Terms & Conditions

  1. Prices are based on legislation and costs current at the date of quotation and are subject to variation in the light of changes in legislation or increase in costs which may occur at any time before acceptance of the quotation or during the course of the subsequent contract.
  2. This quotation is open for acceptance for one month from the date thereof and is prepared on the basis of a contract for the Agreed Service Period; the Customer may be required to enter into a written contract on similar terms after acceptance of this quotation.
  3. Prices are quoted on the assumption that operations by the Company are between the hours of 8.00am and 5.00pm on normal working week-days. Any work undertaken by the Company at the Customer’s request outwith these hours, including work at weekends or on public holidays, will be charged at an additional rate to reflect the extra costs incurred.
  4. The Containers will be sited as instructed by the Customer who will be responsible for the suitability of the location and will ensure that any necessary permits and/or consents including those of the local or other authority have been contained and complied with.
  5. Skips must be placed off-road.  Any skip required to be placed on a road/public footpath will require a permit from the local council authority.  It is the responsibility of the Customer to arrange and pay for the permit and provide the Company with a copy.  The Company will provide a “permit pack” with all necessary equipment required for a skip to be placed on a road.  The Customer must arrange for the skip to be collected before the permit expires.
  6. Where the vehicle has to leave the public highway at the Customers request any damage to pavements, pathways, etc. shall be the responsibility of the Customer. The Company will not be held responsible for any damages caused to driveways, fences, gates, gateposts when delivering or collecting skips placed in driveways.
  7. The Customer is responsible for the security and return of cones and lights for the skips left in the highway.
  8. The containers will be used solely for holding the Agreed Waste Materials and for no other purpose whatsoever. The Customer warrants that all such materials will be non-toxic and not a special waste as defined under article 1 (4) of the Hazardous Waste Directive and that the Customer has an undisputed right of property thereto which will pass to the Company. The Company and its employees shall be entitled to refuse to collect and dispose of any substance which they have reasonable cause to believe may be toxic, explosive, inflammable or otherwise or the handling of which under arrangements made for collection and disposal of the Customer’s waste products might cause the Company to incur any civil or criminal liability or disposal of their working schedules or the possible loss of their site licences. The Company will in such cases endeavour to dispose of such substances as soon as possible under special arrangements to be made with the Customer.
  9. The Containers on the Customer’s premises shall remain the property of the Company and the Customer shall indemnify the Company against all loss or damage occurring thereto, fair wear and tear excepted.
  10. The customer must not:
    1. Remove or damage any of the markings placed on the Containers by the Company.
    2. Overload the Containers
    3. Sub-let or assign the use of the Containers or the benefit of this agreement except with the agreement of the Company
    4. Set fire to the contents of the Containers. In the event of damage being so caused, the Customer is deemed responsible for all costs incurred in the reinstatement of the Container(s).
    5. Move the container once delivered without consent from the Company.
  11. Overloaded/overweight skips will not be collected and wasted journey charges will be applied.
  12. Waiting time will be charged if on site for more than 15 minutes when placing or collecting a skip/container.
  13. Additional costs will be applied where applicable to any change in agreed waste type for disposal.
  14. Rental charges will apply for any skip/container which is kept on site for more than two weeks without being emptied.
  15. A minimum 48 hours notice should be provided for skip/container deliveries and collections. The Customer should inform the Company when the skip is ready to be removed. When same day/next day deliveries or collections are required the Company will endeavour to accommodate but this can not be guaranteed.
  16. The Customer will make good and indemnify the Company against any loss or damage including consequential loss which the Company may sustain and against any claims by third parties made against the Company (except as a result of negligence by the Company or its employees) arising directly or indirectly from the location or use of the Containers or the breach by the Customer of any of the terms and conditions hereof.
  17. The Company will not be responsible for delays in providing or emptying Containers arising from labour disputes, weather conditions, transport breakdown or circumstances beyond its control.
  18. Standard payment terms for account customers stipulate that payment is due by the end of the month following the date of invoice.
  19. If the Customer does not have a credit account the cost of the skip hire/disposal should be paid upfront by a credit/debit card prior to delivery. If any additional costs arise after the delivery of the skip these should be paid prior to skip collection.
  20. These Conditions and Terms shall be construed according to the Law of Scotland.
  21. When these Conditions and Terms conflict with the Customer’s condition of order or purchase then these Conditions and Terms will prevail and the acceptance of delivery following on this quotation will constitute acceptance of these Conditions and Terms without modification.
  22. These Terms and Conditions apply except in the case of compaction equipment in which case the client will require to enter our standard form of contract agreement a copy of which will be forwarded on request.

Duty of Care

  1. The Customer shall ensure that all provisions of applicable law including but not limited to environmental law are complied with and indemnifies Pat Munro (Alness) Ltd against any costs, losses or damages howsoever, arising as a result of their failure to comply.
  2. This includes without limitation the following Customer’s responsibilities:
    1. Waste while under the Customer’s control shall be adequately contained and not allowed to escape.
    2. A Waste Transfer Note shall be signed
    3. An accurate written description of the waste shall be provided.
  3. Waste shall be transported by a registered waste carrier.
  4. The Company require a minimum clearance width of 7ft in order to safely deliver a skip.

Maximum Permitted Weights Allowed on Skips & Containers

8cu.yard = 6 tonnes

10cu.yard = 6 tonnes

12cu.yard = 6 tonnes

14cu.yard = 6 tonnes

20cu.yard = 16 tonnes

30cu.yard = 16 tonnes

40cu.yard = 16 tonnes

Customers will be held liable for ALL costs incurred in repairs to our skips, containers and vehicles, due to damage caused by overloading or uneven distribution of contents.

Waste not accepted in skips (without prior agreement/additional costs):

  1. Aerosols
  2. Asbestos
  3. Batteries
  4. Chemicals
  5. Clinical/Medical Waste
  6. Confidential Waste
  7. Contaminated soil
  8. Electrical items
  9. Fluorescent tubes
  10. Gas bottles/canisters
  11. Hazardous/toxic material
  12. Light bulbs
  13. Liquids
  14. Oil
  15. Paints (unless filled with sand or the paint is hardened)
  16. Solvents
  17. Tyres