Your APC Overnight parcel is due next day, but the tracker keeps rejecting your number. APC is one of the few couriers that needs your consignment number and postcode together — miss either and it won’t load. Here’s how to track it properly, rebook a missed delivery, and get an alert, all in one app.
Track your APC Overnight parcel in one app
Add your APC consignment number once and get a delivery alert so you’re ready for the next-day drop, across 1,700+ carriers in one place.
How to track your APC Overnight parcel
- Enter your consignment number and delivery postcode on the tracker at apc-overnight.com.
- Type the consignment number exactly as shown — watch for 0 vs O and 1 vs I.
- Or paste the number into Package Tracker, which detects the carrier automatically and sends a delivery alert.
For the full journey across every carrier, see how to track any package.
You need your consignment number and postcode
Unlike most couriers, APC’s tracker asks for two things: the consignment number and the delivery postcode. If the page says it can’t find your parcel, it’s usually a missing postcode or a mistyped character (a zero read as the letter O, or a one read as an I). Both come from the sender’s confirmation email or your receipt.
What is APC Overnight?
APC Overnight (The Alternative Parcels Company) is a UK parcel network founded in 1994 and built from independent local depots. It specialises in timed next-day delivery for retailers and businesses, so your parcel is usually collected one day and delivered the next by a local depot near you.
APC Overnight delivery times
APC is a next-day network with timed options. The sender chooses the service; check your consignment for the promised time.
| Service | Typical timeframe |
|---|---|
| Timed next-day | Delivered by 10:30 or by 12:00 the next working day |
| Standard next-day | Attempted between 08:00 and 18:00 the next working day |
| Saturday | Morning delivery in most areas (by 10:30 or 12:00) |
| Sunday | No routine deliveries |
Never miss the next-day drop
Package Tracker alerts you when your APC parcel is out for delivery, so you’re home for the morning slot.
Missed your delivery? Use APC Choice
If no one’s home, APC leaves a ‘sorry we missed you’ card. Use the number on it with APC Choice (the online recipient tool) to rebook delivery for another day, nominate a safe place where supported, or arrange a depot collection. To collect, bring photo ID and your consignment number to your local depot — use the Depot Finder to locate it.
APC Overnight tracking statuses explained
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Collected | APC has picked the parcel up from the sender. |
| At hub | Arrived at the central sortation hub overnight. |
| At delivery depot | Reached the local depot that covers your postcode. |
| Out for delivery | On the van for delivery today. |
| Carded / attempted | No one available; a card was left, use APC Choice. |
| Delivered | Handed over, left in a safe place, or collected from the depot. |
Why your APC Overnight tracking is not updating
- Missing postcode. APC needs the consignment number and postcode together, so add both.
- Character mix-up. Check for 0 vs O and 1 vs I in the consignment number.
- International parcel. APC’s overseas service uses a separate APC Postal Logistics tracker, not the overnight one.
- Between scans. Updates come at key stages, so quiet gaps overnight are normal.
If it’s stuck, see package stuck in transit. If the number won’t load, here’s the fix: tracking number not working.
APC Overnight customer service
For help with a parcel, call APC Overnight on 0800 37 37 37 or email info@apc-overnight.com. Because APC runs on independent local depots, your local depot is often the quickest contact for a specific delivery — find it with the Depot Finder. Have your consignment number and postcode ready.
Frequently asked questions
Enter your consignment number and delivery postcode on the tracker at apc-overnight.com, or paste the number into Package Tracker, which detects the carrier automatically and sends a delivery alert.
APC needs both the consignment number and the delivery postcode. It also fails if a character is mistyped, such as a zero read as the letter O or a one read as an I. Check both and try again.
It’s in the sender’s confirmation email or on your receipt. If a shop shipped your order, check their dispatch email.
APC is a next-day network. Timed services deliver by 10:30 or 12:00 the next working day, standard next-day is attempted between 08:00 and 18:00, and Saturday morning delivery is available in most areas.
APC Choice is the online tool for recipients. If you miss a delivery, use the number on the ‘sorry we missed you’ card to rebook delivery, nominate a safe place where supported, or arrange a depot collection.
APC leaves a card and you can use APC Choice to rebook, or collect from your local depot with photo ID and your consignment number. Use the Depot Finder to locate the depot.
Common reasons are a missing postcode, a mistyped character, an international parcel that uses APC’s separate Postal Logistics tracker, or normal overnight gaps between scans.
APC offers Saturday morning delivery in most areas, usually by 10:30 or 12:00. There are no routine Sunday deliveries.
Yes, but international parcels are handled by APC Postal Logistics and tracked on a different tracker to the UK overnight service.
A local APC depot near your postcode handles the final delivery. APC is built from independent depots across the UK, which is why service can feel local.
Call 0800 37 37 37 or email info@apc-overnight.com. For a specific delivery, your local depot is often quickest. Have your consignment number and postcode ready.
Yes. Add the consignment number to Package Tracker and follow your APC Overnight parcel alongside everything else, across 1,700+ carriers in one app.
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