Vehicle restrictions at our Household Recycling Centres

You do not need a permit for:

• cars
• camper vans
• minibuses
• people carriers
• estate cars
• trailers with a bed size up to 1.8m x 1.2m (6ft x 4ft) towed by a vehicle that doesn't need a permit
• hire vans (excluding van types not allowed on site) - maximum 3 day hire and hire agreement must be shown to staff on site

You need a permit for:

• vans up to 3.5t
• single cab pick ups and dual cab pick ups
• car derived vans

Apply for a permit

You are not allowed on site in:

• vans over 3.5t
• vans towing trailers
• single and dual cab pick ups towing trailers
• any trailer with a bed size over 1.8m x 1.2m (6ft x 4ft)
• Luton box vans
• flatbed vans
• tipper vans
• tractors
• horse boxes
• agricultural vehicles
• hire vans - over 3 day hire

You do not need a permit for a van you have hired, but you can only take it to a recycling centre if:

• the hire agreement is for no more than 3 days
• you show the hire agreement to site staff when you arrive
• it is a vehicle type that is allowed on site

Vans with a hire agreement of more than 3 days are not allowed at household recycling centres.

You can use a trailer towed by a vehicle that does not need a permit, unless the vehicle is a hire van. The maximum trailer bed size we allow is 1.2 metres wide and 1.8 metres long (approx. 6ft x 4ft).

Hire vans and vehicles that need a permit cannot take a trailer into a recycling centre. 

If you are a charity and want to use our household recycling centres, email us.