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AIBU?

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7 replies

JoolsToo · 09/10/2008 18:49

So, we hired a van to shift some small pieces of furniture. We thought 'hey we can tip all that cardboard packaging from the garage.

We arrive at the tip, pull along side the recycling bins - Mr Tipman says 'have you got a permit?' - a permit? says we, 'Yes' he says you need a permit. So after a conversation, reason prevailed and he let us tip the cardboard rubbish.

However we had more rubbish to take away from our cottage so dh says, 'no problem, I'll park on the road and carry the stuff in'

He went today
's'cuse me sir is that your van over there?
yes says dh
'you need a permit'
but I've carried it in
'yes you need a pedestrian permit' says he
still he let us dispose of it.

He gave us a leaflet, which we read at home. Apparently the permit thing doesn't start until 31 October

So they want us to recycle, they want to fine us if we don't dispose of the rubbish properly but just to make it fun they put a few hurdles in the way

the world's gawn maaaaaaaaaaad

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CuppaTeaJanice · 09/10/2008 18:52

We always take our crap to the tip in DP's car, despite having a van. Saves all the trade permit hassle. Stupid rules....

ditzzy · 09/10/2008 18:56

Is there another tip nearby? We live quite close to a county border and although the tips are only about 8 miles apart the have completely different rules.

We had to dispose of some asbestos a few years back and one would take it and one wouldn't. Our closest tip even once asked us for proof of address, and then chucked us out for being in the 'wrong' county...

combustiblelemon · 09/10/2008 19:04

Yup, take it in the car.

JoolsToo · 09/10/2008 19:09

of course we usually do take it in the car but thought how advantageous for us to have van and not make our cars ratty and get it all in, but no, the more difficult they can make it the better.

and what's all this pedestrian permit guff - you're hardly going to be disposing of industrial waste on foot now are ye?

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Shitehawk · 09/10/2008 19:12

A permit?

To use a municpal dump? A local amenity which you pay for through your taxes?

Blardy madness.

sparkybabe · 09/10/2008 19:12

It's the van - it's to stop builders and suchlike tipping building waste, and quite right too.

Mind you, my builder has an ex-rental van (whihc he refuses to repaint in company logo) just so he can go to the tip in it.

JoolsToo · 09/10/2008 21:33

a bloke in front of us had his trailer on the car with garden waste - they allowed through - this time!

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