Hiring a skip for your home may seem an easy way to clear all the waste materials, debris and unused things in the house. But have you ever wondered that you can’t hire a skip without getting permit from your local council for the same. It is very much important to have the one before hiring a skip; otherwise the whole process may land in trouble. The owner of the house must get a permit for skip hire by following some rules and regulations under the Highways Act 10: section 13 road traffic regulations act, 1984.
Checking guidelines for skip hire permit with local council – To get a skip hire permit from your local council, first of all check all the necessary guidelines to become dead sure about the whole procedure. The guidelines of the skip hire permit vary for each council; therefore you may need to read the same carefully. Some councils need you to apply directly to them while some others ask for submission of an application from the homeowners’ end or from the skip hire company. Few councils may also require you to visit their office for the fulfillment of various paper formalities for the permit. Check the rules and go ahead accordingly.
Contacting the council – To start with the process of application, you should contact the respective council via fax, phone, e-mail or letter. After getting requests for an application format, you will get a form from the council to be completed by you.
Filling the form and depositing the payment – Having filled the form to get a permit send it back to the council along with the amount of payment asked of them. In your application for a permit, you must specify all details such as your location, road positioning of the skips, the size of the skip, the time period for which you need a skip and the contents to be loaded into the skip etc. Since you are directly dealing with the council, therefore you will be saved from paying any unnecessary commissions to the middle men.
Getting a permit – Once all the paper formalities have been completed and the requisite payment is deposited with the council, wait for some time, say 5 to 7 days. In case, you need a skip permit earlier than this, you will be required to specify the same in your application. Extra surcharge is required by some councils for granting of permit in an emergency. Therefore, you must add that too in your payment. Finally, you will get permit for skip hire, once the council is satisfied with all the details sent by you. You can go ahead with the hired skip company to get rid of the wastes from your house. Just keep in mind that the whole procedure must be completed within the specified time period i.e. the expiry limit of the permit.
You can get a permit for skip hire without facing much trouble provided you fulfil all the above formalities required by the council.
