Our UK home zone, and the only one where your recipient can collect the cargo themselves instead of waiting in for a delivery.
This is the zone built around our UK collection point at GSR Self Storage on Chequers Lane in Dagenham. If your recipient is anywhere along the Thames Gateway — Barking, Romford, Ilford, Grays, Dartford — collecting is often easier than arranging a delivery slot around work.
It is a storage unit, not a staffed shop, so collection is by appointment. Call the collection line on 07405 482181 to book a slot once we have told you the cargo has landed. Bring photo identification and the name the shipment was sent under.
Delivery to the door is available across the zone as normal if collecting is not practical. Most recipients here choose whichever gets the cargo out of transit fastest.
Collect it yourself
GSR Self Storage
Chequers Lane, Dagenham, RM9 6PR
Collection by appointment only — not a walk-in office.
Bring photo identification and the name the shipment was sent under.
Book a slot: 07405 482181
Areas we cover in this zone
Dagenham · Barking · Romford · Ilford · Stratford · East Ham · Upton Park · Forest Gate · Thurrock · Grays · Basildon · Dartford · Gravesend · Erith
Not listed? Ask — the boundaries are guidance rather than a hard edge.
How delivery works
- Your cargo lands in the UK and clears customs.
- We contact the recipient to arrange a delivery time.
- Cargo is delivered to the door. Someone needs to be there to receive it.
We do not leave shipments unattended. Cargo on this route is usually too large, too valuable, or in the case of food parcels simply should not sit outside.
Before you send to East London, Essex & Kent
Decide early whether they are collecting
Collection from Dagenham has to be booked, and the slot depends on when the unit is staffed. Telling us at booking rather than on arrival usually saves several days.
- Give us a UK phone number that works. Almost every delayed delivery traces back to a recipient we could not reach.
- Check the contents are allowed before it leaves Nigeria, not after it lands. See what you can and cannot send.
Common questions
- Do you deliver to East London, Essex & Kent?
- Yes. Our UK home zone, and the only one where your recipient can collect the cargo themselves instead of waiting in for a delivery. We cover Dagenham, Barking, Romford, Ilford, Stratford, East Ham and the surrounding area.
- What happens if nobody is home?
- We contact the recipient to arrange a time rather than leaving cargo on a doorstep. Shipments on this route are usually too large and too valuable to leave unattended, and food parcels should not sit outside.
- Who needs to be there to receive it?
- The named recipient, or someone they have told us will accept it on their behalf. Tell us in advance if it will be a neighbour, a concierge or a parcel room.
- Can my recipient collect instead of waiting in?
- Yes, in this zone only. Cargo can be collected from GSR Self Storage, Chequers Lane, Dagenham, RM9 6PR, by appointment. Bring photo identification and the name the shipment was sent under.
Other delivery zones
- South-East London — Woolwich, Plumstead, Peckham, Thamesmead — where more of this cargo is delivered than anywhere else in Britain.
- Manchester — The largest Nigerian community outside London, and a zone plenty of cargo companies quietly do not serve properly.
