Most of the skip problems we get called about in Ormskirk come down to the same handful of avoidable slips, and nearly all of them are local rather than general. After years of running skips through the town and the surrounding villages we can usually head these off in a two minute phone call. If you are weighing up skip hire in Ormskirk for a project this season, these are the missteps worth knowing about before you book, and our Ormskirk skip hire team is happy to talk any of them through.
Applying to the wrong council for a road permit
This is the one that costs people the most time. If a skip is going on a public road in Ormskirk, the licence is issued by Lancashire County Council as the highway authority, not by West Lancashire Borough Council. The borough deals with all sorts of local matters but skip permits are not among them, so an application that lands on the borough’s desk simply stalls. The county licence currently runs at thirty six pounds per month and wants around two working days of notice, and we arrange it for you as a registered carrier with the insurance the licence requires, which takes the guesswork out of it entirely.
Underestimating weight on a terrace job
People tend to picture a skip filling up with bulky, light items, then they start lifting flags, old tiles and lath and plaster out of an older terrace and the skip hits its weight limit while still looking half empty. A small skip packed with rubble can be too heavy to lift long before it looks full. We would rather match the size to the kind of waste than have you stuck with a skip the wagon cannot safely take, so when you call, tell us what is actually coming out.
Putting the skip where the road needs to stay clear
In the town centre, timing and placement matter as much as the permit. A skip dropped on a narrow terrace the night before bin day, or onto a market street on a Thursday or Saturday, causes far more bother than it saves. We know which streets get tight and when, so we can pick a spot and a delivery window that keeps your skip legal and out of everyone’s way.
Loading things a skip cannot take
Every clearance turns up items that cannot go in a skip, and it is better to set them aside than bury them at the bottom. Paint, gas bottles, tyres, fridges, electricals and anything containing asbestos all need a different route, and we will point you to it. Whatever does go in is sorted at our own yard, with a large share recovered through our environmental and recycling operation rather than sent to landfill. If you are unsure which size suits the job, our skip sizes page is a good place to start.
Get it right with one quick call
None of these mistakes are hard to avoid once you know the local lie of the land. Tell our Ormskirk team what you are clearing and where the skip needs to go, on 01704 779345 or through the contact page, and we will sort the size, the permit and the timing so your project runs without a hitch.
