While FNB is hard at work bolstering its vehicle licence renewal service, Pick n Pay is already throwing in the towel just two years after it launched its own renewal utility according to MyBroadband. The grocer has yet to confirm why it ended support for the service, but some hints point towards a possible revamp — one that’ll hopefully lower its high costs and offer more practical users.
Pick n Pay renewals no more
Pick n Pay did not announce the service’s departure from its bouquet of offerings traditionally, instead contacting MyBroadband in an attempt to remove the retailer’s name from the outlet’s list of available licence disc renewal services offered around the country, simply noting that it “no longer offered this service at present.”
Visiting Pick n Pay’s online portal for disc renewal submissions led us to a similar notice — “Please note that we no longer offer this service.”
According to the Wayback Machine, as of 3 October 2023, Pick n Pay’s portal noted that the service had been taken offline and that Pick n Pay “will soon launch [its] exciting new Licence Disc Renewal Service!” It isn’t yet clear if those plans to launch a revamped service are still in play, as the portal’s current iteration does not mention anything about a revamped ‘Licence Disc Renewal Service.”
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Should Pick n Pay’s old plans eventually come to fruition, it’s likely to bring with it new features and a far reduced price in an attempt to counter FNB’s R100/renewal fee (now R70 until 30 June 2024). Despite numerous price cuts to Pick n Pay’s service while it was still alive, it was still the most expensive option, charging R240 for a renewal, plus a hefty R100 delivery fee.