City Link! Grrr!

[StevenF]

I ordered a tyre for my car, as it needs a new one for it's MOT. They tried to deliver it yesterday but I never got it, sot their policy is to delivery it the next day between 7:30 and 17:30. So I, I booked my MOT yesterday, for tomorrow at 0900 thinking it would be here for today. I waited in all day (was painting anyway, but still) on it coming, and at 1700hrs I phoned them and they said it never got sent out today

So now I've got a 65mile round trip to go and pick my tyre up, and have to take it to get fitting at 0830 tomorrow morning before the MOT!

Such a pain the arse, and will loose me about £10 on fuel on top of the delivery charge I paid for it.

Off I go to get the tyre, and rant over
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[TanacoiusD]

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[owdamer]

I order from blackcircles.com. Price includes fitting at a garage near you at a time to suite you.

[69.9mph]

I thought you had to ring them to re-arrange delivery or am I thinking of another company?

[StevenF]

Phoned the mechanic and re-arranged MOT, top guy

[ollieholt]

I haven't had any bad experience with city link yet, I can only think that their delays are due to other companies clogging them up because they are still getting Christmas parcels out. my dads kindle didn't arrive from Amazon until the 7th of January ordered on the 20th of dec. that was another delivery company, cannot remember which.

Annoying though isn't it? especially when there is a promise made.
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[Phoenix]

I dislike the increasingly ridiculous time slots of parcel delivery companies. You have to wait in all day to recieve something that is worth a hell of a lot less than your day off work. Great if it can be left with a neighbour but you can't guarantee that.

The alternative is to let them fail delivery and then drive 20-30miles to the depot, I had a City Link delivery today and their depot is 25 miles away, why the hell should I have to drive all that way to collect it. Fed Ex is the worst, it's in the middle of birmingham, well over an hours round trip if the motorway is clear, i'm not exactly rural either.

[ollieholt]

i'm lucky i suppose, i can get stuff delivered to my work. someone always there. it is ridiculous that you have to wait in all day for a £40 lamp or some other curio.
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[Billing]

DHL aren't too sharp either, constantly delivering to other places (next door, the estate head office and the restaurant across the road just to name 3) they also couldn't even keep to a guaranteed next day delivery
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[ajbsmirnoff]

We're increasingly getting deliveries left in our recycling bin.

Without wanting to complain, its not a paper recycling bin, but a 'glass and tin' one. Glad i give 'em a rinse ! Its not a super secure place to leave a parcel compared to our neighbours (retired one side, and stay at home mum the other - always home).

[stinkwheel]

We get quite a lot of stuff mail order delivered at work.

Shitty Link have yet to deliver a parcel that was not in some way damaged, many being what I could only describe as totally mangled.

After the latest one which was a car battery in a mangled box with "Warning, contains acid, this way up" stamped all over it that was dumped unceremoniously on the floor at our front desk, upside down. I took the guy to task about it. He clearly couldn't give a flying fuck and replied that if i didn't like it, I should use a different courier.

I've told him that the staff have been instructed that any parcels delivered by city link from now on are to be opened and inspected for damage before they are signed for. If he doesn't give a shit how he handles the packages, he can bloody well wait.

In contrast, the UPS guy is always effiecient and courteous. On the rare occasions he has a damaged package, he appologises, points out the damage and suggests we open it right away so he can return it if the goods are damaged.
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[panrider_uk]

I ordered a tablet pc on 1 to 3 day delivery so should have been delivered to work today at the latest.

When it didn't arrive I phoned DHL to be told the driver had tried to deliver on Tuesday but couldn't.

We're a 24x7 site so I expect he didn't even try.

Mark
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[Phoenix]

[panrider_uk]

Well if it doesn't arrive by tomorrow it'll get cancelled and they can get their arse kicked by the supplier instead

Mark
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[pinkyfloyd]

Carphone whorehouse use City Link and the hassle I have had over the years upgrading phones. I've had arguments with some bint at the city link depot several times over phones due out for delivery on the following day not arriving 3 or 4 days later.

Theys crap!
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[StevenF]

[TanacoiusD]

[The Artist]

Never use them if I can.

Every time I have used them they won't leave it with a neighbour. Even if I put a note on the door. Have to go and pick up from depot 30 minutes away.

Parcelforce and all other major ones will leave somewhere if I leave a not but not shitty link.

[pinkyfloyd]

[Jodie]

[ollieholt]

shame they don't stock Dunlop road smarts i'm after a pair. found a set for £210 though which isn't terrible.
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[StevenF]

Oh well, can't grumble! They attempted a delivery this morning, but I was in bed and never heard the door. Seems they've left it next door which saved me a 65 mile journey
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[MarkJ]

[owdamer]

[Paulington]

I use couriers often, and when I do it's either UPS or it doesn't get sent.

Never had any problems with them, always collected and delivered on time and best of all never had any damage on a parcel, not even a bit of squashed cardboard.

Sorry to hear about your experiences guys, I had one recently very similar with Parcelforce & Customs! .
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