Skip hire liability

Markyt

KeithP wrote: »

The skip was stationary, was it?

That isn't enough. Legally they also have to have reflectors and, if on the carriageway, be lit at night.

http://www.valueskiphire.co.uk/regulations/skip-permit.asp

"The ends of each skip, i.e. the sides of the skip facing traffic in both directions, must be painted yellow and must be fitted with vertical red and yellow fluorescent reflective markings. These markings must comply with British Standard BS AU152:1970 and must be marked with that number."

"If you are placing skips on the road you will require traffic cones on the approach side to guide traffic safely past them.

At night or in bad weather conditions, all skips must be marked by amber flashing lights which should be either attached to every corner of the skip or placed against the sides of the skip. If you have a row of two or more skips (with less than two metres space between them) you can put lights on the end corners of the row.

If the skip or skips are positioned on the road, lights should be placed between each of the road cones. You will be charged by the council if contractors have to be sent out to make a skip safe or to put lights on an unlit skip."

not that I don't think the driver was an oaf, but the law says otherwise.

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Most of the skips that get left on the roads around here are illegal as they never have any lights, reflectors, cones or anything. And some aren't even yellow, but a dark blue!

Kilty_2

This thread looks awfully like a similar troll thread from a few months ago.....

Inactive

It does indeed, perhaps I will skip it.;)

cyclonebri1

Kilty wrote: »

This thread looks awfully like a similar troll thread from a few months ago.....

I was thinking the same, plus it reminded me of the 2CV Victor Meldrew sketch

spaceman5

Kilty wrote: »

This thread looks awfully like a similar troll thread from a few months ago.....

it certainly does