Indicative UK skip hire prices by town, council skip permit rules and skip size recommendations.
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Checks whether Rent-a-Skip covers a UK town (by name or slug) and returns the town page URL, county and county hub URL. Booking is by phone to a vetted local operator.
A UK town name or Rent-a-Skip town slug, for example "Westbury" or "leigh-on-sea".
Checks whether Rent-a-Skip covers a UK town (by name or slug) and returns the town page URL, county and county hub URL. Booking is by phone to a vetted local operator.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| query* | string | A UK town name or Rent-a-Skip town slug, for example "Westbury" or "leigh-on-sea". |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"query"
],
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 100,
"minLength": 2,
"description": "A UK town name or Rent-a-Skip town slug, for example \"Westbury\" or \"leigh-on-sea\"."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Council skip permit rules for placing a skip on a public road: fee, permit period, notice needed, renewal, application link, last-verified date and data confidence. Provide exactly one of council_name or town_slug. A skip on a private driveway needs no permit.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| town_slug | string | Rent-a-Skip town slug, for example "westbury" or "milton-keynes". Use check_coverage to find one. |
| council_name | string | Highways authority name, case-insensitive, for example "Kent" or "Wiltshire Council". |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"town_slug": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 80,
"description": "Rent-a-Skip town slug, for example \"westbury\" or \"milton-keynes\". Use check_coverage to find one."
},
"council_name": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 100,
"description": "Highways authority name, case-insensitive, for example \"Kent\" or \"Wiltshire Council\"."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Indicative 2026 UK skip hire price ranges (low, median, high in GBP) per skip size for a Rent-a-Skip town or a postcode area. Provide exactly one of town_slug or postcode_area. Prices are confirmed on the booking call with a vetted local operator.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| town_slug | string | Rent-a-Skip town slug, for example "westbury" or "milton-keynes". Use check_coverage to find one. |
| postcode_area | string | UK postcode area letters, for example "BA" or "M". A district or full postcode is reduced to its area. |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"town_slug": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 80,
"description": "Rent-a-Skip town slug, for example \"westbury\" or \"milton-keynes\". Use check_coverage to find one."
},
"postcode_area": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 10,
"description": "UK postcode area letters, for example \"BA\" or \"M\". A district or full postcode is reduced to its area."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Recommends a skip size for a job from its type, waste type and scale, using the same rules as the Rent-a-Skip skip size calculator. Returns capacity, weight guidance, the national indicative price range and the calculator link.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| scale* | integer | Job scale from 1 to 5: 1 = Small, a car boot or two; 2 = Modest, a small van load; 3 = Average, about one full room; 4 = Large, several rooms; 5 = Very large, a whole property. |
| job_type* | string | The kind of job. One of: "home-garage-clearance" (Home or garage clearance: Decluttering, furniture, general household waste); "bathroom-refit" (Bathroom refit: Suite, tiles, a little plasterboard); "kitchen-refit" (Kitchen refit: Cabinets, worktops, flooring, appliances); "garden-clearance" (Garden clearance: Greenery, turf, branches, landscaping waste); "general-renovation" (General renovation: Multiple rooms or a whole-house refresh); "construction-trade" (Construction or trade: Building sites, extensions, partition walls). |
| placement | string | Optional. Where the skip will sit; drives permit guidance, never the size. One of: "driveway" (Driveway or private land: No council permit needed); "road" (Road, pavement or verge: Needs a council permit). |
| waste_type* | string | The waste type. One of: "general" (General or light: Mixed household, wood, furniture, garden waste); "heavy" (Heavy: Soil, rubble, brick, concrete). |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"job_type",
"waste_type",
"scale"
],
"properties": {
"scale": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 5,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Job scale from 1 to 5: 1 = Small, a car boot or two; 2 = Modest, a small van load; 3 = Average, about one full room; 4 = Large, several rooms; 5 = Very large, a whole property."
},
"job_type": {
"enum": [
"home-garage-clearance",
"bathroom-refit",
"kitchen-refit",
"garden-clearance",
"general-renovation",
"construction-trade"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "The kind of job. One of: \"home-garage-clearance\" (Home or garage clearance: Decluttering, furniture, general household waste); \"bathroom-refit\" (Bathroom refit: Suite, tiles, a little plasterboard); \"kitchen-refit\" (Kitchen refit: Cabinets, worktops, flooring, appliances); \"garden-clearance\" (Garden clearance: Greenery, turf, branches, landscaping waste); \"general-renovation\" (General renovation: Multiple rooms or a whole-house refresh); \"construction-trade\" (Construction or trade: Building sites, extensions, partition walls)."
},
"placement": {
"enum": [
"driveway",
"road"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. Where the skip will sit; drives permit guidance, never the size. One of: \"driveway\" (Driveway or private land: No council permit needed); \"road\" (Road, pavement or verge: Needs a council permit)."
},
"waste_type": {
"enum": [
"general",
"heavy"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "The waste type. One of: \"general\" (General or light: Mixed household, wood, furniture, garden waste); \"heavy\" (Heavy: Soil, rubble, brick, concrete)."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}