Check if your vehicle needs a Day Permit
The guidance below should help you decide if you can take your waste to the site, and whether you will need to apply for a Day Permit.
No permit needed
Privately owned:
- Car
- Small sized van e.g., Partner, Kangoo, Caddy, Transit Connect etc
- Small to medium sized van with side windows and seats
- Estate car
- Pick-up/4x4
- Small domestic trailer: 8ft x 4ft or smaller
On condition that the vehicles are carrying household waste.
Permit needed
- Medium sized van, e.g., Transit Custom, Expert, Vivaro, Trafic, Dispatch, Transporter
- Trailer larger than those specified in No permit needed*
- Minibus
- Commercially Owned vehicle (including vehicles with signwriting)
- Hire van that falls into the above categories
On condition that the vehicles are carrying household waste.
*Permit approved at the discretion of the Council and Site Operator, depending on the type and size of the trailer and waste to be disposed of.
Not allowed on site
- Lorry
- Flatbed van
- Large van e.g., Luton box van, Transit, Crafter, Master, Boxer
- Tipper van
- Tractor
- Horse box
- Agricultural vehicle
- Any other vehicle not included elsewhere
Applying for a Day Permit
- The Day Permit allows for a single visit to the Household Waste Site. No more than one permit per month will be issued to any individual/household. If you require to dispose of greater quantities of waste than the permit allows, please make alternative arrangements such as skip hire/ commercial waste collection services.
- Please contact us to arrange a permit. You will be asked to provide:
- the type and quantity of waste that you wish to take to the site
- the planned date of your visit
- The make, model of the vehicle, and registration number
- To obtain a permit, at least one full working day’s notice is required. To visit on a Monday, the permit will need to be requested by 12:00noon on the Friday prior to the visit. To visit the household waste site on a Saturday, Sunday or Bank Holiday Monday the permit will need to be requested by 4:30pm on the Thursday prior to the visit.