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Council Tips ( part 2)

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CaptainColourful:
I have recently been having some work done on the house. The miniskip I used wasn't quite large enough, so today I loaded up my small trailer with odds and sods and set off to the local dumpit site.
As soon as I stopped, the "jobsworth" asked me if I had booked my trailer in.
 "Eh ? How you mean mate ?" says I.
"You have to book trailers in now, have to phone environmental services"

"But they're not open at weekends, so you mean you won't let me dump this ? If I put it in the car it would be ok ?"
In the end he "Let me off and allowed me to use the facilities"

This is madness.
I refuse to put mucky stuff in the jeep just to comply with some local idiot bylaw.
Surely their rules will only encourage fly-tipping? Not just from commercial users, but normal citizens who are trying to dispose of their rubbish properly and recyle at least some of it.
 
   I am now going to book my trailer in every Saturday and Sunday for the next 2 months and see what the council's reaction is when I don't turn up.... well I do need to book in just in case I get the urge to dump stuff after an afternoon weeding the garden !

 If everyone booked in for a regular slot, I reckon they would soon realise how stupid this rule is.

I urge you all to book a slot at your local council dump, lets flood their system and show them how silly and petty their rules are. Surely a 3x4ft camping trailer wouldn't be classed as commercial waste ?

Bush Tucker Man:
Wakefield Council allows up to a 6' x 4' (with a permit)

At the local site one of the previous 'guardians' used to even run a tape measure over the trailers (this was befoe permits were required and just the size was an issue),
I've heard reliable stories that he'd turn away oversized trailers.

My old Ifor-Williams was 6'6" :wink:

thermidorthelobster:
I've mentioned it before, but I wasn't allowed in the tip because I had stuff on my roof rack (some wardrobe doors).

So I had to park opposite the gate, get the doors off the roof, shove them in the back of the truck, and then I was allowed to drive in  :roll:

I can see they want to avoid traders coming in and dumping without a permit, but surely there's a better way than this.  How many cowboy builders do you see dumping stuff from a roof rack?

beast5680:
we have permits now for work vans so you can go in the tip once a month so i turn up on a saturday with some rubbish and the bloke gets funny saying i should come in the week :roll:  i cant come in the week as i,m working numbskull thats why i borrow the van at the weekend :?

wrecker:
my local tip i carnt get my vit under the hight pole,

so every thing i have to get rid of i have to walk in, :evil:  :evil:  :evil:

you can see why some people end up just dumping the stuff really,its still not good but when you have to go thro so much truble to get rid of rubbish :roll:

mark

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