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

For me it's all about respect for the property. As long as it's left how they found it, no extra "snooping" is done, they get the job done and out - cool.

However, if I were a courier I wouldn't do this. You just know one day there will be a bully XL waiting for its next meal behind that gate. Just ain't worth it.
 
katy81 said:
How would I know that's his intentions? Lots of delivery drivers have covered faces.
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I have never seen a delivery driver with their faces covered. But on that logic i understand so next time i don’t know what someone is up to il just shank them first and ask questions later.

*Stab* oh sorry mate was you dropping of my kebab? it’s your fault you had your face covered.
 
katy81 said:
How would I know that's his intentions? Lots of delivery drivers have covered faces.
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Never had this, to be honest, if you have people coming to your house with faces covered, it sounds more like they're there to take stuff, rather than deliver...

As to the OP, no issue for me, he/she just trying to make sure your parcel is safe, i'd rather him try and do that, than leave it out for all to see.
 
drakulton said:
Is this some kind of euphemism for inappropriate postal delivery?
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413x said:
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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Mr Badger said:
He slipped his package up your back passage without asking?

Consent awareness training clearly required!
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Postman delivery via back door after reacharound, without consent! Doesn't sound like the back door was smashed in though, it was gently eased open.

My question is, was it delivery into a bush? Or has your garden been landscaped? Was the package badly packaged? Do your neighbours often feed your chickens?
 
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Couriers point of view, three attempts and nobody is home, he’ll assume you were notified (I’m guessing you were as you knew of three attempts), he’ll be thinking why didn’t you reschedule, he won’t know you didn’t have the ability to not do so.
 
ristac said:
Couriers point of view, three attempts and nobody is home, he’ll assume you were notified (I’m guessing you were as you knew of three attempts), he’ll be thinking why didn’t you reschedule, he won’t know you didn’t have the ability to not do so.
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Other options are to lob parcel over backdoor or leave propped up against backdoor.
 
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sigma said:
Other options are to lob parcel over backdoor or leave propped up against backdoor.
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I’d have been pretty pleased if a courier had used his initiative, opening an unsecured gate and leaving in a garden, I don’t see the issue, put a bolt on the bottom or padlock if you don’t want someone gaining access. Better still be in when you’ve arranged a delivery
 
He didn't break or pick the lock so not breaking and entering so technically its trespass which no court in the land is going to be interested in prosecuting for a parcel delivery you can't even get the cops to show up for a burglary never mind something as trivial as this
 
Thekwango said:
You know your next parcel is getting launched over the gate? :p
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lol.. that’s why the instructions try to clear as possible.

My garden fence is accessible on three sides.. one has a shed next to it and the other two has a flower bed with trees, plants and flowers.. the gate part is really the only place to put something near to the “fence” without the parcel being stuck in something. There’s also a pond in the garden that if a parcel is launched.. it could end up in the pond.

Luckily the local postman is rather smart and he has seen parcels left in front of the door and gate, and kindly placed them over the garden gate.. then outcarded me to tell me that something is in the back garden waiting…
 
413x said:
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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No, this is not crossing the line. Actually in South Wales it's very common to use the back door as the front door anyway.
 
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