Post box for unattended deliveries?

slowlydoesit · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 14 Oct 2012 Karma :

I'm about to move to a new home that can only be accessed by a rough, unpaved and muddy track that goes for several hundred yards through a wood and a ford before it reaches the house proper.

One problem I have had in the past is couriers refusing to go through the stream at the ford. The Royal Mail is generally okay, but the rest are a bit leery. Which is fair enough.

Ideally what I'd like is a large box, close to the road end of the track, in which delivery vans can leave stuff. However, a lot of my deliveries need to be signed for, which seems like it would defeat the object. Is there any way round the signature issue?

Ta.
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map · Mr Calendar Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Karma :

Rubber stamp for signature? Would that work on the electronic pads?

Otherwise large box with padlock used by courier to lock works. Friends use a similar system.
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Ariel Badger · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Karma :

Use a friend's address for deliveries.
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Nexus Icon · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 Aug 2010 Karma :

I just get everything sent to work. That, um, works.
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Ben90 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 06 Feb 2014 Karma :

Get a wad of post-its, write a short signed declaration that you want the parcel left in the box. Some couriers take the note, others take a photo of the note. They've started doing this around here.
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Wonko The Sane · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Jan 2013 Karma :

The company I work for uses TNT for deliveries,

They require a signed note to be able to leave an item in a 'safe' place so that the driver can take the note with them as proof he has followed instructions and not just dropped it over the fence if the customer kicks off.
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DrDonnyBrago · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Karma :

How about these?

https://www.hippo-box.co.uk/

Signature probably hard to get by, but some couriers like DPD will let you tell them where to stash it if you aren't in.

Taught2BCauti... · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Jan 2012 Karma :

Some petrol stations have a drop-box service that couriers use. They send you an email or sms when they have delivered something, and you reply with a code when you have collected it.

I have a similar problem with deliveries when I am at my place in Spain. The post office and local courier service have my phone number and call me when a delivery is due, and I have to go and meet them at the bar in the village.
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