Skip Hire and Permits

Section62

DE_612183 said:

This is what is on their website...

It would take a while to research the local legislation, but since the first sentence on their webpage - "As the Highway Authority, Cardiff Council has a duty under the Highways Act 1980 Section 139 to control skips placed on the highway" - is wrong, I doubt they have the powers to do what they are doing.

(S139 imposes no such 'duty')

FreeBear

Necro posting on old threads is considered bad form on just about any forum.

Plugging your web site is a sure fire way to pick up a ban.

Section62

FreeBear is correct, but in case that post stays up (it doesn't plug the company's website) then worth noting the following -

You need a permit any time the skip will sit on a public road, verge or pavement. Driveway, garden or any private land, no permit needed.

That isn't correct. In England and Wales you need "permission" for a skip to be deposited on a "highway".

Firstly, some councils issue permits, but the legal requirement is for "permission", which is not necessarily a permit.

Secondly, the legal requirement relates to "highway" without distinction between private and public highway. If it is "highway" then permission from the highway authority is required, even if the road or way is unadopted. This would include public footpaths on private land.

That being said, I'm not entirely sure where an unadopted road sits. Unless it belongs to you I'm guessing the council are still correct to require a permit

I answered this on page 1 of the thread. If the highway authority consider the road to be "highway" then permission is required. It doesn't matter who owns the land, nor who pays for the highway to be maintained. If it isn't "highway" then there is no need for permission to be obtained under the Highways Act provision, although other consents may be required.

Albermarle

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81999618#Comment_81999618

The poster has today posted on 3 other old skip related threads and mentioned their website. ( I marked one post as spam)

Section62

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81999648#Comment_81999648

Yup, which is why I agreed with FreeBear.

But as the post in this thread might not count as spam and stay up, I thought it worth the effort to correct the incorrect information being given.