Skip hire in Coventry, made simple
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We’ve delivered skips across Coventry for over 30 years — for homeowners clearing out, tradespeople on site, and businesses managing regular waste. Fast delivery throughout the CV postcode area, with a local team you can actually get on the phone.
Skip sizes available in Coventry
Do I need a permit?
A skip on your driveway or private land needs no permit. For a public road in Coventry, a permit is required from Coventry City Council — we arrange it for you as part of the booking.
Areas we cover near Coventry
Coventry household waste recycling centres
Prefer to drop off smaller amounts yourself? These are the council tips serving Coventry:
- Coventry Household Waste Recycling Centre — Bar Road, Coventry, CV3 4AN (operated by Coventry & Solihull Waste Disposal Company). Tel: 024 7650 7400
Summer (Apr–Sep): Mon–Sat 8am–5.30pm, Sun 9am–4.30pm
Winter (Oct–Mar): Mon–Sat 8am–4.30pm, Sun 9am–4.30pm
Appointment required — book via coventry.gov.uk. Coventry residents only. Proof of address required. No commercial or trade waste accepted.
Why choose Select A Skip in Coventry?
- 30+ years’ skip & waste experience
- 1,100+ licensed, vetted suppliers
- Domestic, trade & commercial welcome
- Next-day delivery in most CV postcodes
- Council permits handled for you
- Transparent pricing, no hidden charges
Skip hire FAQs.
We provide cheap, local and reliable domestic skip hire in Coventry and within a 30 mile radius.
It’s not just a case of how much waste you have! You also need to consider how much room you have on your site and will then need to think about the type of waste you will be disposing of. For example if the waste is heavy (e.g. soil/brick/rubble) then you will be restricted as to how large a skip you can have.
When only a single skip is expected, we strongly believe that it’s better to hire a skip that you may not quite fill, as opposed to ordering a skip which ends up being too small meaning a second skip is then required as a result. In other words it’s better to overestimate than underestimate!
When filling a skip it can only be loaded up to the level of the actual skip itself.
It is important that your site foreman and operatives are aware of this as it is actually against the law for drivers to carry over loaded skips on the highways. Likewise, using boards around the skip in an attempt to increase it’s capacity (known in the trade as ‘greedy boards’) is illegal.
If a driver arrives on site to find an overloaded skip they are likely to turn away and leave without the skip, thus potentially incurring additional transport charges.
Though we try to be as flexible with hire periods as possible, as a general rule the maximum hire period is 7 days.
Of course should your site be an ongoing one where numerous skips are required and exchanged on a regular basis then there is nothing to worry about. If however, you require a skip that is likely to be needed for more than 7 days without exchanges, we request you inform us at the time of ordering as a rental charge may be applicable.
Yes. Though any skip that needs to be sited on a public highway, pavement or council owned verge, first requires permission from the local authority responsible.
Though the charges involved and the length of time it takes an application to be processed varies from council to council, in the vast majority of cases we can arrange the required permit on your behalf. Depending on the local authority in question, application periods can be anything from ‘same day’ to 4 weeks, so when you know that a permit is likely to be required on an upcoming site it is vital that you give us as much notice as possible to avoid any unnecessary delays.
Please also note that as the hirer, the lighting and coning of the skip whilst it is placed on public land is your responsibility, though we are usually able to arrange for the hire of these items on your behalf too.
A standard skip or roll-on-off vehicle usually requires a minimum of 10ft (3.3m) width and approximately 13ft (4m) headroom to safely gain access to a site. If your site access falls a little below these requirements we are able to (in most areas) arrange for smaller skips (depending on waste type) to be delivered on smaller lorries.
If you are in any doubt about the access to your sites, we are here to help, so just ask!
There are certain types of waste that cannot be placed in general waste skips under any circumstances.
Examples of such waste types include (but are not limited to): asbestos, fridges, freezers, batteries, tyres, gas cannisters, paint tins, food waste, fluorescent tubes, liquids, TV sets, computer monitors, plasterboard, electrical items (WEEE), mattresses, tree stumps, tree roots, carpet, vinyl, astroturf, rubber matting & roof felt.
It is vital that you always inform us of exactly what your are intending to dispose of at the time of ordering!
What we can provide
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With more than 25years of trading history we have continuously developed the services we are now able to provide on a nationwide basis.
Local area guide
Skip hire in Coventry
Coventry is a city in the West Midlands, around 19 miles south-east of Birmingham, with a population of around 345,000. In the medieval period it was one of the largest and wealthiest cities in England, built on the wool and cloth trade, and it later became the centre of the British cycle and motor industries, home to Jaguar, Rover, Triumph and Alvis. The city was heavily bombed in November 1940, and the rebuilding that followed gave Coventry one of the most significant post-war city centres in the country.
The city's most famous landmark is Coventry Cathedral — the ruins of the medieval St Michael's left standing beside Basil Spence's modernist replacement, consecrated in 1962 and one of the defining British buildings of the twentieth century. Coventry also retains substantial medieval fabric, including St Mary's Guildhall, the Spon Street timber-framed buildings and the Charterhouse. Lady Godiva's ride through the city is commemorated by a statue in Broadgate, and the Transport Museum houses the largest collection of British road vehicles in the world. Coventry held the title of UK City of Culture in 2021.
Coventry is exceptionally well connected, sitting on the West Coast Main Line with fast trains to London Euston in around an hour and to Birmingham in 20 minutes. The M6, M69, M40 and M45 all meet close by, and Birmingham Airport is just eight miles away. The city has two universities — the University of Warwick on the southern edge and Coventry University in the centre — giving it a large student population. Its neighbourhoods include Earlsdon, Cheylesmore, Styvechale and Canley to the south, Radford, Foleshill, Holbrooks and Longford to the north, and Wyken, Stoke, Binley and Walsgrave to the east.
Housing across Coventry is dominated by interwar and post-war building, with extensive 1930s semis in Styvechale, Wyken and Coundon, Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Earlsdon, Stoke and Foleshill, and large post-war estates at Tile Hill, Willenhall and Wood End. The student population supports a very high concentration of HMOs around Canley, Earlsdon and Hillfields, which are refurbished regularly. The city centre has also seen sustained regeneration in recent years, including the Friargate development, City Centre South and new student accommodation blocks.
That mix of suburban improvement, HMO turnover and centre-city development keeps skip hire in Coventry consistently busy, whether it's a rear extension in Styvechale, a house renovation in Earlsdon, an HMO refit near Canley, a garden clearance in Coundon or a commercial strip-out on one of the industrial estates around Foleshill or Binley. Skips come in a range of sizes to suit everything from a small household clear-out to a large construction project, and while many suburban homes have driveways where a skip can sit without a permit, one will be needed from Coventry City Council if it has to go on the road. Booking a few days ahead helps secure the right size and allows time for any permit to be arranged.
Choose your skip size in Coventry
Not sure which size you need? Compare dimensions, capacity and typical uses — every size below is available in Coventry.