Neighbours using me as a parcel drop off!

Just tell your neighbour you won’t take anymore parcels and to remove you as their safe place.

I refuse to take parcels for neighbours generally, I'm perfectly fit and well but we work from home so don't want to be disturbed constantly. I made the mistake of accepting parcels when I was on mat leave a few years ago and I realised that the delivery drivers delivering for several houses on the street would try their house and then just come straight to ours even though we may not be the closest to try. I put a stop to that. If you put a note on your door and reject each time if they still try they will stop, they are up against time so will head for the house that accepts other's parcels and avoid yours.

Unpopular opinion no doubt but having to get up and struggle to the door might be good physio, think of it like a workout.
then be sure to lean on your neighbour for errands or taking your bins out etc.

Just say no to the deliveries. It’s too awkward for you.

The only German I speak is Auf Vedesein
(and I can’t spell it!) but I can (and have!) find a street there. I know my letters.

I would struggle in China or Russia as the alphabet is different.

Most of the couriers that come to us are not fluent in English.

How do you know they can't read English? Surely they could, they'd need to make sure they're on the right road for a start!

They're generally safe from vandalism as the person attempting to vandalise would be caught on camera so they don't bother.

I stopped taking my neighbour's parcels in, he works from home repairing computers etc l think so always sending for parts etc. Trouble is he's a bit of a recluse, hardly ever answers the door so the parcels were coming to us even when he was in. I snapped one time after walking three times to his door with a parcel and ringing and ringing no answer, when he finally surfaced he actually looked really pissed off with me !! I flatly refused the next parcel and ever after that.

He might need to change his settings to say don’t deliver to neighbours. I would stick a sign on your door saying you can only take parcels for your address

You should never answer the door if it is inconvenient. That's on you.

I do think a Ring type doorbell would help you but can understand you being overwhelmed by the choice.

Could you get a friend or relative to help with choice and installation?

You could then check with the delivery driver if the parcel is for you, decline it if it isn't or tell them you'll take a couple of minutes to get to the door if it is yours. Win, win 😊

Just say no, because of your mobility issues. It’s easy to solve.

Just don't answer the door. Or put a sign up saying you won't take in parcels it's good to stay active though, so getting up to the door isn't necessarily a bad thing.
As to the parcels , ask the courier and the collector yo do the putting down and pucking up.

We had a couple across the road do this after the husband had aggressively shouted and swore at my husband in the street, because he was washing his car while the guy was watching TV and it was disturbing him apparently. It happened the first time because our builder took it in. He sent his wife across to collect several times and never apologised for his awful behaviour, so one day I said no. The postman explained we were their nominated address, and I told him we never agreed to this and we wouldn’t be doing it again. People should have the decency to ask first. YANBU.

YANBU. There’s a particular neighbour who we refuse to take in for because they never come to collect (surely that’s parcel etiquette?!!) Then, when you finally give up and deliver it yourself they have the gall to ask what took so long!! Never again.

You can get one that 'grips' round the door - no installation needed

Ring doorbell holder

If you're not in Amazon can deliver to a neighbour 😅

Oh and it might stop anyway after Christmas so much.

You need a sign or ring doorbell. I once selected on DPD to deliver to any neighbour, I've been unable to unselect it ever since!

You are definitely not being unreasonable.
I have lovely neighbours who always take in parcels for en, but I have never once asked for this to happen, and nor would I, even if they gave their permission!

I try really hard to arrange deliveries for when I will be at home, or where possible, to have them sent to a pick up location. It doesn't always work out as sometimes things get delayed, and then my neighbours do often step in (as I do for them on the rare occasion it's the other way round), but there's no way I'd expect it.

Get a Ring doorbell to save you getting up. Then don't answer the door to anyone

Since Amazon tell you when they're delivering, you know when the delivery's for you. When it's not just don't answer the door. The couriers don't have that much time to hang about.
Equally you need to have a word with your neighbour and tell him you're not his local parcel shop..

We had this, a long time ago when I was on maternity leave with DS2.

I took in parcels most days for next door, but the absolute audacity was when I was told by the delivery driver that there were notes on parcels saying to always leave with me!! NDN had never said a word to me about it, we weren’t friends, in fact she was a noisy pain in the arse.

So I started to refuse the parcels and in time they stopped knocking…

I’d say options are : -
Put a note through your neighbours door telling him that due to your disabilities, answering the door is causing you a lot of pain and potential injury due to falling, and to please ask the couriers to deliver elsewhere if he is out. Hopefully, it will put into perspective for him about your disabilities and difficulties answering the door. He really won’t have thought how this affects you, he’s just a man and his brain isn’t fully developed!!

If that doesn’t work, every time something is trying to be delivered for next door, refuse it. Tell the delivery driver to remove your details because you won’t accept anything that is not for your house. If your neighbour stops getting his deliveries then he’ll get the picture.

Put a note up saying you will only accept deliveries for your address only- your neighbour will hopefully see this. Also the couriers can read enough English that they can see you as designated safe space so don’t assume they can’t read English.
Or a sign saying “no 49 CF house is next door.”

Contact the courier company directly and ask them to take your address for delivery off your neighbours account.
Evri - 0330 808 5456
https://www.evri.com/contact-us
DPD-0121 275 0500 or https://www.dpd.co.uk/content/how-can-we-help/contact.jsp
explaining your disability and difficulty answering the door. Whilst you are on with them, explain your want a note on your account for your deliveries that your are disabled and need time to answer the door.

Get a ring doorbell, though this would mean having a gadget with you at all times! This is an expensive option so unless you were thinking of getting one anyway…

Agree with the taking of your disabilities sign down for safety.

I have one neighbour that I refuse parcels for, as they always took ages to come and collect them. I just tell the delivery person no. Often the neighbour is home, they just choose to not answer the door. If she ever asks I will tell her why.