Skip Hire Terms & Conditions

Below are the skip hire terms and conditions you need to agree to when you hire a skip with us. The terms ‘The Company’, ‘we’ and ‘us’ are each intended as reference to Aireborough Skip Hire Leeds Ltd.

Terms & Conditions for the Hiring of Containers

– Payment in full for the equipment shall be due on delivery (unless otherwise agreed). If a customer fails to make a payment in full by the due date, The Company shall be entitled to terminate the contract forthwith.

– The standard hire period for non-account customers is Midi – 7 Days / 8 Yard – 7 Days (unless otherwise agreed). Additional charges may apply after this time (usually £30 per extra week). The skip will be put out for collection following this period (unless otherwise agreed).

– The standard hire period for account customers will be agreed from the date of delivery and additional rental charges will apply for limited movements (unless otherwise agreed).

– Our skip lorries are large and heavy; as such we require a site surface capable of withstanding 18.00 tonnes. Should site surface criteria be less than stated above, The Customer must accept all responsibility for any damage whatsoever or howsoever caused, including gratings, drains, road margins and pavements. Aireborough Skip Hire Leeds accept no responsibility for damage to property during the delivery or collection of skips.

– The Customer must ensure our lorry will have at least a 2.5m / 8 Foot width distance to unload the skip.

– We may charge you for the abortive visit if we are unable to deliver or collect the skip on the arranged time due to restrictions on the access to the skip.

– If The Customer requests the equipment to be placed in a position which requires the delivery vehicle to leave the public highway, The Customer shall indemnify The Company against any loss, costs, claims, damages or expenses which The Company may thereby incur.

– During the hire period, The Customer will be liable for the replacement cost on a new for old basis of equipment which is lost, stolen or damaged beyond repair or any repair costs to bring the equipment back to the standard it was hired in (fair wear and tear excepted).

– The Company reserves the right to collect any skip over the hire period without notice.

– The Customer shall not:

– Fill 14-yard skips with Inert or heavy waste – These skips are for light Bulky / DMR waste.

– Overload the equipment – Skips are to be level filled only – Highly stacked / overloaded / unsafe skips due to any additional boards added in will not be collected. Should we be unable to collect the equipment due to an overloaded skip The Customer will incur a wasted journey charge.

– Set fire to the contents of the equipment.

– Add on or attach to the equipment any painting, sign-writing, lettering or advertising.

– Remove, deface or conceal any name plate or mark indicating that the equipment is the property of The Company.

– Move the equipment.

– Place the following restricted materials in a mixed waste skip (unless otherwise agreed) Plasterboard, Fridge/Freezers, Tyres, TV’s/Monitors, Liquids, Asbestos, Paint Tins, Clinical/Medical Waste, Gas Cylinders, Fluorescent Tubes, Hazardous/Toxic materials.

– Should these waste types be placed in a skip additional charges will apply.

– If the waste received does not comply within the Companies waste acceptance criteria then The Company reserves the right to reject the load and recover any incurred charges.

– If the waste received is not as described at the time of the order then a contamination/sorting charge will be applied.

– If The Customer shall be in breach of these terms and conditions The Company shall at its option be entitled to terminate the contract forthwith and recover all loss or damage resulting to The Company including loss of profit or other consequential loss. If the contract is terminated under this condition all sums due to The Company under the agreement shall become payable immediately in place of the payment terms set out in condition 1.

– Delivery times are Monday – Friday, between 8am – 5pm; Saturday, between 8am – 12pm. Other times may be available on request.

If you have any queries regarding any of the above please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Services on 0113 2500 540 or info@aireboroughskiphire.com.