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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Darren McConachie

Hermes driver filmed hurling woman's parcel through car window and speeding off

A woman was left furious after a delivery driver was spotted hurling her parcel through his open car window onto her driveway before driving off.

Debi Delgarno branded the Hermes driver a "c****womble" after security cam footage captured the driver dumping her package in gravel outside her home yesterday.

The 44-year-old was shocked when she re-played her footage and spotted the driver's nonchalant method of delivery at her home in Corby, Northamptonshire.

Video shows the courier pull into Debi's driveway before rolling down his window and launching a flat package onto the gravel in the front garden.

He then casually reverses out of the driveway and drives off without even an attempt to check that someone is at home to take in the delivery.

The driver didn't even leave a note at the door or notify Debi by email or text message to say her item had been delivered until seven hours later.

Debi was left raging as the parcel contained three special Christmas gifts for close family members.

She said: "I'd had the email in the morning from Hermes to say it was out for delivery.

"It was three Christmas presents, luckily they weren't damaged and it didn't rain so all ended well.
"Luckily my husband arrived home in daylight and saw them or they would have stayed out there as I didn't get the email to say delivered until after 8pm last night.

"I just thought what an utter c****womble, if you don't want to do the job there are plenty more jobs out there.

"Our regular Hermes delivery man is great but he had the day off."

Debi posted the video onto Twitter, writing: "This what £7.99 Hermes delivery gets you.

"He didn't even get out of the car, just threw it in our front garden.

"It would have fitted through the letter box?"

A Hermes spokesperson today said: "We contacted the customer on the day to apologise and offer her a goodwill payment.

"We have spoken to the courier involved."

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