Pick n Pay vehicle licence disc renewal service fee slashed

[Jan]

Pick n Pay slashes car licence disc renewal price

Pick n Pay has announced its vehicle licence disc renewal service is now available at all 500 of its supermarkets and hypermarkets at a reduced service fee of R250.

The grocery retailer said due to "overwhelming demand", the service was launched nationally, following a pilot programme at 19 stores in the country.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Still too expensive, no thanks PnP.

 

[My_King]

Can't they deliver to a PnP near you and let the R99 delivery go away

 

[ToxicBunny]

Can't they deliver to a PnP near you and let the R99 delivery go away

Probably can, but many services will charge you around R200 and deliver to your door in a day or two rather than 10+ days PnP take.

 

[Tman543]

From almost R500 to R250. sounds much more reasonable now.

Anyway its amazing how private companies can capitalise on the inefficiencies of our traffic departments

 

[Creag]

The new price might lure a few more, but still too expensive for me.

 

[HartsockZA]

Pop is still too expensive

 

[Longboi]

My banker does license disc renewals for my fleet and personal vehicles at no extra cost apart from me paying his driver for fuel to go to the licensing station.

 

[Kodi]

The extortionate price we must pay because of incompetence.

 

[The_MAC]

Whoever at PnP is in charge of this initiative should get fired.

This little experiment will probably end up costing them money.

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

Bunch of moaners, if Woolies offered this at triple the price y'all would be jizzing in your Country Road chino's about as you swipe your Woolies CC.

 

[PeterPan420]

From almost R500 to R250. sounds much more reasonable now.

Anyway its amazing how private companies can capitalise on the inefficiencies of our traffic departments

R500 to R350

 

[Kyoto]

I used the local SPAR , it was R150 if I remember correctly, they then sent me a SMS to pick up, a couple of days later

 

[KleinBoontjie]

Slashing my wrist, more likely

 

[konfab]

From almost R500 to R250. sounds much more reasonable now.

Anyway its amazing how private companies can capitalise on the inefficiencies of our traffic departments

The fact that the traffic depts still offer the service is the real sign of a failed state.

They are still paying all the dead-eyed workers on cushy salaries to do this job badly. The correct thing to do is to get rid of this particular service and privatize it completely. Same with drivers licenses.

 

[Charlesjjm]

In my case their business model does not make sense. Why would I walk past the Post Office to the Pick 'n Pay and stand in their long queues just to pay for a renewal and then have to wait 10 days for delivery?

At the PO I'll get it immediately. And their queues are shorter than PnP's. If PnP's service was 100% online, then yes, it would make a big difference.

 

[The_MAC]

In my case their business model does not make sense. Why would I walk past the Post Office to the Pick 'n Pay and stand in their long queues just to pay for a renewal and then have to wait 10 days for delivery?

At the PO I'll get it immediately. And their queues are shorter than PnP's. If PnP's service was 100% online, then yes, it would make a big difference.

Checker 60 will get it right - get your groceries and license

 

[BBSA]

I prefer fnb. Post Office is fine, but lately they been offline often causing you to go back a few times.

 

[Kodi]

Only when you personally benefit would any business decision be a sensible one?

In my case their business model does not make sense. Why would I walk past the Post Office to the Pick 'n Pay and stand in their long queues just to pay for a renewal and then have to wait 10 days for delivery?

At the PO I'll get it immediately. And their queues are shorter than PnP's. If PnP's service was 100% online, then yes, it would make a big difference.

 

[Charlesjjm]

Only when you personally benefit would any business decision be a sensible one?

Well, isn't rule number 1 the customer is always right?