Courier.. Is it acceptable to enter your back garden?

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More asking out of interest if you think this crosses the line for a courier.

I've been out since Christmas and had an unexpected item come into stock (been waiting weeks) and thus delivery has been attempted 3 days in a row.

Usually you can reschedule but for some i reason couldn't

Anyway.

Today I saw it was "delivered" into out back garden.

This involved unlocking a 6ft high gate (that only unlockable to allow neighbours access to my chickens.

My Google nest cams have picked this up.

I don't have a problem with it myself. But is this crossing the line? I've never had a courier attempt this before.
 
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Thekwango said:
How’d he (or the neighbours) unlock it without a key? Or is it just on a latch/pad bolt?
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Usually he wouldn't be able to

But I've only left the top bolt on (ie you can reach over) but the padlock (inside and 3 ft up) off as my neighbour needs access to check on my hens.
 
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It's a difficult one.

I also wouldn't have a problem with it, especially as I'd rather just have my package delivered than have to sort redeliveries or collections from depots. And usually, I get pretty much the same drivers from each delivery company.

I'm sure their intentions were pure. I've never had it happen to me personal, but they have gone down the side of my house and thrown things over the gate.
 
D-Ranged said:
It's a difficult one.

I also wouldn't have a problem with it, especially as I'd rather just have my package delivered than have to sort redeliveries or collections from depots. And usually, I get pretty much the same drivers from each delivery company.

I'm sure their intentions were pure. I've never had it happen to me personal, but they have gone down the side of my house and thrown things over the gate.
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I have 3 cams and he does nothing I'd consider "wrong" he even locks the gate after. But I'd guess for some people this would be crossing the line?
 
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When you say “unlock”, you mean merely open the garden gate/door? There wasn’t a key that he searched and found in a plant pot? I mean there might be a little bolt but no pad lock on the bolt?

To me….that would be similar to putting a little front gate on the drive and front garden and the postman opens the gate, comes in to deliver and then as long as he closes and put it back how it was, it’s fine. Either instances he would inside the property (land), but not inside the building.

Or he could do what some of my delivery usually does….since they can’t open the garden door from the outside, it is thrown over the fence and land anywhere in the garden.
 
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Raymond Lin said:
When you say “unlock”, you mean merely open the garden gate/door? There wasn’t a key that he searched and found in a plant pot? I mean there might be a little bolt but no pad lock on the bolt?

To be….that would be like people putting a little front gate on the drive and front garden and the postman opens the gate, comes in to deliver and then as long as he closes and put it back how it was, it’s fine.

Or he could do what some of my delivery usually does….since they can’t open the garden door from the outside, it is thrown over the fence and land anywhere in the garden.
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That's what i mean. I don't have a problem with it. It's in a safe space. It's out of the weather and he didn't force anything. But I'd say for some it's over a line?

Because it is a 6-7ft brick wall with a 6ftish gate?

But yes. Vs the courier that left it outside the front door in the rain? I'd rather this for sure.
 
If he didn’t force open anything, didn’t pick the lock or find a secret key, just saw a door, opened it, did his job and put everything back the way it was and went on his merry way. I have no problem with that.

In my house it’s locked from the inside, so if they managed to get into my garden then i would have a problem since it‘s clear they are not meant to.
 
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I've had people reach over the (tall) gate to unlock it and bring parcels in but after the locks were adjusted so they were unreachable I've had parcels hidden in the wheely bin or yeeted over the fence, which isn't great since the landing options are gravel or flagstone.
 
They are not the best at following instructions..
mine are simplify.. “if not in; place over the garden gate”…

had one moan at me because my gate was locked… had to point out that he missed both points, I was in.. hence why i was talking to him after he rang my door bell and that it says place over the garden gate,, not open the gate and place it somewhere in the garden.
 
slinxy said:
They are not the best at following instructions..
mine are simplify.. “if not in; place over the garden gate”…

had one moan at me because my gate was locked… had to point out that he missed both points, I was in.. hence why i was talking to him after he rang my door bell and that it says place over the garden gate,, not open the gate and place it somewhere in the garden.
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You know your next parcel is getting launched over the gate? :p
 
Why would it be crossing a line? You said yourself the gate was not locked, so no problem. Rather get the item delivered in a safe place than not at all.
 
A2Z said:
Why would it be crossing a line? You said yourself the gate was not locked, so no problem. Rather get the item delivered in a safe place than not at all.
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Because it's clearly going into the back garden through a closed gate when no one is in. What would happen if I was in a pair of gold hot pants mid squat thrust?
 
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