Joe

United Kingdom

Reviews

Review of Step One


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommended

Super comfortable to the point I won’t wear anything else other than box king fit. Step Ones win though. Highly recommended

17 November 2025

Review of Muscle Booster


Rated 3 out of 5 stars

It’s ok but expensive

I liked this app to a point, after a while I felt it wasn’t progressing if I ask for more difficulty it simply put four or five similar exercises together in one session. I.E. lots of push ups or lots of abs. It became a bit boring and it’s very expensive for what it is. But to be fair it’s better than most of the others. I’d have stuck with it I think had I not felt it was such poor value.

14 May 2026

Reply from Muscle Booster

Hello Joe,

Thank you for sharing such detailed feedback. I’m sorry the workouts started to feel repetitive and that the value no longer felt right for you.

I’ll be reaching out to you shortly via email from adam.support@muscle-booster.io with a few options that may help make the training more varied and better suited to the level of challenge you’re looking for.

– Adam, MuscleBooster

Review of UK Meds


Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Too difficult to deal with

There is no support from this company, dreadful customer service and everything is massively bureaucratic.
Today DPD attempted to deliver my meds unlike last month they have decided not to leave in the front porch and have taken them to an un refrigerated warehouse. So instead of my meds being on my porch for 4 hours in a cool pack they will spend a day getting warm.

DPD say they have done this as UK Meds have told them items have to be delivered to the customer. I can’t opt for a safe place or with my neighbour so the only way I can get my order is to be here when they arrive with the goods.

Like a lot of people I have a job during the day so how am I suppose to be here without taking a day off.

Take my advice and use Boots instead at least you can pick up 12 hours a day. NEVER AGAIN

25 August 2026
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Reply from UK Meds

Hello Joe,

Please accept our sincere apologies for the delays and inconvenience caused. I will look into this further, please confirm your order number or your full name ?

Review of The Reverse Lookup

Review of Tokyo-Tiger


Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good quality product but slow delivery

Good quality product but took over a month to arrive

1 July 2026
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Reply from Tokyo-Tiger

Dear Joe,
Thank you sincerely for taking the time to share your mixed feedback about our products and delivery service. We deeply regret that your parcel took more than a full month to arrive, which has brought you a long waiting experience and ruined part of your shopping satisfaction.
We have fully recorded your complaint about the extremely long transit time, and we will deliver this feedback to our logistics coordination team to review our international shipping cooperation channels, optimize delivery scheduling and tracking efficiency to shorten waiting time for future customers.

Tokyo-tiger Customer Service Team

Review of Spanish Memory Bridge


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If ur buying from FB its a scam - Scammers

OMG I can’t believe I’ve fallen for it again. Another language app / learning programme scam. Promised unlimited access normally worth $260 for a heavily discounted rate, what I got was so basic it was a complete waste of money.

Do not fall for the facebook/insta promise of all the stuff your going to get, what you will end up with is entry level Spanish “soy means I’m or I am”

I wrote to complain but of course no answer so similar to other language cons even down to the name of the AI that’s not going to give you your money back.

AVOID

And I’d really like to know how it’s scored so high on here. TP might want to investigate that.

In the interests of fairness I have now been contacted and told they will refund my money. No explanation of why they didn’t live up to their promise of full access and then start asking you for additional payments

24 June 2026
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Review of first direct


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bank Here

The best bank / organisation ever. They answer the phone usually within 3 rings. The staff know what they are talking about, they want to help and they do. Friendly knowledgeable reliable - what more could you want

24 May 2026
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Review of Praktika AI


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dreadful customer service

Saw this advertised on instagram introductory offer of $48. Complete con! As soon as I paid I used my e mail to log onto the application. As soon as I did it asked me to pay €99. No access to any of the features advertised but some limited access to very basic vocabulary modules very similar to the con of Promova who also took my money but provided very little.

I contacted their help desk but to no avail.

This is a complete con and rip off. They promise access to AI tutorials but you can only do that if you pay an additional €99 on top of the €48 already paid

Having now tried on several different occasions to get this resolved with their help desk, I have contacted my credit card provider. They have agreed to put this payment into suspension.

I have now received a refund- it’s a shame that the customer service was so poor as I liked the sound of the product - but I no longer think this is a scam.

27 March 2026
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Reply from Praktika AI

Hi,

I’m really sorry to hear about this experience — I understand how frustrating and misleading this must have felt.

What you’re describing sounds like a possible issue with the account or email used during purchase, which can sometimes result in the subscription not being correctly linked to your profile. That said, this is absolutely something we should have resolved for you much sooner.

I’d be very happy to personally look into your case and make sure you either get proper access or a resolution you’re satisfied with.

Please email me directly at daniel.byrd@praktika.ai with your payment details and the email(s) you may have used, and I’ll take care of this as a priority.

Apologies again for the inconvenience, and thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Daniel
Praktika

Review of Vision Express


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

I attended the store in Newport, Isle of Wight.

Polite, friendly and punctual to start with. Easy to book an appointment and when I got there, there was no hanging around. The staff were brilliant, very knowledgeable and kind. Highly recommend

26 March 2026
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Reply from Vision Express

We're happy to hear that your visit to our Newport store on the Isle of Wight was so positive! We appreciate your kind words regarding our team's knowledge and helpfulness, and we thank you for the recommendation.

Review of RAC Breakdown Cover


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Cancel your auto renewal

Check your policy now and see if you have auto renewal. I don’t recall asking for auto renewal but maybe it was a default option when I joined. I’ve been a member for many years. This February I took out travel insurance with that came RAC coverage. So I rang the RAC to let them know to cancel my subscription.
On 3 separate occasions I called pressed all the options to be told by an automated message that all operators were busy and no one could take my call. So I cancelled my direct debit.
Sure enough a few days later I get a call - I explained that I no longer needed to pay this subscription as I was now covered by the RAC through my travel insurance.
I was told that they would cancel this subscription but I’d have to pay £65 because I auto renewed on the 15 January. I’d already made January payment and despite still being covered by the RAC they want another £65.
I have refused to pay and I was told that the matter will be passed to debt collection agency.
No manager available to talk to - The RAC want £65 because they auto renewed by policy, even though I am still paying for RAC cover through my travel insurance.
You will notice in the reply that the RAC confirm that I getting through can be problematic and acknowledge that I remain covered with the through my insurance. They also admit that auto renewal is automatically turned on. Despite this they still want £65 to cancel the policy. A policy that was fully paid up when I cancelled

2 March 2026
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Reply from RAC Breakdown Cover

Hi Joe,

I’m really sorry for the frustration you’ve experienced — especially after trying several times to get through to us and feeling unable to speak with anyone. I completely understand how upsetting this situation must feel, especially when you’ve already arranged RAC cover through your travel insurance.

To clarify RAC breakdown policies are set to renew automatically unless the member opts out. The RAC advises that cancelling a Direct Debit alone does not cancel the policy — you must contact them to cancel the membership itself. [rac.co.uk]
The £65 charge was applied, once a policy has auto-renewed, the standard 14‑day cooling‑off period that applies at the start of the first policy does not reset for renewals. This means auto‑renewed policies are treated as a continuation of the original contract, and cancellation fees can apply after renewal has taken effect.

I’m really sorry that this wasn’t clearer at the time, and that you weren’t able to reach an advisor when you needed help.

Thanks,

Leah

Review of Audible


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shameful customer care

I’ve been a loyal customer for many years like many on here now I’m looking to move to an alternative provider. Firstly I didn’t realise that even though you pay for your credits they take them back if you don’t use them within six months. Why I paid for them how can they just taken them back. Secondly they spend my credits for me. I’ve noticed my 5 credits went to 4 I noticed a new book in my library. I thought I must have downloaded the book and forgotten but this week 5 credits dropped to 3 and 2 new books in the library (both not great).

I tried to contact customer service- there is none. What a shame I used to really enjoy Audible but now it’s a money making could care less about customers company. Shame

12 August 2025
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Review of RingGo - The UK Pay by Phone Parking App


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Councils stop using Ringo

Why do councils keep giving this dreadful company contracts to operate their parking. The customer service is awful if you actually speak to anyone that is. I changed my car updated my details on my residents permit on Ringo - accepted. However 28 days later it reverted back to my old reg. At no point did it tell me this was a temporary change nor send me a notification . I got a ticket of course I appealed and they withdrew the charge (that’s the first time I’ve ever had a successful appeal). My parking session is now coming to an end but it won’t let me extend - it says you can’t extend as there is an active session. I know that I want to extend this active session before it runs out. As usual customer service unavailable
COUNCILS PLEASE STOP USING THIS COMPANY

7 August 2025
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Review of Aviva


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rubbish Company

This is a truly dreadful company. It’s on line mostly if something goes wrong with that you’re in for a very poor experience. I changed my car I thought it would be straightforward to update my policy but this couldn’t be achieved on line. 15 minutes I spent talking to a bot before finally getting a person on line (not on the phone). The bot was better trained. More than an hour later and still no insurance I told the advisor I’d cancel my policy and go elsewhere. OK came the reply and I was disconnected from my account. I can no longer log in.
A month later Aviva take a payment from my account but I can’t get it back because I have no access to my account. You can go on line and it will tell you how to get your money back. Log into your account when I do I get error 404 or something. There’s no way around this other than try to communicate with a bot and then another bot pretending to be a person.

Rubbish Rubbish Rubbish.

23 April 2025
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Reply from Aviva

Thanks for your review Joe! ⭐

It's a shame to hear about your experience with updating your policy and accessing your account. We want to help resolve this for you. Please send us a private message with your contact details quoting reference #96849 and any relevant information, so we can look into this further. Thank you.

If you need to contact us, you can find us on Facebook at @AvivaUK. You can also contact us here 👉 https://www.aviva.co.uk/help-and-support/contact-us/ if you do not wish to use social media.

Aviva Social Team

Review of Aviva


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No support

The problem is when there’s a problem there is no one to talk to. Last week I purchased a new car the reg takes 24 hours to come through on the DVLA system. Adding a car to your policy that’s not on the DVLA to the AVIVa system is impossible so you’re stuck. I went on the on line chat service explained what support I needed. Almost 90 minutes later I’m still on the chat with nothing resolved. While waiting I went on go compare was able to enter make and model of car and got a quote without the reg being on DVLA. I explained that I had found an alternative and the person on the other side of the chat must have been very happy as they cancelled my Aviva policy there and then.

Never again I’m afraid, Aviva your product offer is cheap but only works if you don’t have a problem

21 March 2025
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Reply from Aviva

Morning Joe,
Thank you for sharing your experience. We apologise for the inconvenience you faced while trying to add your new car to your policy. It's frustrating to hear that our online chat service did not resolve your issue in a timely manner. We understand how important it is to have efficient support, especially when dealing with time-sensitive matters.
We're sorry to hear that you decided to cancel your policy, and we hope to have the opportunity to serve you better in the future. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
If you need to contact us, you can find us on Facebook at @AvivaUK. You can also contact us here 👉 https://www.aviva.co.uk/help-and-support/contact-us/ if you do not wish to use social media.
Thanks
Aviva Social Team

Review of The Tour Guy


Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great but a tad boastful on line jumping

I would say overall very professional and very well informed tour guides. Their knowledge is outstanding- our guide made our visit to Rome. So why 4 and not 5? The skip the queue claim. The site boasts about whisking you through.

We went to the Vatican - to be fair the web site does say you have to queue for security- we did for about 40 minutes. We got through then we had to queue for another 40 minutes to get a lift to the roof of the Vatican. Annoyingly we could have skipped that queue and walked up to 300 steps. So all these people walked passed us and up the steps. While we waited in line. Can’t fault our guide she knew every fact, was entertaining and fun but it was obvious from the start she knew what was coming- a lot of dissatisfied customers who thought they were skipping the lines.

Our tour included the Vatican museum - there was line jumping there


If I went again I’d still use this company I just wish they were more honest about their ability to fast track you. But I suppose they are in a competitive market where all boasts attract customers. They may have to exaggerate their ability to get you in, but their expertise is second to none.

19 September 2024

Reply from The Tour Guy

Thank you for your thoughtful feedback, Joe. We’re glad to hear you appreciated the professionalism and knowledge of our guides, and that they helped make your visit to Rome special.

Regarding the wait times, you're absolutely right. The Basilica does have free entry for everyone, but all visitors are required to go through security screening. This is why we do not advertise "Skip the Line" for the Basilica specifically. We're sorry if there was any misunderstanding about that, and we truly appreciate your patience.

We're always working to improve our services and your feedback helps us do that. Thank you for choosing us, and we hope to have the opportunity to serve you again!

Review of Sara London


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company is a con

I normally check Trust Pilot before purchasing stupidly I didn’t on this occasion- never again. I’m a month out waiting for my order the tracking number they provided doesn’t work. I’m now working with my credit card company to see if I can get a refund. You know Facebook need to take a bit more notice of who they are allowing to use their platform. The may not care now, but I will never ever again buy anything advertised on Facebook.

7 September 2024
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Review of Noted. Aromas


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

They may not Imamate but they’re uniquely wonderful

So some of the references to “it smells like” this brand or that brand are tenuous- but they smell good nonetheless.

Lima on the other hand is supposed to be Jo Malone lime and basil. It’s not. It’s better by far. The aroma is wonderful and long lasting it’s like what you wished JM would smell like.

Lisbon is also excellent- Istanbul not so. Rome arrived today and seems to have great potential I’ll keep you posted.

11 May 2024
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Reply from Noted. Aromas

Thank you for your feedback! We are glad to hear that Lima and Lisbon have impressed you, and hope Rome lives up to your expectations as well.

Review of Halfords Retail


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Halfords Rocks - Thanks Jack

The dashboard said “warning coolant low” I’d no idea what to do. Someone suggested I got to Halfords - they might help. I was on the Isle of Wight- so went to the store in Newport. The customer service was unbelievably good. Jack not only found the coolant I needed but put it in the car and showed me what to do in case it happens in the future. He checked oil level, was polite, professional and really down to earth. I was impressed

5 March 2024
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Reply from Halfords Retail

Hello, Joe!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful experience. We're happy to have been of help, and we look forward to getting together with you once more soon. We appreciate you selecting Halfords.

Sincere regards,
Sorabh

Review of Sudio


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

I’m going to quantify this review- I’m not reviewing the product I’m talking about the customer service. I bought a set of pods in duty free when I got them home they didn’t work. Obviously I couldn’t take them back to the shop - it’s behind several layers of security. I contacted Sudio through their web site - I was expecting sorry can’t help but actually I got lots of help. As it turned out the pods were faulty but it didn’t take long before Suido dispatched a new pair and for my trouble up graded me to the next version. They work but I’ve not had a chance to put them through their paces yet. Product I don’t know; customer service- well I’m impressed

26 February 2024
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Reply from Sudio

Hi Joe!

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We're truly sorry to hear about the inconvenience you faced with your purchase, but we're thrilled to know that our customer service team was able to assist you promptly and effectively.

We hope you enjoy your new earphones, and if you have any further questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.

Sincerely,
Julia, Sudio Service Team

Review of Airports Taxi Transfers


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Impressive

Really impressed- the simplest things can make great customer service. When you land at midnight - it’s February wet and cold, you turn on your phone and it pings “hi I’m your taxi and I’m outside”

Great reassurance from a company that clearly understands good service. Easy booking, e mail confirmation with contact details before you fly. Reminder on the day we’ve got your booking we will see you later.

Driver was polite and helpful, car was clean and we were driven home late at night safe and sound.

Thank you Ahmadzai thank you ATT

11 February 2024
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