Hire vans at Milton Keynes tips
Posted by TechboyUK@reddit | miltonkeynes | View on Reddit | 10 comments
Are you allowed to take rental vans to the tips at Milton Keynes, to dispose of residential waste (bed mattress, beds, sofas, etc.)?
I know some tips in the UK don't allow rental vans for residential waste.
I can't see any mention of rental vans here https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/how-dispose-household-items-and-bulky-waste/household-waste-recycling-centres
TechboyUK@reddit (OP)
All sorted. This is what I did:
I booked a Ford Transit van from Hertz at Costco (using the Hertz app). They emailed me the registration number of the van soon after I booked it.
I then booked the tip - you need the van's registration number for this.
Note: You can adjust (or cancel) the rental times of the van (with no cost penalty) 6 hours before you are due to collect it.
I drove my car to the Costco car park - you have to enter your car reg into a computer near the membership counter if you are going to leave your car there for over 2 hours.
Got the van, picked up my rubbish and drove to the tip at Newport Pagnell. The website says that if your van is over 2m tall, you need to book the trade entrance - which I did, but the person who works there said that this is incorrect and he made me drive into the public entrance.
I offloaded my rubbish as normal and returned the hire van at the Costco car park.
jtoomer88@reddit
Bumping this thread. I’ve booked a van with Hertz on the app to collect from B&Q next Saturday and no registration plate details on the confirmation email, just the van model. I guess they’ve slightly updated how far in advance they assign the specific van and this method won’t work for me?
nerduk@reddit
Yes, I've done it a few times and it's been fine. Bleak hall doesn't allow vans, but new bradwell and Newport pagnell do.
I've found if you use hertz from IKEA, you'll know the reg ahead of time, so you can use it on the booking.
TechboyUK@reddit (OP)
When do you get the van registration number? My wife just booked the van but doesn't see it.
TechboyUK@reddit (OP)
Ah, she got it in the email 😊
Do you know if the Hertz van is over 2m tall? If so, the website says that we will need to go to the Newport Pagnell tip, using the trade entrance.
nerduk@reddit
If it's the vivaro then that's less than 2m tall.
TechboyUK@reddit (OP)
Not sure... It just says Ford Transit. But my wife has booked the trade entrance at Newport Pagnell, so all good. Thanks.
TechboyUK@reddit (OP)
Great, thank you. I hired a van from them 2 weeks ago 👍
Jayce1976@reddit
I've done it a few times. I used Newport pagnell tip. Take your hire van invoice. Do 2 or 3 trips you'll be fine. Just don't take the mick.
TechboyUK@reddit (OP)
Thank you 👍