neighbours parcels

magnus_pym

The increase in on line sales has lead to a massive increase in home deliveries. I was wondering about the legal implications of accepting other peoples parcels. I work from home so I'm usually in when a parcel is being delivered. If it is for one of my neighbours the courier will usually ask me to sign for it and 'pop a card through their door'. I don't usually mind but if I object to signing they will not leave it so it must mean something. Am I being overly cautious?

wealdroam

magnus_pym wrote: »

The increase in on line sales has lead to a massive increase in home deliveries. I was wondering about the legal implications of accepting other peoples parcels. I work from home so I'm usually in when a parcel is being delivered. If it is for one of my neighbours the courier will usually ask me to sign for it and 'pop a card through their door'. I don't usually mind but if I object to signing they will not leave it so it must mean something. Am I being overly cautious?

No.............

arcon5

If you don't tale the parcel in the courier will try another neighbour or make a second delivery attempt the next day. If you don't feel comfortable taking a parcel in then although the neighbour may feel like they have offended you in some way, you shouldn't.

Whilst the parcel is with you, you have a duty of care with the parcel.

But it's always nice to have lovely, honest neighbours willing to accept parcels on your behalf and know it will be fine.

magnus_pym

Thanks Arcon5. I usually will take in parcels. Nothing untoward has ever happened and I know my neighbours are grateful. I just wonder If I am putting myself at risk by doing it.

Bogof_Babe

What would happen if the neighbour then complained that the parcel hadn't arrived, yet it's your signature on the receipt? Could be dodgy.

arcon5

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

What would happen if the neighbour then complained that the parcel hadn't arrived, yet it's your signature on the receipt? Could be dodgy.

not really.

Then all she would need to do is knock on her door and ask if she has a parcel for her.

bod1467

Assuming that the delivery agent DOES in fact put a card through the door notifying that the parcel was left with which neighbour.

Gloomendoom

I take parcels for neighbours and neighbours take parcels for me. I've never given it a second thought and never had any issues with it either.

It's just what good neighbours do isn't it?

Bogof_Babe

arcon5 wrote: »

not really.

Then all she would need to do is knock on her door and ask if she has a parcel for her.

I meant if the parcel-taking-in neighbour had delivered the item to the parcel addressee, but the latter decided to see if they could get a second one sent, on the basis that they hadn't received the first.

Probably wouldn't happen among neighbours who know eachother and are "neighbourly", but in a floating-community/block-of-flats type situation you could come a cropper.

macma

We often take in parcels for neighbours and they do it for us.
I always ask that they put a card through saying left at our number.
Once we had a royal mail chap calling at my neighbours who'd gone shopping,I said "do you want me to take that ?" he said not ,that he wasn't allowed to leave parcels with neighbours...job's worth etc. So I said how about I get the key and answer the door :rotfl:
My neighbour came home to find his parcel on the kitchen table and glad he'd asked me to hold a spare key for him

custardy

macma wrote: »

We often take in parcels for neighbours and they do it for us.
I always ask that they put a card through saying left at our number.
Once we had a royal mail chap calling at my neighbours who'd gone shopping,I said "do you want me to take that ?" he said not ,that he wasn't allowed to leave parcels with neighbours...job's worth etc. So I said how about I get the key and answer the door :rotfl:
My neighbour came home to find his parcel on the kitchen table and glad he'd asked me to hold a spare key for him

charming
how about that staff are being warned they will be conduct coded(RM disciplinary) if they leave packets where the sender hasnt requested it?
worth losing your job for someone's parcel?