Terms and conditions of skip hire

Skip hire period

The skip hire period is 2 weeks unless we have agreed otherwise with you. We reserve the right to collect the skip at any time after the end of the 2 week hire period. See Skip collection below.

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Loading the skip & fires

You are responsible for ensuring that the skip is not filled higher than the sides of the skip and that it is filled in such a way that none of the contents can fall or blow off the skip when it is being loaded on collection or in transit. We will not collect overloaded skips until the excess has been removed and this will result in an additional charge if we have to rearrange collection (see Additional charges below).

You are responsible for ensuring that no fires are lit in the skip and that no items are put in the skip that risk starting a fire, for example embers.

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Prohibited items

You must not put the following items in the skip:

• Fridges & freezers
• Televisions & computer monitors
• Mattresses
• Paints, oils & chemicals
• Asbestos
• Tyres & rubber tracks
• Lead-acid (e.g. car) batteries
• Gas bottles
• Fluorescent lighting tubes
• Liquid concrete
• Medical / clinical waste, including needles & syringes
• Biological waste, including human & animal excrement and soiled nappies
• Upholstered furniture, i.e. any items covered in fabric or leather (including synthetic leather) or containing any foam, filling or padding. This includes sofas & sofa beds, armchairs, chairs (dining, kitchen, office, etc.), stools & foot stools, futons, bean bags, floor & seating cushions and garden furniture.
• Any other hazardous, dangerous, inflammable, corrosive, poisonous, explosive, polluting or illegal items

You must collect any prohibited items found in the skip after collection from our site in Pershore, otherwise we will return them to you, and this will result in an additional charge (see Additional charges below).

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Plasterboard

You must not put plasterboard loose in the skip. We will only accept a maximum of 10% by volume as long as it is bagged and the bags are put on the top of the skip (within the level load).

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Skip collection

Please notify the office when the skip is ready for collection and allow at least 3 full working days (Monday to Friday) after that for the skip to be collected. Once you have notified us that the skip is ready for collection (or at the end of the 2 week skip hire period), you must leave sufficient access for us to collect the skip. If we have to rearrange collection, this will result in an additional charge (see Additional charges below).

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Payment methods

We accept payment by the following means:

• Bank transfer to Skippy Skip Hire & Recycling Ltd. Our bank details are on your invoice. Please state the invoice number as your reference. Remittance advices can be emailed to office@skippyskiphire.com.
• Debit / credit card over the phone. We do not accept American Express.
• Cash to the driver on delivery of the skip.

We no longer accept cheques.

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Additional charges

Any wasted journey or additional journey we have to make will be charged at £80 + VAT. Examples are when:

• we do not have access to be able to deliver or collect the skip
• you cancel the skip order when we are already on our way to deliver the skip
• the skip is overloaded so we cannot collect it
• you ask us to come and move the skip after we have delivered it
• we have to return prohibited items to you.

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Other terms & conditions

You must not move or reposition the skip after delivery without our prior consent.

If you request our vehicle to leave the public highway to deliver or collect a skip on private property, you are responsible for any damage that results, howsoever caused, including damage to our vehicle, the skip, the property and any third-party property including the road margins and pavements, and you agree to pay in full all costs incurred as a result.

You are responsible for the loss of, or any damage to, the skip and any other loaned equipment (for example skip lights and cones), howsoever caused, and you agree to pay in full all costs incurred as a result.

The contents of the skip (except any prohibited items) will become our property on collection of the skip.

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