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Robert T

1 reviews | Active since Jun 2018

19 Jun 2018, 13:11

DHL Courier Negative Service results

I shipped an envelope with documents to Johannesburg via DHL due to the rampant theft and *******ion in the SA Postal Services. These were vital to the recovery of my driver's licence in Roodepoort. This did not arrive. So I checked with DHL here in the Netherlands and was advised they used a different tracking system for SA, tracked there and it just hung on 'Being transported to the delivery depot" complained again and lo and behold, I am told that DHL (The DOOR-to-DOOR Courier) uses the SA Post Office to do it's deliveries in South Africa. What an underhand marketing strategy, give the assurance you do a door-to-door service and then conveniently farm it out to the biggest nest of post ******* in the world. So people - DO NOT USE DHL FOR COURIER WORK TO SOUTH AFRICA - IT WON'T ARRIVE!!!!

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DHL Express
DHL Express's reply19 Jun 2018, 14:47
Official

Good afternoon Robert,

Thank you for bringing your concern to my attention.

I attempted to contact you on the number provide but was unable to get through to you. May you kindly advise when it would be convenient to contact you.

Kindly note that the service you used is not DHL Express but DHL Global mail. If you had selected to use DHL Global mail your shipment would be couriered by DHL Express to its destination but the service you hands over the shipment to the South African Post office who secure delivery accordingly. This deduction is evident by the tracking number you provided cy***de.

Kindly assist with verifying your tracking number as i am not able to track the location of your shipment.

Once verified i will track and provide you with directive to secure the delivery of your shipment.

Regards

Mulondi Dzebu

Customer Care Executive

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Robert T's update19 Jun 2018, 18:48
Reviewer Update
Dear Mulondi Thankyou for your swift and courteous reply, much appreciated. I must apologise and withdraw the above comments as the item has in fact been received, but was taken in by a staffmember who promptly mislaid the envelope and it's contents. However I do believe the fact that you use local postal services should be made a lot clearer in your documentation in the Netherlands. I use DHL as the SA Post Office is unreliable and I have had several items go missing over the 3 years I have lived in the Netherlands. Thanks and kind regards Rob Timmerman