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redelivery request

to ask a carrier or delivery service to attempt delivery of a parcel or other shipment again after an earlier delivery attempt failed or could not be completed.

In plain English

This is a request for the shipment to be delivered on another try. It is used after an earlier delivery attempt did not succeed or could not be finished.

In context

Here, it names a self-service option to ask the carrier or delivery service to try delivering the shipment again after the earlier attempt did not succeed or could not be completed.

Situation
Handling delivery attempts, address problems, damage, loss, holds, and returns
What it communicates
names a self-service option for another delivery attempt

Meaning limits

The term itself does not establish that another delivery attempt is available, scheduled, or successful.

Examples

“After the courier missed him at home, Daniel sent a redelivery request for the parcel instead of arranging a collection.”

Core meaning

“Following the failed drop-off, the customer can submit a redelivery request through the tracking portal without calling the carrier.”

In context