Leaving a small skip bag on a grass verge

HouseBuyer77

I'm about to remove a large amount of gravel from my garden. I'm planning to get it removed by putting it in a skip bag which is then picked up by a grabber lorry but I need to make sure the bag's in a suitable position to be picked up.

I had been planning on leaving it in front of my house, but I now realise that's rather close to a telegraph pole which point which might prevent the crane from being used.

A decent spot would be at the beginning of the road a little way from my house. It's on a bend so there won't be any cars parking in front of it and clear of any overhead obstructions.

However I will be leaving a bag full of gravel on a grass verge away from my house for a few days (you call them to collect and they appear with 2/3 days to do so). Officially I'm sure this is not allowed but unofficially who's going to care? I'll make sure the bag won't be obstructing anything and I'll have a quick chat to the house immediately next to it (they've got a large fence right next to it so it'll hardly be cluttering their view) just to make sure they wouldn't kick up a fuss.

The bag itself is pretty small 1mx1m.

Any thoughts on whether this is a sensible idea?

An alternative would be to leave on a patch of road closer to my house, but away from the telegraph pole. Though this seems more anti-social as it will slightly restrict parking.

Silver-Surfer_2

Won't be a problem until someone comes along with Stanley.

phill99

Why don't you afvertise the gravel on freecycle. It'll soon be snapped up and people will come and take it away.

phil24_7

Is it a new bag? Those dumpy bags are a one use bag as any damage could have a tonne of material falling on someone or something.

Is it a grab lorry or a hiab? A hiab will have quite a long reach so you may be able to leave it on your property.

Davesnave

It's a Hippobag and their rules state not more than 4m from the access point where the lorry will be, and with no overhead obstructions.

You'd have to take a chance on vandalism anywhere, but my feeling is that the road is riskier, because of the possibility of a car hitting it and subsequent insurance claims etc.

Jamiesmum

I second what Phil said. Put it on a facebay page or something. Doesn't matter if it's dirty people will hose it down. Someone will take it buy heavy duty bin bags for garden waste so people can carry them instead.

HouseBuyer77

Is it a new bag? Those dumpy bags are a one use bag as any damage could have a tonne of material falling on someone or something.

It is new, bought from the firm that would be picking it up (luckily collection not included in bag price, so if I decide this is a bad idea I'm not out of pocket).

Is it a grab lorry or a hiab? A hiab will have quite a long reach so you may be able to leave it on your property.

Can't say for certain. The firm have a picture of both a grab lorry and a hiab on their website. Suspect they send round whichever is free.

The reach isn't really the worry (I could place it in my front garden) it's the wires coming off the telegraph pole immediately overhead.

peachyprice

It will be classed as fly tipping, which comes with a hefty fine if you get caught. Only you know the neighbours and neighbourhood well enough to decide whether it's worth the risk of a) being reported or b) some one from the council discovering it before it's collected.

HouseBuyer77

I'd be rather surprised if a fairly small, neat bag of gravel, that sits there for a couple of days and then gets picked up counts as fly tipping.

Anyway I phoned the company they said they should be able to pick it up from near the telegraph pole (wires don't go lower than the eaves). I've got a pallet I can leave it on which they said may help if it's awkward to grab from where it is.

Davesnave

Mine has always been collected inside 24 hrs, but your mileage may vary.

When you consider what else might happen to it, the option of paid removal is council-friendly, but I agree thatt Freecycle should be explored first.

HouseBuyer77

Well as I wanted it gone I went for the paid removal option. Left the bag on a pallet on a grass verge next to the road next to my house (close to telegraph pole) and it was picked up today.