Do I need to be a registered waste carrier?

The line that catches people out is whose waste it is. Moving your own is treated differently from moving a customer's, and a haulier subcontracting a skip run or a strip out is carrying somebody else's.

Construction and demolition waste is upper tier, without exception. If you take muck away from a site you are in the upper tier.

The registration number is not just for the file. It goes on the transfer note, which means a missing or expired registration shows up on the paperwork of every job you do.

Registrations are public. There is an open register of waste carriers, brokers and dealers, so a firm subcontracting to you can check you in about a minute, and increasingly does.

Fees and tiers move, so check the current position before you rely on a figure, including the one above.