Having your shopping delivered is immeasurably less tedious than going to the supermarket.

But it still relies on you being at home. Not any more if a trial by Asda is successful.

The idea is pretty simple. You have a large lockbox outside your house, big enough to hold your weekly shop.

You and the delivery driver will have a code to open it.

The driver uses the code to unlock the metal box, deposits your shopping in the box and locks it. When you're home again enter the code and voila, there's your shopping.

The 'Locktin' comes in two sizes: one for four totes of shopping and another for six.

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An Asda lockbox for delivering shopping while the customer is away from home
An Asda lockbox for delivering shopping while the customer is away from home


The system does however assume you'll be home within four hours of the delivery if you've ordered things like meat and ice cream.

Asda installed the boxes for free as part of a 12-week “small test and learn trial” for a small group of customers, including some in Yorkshire.

But if feedback is good, the supermarket could look to expand it later this year.

Simon Gregg, VP of online grocery at Asda told The Grocer : “As things begin to open up again, the boxes provide a convenient way for customers involved in the trial to take delivery of their regular shop while they are not at home.”

Asda delivery charges range between £1 and £6.50 and there is a minimum spend of £40.

A spokesperson for the supermarket told The Mirror there's no extra cost for this service as part of the trial.

However, a decision hasn't been made on potential pricing for a full rollout.

Asda's former owner Walmart has gone a step further with their delivery service in the US by introducing a scheme that sees drivers fill your fridge for you.

It works by customers purchasing a smart lock device specially from Walmart that generates a one-time unlocking code for drivers.

Staff then use this to enter customers’ homes and put their food away in their fridge.

Delivery drivers are required to wear a body-cam which livestreams their movements to the customer through the device.