When Do I Need a License for my Skip?

You don’t need a license for a skip that you hire if it is placed on your private property. So, if you have a driveway or a garden that it can be delivered to, then it is best to have it dropped off there. Be careful to make sure that the skip does not extend from your land out on to the pavement, as they are not allowed there.

However, for many people dropping a skip off on the road outside of their home or business premises is the only practical solution. If you are hiring a skip which will be on the public road then you are obliged to obtain a license for it. You need to apply to your local council for this. Remember that the same regulation also relates to so-called skip bags as well as skips themselves. The council may stipulate that you take safety measures such as setting out lamps at night or coning the area off, depending on the type of road.