HOW IT WORKS

From your doorstep to courier handoff.

Drop For Me collects parcels from your door across North Cotswolds. Check your postcode, create an account, choose your collection option and book around your day.

THE COLLECTION FLOW

Seven simple steps.

The flow is built to keep each collection clear, whether you are sending one return or a regular seller batch.

1

Check postcode

Use the postcode checker to see whether your area is open for collection.

2

Create account

Your account keeps addresses, bookings and collection records in one place.

3

Choose PAYG or plan

Pick Pay As You Go for occasional parcels, or a plan if you send often.

4

Book slot

Choose an available collection slot that fits around your day.

5

Add parcel details

Add each parcel and upload a QR code if you need label printing.

6

Leave it ready

Package parcels securely. Be available for an attended collection, or select unattended collection and follow the agreed safe-place process.

7

We collect

Drop For Me collects and hands the parcel to the courier or drop-off point.

QR LABEL PRINTING

No printer? Upload the QR code when you book.

If your courier or marketplace gives you a QR label, choose the print option and upload the QR image during booking. If your label is already attached, choose that route instead.

BEFORE COLLECTION

Package it clearly and keep it ready.

Package parcels securely. Be available for an attended collection, or select unattended collection and follow the agreed safe-place process.

AFTER COLLECTION

We match it to your collection record.

Your parcel is checked against the booking reference, then taken to the correct courier or drop-off point as part of the local route.

USEFUL TO KNOW

Choose the route that matches your parcel.

If the label is already attached, booking is quick. If you only have a QR code, choose QR label printing and upload the image before confirming.

Need help before booking?

Use the help route if you are not sure whether your parcel, QR label or collection address is right before you book.

READY WHEN YOU ARE

Check your area, choose a plan, then book your first collection.

Start with Pay As You Go for one parcel, or choose a plan if you send regularly.

Collection hours and notice

Collections run 06:00-22:00 Monday-Sunday. The last attended slot is 21:00-22:00.

Pay As You Go: minimum 48 hours notice. Collect 25: minimum 24 hours notice. Collect 120: minimum 4 hours notice, with same-day collection available where qualifying slots remain.

Attended or unattended

Choose attended collection with an authorised person available for the one-hour slot, or explicitly opt in to unattended collection. Unattended windows are AM 06:00-14:00 and PM 14:00-22:00. Provide safe-place instructions, confirm access and acknowledge that the parcel remains at your chosen location until physically collected. Minimum notice and the four-hour edit/cancellation cutoff apply to the start of your chosen window.

Parcel limits and courier handoff

Drop For Me accepts parcels up to 15kg each. Your parcel must also comply with the size, weight and contents rules of the courier/service shown on your label or QR code. Size presets do not override carrier-specific dimensions.

Use a valid prepaid label, QR code or shipping instruction supported by the relevant courier handoff process. Some QR codes are scanned at the courier location; others require the corresponding label to be printed. Expired, unreadable or invalid codes may need customer action. Final acceptance remains subject to the carrier’s requirements.

We collect from your door and take the parcel to the correct existing carrier handoff point. The carrier completes delivery.