Skip Hire - what are the going rates?

[eliot]

One of the reasons I haven't sold my P38 Range Rover, with the seats down you can get loads of stuff down the tip. For large amounts of mud and rubble i get a grab lorry in - small amounts go into dustbins and go in the back of the rangie.

[jshell]

£170 for a 6 yard in Edinburgh.

[Little Lofty]

I pay £137.40 + vat for a 8m builders skip, or £150+ vat for a 10m. it still broke my heart when I had to pay my account last week of just over £3k

[TR4man]

£180 for a 8yd skip in south Cheshire.

Ringing around might get an even better price, but I find the biggest issue is getting the skip company to pick the by thing up afterwards.

[PugwasHDJ80]

TR4man said:

£180 for a 8yd skip in south Cheshire.

Ringing around might get an even better price, but I find the biggest issue is getting the skip company to pick the by thing up afterwards.

Don't go with the cheapest- go with the best service

you might save yourself £40-£50 by going with the cheapest but you'll have all sorts of hassle getting them to do their job.

the better guys will deliver and take away within hours of the phonecall

[roofer]

Blimey, private skips are expensive. We pay £450 for a 40 yard roll off!

[AClownsPocket]

Living in the North has its benefits. £95 for a 6 yard to keep for 2 weeks.

[PurpleTurtle]

AClownsPocket said:

Living in the North has its benefits. £95 for a 6 yard to keep for 2 weeks.

Blimey, at that money are they fly tipping it?

[AClownsPocket]

I would hope not.

[sparkythecat]

£192 inc Vat for an 8 yard skip here in North Lancs

[jas xjr]

£150 for an 8 yard one in birmingham . they were a bit slow in collecting it though

[S11Steve]

£230 for 8yd in Sheffield. Had a lot of them last year clearing green waste from a garden overhaul.

[V8RX7]

£150 cash 8yd Midlands.

Was £100 only a few years ago.

[croakey]

£120 hardcore and soil
£135 mixed

6yd skip in Kent

Handy having a friend whose family do skip hire

[moles]

Bristol for hardcore only £80 mixed was about £180 cheapest I found earlier this year.

[matty g]

Ouch.

I pay 140 for an 8 yarder.

A mate of mine wouldn't even pay that when he did his house up. Bought a volvo estate for 500. did 30+ tip runs with the thing maxed out and sold it for 700 when done.

[brianb]

V8RX7 said:

£150 cash 8yd Midlands.

Was £100 only a few years ago.

We have a similar setup, £140 cash for a 8yrd, no questions no receipts and always the same driver funnily enough,

And if that's not dodgey enough I have to order it through the tiler I use

[wjwren]

grab hire normally works out cheaper for me but depends what you want to put in it. Last builders skip I had year ago was £150 but took an age for them to pick it up.

[KAgantua]

I am about to refurb my house and I am thinking of buying a second hand skip off Ebay so I dont have to keep getting skips delivered.

Possibly try that?

[V8RX7]

KAgantua said:

I am about to refurb my house and I am thinking of buying a second hand skip off Ebay so I dont have to keep getting skips delivered.

Possibly try that?

Do I need a parrot ?

They don't empty themselves.