Rent-a-Skip UK skip hire

Indicative 2026 UK skip hire price ranges (low, median, high in GBP) per skip size for a Rent-a-Skip town or a postcode area. Provide exactly one of town_slug or postcode_area. Prices are confirmed on the booking call with a vetted local operator.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "town_slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 80,
      "description": "Rent-a-Skip town slug, for example \"westbury\" or \"milton-keynes\". Use check_coverage to find one."
    },
    "postcode_area": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 10,
      "description": "UK postcode area letters, for example \"BA\" or \"M\". A district or full postcode is reduced to its area."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

Council skip permit rules for placing a skip on a public road: fee, permit period, notice needed, renewal, application link, last-verified date and data confidence. Provide exactly one of council_name or town_slug. A skip on a private driveway needs no permit.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "council_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 100,
      "description": "Highways authority name, case-insensitive, for example \"Kent\" or \"Wiltshire Council\"."
    },
    "town_slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 80,
      "description": "Rent-a-Skip town slug, for example \"westbury\" or \"milton-keynes\". Use check_coverage to find one."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

Recommends a skip size for a job from its type, waste type and scale, using the same rules as the Rent-a-Skip skip size calculator. Returns capacity, weight guidance, the national indicative price range and the calculator link.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "job_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "home-garage-clearance",
        "bathroom-refit",
        "kitchen-refit",
        "garden-clearance",
        "general-renovation",
        "construction-trade"
      ],
      "description": "The kind of job. One of: \"home-garage-clearance\" (Home or garage clearance: Decluttering, furniture, general household waste); \"bathroom-refit\" (Bathroom refit: Suite, tiles, a little plasterboard); \"kitchen-refit\" (Kitchen refit: Cabinets, worktops, flooring, appliances); \"garden-clearance\" (Garden clearance: Greenery, turf, branches, landscaping waste); \"general-renovation\" (General renovation: Multiple rooms or a whole-house refresh); \"construction-trade\" (Construction or trade: Building sites, extensions, partition walls)."
    },
    "waste_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "general",
        "heavy"
      ],
      "description": "The waste type. One of: \"general\" (General or light: Mixed household, wood, furniture, garden waste); \"heavy\" (Heavy: Soil, rubble, brick, concrete)."
    },
    "scale": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 5,
      "description": "Job scale from 1 to 5: 1 = Small, a car boot or two; 2 = Modest, a small van load; 3 = Average, about one full room; 4 = Large, several rooms; 5 = Very large, a whole property."
    },
    "placement": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "driveway",
        "road"
      ],
      "description": "Optional. Where the skip will sit; drives permit guidance, never the size. One of: \"driveway\" (Driveway or private land: No council permit needed); \"road\" (Road, pavement or verge: Needs a council permit)."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "job_type",
    "waste_type",
    "scale"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

Checks whether Rent-a-Skip covers a UK town (by name or slug) and returns the town page URL, county and county hub URL. Booking is by phone to a vetted local operator.

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  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 2,
      "maxLength": 100,
      "description": "A UK town name or Rent-a-Skip town slug, for example \"Westbury\" or \"leigh-on-sea\"."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}