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DPD lying yet again

57 replies

billyt · 22/11/2023 11:45

Fucking DPD lying again.

Expecting delivery this morning. I received a text saying I wasn't in and it would be delivered to a shop for pick up tomorrow.

I have cameras outside, I have a Ring video door bell and a dog that barks if someone passing so much as breathes. And as you have to walk about 30 feet up to our front door he would have definitely reacted.

What is up with these people? Why do they feel the need to not do their prescribed job then lie about it? Laziness? Or is it if they lie about non delivery they can drop a shed load of parcels at the shop and get paid for them all in one drop?

And please don't give me the usual line about how they get paid peanuts. That's not the issue. And neither is the one that gets rolled out as well that they have run out of time. They were due this morning.

Fuckers.

OP posts:
sarahc336 · 22/11/2023 12:13

Dpd always lie about trying to deliver, it's a joke really isn't it 🙄

Deathbyfluffy · 22/11/2023 12:05

They're absolutely terrible.
A shame as they used to be fairly decent (many years ago) - but now they're as bad as Yodel.

roseopose · 22/11/2023 12:03

They do this to me all the time. We do live a bit out of the way but there are a couple of drivers who won't even come up my road and will say I wasn't in then dump it at the nearest shop even if it isn't a DPD shop. I found out once they told a pub owner that I had asked to have my parcel left there because I drive past on the way back from work??
I have a safe place saved anyway so if they actually did come to my house and find I was out they should be leaving it. I tried complaining to DPD but they couldn't give a shit.

BeigeChair · 22/11/2023 12:03

Royal Mail do this to me. They email/message saying “you cancelled or opted to delay your delivery so we didn’t deliver”. I wish they would just fucking say, we’re short staffed and missed your route sorry. We’re the last route and seemingly get missed a couple of days per week and then get a hall or evening delivery. Why they don’t rotate round and miss other routes off and just us is annoying

Thingsthatgo · 22/11/2023 12:02

I've been on Mumsnet too long. I was trying to work out what family member Dpd would be! Grin

GoodnightJude1 · 22/11/2023 12:01

Totally with you on this one.
I cancelled an appointment last week to wait in for a delivery from dpd (it was something DH needed for work) I had a text saying it would be delivered between 10.28am & 11.28am. I was in the kitchen cleaning and preparing dinner for that whole hour. The kitchen door was open and is next to the front door so there’s no way I wouldn’t hear someone knock.
Then I get the text informing me that I wasn’t in and to go online to rearrange delivery 🙄

So not only did I have to rearrange the appointment I’d cancelled, I had to rearrange delivery of a parcel that was now going to delay DH next job.

PrudeyTwoShoes · 22/11/2023 11:56

Maybe it's an issue with your particular driver. I don't tend to get many DPD parcels (although NEXT online have started using them instead of Evri so I think that'll soon change), but I often see their van driving around our estate and they seem to go door to door.