A skip permit or license is an official document that gives you the authority to place a skip on the road, pavement, verge or any other local council controlled land near to your property. Need A Skip will complete and submit all of the required paperwork to your local council to obtain the skip hire permit.

Skips cannot be placed on the highway without a permit (local authority permission) correct signage and lights. Please contact us if you cannot place the skip on private land (remember the grass verge outside your house may not be owned by you!) as we can still help you organise this. Alternatively, we may be able to organise a wait and load facility.

Skips are for general builders waste or household waste along with inert waste like soil, clay bricks etc , no Fridges, no TV's or monitors, hazardous waste which includes paints, solvents, liquids or asbestos.

At Need A Skip Ltd we endeavour to make sure that at least 80% of our skips are sent to our Recycling Facility and anything that can be recovered will be sent for recycling.

10 days is the standard maximum hire period, but longer can be agreed as long as it is reasonable.

Be realistic about what you have to throw away as getting two skips can be far more expensive than one big one! All skips must be level loaded so they can be safely transported on the road.

Not all skips can cope with inert/builders waste as the vehicle may not be able to lift or transport it legally. The maximum size for Inert waste is a builders skip usually 8ton capacity.