2) The Customer/Hirer warrants: - 

a) That permission of the Highway Authority has been duly obtained under Section 139 Highways Act 1980 (skip permit obtained prior to delivery)

b) That the said permission will be kept in force by the extension or renewal as necessary until either the container is removed or until the expiry date of the licence. 

c) Where a container is placed on a street, highway, or any public/communal areas, it is the customers responsibility to ensure that the container is significantly lit at all four corners to place cones when necessary.

d) That they will not move the container from the place where it is deposited by us without first obtaining both written and verbal permission from the Highway Authority and MEC Grab Services LTD. 

e) That they will ensure that at the time of collection there is a clear space at one end of the container of not less than 3 parking spaces (approximately 30 feet) to enable the vehicle necessary access to the container. 

f) That the waste material to be placed into the container falls within the meaning of ‘prescribed cases’ under Section 3 of The Control of Pollution Act 1974 (herein after referred to as the “1974” Act) and Regulation 4 of the Control of Pollution (Licensing of Waste Disposal) Regulations 1976 (herein after referred to as the 1976 Regulations) and any subsequent Regulations issued by the Secretary of State for the Environment under the 1974 Act which are in force on the date of the removal of each loaded container. 

g) That the requisite licence has been issued under Section 5 of the 1974 Act. 

h) That the waste material to be removed or disposed of in the container does not come within the definition of ‘Special Waste’ contained in the Control of Pollution (Special Waste) Regulations 1980. 

i) All activities undertaken by the customer which may be subject to the regulation to the regulation under the Duty of Care (Section 34) of the Environmental Protection Act 07831 322895 are fully compliant with the legislation and do not detrimentally affect the compliance of MEC Grab Services LTD within the said legislation. 

3) The customer further warrants as a term of this contract that he/she or a responsible officer in their company or organisation has read or has had these terms and conditions explained to them with full understanding of all the conditions subject to which the Highway Authorities permission has been granted.

4) Customers shall be responsible for placing street cones by day and night as well as ensuring all four corners are fully lit during the hours of darkness when a container is placed on the Public Highway. This includes grass verges, footpaths, pavements, roads, car parking bays or anywhere else where damage or injury to third parties is a risk as required by the Highways Authority Act 1980. 

5)The customer shall reimburse MEC Grab Services LTD in full in respect of any loss, damages, costs, claims or expenses we may incur whether it is a result of damage to vehicles, the container or any property belonging to the customer or a third-party including damage to road or pavement during the delivery, exchange, or collection of containers. 

6) Customers shall reimburse MEC Grab Services LTD in full in respect of any loss or damage to containers whilst on hire to them from any cause (fair wear and tear will be accepted at the discretion of our Directors). The customer shall also indemnify MEC Grab Services LTD in respect of any claim for injuries to persons or property arising from the use of our containers whilst on hire to them. Customers will not: - 

a) NOT LIGHT FIRES in the container. 

b) NOT place any corrosive acid or noxious substances, liquid, cement, asbestos, or plasterboard into the container. 

c) NOT fill the container above the level of the sides therein.

The customer will be responsible to replace or pay the cost of any damages/repairs which may result from failing to comply with any of the points stated in these terms and conditions of hire.

7) Overloaded skips will not be lifted until the excess has either been removed by the customer and made safe for transporting. Or, if the load is safe to transport, the customer will be liable to pay an extra charge upfront at the discretion of MEC Grab Services LTD. 

8) Three clear working days' notice is required to terminate the hiring of the container. Customers are required to fill the skip within the period of the licence granted under the Highways Act 1980 or within our 2 weeks hire policy (whichever is the soonest). 

9) The customer must ensure safe loading of materials into containers. Ownership of the contents of any container shall pass to MEC Grab Services LTD upon collection unless otherwise agreed in writing. 

10) In the event of the Highway Authority or the police exercising their powers to; or cause us to place lights, move or remove the container during the period of hire, the customer acknowledges that he/she is fully responsible for any costs thereby incurred.

11) The customer will reimburse MEC Grab Services LTD for any congestion charges, toll road charges, parking penalties or fines incurred because of the placing of a container. 

12)

a) Unexpected waiting time on site for any reason will incur an additional charge. 

b) Wait and Loads can be arranged in advance for an additional cost. 

c) Please note we charge extra for same day drop/collections. 

13) It is the customers responsibility to ensure access for our lorries to deliver, exchange or collection containers. Failures to provide access will incur a wasted journey fee for unobtainable deliveries, exchanges, or collections.