Licence for skip operators
To place a skip on the highway, without first applying for and being granted a licence, is an offence under The Highways Act 1980 and may result in prosecution
Within the City of Doncaster Council area, any skip that is placed on a road must be supplied by a skip hire company which is approved by the Council
To place a builders skip on any part of the highway a permit from this Authority must be obtained
Skip licences are only granted to companies providing skips
Private individuals cannot obtain a licence
Once the skip permit issued by the council has expired, the skip must be removed from the road. The road where the skip was positioned must also be left in a clean and tidy condition
Doncaster Council List of Approved Skip Companies
- ADDLESE TIMBER & HAULAGE TEL: 01427 873004
- SKIP 2 IT TEL: 01302 852886
- K.LYNSKEY EXCAVATIONS LTD TEL: 01709 870909
- JPM HARRISON/DIAMOND TEL: 01302 840382
- C.H.MIDDLETON TEL: 01302 783731
- QUICK SKIP TEL: 01302 369517
- J.MILLER SKIP HIRE TEL: 01724 711797
- RETFORD/DONCASTER WASTE TEL: 01777 816056
- P.THOMPSON TEL: 01302 842857
- DUMPALL TEL: 01302 322092
- KMR SKIP HIRE TEL: 01977 672735
- SHAWS WASTE RECYCLING LTD TEL:01709 877955
- BROOKES SKIPS LTD M TEL: 01302 742999
- KNIVETON TEL: 01709 376172
- WESTMORELANDS WASTE RECYCLING TEL: 01302 366437
- MAW SKIP HIRE TEL: 01709 560056
- KCM TEL: 01709 512958
- TBS TEL: 01302 724769 – MOBILE: 07834393542
- MR RUBBLE TEL: 01142 366222
- JOHN EDWARDS WASTE MANAGEMENT TEL: 01709 888511
- BETAPACK COMPLIENCE SCHEME LTD TEL: 01709 572044
- RAPID SKIPS TEL: 01226 740540
- A RIDDEL SKIP HIRE TEL: 01507 526151
- HOPKINSON WASTE MANAGEMENT TEL: 01246 430080
- FLETCHER PLANT LIMITED TEL: 03708 506 506
- GR PARKERS TEL: 07747 831336
- BRADWELL SKIP HIRE TEL: 01142 442489
- ALLWAYSTE SKIP HIRE TEL: 01226 770063
- FOXHALL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TEL: 01924 476235
Permit Charges
Highways occupancy charge: £19.00 per permit (effective from 1st April 2023)
If a skip is found to be placed on the highway illegally (without a licence) there will be a retrospective charge of £96.00
Parking Fees
Resident or business bay - no charge
Pay and display bay - £10 per day
Single yellow line - Pending inspection, this service is dependent on location. Conditions may be imposed or applications refused on the grounds that safety of road users must be maintained
If you need to have a skip in the road for an additional amount of time, the skip company must reapply to the council for another skip permit.
The skip owner or supplier is responsible for ensuring that all appropriate regulations are adhered to
Applications can take up to seven days to process
Skip positioning
Skip owners or suppliers who are issued with a permit to put skips in the road are responsible for ensuring that:
- skips are positioned on the road so that their longest sides are parallel to the edge of the road and are as near to the edge of the road as is possible
- skips are not positioned less than 15 metres from a junction, except when permission has been granted
- skips do not obstruct access to a premises, unless the consent of the occupier has been obtained
- skips are positioned on the road so that they do not obstruct drivers and pedestrians in any way
- skips do not prevent water drainage on the road or obstruct manholes or stop any functions that need to be carried out by the authorities
- if two or more skips are needed in the road, they must be positioned as closely as possible to each other
Skip markings
- Each skip must be clearly marked with the skip owner's or supplier’s name and telephone number and all markings must also be kept clean and visible at all times
- The ends of each skip, i.e. the sides of the skip facing traffic in both directions, must be painted yellow and must be fitted with vertical red and yellow fluorescent reflective markings. These markings must comply with British Standard BS AU152:1970 and must be marked with that number
Cones and flash lights
- Skips placed on the road require traffic cones on the approach side to guide traffic safely past them
- When it is dark or in bad weather conditions, all skips must be marked by amber flashing lights which are placed against the skip or attached to each corner of it. If there are two or more skips with less than two metres between them, lights can be put on the end corners of the row of skips
- If the skip or skips are positioned on the road, lights should be placed between each of the road cones. You will be charged by the council if we are called out to make a skip safe or to put lights on an unlit skip
Skip contents and Emptying skips
- Skips placed on the road must not contain any inflammable, explosive, toxic or other dangerous materials or anything which is likely to cause a nuisance to road users.
- Contents of the skip must be kept covered to prevent dust or spillage on to the road.
- The skip must not be overloaded and must be removed when it is full. All materials placed in skips must be properly disposed of.
- Full skips must be removed for emptying as soon as possible
Other regulations
- public Liability insurance to cover the council against any claims made regarding skips in the road
- not subletting or transferring the ownership of any skips licensed by the council
Any complaints about the locations or safety of skips should be reported using the contact details below
- email: HighwayLicences@doncaster.gov.uk
- address: City of Doncaster Council, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU
- Or by using the following eform:
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