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Fly tipping is costing us all; skip licence Yorkshire and rest of UK

Bridlington Council is requesting that smaller businesses are able to dispose of their waste for free.
In a statement a local councilor said “It’s costing the council more to go round and pick all this rubbish than what it would be to let them go free.”
It’s estimated that around £100,000 in this council alone is spent on cleaning up tippers waste per year meaning tax payers money is going directly toward keeping our streets clean.

Fly-tipping (also known as ‘fly dumping’, and sometimes shortened to ‘tipping’) is a British term for dumping waste illegally instead of at an authorised rubbish dump. It is the illegal deposit of any waste onto land, i.e. waste dumped or tipped on to a site which has no official skip licence to accept waste.

The term is derived from the verb ‘tip’, meaning ‘to throw out of a vehicle’ and on the ‘fly’, meaning “on the wing” which is to throw away carelessly or casually

February 7, 2012 at 9:55 am | Skip Hire Health & Safety, Skip Hire Permits, Skip Hire UK, Topskips.com | No comment

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Skip Permits

We have to admit it – we don’t like skip permits. They’re – on most occasions – an unnecessary tax – and with permits costs fluctuating all over the UK with different application times and permit duration lengths, you can’t help but think that councils are, well, making it up as they go along…

In a nutshell, a skip permit is permission off the council to put a skip on the public highway. That’s fine – permission makes sense to us, or else there would be skips littering the highways across the country (we know how tricky the school run is already!). However some councils charge nothing for permission (yay!) other councils charge hundreds of pounds (yes, we’re thinking of you Borough of Lambeth in London) and make us skip companies and you the hirer of the skip jump through hoops in order to get hold of one.

Skip permits can be a bit of a minefield – get the best advice by ringing Topskips.com on 08445 60 77 10.

March 29, 2010 at 9:56 am | Skip Hire Permits | No comment

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Skip Permits

Don’t get stressed about skip permits – we do the legwork for you. Most councils allow us to apply for the paperwork for you, however some councils demand that you organise the permit. Annoying, we know. However, the process is simple and most of the time, you can organise it over the phone. Councils like Wandsworth and most Scottish councils will need you to fill out paperwork. Some councils’ permits are free, Topskips is campaigning for councils to all have a set fee, and a set application policy. In the meantime, ring Topskips on 08445 60 77 10 to see how we can help.

January 13, 2010 at 10:15 am | Skip Hire Permits | No comment

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Do I Have To Have a Skip Permit?

If you want the skip on the road, then yes, there’s no real way around a skip permit…unless you want to face the wrath of the council officials! However, we do offer a “wait and load” – which is when the skip driver arrives with the skip of your choice and waits for 30 mins (or longer if you agree to the waiting time price) while you, and whoever is helping you, fills the skip. (If you ask nicely, the driver might be able to get his hands dirty too and help!)

This service has two benefits:

1) Because you only get the skip for 30 mins or so, you don’t have to fork out more money for a skip permit

2) You get the job done quickly, and all the waste is off your hands!

Have a chat with one of the Topskips guys about the best plan of action for you and your waste…ring us on 08445 60 77 10.

November 19, 2009 at 4:26 pm | Skip Hire Services | No comment

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Skip Hire London – What is a skip permit?

Quite simply, a skip permit is permission from the local council to allow us to drop a skip on their highway.

The main bulk of our skip permit ordering is for London. This is not only because London is our busiest area for skip hire but also because the city is so densely built up, so there’s not a lot of private land going spare. Therefore most of our London skip hire customers always ask if we can sort out a permit. Most of the time, it’s fine but with some councils (stand up Wandsworth!) demand that the hirer – (you) – organises the permit with them. Price-wise, they can range from £25 to amounts in the triple figures, depending on whether it is in a Controlled Parking Zone, or if it is in a park bay which needs to be suspended etc. It’s a bit of a pain and it’s seems like an unnecessary amount of money to spend. However, if we drop a skip on the highway without a permit (which of course, we wouldn’t do!), the penalties are much worse…

Ring us today and find out more about skip permits in your area on 08455 6o 77 10.

November 17, 2009 at 4:54 pm | Skip Hire Permits | No comment

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Skip Hire In London

Just a reminder that we cover the whole of London from Cockfosters to Tooting and from Acton to Walthamstowe.

In fact skip hire in London is our busiest and most popular bit of the UK for skip hire, whether it’s for domestic or trade skip hire.

One thing that crops up in London more than anywhere else is the need for skip permits. With it being the capital city, and the way the city has been built, driveways on domestic properties are not as common, so this increases the need for to obtain a skip permit.

Give Topskips a call if you have any questions on skip hire or skip permits in London on 0844 560 7710.

November 3, 2009 at 5:52 pm | Skip Hire Permits, Skip Hire UK | No comment

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