Is there any way I can get Courier's to ring?

peter021072 · 19 October at 5:20PM

I've noticed there's a tendency to just leave the parcel at the doorway then walk away. This despite having a notice on the door asking couriers to ring. I know they are working against time, but it only takes a split second. I don't even expect them to wait of me coming to the door.

I can't find any page to insert instructions for eBay couriers and possibly some other types of deliveries on the relevant site.

Edit: By ring I don't mean ring my phone but ring the doorbell! as I've clearly stated on the notice on the door. As I've said it takes a split second.

elsien · 19 October at 6:04PM

I’d say no chance at all. You can track some of them, but if leaving a note on the door hasn’t prompted them then nothing else is likely to do so.
Have you considered a ring doorbell?

soolin · 19 October at 6:11PM

I just don’t think that with the cheaper couriers , ie not speciality ones, that the business model supports them doing anything other than leaving parcels. They have virtually no time at all to do a lot, and adding a minute or two on every delivery to use a mobile to phone would be unworkable.

RFW · 19 October at 6:18PM

It depends where you've got to leave it.
I was in my drive recently and the driver wouldn't give me the parcel as he needed a photo of it at the door. The best bet would be to make it impossible for them to leave it without ringing the bell.

savergrant · 19 October at 6:35PM

peter021072 said:

I've noticed there's a tendency to just leave the parcel at the doorway then walk away. This despite having a notice on the door asking couriers to ring. I know they are working against time, but it only takes a split second. I don't even expect them to wait of me coming to the door.

I can't find any page to insert instructions for eBay couriers and possibly some other types of deliveries on the relevant site.

Do you mean ring the bell or ring a phone? My understanding is that all couriers should at least knock on the door to attempt secure delivery. Leaving in a safe place is the fallback where there is no answer surely?

soolin · 19 October at 7:07PM

savergrant said:

peter021072 said:

I've noticed there's a tendency to just leave the parcel at the doorway then walk away. This despite having a notice on the door asking couriers to ring. I know they are working against time, but it only takes a split second. I don't even expect them to wait of me coming to the door.

I can't find any page to insert instructions for eBay couriers and possibly some other types of deliveries on the relevant site.

Do you mean ring the bell or ring a phone? My understanding is that all couriers should at least knock on the door to attempt secure delivery. Leaving in a safe place is the fallback where there is no answer surely?

Ah, yes, I think I misunderstood the OP so my post is nonsense. If it’s just ringing the bell then I think that’s a reasonable expectation and I don’t really understand why some couriers don’t bother. I find Amazon quite bad about not bothering.

KxMx · 19 October at 7:16PM

I've had doorstep dump and run from Amazon, Evri, Royal Mail and DPD... They all do it unfortunately!

oldernonethewiser · 19 October at 8:13PM

You can ask but no guaratee that any delivery person will ring, so the short answers is, no.

Cheslea2010 · 20 October at 7:06AM

I know a lady who is an Evri courier and she literally runs up peoples driveways to drop parcels. She claims that if she walked she wouldn't earn enough money in a day to make it pay. I think she is paid something shocking like 40p per parcel delivered so I can understand why they drop and run.