But the price of hiring one has risen by between 20 and 33 per cent, experts say, as skip hire firms pass on their own rising costs. Skip costs have risen over the past five years for a cocktail of reasons, including fuel costs, Brexit and extra regulation. Red diesel is everyday 'white' diesel with red dye in it, but it is taxed less heavily than standard diesel. 'We were paying 41p a litre with red diesel, but with white diesel that rose to £1.60 a litre.' Other reasons skip hire costs have risen are a shortage of drivers, according to Thurlow-Craig of Reliable Skip.

Source: Daily Mail September 03, 2023 11:23 UTC