To not pay builder until skip is gone from my driveway?

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Obvious name change, apologies for length!

I have recently had a new bathroom fitted. Took two weeks. Few issues but all sorted and I am satisfied with the work.

Part of the job was to remove the old suite and dispose of it. Day 1, big skip delivered to my driveway. Old suite, which is a small bath, basin and toilet, small bit of wood cladding, ripped out and put in skip. Builder tells me he's got a big skip so he can put some stuff in it too. Bit CF, I think to myself but say nowt.

During the week he puts more and more stuff in skip. Skip is full up. On day ten I ask if skip can be removed from my driveway as it's mostly his rubbish and I want my drive back. He says yes. Next day he says it will be gone that day. It isn't.

Follows me asking every day for skip to be gone, him promising it will be. Couple of times I've seen the skip lorry drive up and drive off again. Told him this, they say they couldn't get to drive because of cars on the road.

We are now on day 17. Yesterday he sent me an invoice for final bill. (I've paid about half already) I tell him I'm not paying bill till skip is gone. He says will be gone today. It hasn't. He's pushing for payment. I'm holding firm as the job isn't complete as far as I'm concerned.

I hate arguments and confrontation so I'm mortified by this. But I've been mugged off by trades people many times and I've had enough.

Aibu to not pay final bill till fucking skip has gone?

Thanks if you read to the end :)

I told you to park there!! Anyway all sorted. Enjoy!

Hurrah!!!

Don’t pay until the job is complete. I made the mistake of paying the landscaper in full when he still had slabs to collect and dispose of from outside my gate. They lay there for months and despite repeatly asking him to lift them and getting many, many promises of “yes today” which never materialised I had to pay the council almost £200 to remove them. So yeah—do not pay him until that skip is gone or believe me, you’ll be stuck with it for a while.

@Junkmail it's gone now and I've paid him. It has been a learning process having this bathroom done.
Also, I don't think check a trade is worth much.

Sorry about your slabs, that's not on.