Van, pickup and trailer permits
Anyone arriving at either the Blackburn or Darwen household waste recycling centre will be required to produce a permit to be allowed to enter in a van, pickup or trailer.
Measures to prevent commercial waste from illegally entering household waste recycle centres, are now common across the UK. Permits are widely used to allow genuine household waste into the sites from commercial type vehicles e.g. vans.
Apply for a van/pickup/trailer permit
If you use a van / pickup / trailer you must get a permit beforehand otherwise you will be refused to enter the site. There is no charge for a permit.
Vehicles that need permits
You are required to obtain a permit if you want to use the centres with one of the following vehicles:
- vans
- pickups
- trailers
- mini buses
- hire van. Single visit permits are available at each site.
- vehicles with the rear seats removed
Vehicles must have tax, MOT (where applicable) and insurance. Those that do not, will be denied a permit and reported to the DVLA and/or police
Vehicles not allowed to use the sites
- tippers
- any vehicle with trade waste
- agricultural type vehicles
- motorhomes
- vehicles over 3 tonnes gross vehicle weight (GVW)
Hire vehicles
You can use the HWRCs with a hired vehicle, in the following circumstances:
- the hire period is for no more than 2 days
- the vehicle is one which we allow on site (refer to list above)
- the waste you wish to dispose of is household waste only from Blackburn with Darwen residences
Documents
Take the following documents to the site:
- vehicle hire documents
- Council Tax or utility bill with the address of the property from which the waste has come from
Present these documents to the staff on site who will record your details and issue you with a permit. The permit will allow you to 'tip' once at the centre, either then or later (depending upon if you have loaded your vehicle).