I've noticed there is a rush by some delivery drivers to get all the packages done for the day. I'm not sure what happens if they end up having to take the parcel back. I'm guessing they will see doing the delivery again as a waste of their time.
I ordered some crisps that came in 2 boxes from Amazon. I think I ordered them in the afternoon, and was surprised to get an email saying they were out for delivery soon after. When it was approaching 10pm, which seems in my experience their cut off delivery time, it was still saying due to be delivered.
The moment it went 1 minute past 10pm it said parcel handed to resident. Nobody had been, so the parcel had no proof of delivery. I also have CCTV cameras at the front of the house so I can show nobody came to the door. I've ordered lots of things from Amazon over the years but this never happened before.
I went looking around the Internet message boards and apparently this is a thing some Amazon (maybe others) drivers do. They pull up their vehicle at the end of their shift and any parcel they still have in their vehicle they go through scanning all the codes to say its been delivered.
I blame both Amazon for putting pressure on the drivers, and the drivers that do that for mismanagement of their deliveries i.e. saying they can deliver a parcel without leaving themselves extra time for unforseen circumstances.
I think delivery drivers need to start being paid more and to encourage a better quality of driver.
