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What you can do when a parcel firm fails to deliver
The Gazette
|December 08, 2025
YOUR CONSUMER RIGHTS CHAMPION
'Tis the season of shopping! From Christmas to the sales, chances are a parcel or ten are winging their way to you right now. The question is: where will it end up?
From parcels left in recycling bins or chucked over fences to deliveries that weren't attempted or that have vanished en route ~ parcel delivery services top the list of reader's complaints. So here’s my definitive guide.
Package delivery - the rules
If your parcel is broken, damaged or just missing in action, you should take the matter up with the retailer who sold you the goods, not the courier company.
When you buy goods, your contract is with the shop, not the manufacturer or delivery firm. The retailer is responsible for getting the goods to you as advertised. They are also responsible for refunding you if there's a problem, or arranging a replacement.
This story is from the December 08, 2025 edition of The Gazette.
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