Proviation Reviews 

Really easy transaction.They even phoned to just check the delivery address before sending out the order. And the best deal online for the FMC guide- decent shipping rate too given its a pretty heavy textbook.

I received my flight jacket in very good time. There was a delay initially as they're made up to customer order by all accounts. The quality of the jacket is nothing short of superb and one would expect to have paid far more for such an article (this being the A2 jacket- Proviation brand). I did not interact much with customer service except by email where they were extremely courteous and helpful.

The guys at proviation are fantastic, service was great, advice given was good, transceiver was ready to go out of the box (used so tested by them).
Had issues with a radio which I offered for trade in which they took off me last year for parts and this was also well handled.

I ordered a jacket from Proviation on next day delivery, which they then told me they didn't have in stock. They told me they had issued a refund, and 33 days later I'm still waiting for it.

No one ever picks up the phone (which makes me think those who are saying they spoke to Proviation are somewhat suspect) and they hardly ever reply to emails. The few emails they do send say something along the lines of "It's a technical fault, we should know more tomorrow" and then NOTHING happens.

My last email from them had a different name from mine at the top- clearly a copy and paste job- and stated that they couldn't help me any further and that I would have to try and get the money back from them through my bank.

Avoid at ALL costs.
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UPDATE 12/12/2013

I have managed to receive a full refund from Proviation. Once I had left a few negative reviews online they were suddenly very eager to sort the problem out for me, and in turn asked me to take down all the negative reviews.

I'm still angry at the way I was treated. I left messages on their answer phone, sent multiple emails and rarely received a reply, which is very frustrating when you're owed a couple of hundred pounds.

Once I had their full attention they arranged the refund swiftly. I wouldn't chance shopping there again though.

Fantastic service! Guys on the phone were extremely helpful and patient during selection of fireproof suits. These are on order for me as a bespoke request and I can pay later for these through invoice to my company which is very helpful. Meanwhile I've ordered a hard side trolley case which arrived in about 20 hours!

Placed an order for a handheld transceiver on next day delivery.

They never answered the phones and finally got back to my email a couple of days later. They couldn't provide an ETA for the radio but asked I contact them back again the next week. They still couldn't provide a proper ETA ("probably 10 days or so") so I cancelled my order.

+ They got back to me eventually
+ They cancelled the order and don't appear to have charged the card
+ £5 discount from next order offered to make up for issues
- They don't appear to keep much/any stock (all drop-shipped I guess)
- Their 'virtual online help' person is always offline
- Never answer phones

I probably wouldn't order from them again. I ordered direct from the US manufacturer - cheaper and quicker than waiting for them.

I've since seen the poor reviews they have got. Wanted to give a balanced report here.. Obviously not pleased they couldn't fulfill the order, but am glad it was resolved without problems.

Ordered product 2 weeks later after emails live chat and nobody answering still no joy.

No problems in ordering goods, descriptions very good, website details and delivery info concise; delivery was better than initially advised- no issues, no complaints whatseoever. Thanks for the good service proviation.

Telephone question dealt with instantly, very friendly.

I placed a three item order in May and while two items were supposed to arrive within a week, I was informed that the third one would take longer.
Well, after two months they only sent one item!
After six months I requested a refund for the two remaining items and now it has been a month since I've requested my money back (Dec 2013).
Very poor communication; I've been chasing them on a weekly basis and they never reply.

They are a friendly fast service, good prices and most importantly, customer service is great.

I recently ordered a part of the Horizon GenerationX scenery for the UK from proviation. I order a lot of stuff online and was expecting the usual wait. It arrived the next morning - thanks guys!

I placed my order on the 29/08/13 for a Micro**ionics Helmet (£494.95).
I received a confirmation e-mail saying that they were out of stock and expecting a delivery within the next few days.
There then followed over the last 3 months various exchanges of e-mails and voice mails to their office number.
I have been offered a refund on the 12/11/13 but despite me leaving messages on their
answer machine have still not received my £494.95 back.
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY unless you want to struggle to get your money back and be continually lied to about the progress of your order.
H. Branch- Essex

*************Update***************
After posting a poor review on this website I suddenly had several e-mails from the MD of Proviation. Apparently my helmet had just arrived and was in the process of being delivered. I informed them that I no longer trust that my goods would arrive undamaged and didn't want the hassle of spending the next 3 months trying to get a replacement, so cancelled my order.
The helmet did arrive a day or so later and was turned away due to the above reason.
I am still waiting for a full refund, despite paying with Paypal (which makes refunds quicker than 7-10 days).
I am in the same position as many others in that after 45 days Paypal cannot refund your money even if your goods haven't arrived.
I have contacted my bank (as my paypal account is funded with my Visa Debit card) and have raised a 'Charge back' case against Proviation which you can legally do up to 90 days after your purchase to recover your money.

*****************************Update*********************************************************

After 3 months of e-mails, phone calls and answer machine messages I have just received a full refund via paypal from Proviation.
Now may be finally I can find a reliable company to purchase my helmet from.

In early September I made an order Zulu.2 headphones. After two months without receiving anything, I unlocked this situation by changing the order Sierra headphones and sunglasses Ray-Ban. Then I received the headphones but no sunglasses. To get the sunglasses, I had to change the order by other sunglasses a strange mark. At least I asked the model were gray.
This week I received a brown sunglasses. Now I need to receive the gifts that Nick promised to compensate me for the inconvenience.
Nick Ross (not of BBC fame!) asked me to change my review about Proviation (I guess it is for some other unsuspecting fool) and in return he will sell me more products at trader price.
And it should be the color of sunglasses, I am changing the review. And tomorrow I'll start saving money to buy anything in Proviation. I do not know that I buy, but this is not important. Nick sent me what he thinks I need

Thanks Nick

PS: You still owe me 10 pounds. Send me anything, anything you want. But tomorrow I take off my sunglasses and I write another review

I can't believe how quickly my order arrived, I ordered on Friday afternoon and it arrived Monday! Would most certainly order from Proviation again in the future

I am extremely disappointed as nobody really take the time to asses the situation and try to sort it out even with similar item or whatever full refund perhaps!. I am really not an happy customer and do hope that other potential buyer will be aware of this potential pitfalls when they place order here. I do hope that there is no malicious intend!
EPILOGUE
I am pleased to say that Mr Nick Ross from Proviation has swiftly put this situation on order. Even if it is late it is appreciated that his company is taking care of her reputation and play fair. At the end, I will have an other go on them to be on the happy side of their customers. In my view it is extremely valuable to have people trying to rectify situation instead of ignoring it. My impression is they are serious about business and they will do their best to ovoid a repeat again. Time will tell.

I placed my order on the 11/09/13 with extra payment for next day delivery. This was immediately confirmed and monies taken. Unfortunately the goods did not arrive in time for the weekend when they were required as gifts. The following week I contacted Proviation to request an update as i'd had to make alternative arrangements.

Despite numerous emails, voicemails and online chat messages I did not receive any response until a month later (10/10/13). This was the start of a number of responses in October simply stalling and suggesting something was happening but with never actually following up on them.

In November I was finally told a refund was being processed and received a confirmation my order was cancelled. Despite knowing this should be a pretty much immediate process I waited over the 10 days stated this could take. This was on 11/11/13 and to date I have not received any refund or communications to explain why.

I will now be contacting Trading Standards and following every other avenue I can in an attempt to receive my money back and to stop anyone else receiving the same treatment.

My experience has been terrible and I feel like I have been strung along with repeated stalling and now clear mistruths about what is happening. I strongly recommend you do avoid Proviation so you do not have to endure the same.

---- Update 29/11/13 ----

Since posting the above I have received multiple correspondence from Proviation.

A refund of approx. 2/3 of the value owed to me has also been made. Why the full amount was not processed is unclear as this is what has been requested for 2 months, but I hope that the remaining amount will follow first thing on Monday and I can update this accordingly.

---- Update 01/12/13 ----

Since posting the above a further refund has been made, but still the full value of my order has not been covered as the postage is also something which was not delivered. Once again it is unclear why as this has been continuously and clearly requested, but I once again hope that come Monday this will be complete and again I can update.

---- Update 03/12/13 ----

Despite being in 3 separate transactions and taking nearly 3 months I now have a full refund on my order. Whilst pleased that this has finally been resolved the time and pain to get there remains unacceptable. I recommend extreme caution before placing an order.

Ordered a set of books from ProAviation shop, one of which was not in stock. They contacted me with an apology (as the website said it was in stock), and explained that the book is expected to be delivered to the shop the next day. They then said they would send the package next day delivery (at no extra cost) to make up for the delay. The books arrived sooner than originally thought anyway, and Nick from ProAviation shop called me personally to verify when the package will be delivered. Absolutely superb service. I would give 6* but it only goes up to 5.

I bought a pilot equipment to begin flying training and it is awesome!

Before I made ​​the purchase, I contacted support via the live chat on the website in real time and I had the answers to my questions.

Very highly recommended.

I placed an order on the 19/10/2013 and have not received it yet. I was told it would be here in a week or 2 which was on the 30/10/2013 . Can someone please update me to whereabouts of my order, as it's now 25/11/2013!
I've tried ringing and leaving live chat messages all day today and last Friday. No one got back to me I even left a message on the phone and no joy there as well...

I've given you the benefit of the doubt in regards to supplier issues etc, but the lack of response is the icing on the cake...

The next step is contacting my card issuer for a refund. Not impressed by the very poor customer service.

UPDATED:
After complaining, with little response from Proviation and writing a review on this site, my order has finally been shipped...

The offer of a £5 voucher code, whilst it had good intentions, fell on deaf ears as I won't be using Proviation again. In the end I had a £5 refund instead for my trouble...