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DPD -Have you had problems?

Can anyone help?
I needed to send an item back to a company in Germany and I was advised by DPD that I could only send by air as the land borders were closed so I paid extra for it. That was on 29/12/20. My parcel hasn't even left the country yet and DPD have lost it. I have been trying for 2 weeks to get a response from them. Their phone lines are automated, I have done 3 online complaints and claims and nobody has got back to me. Now the company who I was sending it back to say its too late to get my money back. DPD customer service is appalling and I am left with a lost parcel and no compensation.
Has anyone else had similar and if so how did you solve it? Thanks

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  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    No problems DPD excellent for me .
  • Undervalued
    Undervalued Posts: 9,830 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 14 January 2021 at 4:34PM
    You can hear horror stories about all of the major couriers as, from time to time, things go wrong.

    However I generally find DPD to be one of the better companies. 
  • and I am left with a lost parcel and no compensation.

    Did you ensure that the parcel was adequately covered in case of loss or damage?
    If so, simply claim on the insurance for the loss.
  • Just claim on insurance, this is what it’s for. 
    We use DPD in work and it’s a bit of a pain with road shipments being paused to the EU, but anything air seems fine. 
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