Skip hire prices by size
These are our prices today for each skip size sold online, including VAT. Each is the whole price of the hire.
| Skip size | Good for | Guide price |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Yard Skip | A small clear-out | from £366 |
| 6 Yard Skip | A small home job | from £438 |
| 8 Yard Skip | A 1-bed flat clearance | from £450 |
| 8 Yard Enclosed Skip | A 1-bed flat clearance | from £438 |
| 12 Yard Skip | A whole-room renovation | from £576 |
| 12 Yard Enclosed Skip | A whole-room renovation | from £564 |
| 16 Yard Skip | A builder's job | from £672 |
These are guide prices for a private-property (driveway) delivery with general mixed waste at a London postcode. Get the price for your postcode.
What the price includes
One price, shown before you pay, covers:
- delivery to your address on the day you choose
- the hire, with no fixed period
- collection, on a day you pick
- disposal of the load at a permitted facility, and a waste transfer note recording the transfer
Two things are added only when they apply, each as its own line before you pay: a council permit, if the skip stands on a public road, and any item that has to be declared when you book (car tyre, commercial fridge, domestic fridge, double mattress, mattress, POPs upholstered furniture).
What changes the price
| What | How it changes the price |
|---|---|
| The size | A bigger skip costs more to move and to empty. |
| Where the job is | Haulage and disposal costs differ by area. |
| What goes in | Some waste costs more to process, and the heaviest waste is limited to smaller skips. |
| Where the skip stands | On your own drive there is nothing to add. On a public road it needs a council permit. |
| How long you keep it | No fixed hire period: keeping it longer is not charged as extra hire |
Skip hire prices by city
Our price for each size at a central postcode in each city, including VAT:
| City | 4 Yard Skip | 6 Yard Skip | 8 Yard Skip | 8 Yard Enclosed Skip | 12 Yard Skip | 12 Yard Enclosed Skip | 16 Yard Skip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | £366 | £438 | £450 | £438 | £576 | £564 | £672 |
| Birmingham | £306 | £378 | £384 | £396 | £510 | £522 | £612 |
| Bristol | £306 | £378 | £384 | £396 | £510 | £522 | £612 |
| Cardiff | £306 | £378 | £384 | £396 | £510 | £522 | £612 |
| Edinburgh | £306 | £378 | £384 | £396 | £510 | £522 | £612 |
| Glasgow | £306 | £378 | £384 | £396 | £510 | £522 | £612 |
| Leeds | £306 | £378 | £384 | £396 | £510 | £522 | £612 |
| Liverpool | £306 | £378 | £384 | £396 | £510 | £522 | £612 |
| Manchester | £300 | £372 | £384 | £420 | £510 | £540 | £606 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | £306 | £378 | £384 | £396 | £510 | £522 | £612 |
| Nottingham | £306 | £378 | £384 | £396 | £510 | £522 | £612 |
| Sheffield | £306 | £378 | £384 | £396 | £510 | £522 | £612 |
How much does a skip permit add?
Nothing, if the skip stands on your own drive or private land. A permit is needed only on a public road, and each council sets its own fee and its own notice period: fees run from under £20 to more than £250.
When you choose "on the road" while booking, the permit is arranged for you and priced as its own line before you pay. How skip permits work, and the fee for every council.
Bigger and smaller than a skip
Roll-on/roll-off containers are for sustained volume on a site. 20 Yard RoRo from £636; 40 Yard RoRo from £636, including VAT. The price covers the weight the container includes; anything heavier is billed by the tonne. See RoRo sizes and rates.
Cage vans take a light load in one visit and leave nothing behind. Half Load Cage Van from £360; Full Load Cage Van from £504, including VAT. See cage vans.
Charges that can come later
The price you pay at booking is the price of the job as booked. The terms and the waste policy name what can be charged on top, each for something that happens after you book:
| Charge | When it applies | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wasted journey | The lorry attends and cannot deliver or collect: no safe access, a blocked space, an overfilled skip | £60 plus the return visit at cost |
| Late cancellation | You cancel within 24 hours of the delivery date | £30 |
| Cancellation after dispatch | You cancel once the vehicle has been dispatched | £60 |
| A permit already granted | You cancel after the council has granted the permit | The permit fee, if the council will not refund it |
| A longer permit | The skip stays on the road beyond its permit | The council's fee and any charge for arranging it |
| Waste not as booked | The load is not the waste type booked, or holds an item that should have been declared | Re-weighed and charged at the correct rate; a declared item at the disposal facility's charge |
| Weight over what a roll-on/roll-off includes | The container weighs more than its price covers | The rate per tonne for that waste |
Cancelling more than 24 hours before delivery costs nothing unless a council permit has already been granted, and if you booked as a consumer you also have the statutory 14-day right to cancel, counted from the day the booking is confirmed. You are told what happened and what it will cost before anything is charged. The full terms.
How to pay less
- Choose the size that fits the job. A skip that is too small means a second one. Compare sizes.
- Keep it off the road if you can. A skip on your drive needs no permit.
- Say what is going in. Declared items are priced before you pay; undeclared ones are charged when they are found.
- Load it level. An overfilled skip cannot be carried, and a wasted journey costs £60.
- Be ready on the day. Clear the space for the lorry.
Where these figures come from
Every price on this page is read from our own live pricing when the page loads. The guide prices are today's price for a private-property (driveway) delivery with general mixed waste at a London postcode. The charges are those in our terms. The permit range is the published fees of the UK councils we hold on file.