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Skip hire in Leicester

Skips in Leicester start at £120 across LE1 to LE5, up to a 12 yard maxi. On your drive a skip needs no paperwork, and the skip company arranges a road spot.

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Skip hire prices in Leicester

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Call by 3pm for delivery the next working day, in most areas. Skips in Leicester are supplied by a licensed local company. Call us and we’ll confirm your price and book it in.

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Skip on the road? Leicester road permit, 7 days £96.50

Only if the skip goes on the road or pavement. Issued by Leicester Council, 3 working days to issue.

Each extension:
£59, each additional week
Licence period:
7 days
Council permit page

What size skip for your job in Leicester?

Not sure? Use the skip size calculator.

Rules in Leicester

  • Leicester Council's road permit costs £96.50 and covers the first seven days.
  • Each extra week on the road is charged as an extension, so plan your dates.
  • Allow at least three working days for the council to issue the permit.
  • The skip company applies online to Leicester Council for the permit.
  • Delivery vehicles must leave the city centre pedestrian zone by 11am, or 9am on Saturdays.

Getting a skip in Leicester

In Knighton, Leicester, the brick terrace on Newmarket Street has shallow front gardens. If yours can't take a skip, it goes on the road and needs the council permit, and a 4 yard midi takes up less of the street. Knighton Road and Carisbrooke Road have Edwardian homes, typically terraced, in the north-east part of the Conservation Area, so expect the road permit there too. Grasmere Street's terraced homes near the LRI and DMU suit the same approach.

In Stoneygate, Holmfield Road and Southernhay Road have houses built between the wars, often rendered. Around Knighton Park Road, many detached historic houses survive. If your house has room off the road, a skip on your own land needs no permit. You can then go up to an 8 yard large for a full clear-out. For soil or rubble, keep to a 6 yard builders or smaller.

Leicester's city centre pedestrian zone covers Highcross, Haymarket, the streets around the Clock Tower, St Martins Square and the Lanes. Bollards lower for loading vehicles between 5am and 11am Sunday to Friday and 5am and 9am on Saturdays, including on Granby Street between Northampton Street and St Georges Way. If you're clearing a shop or flat in the zone, the skip lorry has to deliver and collect within those hours. Any skip left on the street there, even a 2 yard mini, needs the council's road permit.

Other ways to get rid of it in Leicester

For one or two items, the council is often cheaper than a skip. Here’s how they compare.

Fly-tipping in Leicester

6,966 incidents reported across the Leicester Council area in 2024-25, about 17.9 per 1,000 people.

Council-wide figures, not just Leicester.

Nobody wants fly-tipping in Leicester. Whoever takes your waste, make sure they’re a licensed waste carrier. The skip companies on this site all are.

By law you’re responsible for your waste even after it’s collected. If it’s dumped and traced back to you, you can be fined.

Report fly-tipping to Leicester Council

Source: Defra ENV24, fly-tipping incidents reported by local authorities in England, 2024-25.

Questions

Do I need a permit for a skip in Leicester?
Only if it goes on the road or pavement. Leicester Council charges £96.50 for the first week, with each further week charged as an extension. The skip company applies online and needs at least three working days. A skip on your drive needs no permit.
Can a skip lorry reach Granby Street or the Clock Tower in Leicester?
Only in loading hours. Bollards on the pedestrianised part of Granby Street, between Northampton Street and St Georges Way, lower for vehicles from 5am to 11am Sunday to Friday and 5am to 9am on Saturdays. The zone also covers the streets around the Clock Tower, Highcross and Haymarket.
What size skip suits a Newmarket Street terrace in Knighton?
A 4 yard midi is a sensible start. The brick terrace on Newmarket Street has shallow front gardens, so the skip will likely sit on the road under the council's £96.50 first-week permit. For soil or rubble, stay at a 6 yard builders or smaller.
Is the bulky waste collection better than a skip in Leicester?
It depends on the size of the job. A skip makes more sense once you're clearing several large items along with bags of mixed waste. Skips start at £120. Kept on your drive it needs no permit, and on a Leicester road you add the council's £96.50 for the first week.
How much does a skip cost across LE1 to LE5?
Prices start at £120, a 4 yard midi is £200 and an 8 yard large is £275. Add Leicester Council's £96.50 for the first week if the skip sits on the road, or nothing if it stays on your drive.

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Last checked 27 Oct 2026.

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