A seemingly harmless favour can spark a 'legal pass-the-parcel' if items turn up damaged or later go missing, experts warn

Shoppers are being warned they could accidentally sign away a neighbour’s consumer rights – or even face a legal wrangle themselves – by agreeing to take in parcels . With delivery drivers racing to meet Christmas deadlines, many households will be asked to accept packages for people living next door.

But parcel experts say that a seemingly harmless favour can spark a “legal pass-the-parcel” if items turn up damaged or later go missing. Parcelhero’s Head of Consumer Research, David Jinks, said: “Few things are more annoying than getting a card telling you that you missed your delivery and you’ll have to travel miles to a depot that shuts at midday.

"Many of us

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