase in south africa, car drinking petrol, cost os petrol versus diesel in south africa, diesel cars, dollar vs the rand affecting petrol in south africa, How much does diesel cost in south africa, How much is a Litre of petrol?, How much is the petrol increase?, how much tax is added on to the petrol price, petrol, petrol price breakdown in south africa 2018, petrol price south africa, petrol price today, Price of diesel in south africa, price of diesel today, price of petrol explained in south africa, south african petrol price, south african petrol price increase, tax and the petrol price, What is the current petrol price in South Africa?, Why did petrol prices go up?, why is my car using so much petrol, why is petrol so expensive in south africa

Are you ready for another fuel price increase, nah didn’t think so, no one ever is. We looked into why petrol is so expensive in South Africa and where a lot the money is actually going. You will be surprised how much tax gets added to the petrol price, let’s dig in: Why Your Petrol is So Expensive South Africans are becoming more and more frustrated as a simple trip to the petrol station […]

“My Insurance Claim Was Rejected!”, This is How to Overturn it!

Jul 22, 2019Jacqueline du PlessisCar News, Cars, featured, Latest News, Lifestyleabsa insurance company, Affordable life insurance in south africa, auto & general insurance, best and worst insurance companies in south africa, best car insurance south africa, budget car insurance, budget insurance, Can an insurance company refuse to pay a claim?, can I complain if my insurance claim was rejected, car insurance, car insurance advice, car insurance claim denied by insurance company, car insurance claim rejected south africa, car insurance claims advice, Car insurance cover in south africa, car insurance quotes compared south africa, cheapest car insurance south africa, compare car insurance, compare car insurance in south africa, comparing car insurance in south africa, complaining at the ombudsman for my insurance claim being rejected, cost of insurance in south africa, Discovery Insure, First For Women insurance, I dont agree with my insurance provider, Insurance, insurance claim rejected help, Insurance Claims, Iwyze Insurance, king price insurance, MiWay Insurance, OSTI, reasons for car insurance not paying out, Santam insurance south africa, short term insurance report, the best insurance in south africa, Unity Insurance, what to do if my insurance claim was rejected, worst insurance companies south africa

Are you one of the many thousands of South Africans who put their hard-earned cash into the hands of insurance companies? Many of us want to believe that regardless of what happens to our assets, if we pay our monthly premium, our insurers will recoup our losses, but is that really the case? The Ombudsman for Short Term Insurance, otherwise known as OSTI, released their 2018 report stating that last year saw a rather […]

New Hijacking Scheme to Be Aware of: “Tap Tap Method”

Jul 17, 2019Jacqueline du Plessis1 CommentCar News, Cars, featured, Latest News, Lifestyleareas that are hijacked in South africa, attempting hijacking today, cape town hijacking, Car hijacking, car hijacking tap tap method, car safety south africa, crime in south africa, durban hijacking, high hijacking areas in south africa, hijacking, hijacking crimes, hijacking hotspots, hijacking in Johannesburg, hijacking in south africa, Hijacking news in south africa, hijacking tips, how to escape a car hijacking, how to prepare for a hijacking in south africa, how to stop a hijacker, joburg hijacking, latest hijacking news, smash and grab protection for your car, South African hijackers are now using the 'tap tap' method, the tap tap method, things to do when you are being hijacked, What is hijacking attack?, what to do in a hijacking, which cars are hijacked in south africa

An astounding number of hijackings happen every single day on the South African roads. There are approximately 45-50 hijackings that happen around the country and the number is increasing year-on-year with new sneaky methods being invented. The latest SAPS report stated that mojarity if the hijackings happen in Gauteng followed by KZN and lastly the Western Cape. No matter where you live you need to make sure you protect yourself with the right car […]

The Top 9 Reasons Car Insurance Claims Get Rejected

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Most of us don’t know that if our tyres are too worn or we missed a premium payment for longer than 15 days and we are in an accident, our car insurance provider doesn’t have to pay our claims and they most likely won’t. According to the annual ombudsman’s report, the Ombud resolved 9,474 complaints out of 9,779 formal complaints lodged in the review period, recovering a total of R87.2 million for consumers! Even if you […]

UPDATED: Best & Worst Insurance Companies of 2019 in SA

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Which Insurers Received The Most Complaints? The Ombudsman reported that Absa Insurance is the most complained about insurer of 2018, 2nd year running now. Absa Insurance made up 9% of complaints within the total insurance industry with 800 complaints being put forward to the Ombudsman. Despite a large number of complaints received, the ombud found 18% of all Absa Insurance claims in favour of the customer. The table below illustrates the worst South African insurers of […]