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Fun Day out for all "A trip to the local Tip"

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DaveDavies:
Our local tip have recently made a big fuss about no commercials so I called the council and spoke to the guy in charge of tips asking if my two 90s were OK (truck cab & van) - bloke says all Land Rovers are fine and won't be considered commercials, he sais he drives a Disco and has positioned the barrier so he can drive under :)

Often these facilities are run by contractors on behalf of the council. The council are the bosses so call them first and get the facts and the name of the council officer you spoke to, any touble say I'll just phone Mr. so & so, should do the trick.

Worth remembering the lads who work in these places often have a 'rubbish' job for poor money and lots of people moaning. If you go often it's worth putting some effort in chatting to them, if you've got a few loads in a day bring it up at your first visit, end of the day they'll be waving you in...

Bush Tucker Man:

--- Quote from: "DaveDavies" ---Worth remembering the lads who work in these places often have a 'rubbish' job for poor money and lots of people moaning.
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Tell me about it
Moaning people, that sounds just like the our waiting room
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--- Quote from: "DaveDavies" ---If you go often it's worth putting some effort in chatting to them,  
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The grumpy old s*d I mentioned wouldn't even speak to his fellow council workers, let alone the public.

Range Rover Blues:
And yet couoncils have been set targets by central governmet for how much they must recycle.

'zuki, I don't know which council tip you use but I bet it's in Rotherham somewhere right?  I think it's council policy to be that cr4p, no wonder there is so much fly tipping.  I nip to one of the Sheffiled ones, whent there today, twice with the Rapier full up with conifers.  "over there, mate" was all I got.  They take tyres and batteries too.

strapping young lad:
our local one seems to be ok, they still have the usuall intelligent and democratic staff though ;)

ive seen local tradesmen turn up in their big transits with the rear full of stuff, and i dont see a permit on their windscreen.

also the hardcore (bricks etc) are unlimied afaik, ive taken loads there when weve had a wall rebuilt

tyres?  (black bin bags are handy you know ;) )

PoPrivit:

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I get the feeling that my local tip in kettering is the same one that the original poster uses - they are unbeleiveable down there , you can come in here in that today, its a van (my 90), cant do this cant do that - thats wood m8, nope thats metal, you'll need to put that in the hardcore skip, metal objects over there , did i see you inhere earlier? thats twice in a month therefore your banned...blah blah

you can see why fly tipping happens - my view is that every instance of fly tipping is an outright failure of the local tip management (or the policies)- THEY should be made to clear it up and have the money it cost deducted from their budget or fee they are paid from council.

if they see something in your rubbish that they want then they are very helpful - I just make sure now that everything i take down there is smashed up so it has no resale value to them.

GRRRRRRRR

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Nah stopped using Kettering a while ago and had been using corby as i live about halfway to both. But they are just as bad now. Like the idea about the oil burner in the workshop though.....might have to look into that :)

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