Some of the tricks are interesting.
If there are two deliveries in a small street and one has a "leave in a safe place" option they will also leave the second one on the assumption that a nice neighbour will deliver it to the friend.
If the option for leave at local store/collection point is there then they will simply drop them there and click the electronic "left form to advise" and rely on you collecting the email leading to visiting the store. They would not even bother to visit the address.
I guess if you drive the price down to £5 for an end to end service it is interesting how that is going to work out. Most of the last mile drivers are contract and I have seen delivery numbers as high as 130 for a shift. They also have to provide their own transport and given the price rise of petrol/diesel some have said they cnanot make a profit without cheating.
Lukas is our local DPD driver and is one of the most friendly and hard working I have met, we gave him a christmas present last year and you should have seen the surprise on his face.
There's good ones and bad ones like every role.
Last edited by Alistair; 19/06/22 02:42 PM.
