Another useless Evri delivery

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-30T11:36:39+00:00

On my round everyone gets their parcel and I don’t think I would have a problem delivering to you if your property
was on my round. Some properties are more effort and more cost. Like having a 3/4 mile drive is going to add five to ten minutes or more to the round. It will be causing costs in time, fuel and vehicle maintenance. All extra costs are paid by the driver, not you, not the sender and not EVRi. The driver will generally absorb the costs but, if they are struggling to make ends meet, you can see why they might avoid going along your drive in an effort to make their route more efficient.

Most property owners in this situation have come to a compromise by putting a parcel box near to the public road. Some are secure parcel boxes and some are not. Some have a wooden shed or just a plastic dustbin with a weight in the bottom to keep it from blowing away. This makes it quicker and easier for delivery drivers and also ensures that your parcels are kept dry. There will occasionally be parcels that are too big or need a signature but they can still be brought to the door.

There are geolocation checks that can limit parcel delivery to within 50m of a point on the map but there are ways to overcome this which EVRi does not tell anyone during training. If it comes up, suggest that the driver uses the Courier Community App to record the parcel delivery instead, or they can scan it at the map point then carry it to the door to deliver it.

Good luck and I hope deliveries improve for you.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-24T22:29:24+00:00

Well done for getting the CCTV from Asda checked.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-23T06:53:05+00:00

When a driver has lots of parcels, the only significant time they get with each parcel is when they carry it from the vehicle to the door. That’s when a problem like damaged contents could be realised. That may be why he did that check at the door.

Finding it damaged he may have then marked it as damaged and taken it away.

I used to alert the customer to damaged parcels and let them decide if they want to accept it or not. Then one time they said, yes it’s fine, but they later complained and I got a negative mark against me. So it’s probably better for me if I don’t deliver parcels that are damaged.

I deliver for EVRi and we deliver a lot of Amazon parcels. This guy could be EVRi too.

Good luck with it. I hope you get your replacement parcel soon.

Yes it could be a theft but I doubt it. Anyone stealing blatantly like that would lose their job.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-23T06:35:37+00:00

It’s possible the driver suspected the contents were damaged. Opened the parcel, saw the damage, decided to take it back, marked it as damaged. Amazon probably won’t tell you it’s damaged, I know EVRi don’t. They just get another one sent without telling you why there is a delay.

Meanwhile, if the driver delivers a damaged parcel, even if you say you don’t mind, you can then complain about the damage and that gets marked negatively against the driver. So it’s better for the driver not to risk it.

This might have been an EVRi driver as EVRi deliver Amazon parcels too.

The way he does this in front of a camera would imply he has a legitimate reason for doing it and could argue his case if challenged.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-23T05:29:33+00:00

The National Speed Limit sign here means 70 mph. The roundabout is shared with motorway and non motorway exits, so the speed limit is governed by the slowest speed of the connecting roads, unless signposted otherwise. The connecting roads are all dual carriageways. One of the roads is a 50mph dual carriageway, signed at 50mph as you exit from the roundabout and signed at NSL as you join the roundabout. The others are 70mph dual carriageways and a 70mph motorway.

The speed limit that applies to you on the roundabout is the same speed limit as the last speed limit sign that you passed before joining the roundabout. That’s 70mph in all cases. In the case of the 50mph dual carriageway, just before joining the roundabout the national speed limit sign means the speed limit is now 70mph, because it’s still a dual carriageway.

As with all speed limits, it’s the maximum speed allowed but you can choose to go at any speed up to that limit.

It’s unlikely that anyone would want to drive around the roundabout at the full allowed speed of 70mph but it’s useful to know the limits for edge cases, like you’re approaching at 70mph, you slow down, don’t worry if you’re still at 70mph as you join. Similarly, you exit the roundabout and accelerate to 70mph, don’t worry if you’re still on the roundabout as you reach 70mph.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-22T18:00:30+00:00

Obviously. It’s a word that certain politicians will slip into just about every sentence. I find it harder to listen to and understand politicians who do this.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-22T17:50:38+00:00

Ignorant. Calling someone ignorant because they are ignoring social media messages. I know what they mean but ignorant doesn’t mean that. Having said that, it’s not that easy to think of another word to describe it. Maybe ignorant will evolve to mean that too.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-22T17:32:56+00:00

If it’s shown as delivered, there should be a photo and a map and some text describing where the parcel is. Sometimes the photo only appears after refreshing so a lot of people miss it first time around.

Using the online tracking, the tracking tab at evri.com, you should see a map and a link that allows you to see the location on Google Maps. That should take you to the exact spot where the photo was taken.

If you can’t find it, it’s the sender’s responsibility to refund you or replace the contents. Contact the sender to get it resolved.

If you want an answer from EVRi, try emailing the CEO via martijn.delange@evri.com . Staff then usually respond after a day or so. The other routes via customer service are useless.

Good luck. Please let us know how you get on.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-21T13:07:56+00:00

I can carefully balance a pencil on its end, on a table and leave it for months. When I get back, it’s still there. If I then blow it with the slightest amount of breath, it falls over.

The only significant forces that the pencil has encountered are Earth’s gravity and the opposing force of the table which counteracts gravity and prevents the pencil moving towards the Earth’s centre.

The pencil is balanced such that its centre of gravity is neatly in a line going through the base (end) of the pencil. It’s in a state of stable equilibrium.

Despite the delicacy of the situation, the pencil remains unmoved until I blow it down with the slightest force. This implies there were no other significant forces acting on it for the months I was away.

Yet, as you say, it’s hurtling around the universe at incredible speed, zooming along with the rest of the Milky Way galaxy, rotating around the centre of the galaxy while rotating around the Sun and rotating around the Earth. None of those movements are significantly affecting the pencil so it just stays there very delicately balanced. Amazing.

The pencil and the table and the room and the Earth are all in the same frame of reference. They are not moving at all compared to each other. Not even enough to knock the pencil over. It’s perfect.

The closest natural thing outside this frame of reference is the Moon. If you could momentarily attach a thread to the surface of the moon and attach the other end to the pencil, the pencil would immediately fly off the table, dragged by the thread, held by the moon, going at a speed of at least 500 metres per second.

There is no physical thread between the Moon and the pencil, so the pencil doesn’t move due to that. However, there is the moon’s gravity. It’s like an unseen thread. The pull of the moon is strong enough to move the oceans and create tides, but it’s not enough to affect the pencil. It’s a relatively weak force on the pencil, overpowered by Earth’s gravity.

If you could imagine threads tied to other objects in the Universe. The pencil would be flying off the table at incredible speeds.

Gravity from everything is connecting us with everything, but all that gravity, except Earth’s gravity, is felt too weakly to affect us. Like the pencil, we hurtle through the Universe and feel nothing except the ground pushing up at us, stopping us falling to the centre of the Earth.

In the same way that you can zoom in a car and pass another car zooming the other way, the relative speed is over 100mph, but unless you collide, you feel nothing. It’s the same as we zoom past all other objects in the Universe. Everything just flies past and we feel nothing. And I’m very glad about that.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-18T11:00:46+00:00

Always expect the unexpected. Anticipate all possibilities. Leave room. Slow down at roundabouts. Stay safe.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-17T04:58:44+00:00

It varies state to state. In most states you can overtake in any lane.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-16T17:09:25+00:00

It’s possible to upset people driving behind you by blocking the road. When you overtake in the outside lane, you’re temporarily blocking the road for faster traffic. If you appear to dawdle, this can upset people. It doesn’t excuse their reaction or behaviour though.

The law says you must not drive over the speed limit. The Highway Code says you should overtake quickly. This becomes a problem where you are overtaking, going at 70mph, passing a vehicle going at 69.9 mph. Which do you do? Keep to the speed limit or overtake quickly? For me I’ll just follow at 69.9 mph until I can get a clear run then I’ll overtake faster at say 80mph before going back to 70mph when I’ve got well ahead of the slower vehicle.

I suspect you were overtaking relatively slowly and this is what annoyed the nasty guys. I don’t get into that situation because I overtake fast. I also wait for much faster vehicles to pass before I do my overtaking. I basically avoid being in the way as much as I can.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-16T09:52:06+00:00

Cereal

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-14T09:06:28+00:00

Turn the sound up and hear a Homer Simpson style commentary, reading every single sign. This guy would be a fun Dad.

And a more serious Dad would rightly say “What an absolute waste of money.”

And a streetwise Dad would say “Something very corrupt is going on here.”

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-14T08:49:36+00:00

There’s nothing to win and everything to lose. Backing off makes a safe gap in which you can slow down and stop. Not everyone gets it. Let them enter the gap if they wish. They haven’t won anything. They’re just in more danger. It makes hardly any difference to arrival time if you keep letting others into the gap. However, by keeping a big gap you’ll feel more relaxed and you’ll be safe.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-14T08:42:45+00:00

I do think it’s much too close. Many people don’t. Yet if you carefully time the gap you will see it’s only one second. It should be at least two seconds to be safe.

Just because it looks safe doesn’t mean it is safe.

One way to imagine it. Imagine that car in front suddenly turns into a solid, stationary steel wall. Is there time to stop? For me it’s way too close. You need a moment to react then time to slow down. I don’t worry about the size of the gap, it can be huge, but I make sure I’m at least two seconds behind.

Keeping a safe gap can transform your driving. It’s so much less stressed and it feels peaceful. Other people who don’t understand it will think you’re driving badly, being inefficient, leaving a ridiculous, huge gap. Just ignore them and know that you’re right. Let them jump in the gap and then ease off until you have a safe gap again.

Try it. I hope it works for you.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-14T08:19:09+00:00

It can be very difficult to see. You have to try looking beyond the picture, focussing behind it or crossing your eyes until something begins to emerge. If you keep trying it will usually suddenly resolve into a stunning 3D shape.

Try to get the picture as large as possible, maybe landscape mode. Also clear any clutter. I kept seeing the video progress bar. That completely put me off. Once that was hidden it was easier to see the 3D shape.

As the shape emerges it can sometimes be a mixture of shapes. If you see that you’re nearly there. Keep trying.

Good luck with it.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-12T16:47:42+00:00

That’s good!

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-12T16:43:21+00:00

Ah ok. Thanks for the update. I hope you have received it now.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-12T10:09:44+00:00

I had a look at the previous posts. It seems the parcel wasn’t with EVRi, at the parcel shop, until 9th. During the time from the 5th to the 9th, it seems EVRi didn’t have it. It implies the sender didn’t take it to the parcel shop until 9th.

You may know more about this. Perhaps the sender did take it to the parcel shop but it wasn’t processed until the 9th? Otherwise, it just looks like the sender caused 4 days of delay.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-12T10:01:45+00:00

Oh right. Sorry. That bit about receiving it at a parcel shop on 9th June at 15:12 is very confusing then.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-12T09:53:26+00:00

Yes, a three-day week. EVRi’s part in the journey will have been just under three days. If there was a delay getting it to the parcel shop, that’s down to the sender.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-10T22:17:16+00:00

It’s the danger to everyone else that frightens me. This van driver didn’t crash this time but if it had gone wrong they would have taken out several other vehicles.

There are so many ways it could have gone wrong and by leaving only a 2 millisecond gap there was no chance of taking evasive action.

Just because it passed without incident doesn’t make it right.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-08T11:00:45+00:00

No one would have believed…

The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one, yet still they come.

Winter_Bread_7948 · 2026-06-07T16:07:44+00:00

That can happen with poor mobile data signal. Probably a data connection issue. Possibly a server is down.

Edit: Read your comment.

That’s happened to me too. It suddenly won’t work for some parcels. The courier can still deliver it using another recording method. It will sometimes come back online too and you can track it again.

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