Waste Carriers Licence

[helpsy]

How many of you have this? Just about to apply, so I can get an 1100L bin to put in my garage to get collected when full. £15 each collection.

 

[Masood]

I got mine last week. Had an interesting chat with the Environment Agency - basically if you mainly carry offcuts of pipe/old boilers etc FROM YOUR OWN JOBS, you can get away with a lower tier licence which is free.

If you take anything produced by anyone else, or if you have products of "demolition" which includes old bathroom suites, tiles, plasterboard then you need upper tier, £150/three years.

So if you get a skip every time you do a bathroom, you don't have to pay for a waste carrier's licence.

 

[helpsy]

Ahh thanks Masood. I better up it to the next tier then!

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

Yep I've got the second tier (£150) never been stopped but not willing to gamble on it.

 

[helpsy]

Going to phone EA tomorrow rather than down a tree and fill in the ream of a form!

 

[Masood]

Going to phone EA tomorrow rather than down a tree and fill in the ream of a form!

Do it online mate. Took me less than 5 minutes.

https://www.gov.uk/waste-carrier-or-broker-registration

 

[Chalked]

Yep I've got the second tier (£150) never been stopped but not willing to gamble on it.

What will they do?

tbh , if they look in the back of my van at the moment. They would be confused.
looks like ****, but it all tools and fittings!

 

[newcastle phill]

I had one years ago. Its ran out now tho.
Im sure mine ran fir 5 years and not 3.
They must have changed it....
the beeky chuggars..

 

[clarky101]

Just had to renew at £105, dunno if that's for 3 or 5 years but I paid £150 ish for the first 3.....

 

[solutions]

Not paying, never will.

 

[goz666]

Here's an idea that works well, when you've finished piling all the rubbish up outside. Take a pic, go on facebook on the buying n selling pages, post the pic and put underneath, I will pay £30 to have this lot removed asap....theres always someone out there who will shift rubbish. We did this today and someone with a waste license is calling tomorrow to move the whole lot...job done.

 

[newcastle phill]

What a good idea

 

[kozak1968]

How many people can you have on one licence? Can we get a ukplumbers forum licence.

 

[mache]

Here's an idea that works well, when you've finished piling all the rubbish up outside. Take a pic, go on facebook on the buying n selling pages, post the pic and put underneath, I will pay £30 to have this lot removed asap....theres always someone out there who will shift rubbish. We did this today and someone with a waste license is calling tomorrow to move the whole lot...job done.

Now this sort of thing worries me, coming from an area that regularly see's fly tipping from obvious house clearance and trade waste. There are always people posting for who can clear this and how much to move that on local Facebook pages and the result I'm sure what I see dumped on verges side lanes and walking areas during the dead of night. Please if you use this route then ask to see the waste licence and get a receipt. Because when I find fly tipped waste I search for names and addresses as evidence to photograph. I'm a pretty free going individual but this subject gets right to me.

 

[goz666]

Now this sort of thing worries me, coming from an area that regularly see's fly tipping from obvious house clearance and trade waste. There are always people posting for who can clear this and how much to move that on local Facebook pages and the result I'm sure what I see dumped on verges side lanes and walking areas during the dead of night. Please if you use this route then ask to see the waste licence and get a receipt. Because when I find fly tipped waste I search for names and addresses as evidence to photograph. I'm a pretty free going individual but this subject gets right to me.

What is there to worry about, we advertised **** for shifting and a valid waste carrier has picked it up. Nowhere did I imply that we would let just anyone take it and fly tip it in the nearest field or back alley.
Sounds like you need to get a life, sifting through fly tipped waste for names and addresses...whats all that about ??? Are you the Gestapo or what ??

 

[kay-jay]

Here's an idea that works well, when you've finished piling all the rubbish up outside. Take a pic, go on facebook on the buying n selling pages, post the pic and put underneath, I will pay £30 to have this lot removed asap....theres always someone out there who will shift rubbish. We did this today and someone with a waste license is calling tomorrow to move the whole lot...job done.

I might try that. Was just about to get a skip fir 150 sheets to get rid of about five bogs 3 baths 3 basins and several rubble bags full of broken tiles which are currently on my drive.

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[newcastle phill]

What is there to worry about, we advertised **** for shifting and a valid waste carrier has picked it up. Nowhere did I imply that we would let just anyone take it and fly tip it in the nearest field or back alley.
Sounds like you need to get a life, sifting through fly tipped waste for names and addresses...whats all that about ??? Are you the Gestapo or what ??

Its a fact it is annoying to see rubbish dumped - but im sure if it is reported to the powers then they will investigate.

It is also reasonable to advertise to get rubbish removed cheaply as a man in a van can do it less than a skip co with a 7 mpg wagon.
I cant see a problem if its all above board.

Fact is a bloke with a pickup can tip it for 60 quidish legally.
Perhaps do half a dozen to a dozen small jobs and still make a honest days living all above board.

 

[Ermintrude]

Carpet fitters were in my gaff , did loft and stairs.... Two blokes 5 hours ..... £120. Left rubbish .... £50 to get rid or trip to tip

Rubbish lad earns more than fitters!!!!

 

[deandive]

I never bothered, always told the scrappys they could have the boiler rads etc as long as they took the rubbish........... never left anything incriminating in there though just in case. just had to buy one as its a requirement of the contract im on, £150 what a rip off

 

[village idiot]

so I fit the odd bathroom. most of my waste I take to be weighed and get paid. So what use is the licence to me? Is there any local location I can go, show licence and dump my bath tubs, basins etc? If not, then I fail to see the benefit of the licence.

 

[Masood]

so I fit the odd bathroom. most of my waste I take to be weighed and get paid. So what use is the licence to me? Is there any local location I can go, show licence and dump my bath tubs, basins etc? If not, then I fail to see the benefit of the licence.

if you get stopped whilst taking your waste to be weighed in, you could be fined if you don't have a waste carrier's license. That's the benefit to you. There have been quite a lot of stop and searches in my area recently so I got one. You decide what level of risk you want. Given that you can get away with a FREE lower tier one which takes literally two minutes to apply for online, it's a no-brained to me...

 

[village idiot]

Thanks mas. I will go for the lower tier one as adviced.

 

[kay-jay]

Thanks mas. I will go for the lower tier one as adviced.

I just done it. Took less than five mins. Done on the phone[emoji3]

 

[village idiot]

Sorted. Lower tier and lasts indefinately except you need to upgrade. NYCE

 

[village idiot]

Anyone who doesn't get one now, is asking for trouble. Masood will say: ''I told you so''

 

[SimonG]

Just registered online, well worth a few minutes.

 

[Masood]

Anyone who doesn't get one now, is asking for trouble. Masood will say: ''I told you so''

Nah, I wasn't planning on getting one until they started random stops recently. Then I found out we could get free ones, happy days! Just wanted to share the joy - I didn't even know there were two tiers until a few days ago!

If anyone wants more clarification I have the contact details of the lady in the waste carrier licence team of the Environment Agency...

 

[dancinplumba]

Now they have all your names and you are licensed, license fee will double next time

 

[kay-jay]

Now they have all your names and you are licensed, license fee will double next time

Its free. They can double it every 6months if they like. [emoji3] [emoji3] [emoji3]

 

[village idiot]

They can tripe the licence fee for all I care. I have their confirmation saying my registration lasts a lifetime. So they ain't getting naught from muggins here.
To be honest, I had been planning on getting one from when my customer reported me for drinking in van. Van was searched and I thought before long, I will be done for not having a licence! Now I've got one. Happy days

 

[newcastle phill]

You need an OFF LICENCE pmsl

 

[helpsy]

Nah, I wasn't planning on getting one until they started random stops recently. Then I found out we could get free ones, happy days! Just wanted to share the joy - I didn't even know there were two tiers until a few days ago!

If anyone wants more clarification I have the contact details of the lady in the waste carrier licence team of the Environment Agency...

There will be more than 2 tiers(tears) if you get a £5K fine!

 

[kay-jay]

There will be more than 2 tiers(tears) if you get a £5K fine!

average fine is only 250

 

[Millsy 82]

if you get stopped whilst taking your waste to be weighed in, you could be fined if you don't have a waste carrier's license. That's the benefit to you. There have been quite a lot of stop and searches in my area recently so I got one. You decide what level of risk you want. Given that you can get away with a FREE lower tier one which takes literally two minutes to apply for online, it's a no-brained to me...

I did it a few weeks back and looked at the 2 tiers and decided to go for the higher one out of the 2. I don't want to get fined for carrying something I'm not allowed to.

But what is building and demolition waste? If I carry an empty bag of sand and cement and a bit of rubble would that be classed building waste? If you meet a jobs worth will they get you for it. For £51.33 a year I would rather pay it and have peace of mind.

 

[Millsy 82]

average fine is only 250

Why pay £250 when you could pay £154 and that will last 3 years. Also you would still have to pay the £154 after anyway as once they get you once they will have your van marked.

 

[stani]

I got pulled on a DOT inspection, pulled into layby by Police, enviroment agency looked through van for any waste, luckily we do have a full waste license, tanked dipped for red diesel and full under vehicle examination, EA did say I was supposed to carry a copy of the waste license in my van. Yes any rubble etc needs higher tier license. They also talked about the cardboard from around a boiler I had.


forgot to say they also weighed my vehicle, and suggested I move tools to decrease weight over 1 wheel. Engineer explained all the above would effect my driving license except for the waste license which carried its own penalty.

 

[kay-jay]

free licence is fine lads, even if you carry rubble because if you get stopped just tell em its the first time you carried rubble they cant touch you as they cant prove otherwise and your free licence states you have 28 days to upgrade to paid if you begin to carry rubble

 

[northcarr]

They can tripe the licence fee for all I care. I have their confirmation saying my registration lasts a lifetime. So they ain't getting naught from muggins here.
To be honest, I had been planning on getting one from when my customer reported me for drinking in van. Van was searched and I thought before long, I will be done for not having a licence! Now I've got one. Happy days

I had an unvented ticket for life until they decided every 5yrs lol.

 

[R.Oak]

I have the second tier license, the person at the EA advised that I would need it when I explained my job. Didnt say that I would still have to weigh and pay each visit to the dump. That was a bit of a shocker after already spending £154.00. Not sure if the charges are local to dorset or national, i guess each county has its own rules.

 

[helpsy]

Just paid £154 for mine as well.

 

[Mike Jackson]

I have the second tier license, the person at the EA advised that I would need it when I explained my job. Didnt say that I would still have to weigh and pay each visit to the dump. That was a bit of a shocker after already spending £154.00. Not sure if the charges are local to dorset or national, i guess each county has its own rules.

You have to pay wherever you dump trade waste. Varies in cost from expensive to extortionate.

 

[village idiot]

You have to pay wherever you dump trade waste. Varies in cost from expensive to extortionate.

They won't be receiving any money from me!!!
i have a sledgehammer and a large used carpet in the garage. For every bath, basin or toilet I remove, I wrap around carpet and smash up with sledgehammer then bag and take to dump over weekend.

 

[SimonG]

Plastic baths get cut up and burnt. Cardboard, timber gets burnt. Toilets and basins get smashed in Williams ply crates and then into the occasional skip I bring in.

 

[Mike Jackson]

CAUTION BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU OBTAIN YOUR LICENCE.

I googled waste licence as mine is due for renewal. It came up with Waste Carriers Licence went through the form until the end where it told me I would have to pay £205 for the renewal. Odd I thought it was £105. Luckily I checked before I paid. This is a third party site that charges you £100 to make the application on your behalf. Yet another scamming bar steward trying to relieve us of our hard earned.

 

[helpsy]

Yeah I started to apply and noticed the cost would be £299 on one site as opposed to the EA site of £154 !

 

[goz666]

Thanks Masood, I've signed up for the lower tier waste license. One never knows when one is about to get stopped ......Many Thanks for the heads up.