German order done and last update on the 9th, would have expected a UK landing by now.....
Anyone got any ideas on what reference number of a DE order into the UK that works?
Depends on the courier used. Did the retailer give you a courier reference? If not, try asking them for it or get them to check on the status.
If it's bike-discount.de 😉 ... my experience has been it's shipped that day, over the channel and into Heathrow by the morning, and then sat there for a week until it's finally stuck on a van. It was all trackable through DHL by a number they included in the order invoice I think. Depends who they send it with though.
Sometimes you have to use the courier's UK tracking site. The international sites don't always work when the shipment reaches the UK
Cheers,
So indeed it may very well be sitting in Cheshire having a light snooze before casually arriving on my doorstep at some point
DHL orders oftern become domestic post orders once they land - Royal Mail tracking may work
Thanks
If it's DHL, could take ages, they're awful. I've found Bike Discount brilliant, but the last time I ordered from them, DHL sat on it for a while once it got to the UK, then a driver falsely logged a delivery attempt, then their customer service told me it was with parcelforce (it was never with parcelforce), then… etc. It took them four "delivery attempts" before anyone actually knocked on the door.
Also bought some rims off ebay, sent from Germany via DHL. They arrived a week later than me or the seller expected.