Delivery note vs goods received note (and POD) in UK construction

On UK sites, ticket, docket, POD, and GRN get used as if they were the same thing. Often a signed ticket at the gate is treated as the GRN, then finance asks for a goods received note and everyone talks past each other.

Side-by-side: who creates what

Delivery note (DN): supplier creates it; proves what the supplier says was despatched. Goods received note (GRN): buyer creates it; proves what was actually accepted against the order after quantity and condition check. Proof of delivery (POD): evidences that a delivery took place and was acknowledged. It does not automatically prove a full quantity check against the order.

UK aliases and POD clarified

Aliases include delivery ticket, delivery docket, and advice note. Treat them as supplier-side documents unless procedure says otherwise. On construction sites, a POD is not automatically a complete buyer GRN.

Next steps

Full GRN definition: goods received note in UK construction. Matching: three-way matching in construction. Start with the free materials delivery log.

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