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Skip hire companies: get found by homeowners who need a skip, when our map opens in your area

Sign-up for skip hire companies opens soon. Listing will be free while we build the map, with at least 30 days’ notice before any charge.

Many homeowners price the job on Estiquote before they ask for quotes. When our map opens in their area, they’ll search it for “a skip or a grab lorry” and see the skip hire companies who cover it.

Firm sign-up opens soon. Email support@estiquote.co.uk with your firm's name and trade, and we'll tell you the day it opens.

What homeowners ask skip hire companies

With what our guides tell them. Answer these in your quote, and later on your listing.

Are you registered to carry waste?

Any business that takes waste away, including its own building waste, must be registered with the environment regulator for its nation. Your registration number is needed to appear, and homeowners see the date we checked it.

Do I need a permit to put the skip on the road?

In England and Wales, yes: a skip on a public road needs a permit from the council, and the skip company usually applies, though in some areas the homeowner must (GOV.UK). In Scotland it needs the written permission of the roads authority (Roads (Scotland) Act 1984, section 85); in Northern Ireland, ask the roads authority. Say in your price whether you arrange it.

Can I check your registration myself?

Yes. Each nation has its own public register of waste carriers, and the full list of registers is on which registrations each trade needs.

What we’ll check before skip hire companies appear

  • Companies House, if you’re a limited company or LLP: we’ll check the company is active.
  • Waste carrier registration: Any business that takes waste away, including its own building waste, must be registered with the environment regulator for its nation. The law requires it, in the whole UK. England and Wales: Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989, section 1, and the Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991, regulation 2 (a business carrying building or demolition waste must register, even its own; it needs the upper tier). Scotland: since 1 November 2025, registration with SEPA under the Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018, including for a business carrying only its own waste. Northern Ireland: Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (building and demolition waste needs the upper tier).
    Register for England · Register for Wales · Register for Scotland · Register for Northern Ireland
  • Who runs the business: an ID check, or a code letter for a company’s director.

Badges you can add (not needed to appear): insurance.

Your listing will say, for example: Checked by Estiquote on 30 October 2026:

If you’re a limited company

  • Active company at Companies House
  • Registered to carry waste

Limited company · VAT registered

If you’re a sole trader

  • Sole trader: business details checked by Estiquote
  • Registered to carry waste

Sole trader · Not VAT registered

How to list

When sign-up opens for skip hire companies, have ready your company number if you’re a limited company, your waste carrier registration number. Then you’ll create your account and send your profile for checks; we’ll usually reply within 5 working days.

Homeowners will choose up to 3 firms by name, and reviews will come only from real jobs, checked by a person: how quote requests and reviews will work.

Firm sign-up opens soon. Email support@estiquote.co.uk with your firm's name and trade, and we'll tell you the day it opens.

All garden, outside and waste firms: what each trade needs.

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