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Skip Licensing

Skip licences are not issued to the public. Skip licences are applied for and issued to pre-registered and approved skip companies. Skip companies only need a license to put a skip on the highway; they do not need a license if the skip is being placed on private property.

Skip companies are required to be pre-registered and approved before they are able to place a skip on the public highway. A Registration Application Pack will be sent to the skip company on request. (The covering letter and application form is available at the bottom of this page or a pack may be requested by contacting us on the details provided below).

The application form and other required information (eg public liability insurance certificate), is returned to us for approval. Once approved, the skip company is then able to purchase as many skip licence application forms as they require.

Application forms are only issued after payment has been made. An application form is usually faxed and we would expect to respond within 1 day of receipt.

Registration of Skip Companies

Since the 1 September 2001 the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames adopted a registration policy for skip companies under a pre-pay licence scheme.  All skip companies which deposit skips on the Highway within the Borough will be required to formally register with RBK.  The registration of companies will help us in our administration of licensing and also help us to identify and prosecute unlicensed skip companies.

• On receipt of your completed registration form you will be allocated a registration number.
• A £50 registration fee must be sent with your completed application form to cover administration charges
• 6 Million Pounds of Public Liability insurance will be required
• You will have to estimate the amount of licences that you will require each month.(You can order up to a one year supply)
• You will then send a cheque payable to us for the amount purchased.
• Once the cheque has cleared the pre numbered licences will be issued
• The licences will be pre-numbered and can be ordered in pads of 50, smaller numbers can be ordered for those companies which do not place many skips within the Borough (we require 3 days notice for top-ups).
• The licence fee - effective 1 April 2012 is £60
• The application form will also have the licence section and permit number, this will make it easier to apply for a licence and will reduce paper work for everyone

Un-registered skip companies will not be allowed to place skips on the highway and will be committing an offence. We will prosecute any companies which are not registered and deposit skips on the highway.

Contact Us

For further information or to request a Registration Application Pack, please call the Contact Centre on 020 8547 5002 or email: