What is it with delivery drivers not even attempting to knock on the door?!

Yeah I have this happening all the time now. I used to think it was because of my video doorbell and they would tap just lightly on the door. Now its a quiet tap on the door or approach the door and leave the parcel by the front door. Extremely annoying.
 
throwaway4372 said:
Yeah it happens here sometimes too, never used to.

I think it's the companies pushing the employees to be fast, and there's only so many ways to be fast. If they get negative consequences for not being fast then of course they're gonna do this.
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I read OP and was going to reply the exact same thing.

It's micro managing and targets.
 
Parcel Force are terrible for me. They often end up at a similar named address in the same area, probably because it's earlier on their route than my house.
 
Yeh, it's all gone to cow poop since COVID.

I've had a number of... questionable deliveries since then, including a knock on the door, and within the five seconds it took me to answer, the driver had already yeeted my package over the garden gate into my backyard.
 
This is a COVID hangover I feel. It all started then when they did it for safety to not interact with people face to face. Now it's become the norm.
 
Guys you are all hunting around trying to find the lowest price online, and then hoping to get a free delivery option, or pay as little as possible for delivery. It is you as the customer that is forcing companies to keep their delivery cost as low as possible. The quality of the delivery service is a reflection of the business economics. I'm not defending poor delivery, it shouldn't be happening, but there are reasons why it's as bad as it is. As independent contractors are often being used I'd imagine it's quite difficult for a company to ensure delivery standards are met. These contractors are also likely to be set very demanding delivery targets because of the economics above.
 
radderfire said:
Most deliveries I've had recently you can track online the progress of the courier, so you can look out for them and be ready to answer the door.
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Unless the carrier is Royal Fail who don't update until AFTER they've tried to deliver. There really is no point.
 
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