Is it cheaper to hire a man with a van or a skip?

Question

Is it generally cheaper to hire a man and van instead of hiring a skip? Are there any other alternatives for waste removal?

Joe · Accepted Answer

Man in van 
They do the hard work for you and only charge for space used on collection

Stephen · Answer

You need space to park a skip. You may need a local authority permit, and you may incur parking charges.
Man with van will turn up, load up and be gone.

You have to fill the skip yourself.

Man with van does all the hard work for you. Labour costs are included in the price quoted.

A publicly-accessible skip is a temptation to illicit tipping. You may be charged extra or even fined for inappropriate material in your skip, even if you didn’t put it there.

Man with van will control what’s loaded up –and ensure they only take your own items.

You have no control over what happens to the skip contents.

Man with van ensures items are assessed for re-use, refurbishing or recycling. They ensure the contents go to an appropriately licensed site for correct disposal.

You pay a fixed fee for a specific size of skip, regardless of whether you fill it or not.

Man with van will only charge for the items they remove.

You have to wait for the skip to be delivered before you can start to fill it, and then collected when you’ve finished.

Man with van will turn up at an appointed time, and then load as you go if that suits you better.

Skips are delivered and collected by lorry. This is only possible in areas where heavy vehicles can gain access, which may not be where the waste is situated. Do you really want a skip in your front garden for a week?

Most vans and trucks are light vehicles and can access even narrow or low clearance areas. They come at the appointed time to the location of the waste, load up and go.

Lucian · Answer

I think man and van is a litlle cheaper,also he is loading as well ,with the skip you have to get it close to yard and you have to load it!!!

Mark · Answer

It is cheaper to hire a skip instead of hiring a man with a van

Vytautas · Answer

If you want to show the whole street what you throw use skip, If you want fast service - choose van.

David · Answer

You do have the option of hypo bags these seem to be the new alternative to a skip. Skips are available in different sizes 4, 6, 8 or large depends on the volume of waste and the type but most of the time a van man will work out cheaper

Aaron · Answer

A man and van is cheaper depending on what your skipping the price goes up when it starts been quite a few bulky items so then it would be best for a skip

Is it cheaper to hire a man with a van or a skip?

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