For safety reasons it’s always safer to place skips on the road instead of the pavement.

Usually the vehicle delivering the skip to your house will be a LGV and are normally very large. Make sure there is enough room to allow it in and out safely.

Midi Skips: Capacity, 3-4 cu yards or 2.5 - 3.5 cu meters. Height, 3'2” or 0.97 meters. Length, 6' or 1.83 meters. Width 4'3” or 1.29 meters.

When hiring a skip there are usually four sizes of skip available; Mini, midi, builders and large.

If you need to hire a skip, contact your local council, they may have a list of approved skip hire companies.

Builders Skips: Suitable for domestic or business. The most popular type of skip.

Midi Skips: Small, convenient and suitable for small low volume waste projects.

Normally a skip permit is valid for a month after which can be renewed.

Builders Skips: Capacity, 6-8 cu yards or 4.6 - 6.1 cu meters. Height, 4' or 1.22 meters. Length, 12' or 3.66 meters. Width 5'6” or 1.68 meters.

If you’re skip needs to be placed on the pavement or road, then it’s the up to the skip hire company to make sure they have a valid licence or permit for the skip.