Arranged uplift to ensure shipment would arrive in Spain when we would be there to receive it but in spite of repeatedly informing Parcel Compare that we were returning to UK on a specific date the carrier attempted delivery on that date. We then had to prevail upon friends to wait in to accept delivery and to store the items until we returned . In addition , in spite of the fact that according to Parcel Compare all carriers utilises digital scanner to check weights and volume, we were not made aware that our shipment exceeded our estimate of volume when it was picked up which would have enabled us to decide whether we wanted to pay Ann additional £30