Williams Skip Hire Ltd – Skip Hire Terms & Conditions
These Terms & Conditions apply to all skip hire services provided by Williams Skip Hire Ltd. By placing an order, the customer agrees to be bound by these terms.
1. Payment
Payment is required in full before delivery unless you hold an approved credit account with Williams Skip Hire Ltd. Approved account customers must pay all invoices within the agreed credit terms (normally 30 days).
Failure to make payment may result in additional charges, suspension of services and recovery action.
2. Delivery & Skip Placement
The customer is responsible for ensuring there is sufficient access for our delivery vehicle.
Where a customer instructs our driver to leave the public highway or place the skip on private land, this is done entirely at the customer’s own risk.
Williams Skip Hire Ltd accepts no responsibility for damage to:
- Driveways
- Paving or patios
- Manhole covers
- Underground pipes, drains or services
- Lawns or landscaped areas
- Walls, gates or fencing
- Overhead cables or trees
- Any other property beneath or around the delivery location.
3. Standard Hire Period
Our standard hire period is 14 days.
Unless otherwise agreed, skips kept beyond this period may incur a hire extension charge.
4. Moving the Skip
Once delivered, the skip must not be moved.
If the skip has been repositioned or access has changed, our driver may refuse collection where there is a risk of damage to the vehicle, lifting equipment or surrounding property.
Any damage caused due to a skip being moved from its original position, is the responsibility of the hirer.
Any wasted journeys or additional visits will be chargeable.
5. Access for Collection
The customer must ensure clear and safe access to the skip at all times.
If our vehicle cannot safely collect the skip due to blocked access, parked vehicles, overhead obstructions or any other reason outside our control, a wasted journey charge may apply.
6. Permitted Waste
Only general waste agreed at the time of booking may be placed in the skip.
The following materials are prohibited unless specifically agreed:
- Asbestos
- Batteries
- Gas cylinders
- Fridges and freezers
- Liquid paints
- Chemicals
- Oils and fuels
- Clinical waste
- Explosives
- Fire extinguishers
- Hazardous electrical equipment
- Any other material prohibited by UK waste legislation.
Where prohibited items are found, the customer will be responsible for all additional handling and disposal costs.
A minimum handling charge may apply.
7. Plasterboard
Plasterboard must be kept separate from general waste.
Mixed plasterboard cannot legally be processed with general waste and additional charges will apply where segregation is required.
Dedicated plasterboard skips are available upon request.
8. Fires
No fires must be lit in or near the skip.
Any damage resulting from fire, excessive heat or burning waste will be charged to the customer, including the cost of repair or replacement.
9. Damage
The customer is responsible for any loss or damage to the skip during the hire period.
This includes:
- Graffiti
- Welding damage
- Fire damage
- Impact damage
- Repairs
- Repainting
- Replacement where necessary.
10. Safe Loading
Skips must only be loaded so that waste does not exceed the top edge of the skip.
Waste must not protrude from the sides or overhang the ends.
Our driver may refuse collection where the skip is overloaded or unsafe.
Waiting time, reloads or additional skips will be charged where applicable.
Williams Skip Hire Ltd reserves the right to remove excess or prohibited waste at the customer’s expense.
11. Heavy Materials
Soil, hardcore, concrete, bricks, rubble and similar heavy materials should only be placed in skips suitable for those waste types.
Overweight skips cannot legally be transported and may require unloading before collection.
12. Collection
The customer must notify Williams Skip Hire Ltd when the skip is ready for collection.
Although requested collection dates will always be accommodated where possible, we cannot guarantee collection on a specific day or time.
13. Ownership of Waste
Ownership of all waste transfers to Williams Skip Hire Ltd immediately upon collection.
The customer relinquishes all rights to any materials deposited in the skip once it has been removed.
14. Non-Payment
Williams Skip Hire Ltd reserves the right to:
- Charge interest on overdue accounts.
- Recover reasonable debt recovery costs.
- Suspend future services.
- Return skip contents to the original site where payment has not been received, where legally permissible.
15. Highway Permits
Where a skip is placed on a public road or highway, a permit may be required from the relevant local authority.
Williams Skip Hire Ltd can arrange permits on the customer’s behalf where requested.
Permit fees are charged at the current rate set by the issuing authority, plus any admin fees.
The customer remains responsible for ensuring the skip is not obstructed during the permit period.
16. Lighting & Safety
Where required by law, skips placed on the public highway must remain correctly lit and visible.
Where lighting equipment is supplied, it is the customer’s responsibility to ensure it remains in position throughout the hire period.
17. Additional Chargeable Items
Certain waste streams attract additional disposal costs, including but not limited to:
- Mattresses
- Tyres
- Plasterboard
- Gas bottles
- Carpet
- Artificial grass
- Roofing felt
Please ask for current charges before booking.
18. Cancellation Policy
Orders cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice may be subject to a cancellation charge where delivery has already been scheduled.
If the skip has already been delivered, standard hire charges will apply.
19. Force Majeure
Williams Skip Hire Ltd shall not be liable for delays or failure to perform its obligations due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to:
- Severe weather
- Flooding
- Road closures
- Vehicle breakdowns
- Industrial action
- Government restrictions
- Traffic incidents
20. Website & Privacy
Information submitted through this website will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable UK data protection legislation.
Use of this website is subject to these Terms & Conditions.
21. Limitation of Liability
Williams Skip Hire Ltd shall not be liable for indirect, incidental or consequential losses arising from the hire of a skip, except where liability cannot be excluded under UK law.
Nothing within these Terms & Conditions affects your statutory rights.