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Skip hire in Caernarfon

First published 11 September 2026. Last checked 11 September 2026.

Caernarfon sits in Gwynedd. A skip on the public highway needs Gwynedd Council’s skip permit – hire companies only, with £10 million public liability. A skip wholly on a private drive you control does not. This page is placement and waste rules, not a list of firms.

Skip Clerk does not invent provider rankings, phone numbers or “top skips in Caernarfon”. Check the carrier’s CBDU number, then ask who will apply for the road licence.

Yellow builders' skip on a UK street with traffic cones
Photo: Jaggery via Geograph / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Which authority

Gwynedd Council is the highway authority. Full permit detail: Skip permit: Gwynedd Council. On that page (checked 11 September 2026): £74 for up to one month, at least five working days’ notice, hire companies only, £10 million public liability. Nation map: Skip hire in Wales.

Private drive vs road

Local placement note

Streets inside and around the castle walls are narrow and busy with visitors. Prefer a private hardstanding drop outside the walled core if you can, and allow Gwynedd’s full five working days for a highway permit.

How to hire without a fake directory

  1. Decide the size from the job – What size skip do I need?.
  2. If it has to sit on the road, tell the firm which principal council applies and ask them to apply. Use the notice period on the permit page.
  3. Ask for the waste-carrier number and check it – how to check a waste carrier licence.
  4. Keep plasterboard, electricals and sofas out of a mixed skip unless the operator says otherwise – what you cannot put in a skip.

Skip Clerk has no hire partners yet and no prices for skip hire on this page. The £74 / up to 1 month figure is the council’s published permit fee, not a hire quote. When we add a booking link it will be marked as an affiliate link.

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