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Terms and Conditions

1. Payment in full for the equipment shall be due on delivery (unless otherwise agreed). If a customer fails to make a  payment in full by the due date, the Company shall be entitled to terminate the contract forthwith and recover all  loss or damage resulting from that termination.  

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2. The standard hire period for non-account customers is Midi – 3 Days / 8 Yard – 7 Days (Unless otherwise agreed)  Additional charges may apply after this time. The skip will be put out for collection following this period (Unless  otherwise agreed).  

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3. The standard hire period for account customers will be a maximum of 4 weeks from the date of delivery and  additional rental charges will apply for limited movements (Unless otherwise agreed)  

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4. If the customer requests the equipment to be placed in a position which requires the delivery vehicle to leave the  public highway, the customer shall indemnify the company against any loss, costs, claims, damages or expenses  which the company may thereby incur, whether as a result of damage to the delivery vehicle, the equipment, the  property of the customer or a third party, including gratings, drains, road margins and pavements. OTD accept no  responsibility for damage to property during the delivery or collection of skips.  

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5. During the hire period, the customer will be liable for the replacement cost on a new for old basis of equipment  which is lost, stolen or damaged beyond repair or any repair costs to bring the equipment back to the standard it  was hired in (fair wear and tear excepted) Please see points below  

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6. The customer shall not:  

  • Fill 14-yard skips with Inert or heavy waste – These skips are for light Bulky / DMR waste 

  • Overload the equipment – Loads MUST be level with the top of the skip, should BWS be unable to collect  the equipment due to an overloaded skip the customer will incur a wasted journey charge.  

  • Set fire to the contents of the equipment – Please refer to point 5.  

  • Interfere with the mechanism of the equipment – Please refer to point 5.

  • Add on or attach to the equipment any painting, sign-writing, lettering or advertising. Remove, deface or  conceal any name plate or mark indicating that the equipment is the property of the company. 

  • Move the equipment  

  • Place the following restricted materials in a mixed waste skip (Unless otherwise agreed) Plasterboard,  Fridge/freezers, Tyres, TV’s/Monitors, Liquids, Asbestos, Paint tins, Clinical/Medical Waste, Gas Cylinders,  Fluorescent tubes, Hazardous/Toxic materials. Should these waste types be placed in a skip additional charges will apply

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7. If the waste received does not comply within the Companies waste acceptance criteria, then the company reserves  the right to reject the load and recover any incurred charges.

 

8. If the waste received is not as described at the time of the order, then a contamination/sorting charge will be  applied

 

9. If the customer shall be in breach of these terms and conditions the company shall at its option be entitled to  terminate the contract forthwith and recover all loss or damage resulting to the company including loss of profit  or other consequential loss. If the contract is terminated under this condition all sums due to the company under  the agreement shall become payable immediately in place of the payment terms set out in condition 1

 

If you have any queries regarding any of the above please do not hesitate to contact our  Customer Services on 01274 723626 / info@otdskips.co.uk

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