Grab Lorry Hire

No. A grab lorry loads from private land or from a heap on your driveway without leaving anything on the public highway, so no skip permit is required. If the lorry needs to park on the road while operating, it parks legally in an available bay like any other vehicle. This makes grab hire useful in areas where permits are hard to get or where you want to avoid the wait.

Our grab lorries typically hold around 14 to 16 tonnes of inert material per load, which is roughly equivalent to a 20-yard roll-on roll-off skip filled with soil or hardcore. If you have more than that we can arrange multiple loads. Light, bulky waste such as green cuttings takes up more volume than weight, so loads are sometimes limited by the body capacity rather than the tonne limit.

Yes. The hydraulic grab arm has a reach of around 6 metres from the side of the lorry, which is enough to clear most garden walls, low fences and parked cars. The lorry does need to pull up within that distance on a firm, level surface. It cannot reach material that is inside a building, at the bottom of a narrow passage, or more than about 2 metres above ground level.

Grab lorries are not suitable for mixed general waste, furniture, mattresses, bagged rubbish, hazardous materials, asbestos, or liquids. Plasterboard needs to go separately because it must not be mixed with inert loads under waste regulations. If your waste is mixed, a skip is the right option. If you are unsure what you have on site, call us before booking and we can advise the correct service.