Number of Delivery Robots

Please could you provide responses to the following questions:

1. Do delivery robots operate within your local authority? If the answer is yes, please provide the areas they operate in, the date (month and year) when delivery robot operations first commenced, and whether these operations have been formally authorised or

permitted by the council.



2. Please identify the company or companies operating delivery robots within your local authority.



3. Please provide the number of delivery robots operating within your area.



4. Has the council received any complaints relating to delivery robots? If yes, please provide:

- The total number of complaints received since the commencement of operations (by month, if this data is available)

- A summary of the types of issues raised in the complaints

In response to your request;

1.           Yes.  A delivery robot operates in Witham St Hughs as a trial since September 2024.

2.           The company operating the deliver robot is DPD.

3.           One delivery robot is operational in Witham St Hughs.

4.           No complaints have been received in relation to delivery robots.