A mother was left fuming after catching her alleged Evri driver launching her parcel into the front garden like a frisbee.
Beth Robyn, from Keighley, West Yorkshire, had ordered a gift for her son earlier this month, which arrived on January 8, but she soon discovered the contents of the parcel were damaged after opening it.
Taking to analysing her CCTV footage to investigate, the mother was soon presented with the reason for the damage: an Evri driver who had chucked the parcel towards the door instead of walking a few feet up the path to safely deliver it.
The video shows a delivery driver, dressed in a pair of jeans, a black hoodie and a black scarf, hopping out of his car with the parcel in hand
As he approaches the home, the driver can be seen focusing his attention on a group of people hanging around his vehicle, which had left unlocked.
Mother Beth Robyn, from Keighley, West Yorkshire, was left fuming after catching her alleged Evri driver launching her parcel into the front garden like a frisbee
Repeatedly glancing at them as he snaps a photo of the house, the driver double checks his phone before nonchalantly throwing the parcel frisbee-style up Beth’s garden path.
The careless flinging of the package causes it to roll a couple of times before coming to rest by her front door.
Without taking his eyes off the group, the man then hurriedly makes his way back to his vehicle as the group of people break apart and turn to walk away.
Beth took to social media on January 8 to share the shocking footage, playfully writing: ‘Seems Evri now have a new way to deliver.’
Beth later added further context in her post, claiming: ‘After communication with Evri, the driver has been removed from the service.
‘I’ve reported it as damaged from the company as well. Friend of mine has had the same today from the same area and apparently, he’s allowed to do that as long as it’s on the property.’
The post received over 160 likes and dozens of comments from Brits left unimpressed by the driver’s actions.
One person wrote: ‘Why on earth did he leave his car door wide open while he had a car full of parcels while people were walking past, is what I can’t get over. Because he couldn’t keep his eyes off those kids near his car.’
As he approaches the home, the driver can be seen focusing his attention on a group of people hanging around his vehicle, which had left unlocked
Repeatedly glancing at the group, as he snaps a photo of the house, the driver double checks his phone before nonchalantly throwing the parcel frisbee-style up Beth’s garden path
Another wrote: ‘If he had the common sense to lock his car or at least shut his door, he would have been able to deliver the parcel properly instead of constantly looking over his shoulder at his car and using the parcel as a frisbee.’
One individual, who works as a driver for Evri, said: ‘I’m an Evri delivery driver, all I can say is I’m glad I don’t deliver like that.
‘That’s why Evri has a bad name – through people like that who can’t be bothered knocking on the door and delivering the parcel properly.’
An Evri spokesperson said: ‘Our ambition is that every customer’s experience is a positive one. We’ve apologised to Ms Robyn and provided a goodwill payment.
‘This delivery falls below the standards we expect and the courier will no longer be delivering on behalf of Evri.
‘They added: ‘We work with over 20,000 couriers on a day-to-day basis, the vast majority of which are honest and hard-working local people, delivering parcels in their own communities with an average star rating of 4.7 out of 5.’
Evri recently suspended a driver of a delivery lorry after the vehicle got stuck on Britain’s steepest street and blocked traffic on the road for hours.
The Hermes truck, which has since been rebranded to Evri, on Tuesday after it got wedged against the Tarmac in the middle of the junction at Park Street and Vale Street in Bristol.