Name: LifeConnect24
Address: 42 Barnard Rd, Bowthorpe Employment Area,, Norwich, Norfolk
Rating: 4.66

“Never pay this company by debit or credit card. I have paid a full years subscription of which about 2 months was used when mum went into a care home. No refund for the remaining months was given. They tried to charge me £49 for a lost pendant which went missing on an emergency hospital admission (would they re-use this anyway when someone has worn it?). When I refused to pay they have taken the payment by card anyway from an 84 year olds bank account with no authorisation. Disgusted.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Dear Julie, Thank you for leaving us your feedback and for bringing this to our attention. I am very sorry to hear of your experience and for any upset or inconvenience, this has caused. I have logged your complaint through our complaints process and this will be reviewed by our management team. Again I would like to apologise on behalf of Lifeline24, as it is never our intention to upset our customers. A member of our customer service team will be in contact with you to discuss this further. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to get in contact should you have any further feedback or concerns. Kind Regards, Lifeline24

Posted 5 years ago

“My dad paid upfront for a year’s subscription but died before even taking it out of the box. Because he pai upfront he was entitled to zero refund - had he taken it out on a monthly contract it could have been stopped with no more to pay. We tried to reach a compromise but Lifeline24 wouldn’t budge an inch. Totally no compassion and they expect you to send back the equipment as it’s only rented! Just pay monthly or not at all is my advice. A company with no compassion dealing with elderly people is not good.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Good Morning, Thank you for leaving your feedback. On behalf of us all here at Lifeline24, I am very sorry to hear of your loss and hope you are doing well during this difficult time. It is never our intention to upset our customers and I am very sorry to hear that you felt our response was not compassionate. All refunds are processed on a case by case basis. I have investigated this further and I can see the account is still active. It appears that initially, the alarm was to be transferred to a friend so they could use the remaining time on your account. Our friendly Customer Service Team have tried to call you to confirm how you would like to proceed but unfortunately, they have not been able to reach you. Again I would like to apologise for any upset or inconvenience this has caused. Please do not hesitate to get in contact at your earliest convenience to discuss your account. You can email us at info@lifeline24.co.uk or call 0800 999 0400. Kind Regards, Lifeline24

Posted 5 years ago

“My mother in law passed away on the day it was delivered, we notified you and returned the un opened box. Very dissapointed that you chose to return only £29.97 and not the £64.97, do you really have to stoop this low to earn a living?”

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Posted 5 years ago

Dear Nicholas, Thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback. On behalf of us all here at Lifeline24, I am very sorry to hear of your loss. Our standard procedure is to retain the £35.00 New Customer Fee. In order for an alarm to leave our premise we have already completed the administration on the account and the pre-programming of the alarm, the costs of which are covered by this Fee. We do, however, look at each situation case by case. Again, I am very sorry to hear of your loss and would like to apologise for any upset or inconvenience this may have caused. Please do not hesitate to get in contact with our friendly customer service team on 0800 999 0400 or by emailing us at info@lifeline24.co.uk. Kind Regards, Lifeline24

Posted 5 years ago

“I ordered this appliance to help my Mother, received it straight away although had not completed the online form completely, however this appliance did not work against the answerphone so we sent it back, not even getting it out the box, we have been charged £35 for a set up fee regardless. Not happy at all, so basically check that you are going to have this appliance regardless. There should be a notice to say that you have to pay a charge of £35 to order regardless.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Good Afternoon, Thank you for leaving us your feedback today. I am sorry to hear about your experience with the closure of your Mother's account. I have looked into your case further and I can see that you have since been in contact with our customer service team. A full refund including the setup fee was processed in April. Whilst it can take between 10-12 working days to appear in your bank account, the notes on the account reflect that you should now have received this payment. If you have still yet to receive your refund please call our friendly customer team on 0800 999 0400 at your earliest convenience. Kind Regards, Lifeline24

Posted 5 years ago

“Lifeline 24 doesn't mention that there is a £35 charge which is non-refundable even when the alarm is cancelled within the 30 day cooling off period. Live chat doesn't mention it and neither is it in the refund policy printed on the webpage. Shame on you Lifeline 24, especially considering the age of the people you are dealing with.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Good Morning, Thank you for leaving us your feedback. I am very sorry to hear that our joining fee was not made clearer for you. Our refunds are processed on a case by case basis. The Set-up fee covers all of the hard work that goes into setting up a new alarm account. This includes the preprogramming of your box and all of the admin costs associated with opening a new account with our alarm response centre. Again I would like to apologise for that our policy did not live up to your expectations. Your feedback has been passed on to management, following our complaints procedure, so we can make sure to provide a better service for future customers. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us on 0800 999 0400 or info@lifeline24.co.uk should you have any further feedback or queries. Kind Regards, Lifeline24

Posted 5 years ago

“Ordered this product a week ago today. I was told it would arrive the next day. After a second phone call this evening ,7 days later I was told they would speak to dispatch in the morning & get back to me! Not impressed.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Dear Eric, Thank you for getting in contact today. I am very sorry to hear of your poor experience regarding the delivery of your alarm unit. Whilst all of our alarms are sent out using 24hour tracked delivery through Royal Mail. Unfortunately due to the recent circumstances, the Royal Mail has been delayed in certain areas. We are still doing our best to ensure our customers are receiving their orders promptly during these difficult times. I can see that a member of our customer service team has since been in touch to provide you with the tracking number for your alarm. From further investigation, it appears that your alarm has now arrived. Again I would like to apologize for the delay in the delivery of our alarm and that we not in contact with you sooner regarding this. Please do not hesitate to get in contact should you have any further concerns or feedback. Kind Regards, Lifeline24

Posted 5 years ago

“I still haven’t been told if my form has accepted.!”

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Posted 5 years ago

Dear Susan, Thank you for getting in contact today. I am very sorry to hear that you were not contacted in regards to the uploading of your new customer forms. Our confirmation emails are sent automatically to the email provided on the form once these have been accepted by our Emergency Care Team's systems. I would recommend checking in your junk or spam folders. Following your review, I have been in contact with our customer service team who have resent this email. Your feedback will be reviewed by our team so we can look into why this confirmation was not sent to you. Please get in touch should you have any further feedback or require any additional information regarding the forms or the set up of your alarm. Kind Regards, Lifeline24

Posted 5 years ago

“Yes very grateful for lifeline now during this coronovirus problem.I am over 70 confined to my house andI live alone Many thanks Margaret”

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Posted 5 years ago

Dear Margaret, Thank you for your kind feedback. I am pleased to hear that the alarm is providing you with peace of mind whilst you are at home on your own. Please do not hesitate to get in contact should you have any further feedback or questions. Kind Regards, Lifeline24

Posted 5 years ago

“So disappointing 1 set of equipment faulty, replacement set faulty. Call handler was not a bit interested and have now chased 3 times over the past month and still awaiting the refund”

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Posted 5 years ago

Dear Anne, Thank you for your feedback and for getting in touch today. I am very sorry to hear about your experience with our alarm equipment. This is certainly not the level of service we aim to provide. I have been able to investigate this further and I can see that you have been in contact with our customer service team. A full refund has been processed however, this is now with the bank and can take up to 10 working days to appear in your account. Again I would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused. Please do not hesitate to get in contact should you have any further feedback. Kind Regards, Lifeline24

Posted 5 years ago

“I ordered this for my mother in law but have cancelled it as it does not have a facility for someone to go out to assist her if she falls which is very disappointing. Just a middle man to phone us if we were needed. Have now gone to an alternative provider who does that. Can’t see the point of this product”

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Posted 5 years ago

Dear Customer, I am sorry to hear that our service proved to not be suitable for you and your Mother-in-law. At Lifeline we have thousands of customers across the UK who are happy with the lifesaving service we provide; it seems it was a different type of service you required. If there is anything we can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch on 0800 999 0400. Kind Regards, Lifeline24.

Posted 5 years ago

“Placed order and came quickly, went through the set up and was easy to use, Dad accidentally activated the fall alarm and i received a call and went to check on him as he wasn’t answering the phone, as he was in the garden. So excellent response, i have recommended this service to my friends to look in to”

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Posted 5 years ago

Dear Carl, Thank you very much for your kind review. I am pleased to hear of your experience with our response team. Thank you for recommending us to your friends and family. Please do not hesitate to get in contact should you have any further feedback or queries. Kind Regards, Lifeline24

Posted 5 years ago

“Check your bank statements! Don’t Pay Annually! I bought this service for my mum who has since sadly passed away. When looking around the market I contacted the company and asked was there any benefit of paying annually. I was advised it is slightly cheaper to pay annually so I went with this option. I asked could I cancel this account at any time and was advised yes. Sadly my mum passed away almost a year later. I called this company on the next working day while sorting out mum’s affairs and they advised that I should return the equipment and my account would be cancelled. The equipment was returned to them the next day in perfect order and in its original box. I contacted them to check that they had received the equipment back and to enquire about any refund due only to be advised that as the policy has renewed on 17.12.19 there was no refund due as I had an annual policy with no cancellation rights once renewed. I was not advised this on their “sales call” or I would have never took an annual policy with them. I would have took monthly and simply cancelled when I no longer needed it. I know there will be a lot of people in the same situation getting this product for sick and elderly relatives etc and sadly at some point you are going to need to cancel. BE AWARE! My policy with them wasn’t even due for renewal until 17.01.19 so they had advised me incorrectly of the renewal date and also collected the renewal fees nearly one month early. They claim this is their policy due to the nature of the service they provide? Who claims annual fees 1 month early? Imagine your car insurance doing that? Upon further investigation they also never gave the annual renewal discount they offer online (check your direct debits if you are a current customer as they will have done this to you too I imagine) and the renewal was at a higher cost than what they offer new customers. I have requested the terms and conditions that I agreed to as they changed their terms and conditions in October 2019 but never issued me a copy of this. I have also requested they tell me how I agreed to them as I did not tick any boxes when ordering on 17.01.19. They have basically collected the money nearly one month early as a renewal so If I did cancel they would claim it had renewed and no refund due even though the service is no longer provided. RIP OFF – DO NOT TRUST THEM. GO ELSEWHERE. The last thing you will want to do when dealing with the death of a loved one is find out you have been ripped off by a company set up in the name of “care””

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Posted 5 years ago

Dear Mr Connolly, Thank you for your feedback. On behalf of myself and all of us here at Lifeline24, we are very sorry to hear of your loss. Our thoughts are with yourself and your family at this most difficult time. I am sorry that our refund policy was not made more clear. Our refunds are processed on a case by case basis. I have located your account and I can see your case has been resolved with our customer service team who have issued a refund. Once again, I would like to thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback, this will help us to improve our service for our future customers. If the meantime, if I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us on 0800 999 0400. Kind Regards Lifeline24

Posted 5 years ago

“Just to make people aware that if you pay yearly and ask to cancel you will be advised that you have to pay for the full year regardless. My mum's payment wasn't due until the end of this month however I was advised that the full 2020 payment had been taken out a month beforehand as they like to keep accounts in credit? So as I hadn't given a months notice before the payment came out my mum would have to pay for the full year! I had sent the monitor back via recorded delivery obviously at an additional cost. The advisor did refund just short of half of the cost but only after I'd challenged the refund policy.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Good Morning Alison, Thank you for your feedback. I am very sorry to hear that our refunds policy did not meet your expectations. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate your account. For further assistance please contact our friendly customer service team so we can further investigate the account. Once again, I would like to thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback, this will help us to improve our service for our future customers. If the meantime, if I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us on 0800 999 0400. Kind Regards Lifeline24

Posted 5 years ago

“Like other customers I have had a problem when trying to cancel the contract which automatically renewed. I feel a renewal reminder should have been sent. I have placed a merchant block on this company through my credit card company.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Good Afternoon, Thank you for your feedback. I am very sorry to hear you did not receive a renewal notice from us. Our policy is to always send reminders in advance before renewing a subscription. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate your account. For further assistance please contact our friendly customer service team so we can ensure that your reminders are being sent to the correct address. Once again, I would like to thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback, this will help us to improve our service for our future customers. If the meantime, if I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us on 0800 999 0400. Kind Regards Lifeline24

Posted 5 years ago

“Although the system worked as it should, make sure you read small print and only pay monthly.In the event of death, unlike most insurances there is no refund for the balance if paid in advance. They will only transfer the unit to another person. When customer services were told my mother in law had died, they did not even did not even acknowledge the fact.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Good Afternoon, Thank you for your feedback. On behalf of myself and all of us here at Lifeline24, we are very sorry to hear of your loss. Our thoughts are with yourself and your family at this most difficult time. I am sorry that our refund policy did not meet your expectations. Our refunds are processed on a case by case basis. Unfortunately I have been unable to locate your account. For further assistance please contact our friendly customer service team. We are able to offer a discounted rate on our annual subscriptions but provide customers with the option to pay on a monthly plan should they require more flexibility. This is laid out clearly in our terms and conditions. Once again, I would like to thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback, this will help us to improve our service for our future customers. If the meantime, if I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us on 0800 999 0400. Kind Regards Lifeline24

Posted 5 years ago

“Cancelled an annual plan more than a month in advance, as requested. Long story short, there are far better, far cheaper solutions which don't require strange (chargeable) calls being made every month "for testing purposes"... for which Lifeline blamed BT! To be clear, I accept the box needs to confirm it's working every month, but that requires a single call and a few packets of data... not 4/5 calls a day at 13p per minute. Lifeline called repeatedly throughout the next month asking for the equipment back. The contract expires on 04/01/20, so I'll return the alarm after. Today, another call. "If we don't get your equipment back before your contract expires, we'll debit the full amount off your card". I explained that's not how contracts work and told her they didn't have permission to debit the account again. "We have a card on file anyway, so it'll be taken from that. Oh, its expired... so we won't be taking anything further" I can't comment on the service itself, as we've thankfully never needed to use it. However, with alternatives which work everywhere (not just at home) costing less than half of this service (and it's a one-off payment, not a contract), I fear you're simply paying for someone to sit behind a phone *if* you ever need to push the button. Not a bad business model, thinking about it.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Dear Paul, Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry to here the alarm did not meet your expectations. The alarm works the similarly to a standard telephone, meaning that any calls made to and from the box appear on your phone bill. This will be the same regardless of the personal alarms provider as alarms must be tested regularly to comply with industry standards. We will never charge our customers to make emergency calls to us. As the alarm is provided on a rental basis your account remains open until the equipment has been returned to us. Our team have been in contact with you to aid with the return of the alarm in order to fully close your account and to avoid any further charges. As per the terms of the contract you are responsible for paying the rental of the alarm until the unit is returned to us. Therefore until we receive our rented equipment back your contract is not cancelled. Our alarms help thousands of customers nationwide to remain safe and independent within their home and have proved to be life saving for many people. I am sorry to hear that the alarm was not suitable for you. I would like to apologise on behalf of Lifeline24. It is never our intention to inconvenience or upset our customers. Your review will be passed on to our management team and the team member you spoke with will receive further training. I hope to have provided some clarification. However, please do not hesitate to get in contact should you have any further issues. Kind Regards, Lifeline24.

Posted 5 years ago

“My Mother passed away last month without ever using the lifeline service she had had since 2017, and after speaking to lifeline we returned the equipment. When I enquired about refunding the rest of the years rental they insensitively said it was because we only have a 30 day cooling off period from the payment (Sept). Apparently this is in their terms and conditions, which we did not receive, and are not on their website. To get the most from this product you have to pass away at the end of your years contract. They have now offered to return the lifeline to me for the remainder of the contract, which apparently they should have offered when we first contacted them.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Good Afternoon, Thank you for your feedback. On behalf of myself and all of us here at Lifeline24, we are very sorry to hear of your loss. Our thoughts are with yourself and your family at this most difficult time. I am sorry that our refund policy was not made more clear. Our refunds are processed on a case by case basis. I can see that you have since been in touch with our customer service team who are arranging for the account to be transferred to another user. Once again, I would like to thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback, this will help us to improve our service for our future customers. If the meantime, if I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us on 0800 999 0400. Kind Regards Lifeline24

Posted 5 years ago

Good Afternoon, Thank you for your feedback. On behalf of myself and all of us here at Lifeline24, we are very sorry to hear of your loss. Our thoughts are with yourself and your family at this most difficult time. I apologise that our returns policy was not made clearer for you. We review our refunds on a case by case basis. Once again, I would like to thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback, this will help us to improve our service for our future customers. If the meantime, if we can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate us contact me on 0800 999 0400. Kind Regards Lifeline24

Posted 5 years ago

“Placed order Tuesday 19th to be delivered to my work address, it was delivered to my home address. Called them on the Wednesday to arrange the delivery to be to my work address again, attempted delivery at my home address. Still not received and now can't get through again. My mum is still at risk so will have to find another device which will hopefully arrive. Shocking service.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Dear Sally, Thank you for your feedback. I am very sorry to hear about your experience with the delivery of your alarm. This is definitely not the service we aim to provide. Your complaint has been reviewed by our management team and will be followed up to ensure this does not happen again. I can see that you have spoken with our customer service team who have arranged for a replacement alarm to be sent out to the correct address. They have also provided a refund of our set-up fee to apologise for the inconvenience caused. Again I would like to apologise for any upset this has caused. Please do not hesitate to get in contact should you have any further queries. Kind Regards, Lifeline24

Posted 5 years ago

“Signed up and went for the 12 month contract for my dad. 2 months after taking this out my dad died. I boxed up the unit and contacted Lifeline thinking I would be entitled to a refund for un used service. Not the case - they told me if I had paid monthly I could cancel but as I signed up for 12 months I wasn't entitled to a refund. This is disgusting and not acceptable. To add to this they had the cheek to write to us and asked for the unit back - no doubt to rip someone else off.....look elsewhere for a more considerate organisation.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Dear Mrs Ham, Thank you for your review. We are very sorry to hear of your loss. Our thoughts are with yourself and your family at this most difficult time. It is certainly never our intention to upset or mislead our customers. Unfortunately, I have not been unable to locate your Father's account. Due to the nature of the situation, please do not hesitate to get in contact with our friendly customer service team on 0800 999 0400 or send us an email to info@lifeline24.co.uk and we will do our best to resolve your complaint. Again I would like to apologise for any upset caused during this difficult time. Kind Regards, Anny

Posted 5 years ago

“Order went well, and renewal subscription was taken 3 months early. Telephone service very good when used. Full annual payment was taken and the equipment was returned in 30 days due to the user being in hospital with long term problems. No refund was given despite explaining the situation. The one star is given as it was wholly unreasonable not to refund at least some money as the equipment was not used. Do not reply to telephone calls as promised and also emails. Simply frustrating and unreasonable.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Dear A De Souza, Thank you for your review. I am very sorry to hear about your negative experience with our alarm system. This is certainly not the service we aim to provide. Please do not hesitate to get in contact with our friendly customer service team on 0800 999 0400 or send us an email to info@lifeline24.co.uk and we will do our best to resolve your complaint. Kind Regards, Anny

Posted 5 years ago

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Postal Service
Average Delivery Time	Next Day
On-time Delivery	Greater than 94%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	98%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In	Under An Hour
Customer Service	4.5 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process	Difficult
Returns Process	Easy

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