cgksheff Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Well! That's a new one on me. DPD parcel due today and I have the email confirming the 60 minute slot for expected delivery. All as expected. Van arrives and (regular) driver brings the parcel to the doorstep. He greets me and apologises as he is too early and we will have to wait a minute before the "system" will allow his hand-held device to record the delivery. He wasn't joking. The world's gone mad. I tell yer!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cressida Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 omg them again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 34 minutes ago, cgksheff said: Well! That's a new one on me. DPD parcel due today and I have the email confirming the 60 minute slot for expected delivery. All as expected. Van arrives and (regular) driver brings the parcel to the doorstep. He greets me and apologises as he is too early and we will have to wait a minute before the "system" will allow his hand-held device to record the delivery. He wasn't joking. The world's gone mad. I tell yer!! Thats technology for yer lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Big Brother creeping up on us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHasRisen Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 I assume this is because the routes the drivers take are programmed to the nth degree, if the system showed them as being early for a dropoff it may flag up as them potentially cutting corners, not delivering parcels elsewhere etc. Seems reasonable. Saying that, he could have just sat in his van for a minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cressida Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said: Saying that, he could have just sat in his van for a minute. Best thing, but he would have to time himself to make sure he was on point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dromedary Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Had the same happen myself a few weeks ago but must give DPD credit as they are one of the best at delivery and keeping you informed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carosio Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 I've found them very good too. You can send big heavy boxes to most places in the country for about £8 and they usually arrive next day. I wouldn't fancy being a van/lorry driver now due to being tracked every inch. back in the good old days you could pop in a cafe for a break or go home as soon as the job was done, nobody on your back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackydog Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 One of their QoS targets will be delivering in the time slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRESLEY Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 On 13/04/2022 at 12:33, hackey lad said: Big Brother creeping up on us I hope not, I thought we had seen the back of that show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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