Initial City Link Reviews

liars, incompetent.

only received 1 of 2 parcels. Have been told on the phone that the other item was coming today. Waited in all day and guess what, no parcel. Called them again, told it would be here this evening before 8. No Parcel. And suprise, they close at 8 so I cannot call back now, how convenient. I will not order from a company that uses shitty link again.

They are used too much I think,City Link with their courier service these days. They are very quick with their service and are used by other websites to send items out to customers. I often get City Link coming to my door to send items ordered from Amazon and other websites.Their service has been very good for me it has to be said so ...  Read the complete review

What a total waste of time. Sat in half the day for nothing. At 2.30pm I just happened to check the tracking website to see what the pogress was. The progress was that they had tried to deliver and got no answer. Blatant lie and not too different from the other review on here. A phonecall to the Beckenham Office just led to excuses and the same old rubbish. "He did call." "You must have been out." "We can re-deliver another day." "He's out of your area now." etc etc. Total rubbish. Exactly what they said last time I had them fail to deliver something. So now yet another trip to Beckenham to pick up my own parcel. Don't use them and if you order from a company who do use them, expect to be let down and enjoy your trip to City Links Depot !!! ZERO STARS !!!

City Link have been the main courier service I have been using to receive items most of the time. City Link have been sending me items through many companies like Amazon and even Ebuyer and I think they delivery really fast on time.City Link has been always helpful on any complaints about their service. I put in a complaint about my items not ...  Read the complete review

I just received a parcel (laptop stand) Rain Design mStand raise the screen to meet eye level for better posture and view from Amazon via City Link. The driver did knock at the door, if ever so lightly. Fortunately I heard the knock, as he was about to turn and return to the van parked by the pavement. I had to sign and print my surname on a paper ...  Read the complete review

CityLink is the dumbest courier service known to man. I sat in all day yesterday expecting a return / collection between 8am and 5.30pm. When i rang them at 7.45pm (15 minutes before they close) they told me - ARE YOU READY FOR THIS - That they do not guarentee collection. Sorry, Im abit lost, doesnt that defeat the term COURIER (To collect and deliver).
Anyway I rang today to find out the time they were coming and they told me - READY FOR THIS - They have no record of my collection. HAHA How dumb can these idiots get, running a courier firm isnt rocket science - DERRRRR. Infact its probably the easiest businesses to run.

If you need a courier service - AVOID CITYLINK

Also if you shop online and they use CITYLINK then find another online store that doesnt, I have stories about that too.

Great service, always reliable and helpful. I live out in the sticks and they deliver no problem. When I miss the van they answer the phone promptly, unlike Parcelforce, and send the van back that day when possible. The drivers are great and the track & trace works well. All you want from a courier.

im posting this on every thread i can find with Amazon and Citylink as a search term.(not hijacking as it is on topic) because hopefully amazon will be collating comments and see some sense. Last 2 years i have used amazon i have found them fantastic delivering through royal mail, strikes and all! last fortnight they have started ...  Read the complete review

TV ordered from Amazon. Advised that item shipped next day (Tuesday after August Bank Holiday Monday) from Swansea depot to destination Isle of Wight. Advised delivery Wednesday before noon. Checked tracking number on Citylink, advised delivery between 7:30 am and Noon on the Wednesday as promised. Wednesday 11:00 am, ...  Read the complete review

City Link express Delivery Service......mmmmm let me see. Not express. No delivery. Absolutly no service.

Copy of email sent to City Link- they made me sit in whole day and did not bother turning up. "I phoned City Link twice at around 6PM and then 7PM. The lady on the phone said that she had phoned the depot and assured me that the phone would be delivered within 45 minutes. I was sitting by the window till around 9.30 PM and did not ...  Read the complete review

City Link are absolutely hopeless and have no interested in ensuring they deliver items efficiently or at all it seems. Today I was waiting for an item to be delivered by them. At 15:00 I decided to have a quick check at the tracker history as no delivery had yet been made. Apparently the driver had tried to deliver and no response ...  Read the complete review

They claimed to have attempted delivery three times but my wife works from home; no door bell or cards!

If you have hard evidence, somebody please report these cowboys to BBC Watchdog or Trading Standards

http://www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog/gotastory/

I think they are absolutely rubbish!! I had to wait 13 hours for a package to be delivered (from 7:30 to 8:30) and the driver didn't say hello or smile, he just said you have a package but the thing was........ THERE WAS NO PACKAGE IN THE VAN!! At this point I was extremely frustrated and he said that someone will deliver a package sometime tomorrow, said sorry and went off!!

Now I'm waiting for a package AGAIN until 5:30 for a package I should have got yesterday!!

Overall, the service is extremely bad and should have chose Royal Mail! At least they're reliable and don't take up your whole day just to wait for a package!!

Brilliant service, arrives on time, no damaged parcels, everytime i order from cclonline, its delivered promptly. if im not in they leave a note, and the same day i can go to collect it. when i give the note and show my ID the parcel is given to me within a minute. used them numerous times and never failed me unlike parcelforce.

I used to work for FedEx in their customer services department so i now how frustrating it can be not to receive parcels on time. City Link though seems to want to take it to the next level. I work varied shift patterns so generally when they deliver during a weekday I've ordered goods especially because i will be at home. The other air tight ...  Read the complete review

Rubbish, they have an impenetrable network of automated call centres which make it impossible to get through to anyone. Then when you finally do, they wont tell you when your parcel will be delivered, just anytime from 9 - 5.30, which really doesn't help when planning your day.

City Link is a courier service most commonly used by Amazon.co.uk. Personally I have never used them for sending items my self but only have received items through them. They do offer their services to send parcels through them at high prices. They offer next day deliveries with their express speed deliveries. My opinion of City Link is ...  Read the complete review

Ordered goods from Amazon specifically for delivery on Sat, checked the tracking and they were out for delivery on the day. Waited in all morning for delivery, absolutely no sign of delivery at all so checked the tracking again as 12:00 the driver had lied and entered that delivery attempted at 11:13 when I know for sure he hadn't been anywhere near. The only folks who had been on the drive that day were my wife, me and the postman. No card.

Entering false information that delivery has been attempted in order to charge for a service not provided is fraud, plan and simple.

Called customer services but they pack up on the dot of 12:00. Remain to be seen if I get a call back and the item delivered on Monday.

Every Citylink delivery that i've waited for has ended up with me having to drive to the depot to collect it myself, and everytime they have put a card through saying 'sorry you wernt in' without ringing the bell.
Mother in law caught one of their drivers putting a card through her door, and asked the driver why he hadnt rung the bell as she'd been waiting for him and he admitted he wanted an early finish so hadnt put her parcel on the van.
Absolutely the worst service ever, how can you call it a delivery when your guaranteed to have to collect it yourself.