In article , Pamela
wrote:
On 20:02 2 Aug 2020, polygonum_on_google said:
On Sunday, 2 August 2020 15:49:36 UTC+1, alan_m wrote:
On 02/08/2020 15:36, Pamela wrote:

Which Android app is best for tracking an expected delivery from a
UK courier - including Royal Mail and Parcelforce?

None - Roayl Mail tracking only tells you that the parcel has been
posted and the parcel has been delivered. If Royal mail doesn't input
the on-route data no app will tell you where it is. Parcelforce employ
illiterate non-english speaking drivers who can only scribble a
fictional post office name/address when leaving a "not in" card.

Many of the other couriers have their own tracking, often giving one
hour slots and the current location of the delivery vehicle.


Royal Mail tracking varies depending on what has been paid for/agreed
with the sender. Yes, sometimes it only reveals that the item has been
delivered and nothing before.

Bizarrely, some of the most detailed RM tracking I have seen has been
via Aliexpress (or their default delivery) where I have seen fine
details both en route and within the UK.

Amazon seems to get timely feedback about delivery on packages it sends
via Royal Mail. I would like an app that can do this for RM packages in
general plus other couriers.

I get told by RM very promptly that my parcel; has been delivered. Same
goes for most other carriers. The info comes by email; it doesn't need
another app.

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from KT24 in Surrey, England
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle