Gepard

To be fair every item I've ever ordered from China has arrived within the set timeframe. Even little Epackets come with tracking now so I can check up on the parcel every few days. 

Both me and wolf have had a similar experience of ordering , being able to track on Aliexpress but not being able to find any hint of it with any other tracking service once it’s not turned up and still says ‘in transit’ on there site ! ?

Try 17Track. That'll give you all the updates at least until it hits the UK. If it then goes to Parcel Force you'll get their updates too.