Terms & Conditions

Talbot Handling & Logistics Ltd T/A Gorilla Skip Hire

0330 133 6077

  1. The customer must ensure that the skip is sited on private property that has the permission of the landowner. Skips will not be placed on public property or public highway without a valid permit from the relevant council. Please note if a permit is refused by the council, this cost is non-refundable.
  2. Skips cannot be sited on grassed areas where the vehicle must drive across or place legs onto a grassed area. The delivery vehicles will not place legs onto council land and footpaths other than the highway.
  3. Gorilla Skip Hire will take no responsibility for any damage to a customer’s premises or manholes if the ground or site is not suitable for a HGV Vehicle or capable of carrying the weight of a HGV Vehicle.
  4. Placing skips on block paving, slabbed driveways, soft and unlevel ground is NOT advisable and is done so at the customer’s risk. A written disclaimer will be required, should you (the customer) require our skips to be dropped on surfaces that are likely to become damaged.
  5. The delivery vehicles will not access any sites over a raised kerb and our drivers will not deliver skips where we are required to lift over walls, fences, hedges or any other obstacle, no matter how high. A written disclaimer will be required, should you (the customer) require our skips to be lifted over any obstacle that is likely to become damaged.
  6. As standard domestic skips will come with a 2 week hire period and commercial skips come with up to a 4-week hire period. We reserve the right to apply a rental charge on slow moving skips after 28 days. Rental charge will be charged starting £5 + VAT per day depending on the area in which you are based.
  7. The customer is responsible for the safekeeping of the skip and its contents.
  8. The following hazardous items are not permitted in a general skip; asbestos, oily waste, fridges and freezers, pressurized gas bottles, TVs or computer monitors,plasterboard, fluorescent tubes, tyres or liquids. This list is not exhaustive and if you are unsure, please contact the office on 0330 133 6077.
  9. All skips must be level loaded only. N.B: inert waste skips to be filled to the lowest lip of the skip. The legal weight limit for an 8-yard inert waste skip is 8 tonnes.
  10. The Maximum Gross Weight of a 4-wheeled skip lorry is 18 tonnes, and the Maximum Gross Weight of 8-wheeled RORO vehicles is 32 tonnes.
  11. All skips are manufactured from steel components. Skip doors are often large and heavy. Caution should be taken. The customer must ensure that the skip is sited on private property that has the permission of the landowner. Skips will not be placed on public property without a valid permit from the relevant council.
  12. Wasted journey charges may also apply if we cannot deliver or collect as agreed.
  13. Please ensure there is enough space for access purposes. A typical delivery vehicle will require a clearance of 2.9m wide.
  14. Cancellations within 48hrs of the delivery date will incur a £15 cancellation fee. Alternatively, you can reschedule to a different date free of charge, as long as delivery has not been attempted.