Skip left on my property

Warwick_Hunt

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

This gives advice that may help the OP:
http://www.tamworthherald.co.uk/cab-advises/story-27508418-detail/story.html

I know someone who was stuck with one of theirs for 8 months.

pimento

Perhaps they might have tried a couple of silly ideas. You never know.

Warwick_Hunt

pimento wrote: »

Perhaps they might have tried a couple of silly ideas. You never know.

To be honest I would have gone for the solution he was offered but turned down. Another company offered to take it for £40. Cheaper and less effort that your idea.

pimento

Where does the OP say that another company has offered to take it for £40? I must have missed that.

decbel

Warwick_Hunt wrote: »

How do you suggest he does that?

Get a farmer friend with tractor and chains, lol.

This thread is funny.

decbel

I've often wondered about skips. Across the road they have a full large one which they've had for months.

I don't know if they charge extra by the week.

Whenever I've had one I filled it then got rid ASAP.

decbel

pimento wrote: »

Quite. That's why my suggestion was to put the contents into your own skip and when the rogue skip is empty *then* place it onto the road.


ETA: Just realised that you didn't read the bit I quoted, just the bit I added on page 2.

For the avoidance of doubt:

1. Order your own skip.
2. Transfer the contents to your own skip.
3. Drag the now empty rogue skip off your property.
4. Call the council.

I see your point.

But its a lot of work to empty a full skip.

Something which the OP shouldn't have to do.

Perhaps the OP could send the builders an invoice for the labour.

decbel

OP

You could empty the skip then get the local rag 'n' bone around. He'd find a way to remove it.

Nice bit of scrap there.

bertiewhite

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

This gives advice that may help the OP:
http://www.tamworthherald.co.uk/cab-advises/story-27508418-detail/story.html

I wonder just how much a skip is worth if you sold it?

kaya

tell the skip company you have spoken to a friend who runs another skip company who have offered to remove it for free for you if its still there in a week, skips cost money and they won't want to risk loosing it
Don't put it in writing just phone them, your not stealing it or selling it and there is no contract between you and the company it belongs to as your builder hired it not you so you are not responsible for it, that's what I did about 6 months ago and they turned up the next day and removed it. Most skip companies are run by dubious "gentle travelling irish folk" and they are more than happy to weld over the old companies name or give it a quick paint job, remember you didn't ask them to put it there or agree any terms your builder did so if it goes missing its his problem not yours