Next Day Delivery is completely subcontracted to DPD
Paid a premium, but received poor DPD service instead.
I booked a 'next day' delivery for three medium-sized parcels traveling 160km. Because I paid a 50% premium, I expected Deadline Couriers to handle this as a secure, door-to-door service. Instead, the entire process (collection, sorting, tracking, and delivery) was completely subcontracted to DPD.
The delivery itself was bad. DPD did not ring my doorbell or call me, completely ignoring the specific delivery instructions I left on the website to call prior to drop-off. Worse, they delivered the packages to the wrong house and left them in an inaccessible storage area without leaving any photo proof.
By sheer luck, a neighbor happened to be outside, saw the misdelivery, and unlocked the storage area for me. I then had to haul all the packages to my apartment myself.
I am not sure why I paid a 50% premium to Deadline.ie when I could have just booked DPD directly. I would have received the same frustrating service, but for much cheaper. I definitely do not recommend Next Day Delivery. Cannot say anything about other services on their website.
But, at least it's delivered.








