Stop Paying for Mistakes: The Power of Digital Delivery Checks
- simplybuyingltd
- Aug 10
- 2 min read
The 30 Second Summary:
Do a blind check in on deliveries so you only pay for what actually turns up
Log damage or missing items in under 60 seconds with photos and timestamps
Build a clean audit trail so you can challenge invoices with facts not memory
Get automatic reminders until short or damaged deliveries are resolved
You order 500 blocks. The delivery note says 500. The invoice says 500. Your site manager counts 480.
That missing 20 is not a rounding error. It is your margin.
Paper delivery notes make it easy to lose money:
Nobody has time to count properly when a driver is waiting
Damage gets missed then you spot it days later
The delivery note disappears so you have zero proof at invoice time
Switch to a digital delivery check in
Open a simple link on site. No log in needed.
Your site manager does a blind check in. They can see item names and codes but not the ordered quantities. So they have to count what is in front of them.
It takes about 60 seconds:
Count what turned up
Log missing quantities
Snap a photo for damage (optional but useful)
Submit. Everything is timestamped
Catch problems before the invoice lands
If you ordered 50 bags and 45 arrived the system flags it straight away.
Then it keeps the issue alive:
Automatic reminders until it is resolved
A clear record for the supplier
Proof for your accounts team when the invoice comes in
No drama. No memory games. Just a clean audit trail.
Quick numbers that add up fast
Run three sites. Six deliveries a week per site. That is about 72 deliveries a month.
If 10% have an issue and the average hit is £150 that is over £1,000 a month. Around £12,000 a year.
Digital delivery checks are boring. That is the point. They quietly stop the leaks.
Want to see it working on your sites? Start your 30 day free trial and get your site managers checking deliveries digitally from day one.

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