Matthew's Journal

When I'm expecting a delivery, I put a piece of paper on the door saying "$COURIERNAME Please Ring and Wait". This helps with the put-card-through-the-door-and-run-off-before-recipient-can-get-down-the-stairs problem, but it sounds like in your case they never even got anywhere near the door :-(

I've had TNT turn up in the street in a van but not bother to get out of the vehicle. Presumably this is because they have sat-nav trackers to catch out the ones like yours who can't be bothered to drive to the right street.