When my oscilloscope was delivered, to their credit a day early, it was left in the middle of the yard with no knock on the door.
Credit:
Day early!
Scanned the tracking number!
Left it!
Cons:
Left it in the middle of the yard.
Did not even attempt to knock.
Made me go look for it.
If you ask me i think it kind of pisses them off to have to come out all the way into the country. That isn't much of an excuse though, given that it is literally his job!
If it is small-ish they will leave at least bring it to A door, even if it isn't the one i requested, at least it isn't as bad as Britain post.