Counties
Skip hire in the West Midlands
The West Midlands metropolitan county is seven metropolitan boroughs. Each issues its own highway skip licence. “West Midlands Combined Authority” does not replace those permits. Name the borough for your street.
This is a hub, not a list of firms. Skip Clerk does not invent provider rankings, phone numbers or “top skips in the West Midlands”. Check the carrier’s CBDU number, then ask who will apply for the road licence.
Seven metropolitan boroughs
Birmingham’s permit does not cover Dudley or Wolverhampton. Coventry is separate. Private drive you control: usually no highway licence. Public road: the borough. National rule: Do I need a skip permit?.
Who issues the road licence
| Authority | Who applies | Fee note (from our permit page, checked 12 Sep 2026) | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City Council | Registered operators only | £42 per week (max 7 days then new permit) | Skip permit: Birmingham City Council |
| Coventry City Council | Skip owner/supplier applies | £71 with 3+ working days' notice | Skip permit: Coventry City Council |
| Dudley Council | Skip hire company applies | Fee not printed on council page (checked 12 Sep 2026) | Skip permit: Dudley Council |
| Sandwell Council | Skip company only | £48 up to 10 days | Skip permit: Sandwell Council |
| Solihull Council | Hire company | From 1 Apr 2026: £89.50 per skip per calendar month (no VAT) | Skip permit: Solihull Council |
| Walsall Council | Skip supplier; day rates on permit page | From 1 Apr 2026: non-TS rates from £12.40/day (see permit page) | Skip permit: Walsall Council |
| City of Wolverhampton Council | Registered skip operator applies | £60 per permit | Skip permit: City of Wolverhampton Council |
Fees change. Use the council page linked from the permit guide on the day you book. This hub does not invent hire prices.
Towns and which authority
| Places people mean | Highway authority |
|---|---|
| Birmingham, Royal Sutton Coldfield | Birmingham City Council |
| Coventry | Coventry City Council |
| Dudley, Halesowen, Stourbridge, Brierley Hill, Sedgley | Dudley Council |
| West Bromwich, Smethwick, Tipton, Oldbury, Wednesbury | Sandwell Council |
| Solihull, Knowle and Dorridge | Solihull Council |
| Walsall, Bloxwich, Willenhall, Aldridge, Brownhills | Walsall Council |
| Wolverhampton, Bilston | City of Wolverhampton Council |
Town pages now live include Solihull, West Bromwich, Royal Sutton Coldfield, Smethwick, Tipton, Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Walsall, Dudley, Bilston, Halesowen, Stourbridge, Bloxwich, Kingswinford, Willenhall, Brierley Hill, Sedgley, Coseley, Darlaston, Brownhills, Wednesbury, Cradley Heath, Knowle and Dorridge, Streetly, Aldridge, Rushall and Shelfield, Pelsall, Pheasey, Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton.
If your postcode sits on a boundary, use the GOV.UK postcode finder rather than guessing.
How to hire without a fake directory
- Decide the size from the job – What size skip do I need?.
- Name the highway authority for your road and ask the firm to apply. Same-day drops are much more realistic on a driveway.
- Ask for the waste-carrier number and check it – how to check a waste carrier licence.
- Keep asbestos, plasterboard, electricals and sofas out of a mixed skip unless the operator has a written specialist route – what you cannot put in a skip and asbestos and skips.
Skip Clerk has no hire partners yet and no prices for skip hire on this page. When we add a booking link it will be marked as an affiliate link. Until then, use a licensed local operator and the council pages above.
Sources
- Skip Clerk: Skip permit: Birmingham City Council – fee note checked 12 Sep 2026.
- Skip Clerk: Skip permit: Coventry City Council – fee note checked 12 Sep 2026.
- Skip Clerk: Skip permit: Dudley Council – fee note checked 12 Sep 2026.
- Skip Clerk: Skip permit: Sandwell Council – fee note checked 12 Sep 2026.
- Skip Clerk: Skip permit: Solihull Council – fee note checked 12 Sep 2026.
- Skip Clerk: Skip permit: Walsall Council – fee note checked 12 Sep 2026.
- Skip Clerk: Skip permit: City of Wolverhampton Council – fee note checked 12 Sep 2026.
- GOV.UK: skip licence (England and Wales) and Highways Act 1980, section 139.
- Town names from House of Commons Library CBP-8322 where we have shipped pages. No invented provider list or hire prices on this page.