Whistl UK Ltd Reviews 

1,145
TrustScore 1 out of 5

1.2

While we don't verify specific claims because reviewers' opinions are their own, we may label reviews as "Verified" when we can confirm a business interaction took place. Read more

To protect platform integrity, every review on our platform—verified or not—is screened by our 24/7 automated software. This technology is designed to identify and remove content that breaches our guidelines, including reviews that are not based on a genuine experience. We recognise we may not catch everything, and you can flag anything you think we may have missed. Read more

Review summary

Created with AI, based on recent reviews

Looking at 169 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many customers frequently report significant delays and non-delivery of their orders, with items often getting stuck at depots or never arriving, sometimes even being delivered to incorrect addresses. Reviewers also encountered issues with packages marked as delivered when they had not been received, alongside unhelpful customer service and unreliable tracking that provided little to no updates. However, some customers noted positive experiences, with items arriving quickly and in good condition, and appreciated helpful delivery personnel who handled parcels with care.

What people talk about most

Delivery service

Reviewers highlight negative aspects of delivery service, with many expressing significant dissatisfaction... See more

Order

Consumers report significant dissatisfaction with their orders, frequently citing a complete lack of useful... See more

Service

Customers consistently note negative experiences with service, describing it as awful, inefficient, and the... See more

Product

People report ambiguous experiences with product delivery, with some customers expressing disappointment with... See more

Customer service

Reviewers express widespread dissatisfaction with customer service, citing a complete lack of support and... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bought some CD's from MusicMagpie delivery stated by them 4 to 7 days . Delivery did not come MagicMagpie no help said check their tracking, Whistl tracking shows after 7 days still with them and n... See more

Company replied

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dreadful. Multiple packages reaching a depot and… that’s it. No delivery, no communication, no updates, no way of contacting a person. Useless chatbot that goes round in circles. Neither sellers or re... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered from music magpie via eBay like I have so many times before with no issues. But this time 3 cds coming as 2 separate parcels. 1 saying delivered at 03.24am on Tuesday 7th October not received... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Whistl have a parcel they've received from MusicMagpie two weeks ago (15th June) which should have been delivered to a relative. Instead, through Whistl's own tracking system, I know it's been sitting... See more

Company replied


Company details

  1. Business-to-Business service
  2. Logistics service
  3. Warehouse

Written by the company

Whistl is a logistics company providing efficient, high-quality, and competitively priced services across delivery management for Businesses sending Parcels and Business Mail and third-party logistics services for Fulfilment. In addition, Whistl offers advertising services such as Doordrop Media and Sampling, as well as Contact Centre Services.


Contact info

1.2

Bad

TrustScore 1 out of 5

1k reviews

5-star
4-star
3-star
2-star
1-star

No recent history of asking for reviews

This company hasn't invited customers recently, so reviews may not be representative

Replied to 17% of negative reviews

Typically replies within 48 hours

How this company uses Trustpilot

See how their reviews and ratings are sourced, scored, and moderated.

1.2

All reviews

(1,145)

181 reviews in the last 12 months

Write a review
Companies on Trustpilot aren't allowed to offer incentives or pay to hide reviews. Reviews are the opinions of individual users and not of Trustpilot. Read more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Useless service

Every time Whistl is involved in a delivery it results in an extra two days being added on to the delivery time. This time appears to be taken up by a parcel 'travelling through their system', then being handed over to a courier for delivery, usually Royal Mail. Then the usual Royal Mail delivery time is added on so it ends up taking over a week instead of 2 to 3 days. Plants delivered where Whistl was involved have been in a poor condition when they've actually arrived. This time a delivery from Music Magpie has been delayed by Whistl's involvement. What are they actually for?

15 May 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Slow Mail

Letters dated 27th April received on 12th May!! How does it take 11 business days to deliver a letter? Useless

12 May 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

CD hasn't arrived, 22 days waiting.

Ordered CD from music magpie on amazon.
Ordered on 20th April 2026, it's now 9th May 2026, NO CD.
Checked tracking, last entry was on 23rd April 2026 @08.48, package transferred to another carrier for delivery, what the hell! That's 19 days ago, an no update from anyone about it.
There should be a no star facility.

9 May 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Whistl Scotland

Whistl have always had a very good understanding of our business requirements and have always helped find solutions to any issues arising day to day.

6 May 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hopeless tracking

Hopeless tracking - per Whistl not sent yet. Actually has been delivered. Rather than post a useless reply here, work on getting the tracking system right.

2 May 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

You want quick delivery? You can go, Whistl.

An extra link in the chain of delivery when the packages could go straight to the delivery service. Very limited tracking. In this case showing as shipment created five days after the company I bought from said it was dispatched.

28 April 2026
Unprompted review
Whistl UK Ltd logo

Reply from Whistl UK Ltd

Thank you for your review. We're sorry to hear that your delivery has not been received.

If a parcel status remains at shipment created, this is generally an indication that whilst a label has been created via our software, we have not physically received it from the sender in order to process and hand over to the chosen delivery courier I'm afraid.

However, if you would like to respond to our request, a member of our team would be more than happy to reach out and verify for you.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Parcel never received

Parcel received by Whistl, processed, handed over to someone, and never arrived.

28 April 2026
Unprompted review
Whistl UK Ltd logo

Reply from Whistl UK Ltd

Thank you for your review, we are sorry to hear that your delivery has not arrived.
Whilst the parcel would not have been delivered directly by Whistl if you would like to respond to our request, a member of our team would be happy to reach out and assist.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Incredibly slow delivery company

I buy a lot off Music Magpie through Ebay and they are brilliant. Unfortunately, they use Whistl, who have got so slow. All my deliveries from Music Magpie have been delayed recently because Whistl are now taking ages to hand the items over to Royal Mail. A DVD I'd ordered was supposed to be delivered to me by Monday 20th. Whistl only bothered to hand it over to Royal Mail today, Wednesday 22nd. Totally useless.

22 April 2026
Unprompted review
Whistl UK Ltd logo

Reply from Whistl UK Ltd

Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that your delivery was delayed.
Typically, all items will be handed over to the delivering courier within 24 hours at most, it is rare that any parcels will be held over at our premises once we have received them from the sender however, if we could please ask you to respond to our request and provide your reference this will allow us to investigate further.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have had a very helpful delivery guy…

I have had a very helpful delivery guy who had delivered to me a few times, always polite and handled my parcels with care, always used my doorbell and knocked on the door as well as giving me time to answer it which is more than I can say for other delivery companies keep it up whistle 5 star service thank you.

17 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rather get my things sent by pigeon

Yeah nice one orded 2 games with next day delivery and its now been 4 days telling me thats its been handed to royal mail but no its sat in their depo can tell why they have 1 stars overall because they are all useless plebs

18 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am writing to express my significant…

I am writing to express my significant dissatisfaction with the services I have recently received. The quality of work provided did not meet the expected standards, leading to considerable inconvenience. Furthermore, the recent warehouse development in Warrington has proven to be deeply disappointing. I trust you will address these concerns promptly and thoroughly. This experience has unfortunately impacted my perception of your company's operational efficiency. #CustomerService #ServiceFail #Dissatisfaction

18 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered 4 packets of seeds from Mr…

I ordered 4 packets of seeds from Mr Fothergills because I couldn't find any in the shops. I imagine they are in an envelope. I've been tracking my order, it's been sitting at the delivery depot since 6.31am on Thursday April 16th. That's 48 hours and no sign of anything happening. No idea when they will be delivered or who will deliver them. Definitely won't order from Mr Fothergills again.

18 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Whistl delaying my ebay purchases!

It seems many ebay sellers are using whistl to deal with their sales deliveries. This is delaying receiving the items. I'm waiting for several ebay purchases which state whistl is tracking the parcel, but there is no tracking & all my ebay purchases using whistl are delayed/haven't arrived. I'm gonna stop buying fro ebay if sellers use whitsl to delay me getting what I buy! Terrible.

12 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely waste of space this company

Absolutely waste of space this company, ordered something through amazon, when I checked delivery tracking i noticed these were being used and have never heard of them...using the tracking number it comes up that my item has been at the depo since 8th April no other update! Its 16th now and there is no live chat or email to contact them! Why do companies use these? Surely they lose money because now I'm applying for a refund

16 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Waiting on a parcel that was dispatched…

Waiting on a parcel that was dispatched on 6th April, collected on the 8th then nothing. Now the 15th still not scanned, UK to UK delivery. Didn't think anyone could be as bad as Evrie but here we are. Tracking on their site is non existant and website looks cheap.
Should be 0 stars have had to contact seller to complain. Avoid at all costs.👎

15 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DIRTY BLOODSUCKING LEECHES

Actively ruining lives and countryside with their warehouses and dirty tactics! Shame on this dirty company that only cares for profits, ruining the lives of the people in the process. Taking our limited amounts of countryside and destroying our natural spaces. Causing flooding and noise pollution.

The world is a worse place, thanks to this company.

12 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shameful

Poor service. Also shameful that they're supporting the storage units in Wigan by moving in there.

9 April 2026
Unprompted review

The Trustpilot Experience

Anyone can write a Trustpilot review. People who write reviews have ownership to edit or delete them at any time, and they’ll be displayed as long as an account is active.

We use dedicated people and clever technology to safeguard our platform. Find out how we combat fake reviews.

Learn about Trustpilot’s review process.

Here are 8 tips for writing great reviews.

Verification can help ensure real people are writing the reviews you read on Trustpilot.

Offering incentives for reviews or asking for them selectively can bias the TrustScore, which goes against our guidelines.

Take a closer look