'Chaotic' - County Derry delivery drama sees parcels dropped at wrong homes on daily basis

Parcels being delivered to the wrong addresses in County Derry is causing confusion among locals with errors being made daily in the run-up to Christmas. 

Many people living specifically in the Dungiven, Claudy, and Feeny areas have been taking to social media to share what's been going on. 

Delivery service Evri appear to be dropping parcels at the wrong houses, with no explanation as to why. 

Posts on the Facebook page 'Claudy Life' are being put up daily requesting that people tag the person whose parcel was delivered at their home in an attempt to get it to the right person. 

One woman shared a screenshot of her 'proof of delivery' which was a photo of a parcel being left outside a front door, but it was not hers. 

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Another person shared that an hour after her delivery was due, two parcels were dropped to her home but neither were for her.

She said it was clear there were people in the house, but the delivery driver decided to leave the two incorrect parcels outside her door rather than knocking. 

One of the parcels was for a woman who lived just three miles down the road. 

A recent post on the Facebook page highlighted how, after contacting Evri, the person who made the post was told that there is a new delivery driver that has been employed to cope with the demand for their service. 

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"As most of you know we have two well known regular delivery Evri drivers who have always been extremely good at deliveries. If you happen to receive a parcel that is not addressed to you and if you can hand it back if the driver is at your door. If you are unable to track down the person whom the parcel is for just put a label on with RETURN TO SENDER on it and drop it into your local post office," the post states.

The 'Claudy Life' page has come up with their own light-hearted theory as to what's happening as the majority of the delivery drama is coming one Evri van.

"​I am convinced that [THIS VAN] is not actually a delivery service. It is a chaotic social experiment designed to force the people of Claudy and Feeny, Dungiven, Foreglen Park areas to talk to their neighbours," a post reads.

Someone commented: "I got my own parcel delivered to my own door this morning. I am still in shock." 

An Evri spokesperson told us: "We are very sorry that a small number of households have experienced issues with a contractor brought in to help out. Every parcel matters to us and we have moved swiftly to ensure they will no longer deliver for us."