Kovan
For people expecting a parcel

If you are waiting for a parcel, the right place is the sender.

Kovan is not a parcel carrier and does not sell deliveries to consumers. The courier company carrying your parcel may be running it on Kovan, but tracking and support go through that company. What we can explain here is what gets recorded as your parcel changes hands.

First things first

There is no barcode lookup here

This site has no tracking box, because we are not the party with a contract with you. Your barcode and delivery status are visible to the company that sent your parcel, or to the courier company it works with. That is where to start.

There is one thing we can help with, though: if your parcel travelled on Kovan, what was measured at the moment of delivery is recorded, and the company can see it within seconds. The flow below is exactly that.

Disputes

“It says delivered, but I never got it”

The call courier companies get every day. On Kovan that call has somewhere to go and a record to rest on.

01
You

You tell the company

You call the company you ordered from, or the courier company’s branch. Since you have no account here, a member of staff opens the record on your behalf.

What the file holds

The barcode, the branch that took the call, and who opened the record.

02
Branch

A case file is opened

The branch or head office opens a single file for that parcel. A second call does not open a rival file; it joins the first one.

What the file holds

The driver who made the delivery is added automatically, so the person being accused can answer.

03
System

What was measured at delivery appears

Inside the file are the delivery photo, the distance to the door, the GPS accuracy, whether the location was mocked, and whether the delivery code was entered.

What the file holds

These records are not deleted until the file is decided; a photo that would normally expire is held while a file is open.

04
Decision

Upheld, rejected, or lost

The company closes the file: the delivery stands, or the parcel is marked lost. If it is marked lost the delivery is undone and stops counting as a delivery.

What the file holds

The decision is written into the chain of events with its reason, and the driver has a right to appeal.

To be straight with you: commercial outcomes such as refunds are between you and the company. Kovan keeps the record, does not hold the money, and cannot deal with the company on your behalf.

Support

Where each question goes

Driver support

Drivers write from the Support tab in the app — even while registering or on a day with no work. Each driver has one conversation and its history is not lost.

  • Answered by the Kovan support team
  • Phone and identity numbers in a message are masked automatically
  • Drivers are asked not to write recipient details

Company and branch support

Companies write from the panel. Head office and each branch have their own conversation, so a branch keeps its history when its staff change.

  • A branch manager sees only their own branch’s conversation
  • Head office can join every branch’s conversation
  • Every message names who wrote it
Frequently asked

What recipients ask

Can I send a parcel with Kovan?
No. Kovan does not sell delivery services to consumers; it provides operational infrastructure to courier companies and independent drivers.
Can I have the driver’s phone number?
No. Calls between a recipient and a driver go through a masked number; neither side sees the other’s number.
What is the delivery code?
A four-digit code texted to you at the door. The driver enters it in the app and the server verifies it. Three wrong attempts lock the delivery.
Who holds my address and phone number?
The company that sent the parcel, and Kovan’s server in encrypted form. The company panel shows only a masked name. A while after the parcel is closed these details are deleted automatically; if a dispute is open they are kept until the file is decided.

Still have a question?

Your parcel is resolved by the company that sent it. If your question is about the Kovan platform itself, write to us.