Household recycling centre vehicle permit terms and conditions

• site staff will check your vehicle registration electronically against our database when you visit a site and record each visit you make
• recycling centre staff will refuse entry to vehicles without a valid permit
• only one permitted vehicle per household
• permits are not transferable
• you are not permitted to deposit business waste at any household recycling centre
• site staff have the authority to inspect any load delivered to the site to satisfy themselves that it is household waste. If there is sufficient reason to believe the waste deposited is generated in the course of a business then they will question and, if necessary, refuse permission to tip
• only residents living in the Dorset Council area can apply for a permit
• permits are for Dorset Council’s household recycling centres
• vehicles must be registered to the applicant's home address to be eligible for a 12 visit vehicle permit 
• there is a one-tonne maximum weight limit on waste taken per visit for all vans and load-carrying vehicles
• we define a 'van' as a vehicle with a rear load-carrying capacity instead of seats and panels to the rear instead of windows
• tipper vans, flatbed vehicles, box/luton vans, horseboxes and agricultural vehicles cannot be used on our sites
• the largest vehicle accepted is a Ford Transit-type van
• no vehicle more than 3.5 tonnes gross weight will be allowed onto any site
• any vehicle requiring a permit cannot tow a trailer
• permits do not exclude you from the separate restrictions and charges
• All permits will expire 12 months after registration and will not automatically renew
• you will need to re-apply for a permit every 12 months
• checks will be carried out by Dorset Council for all applications received
• misuse could result in the permit being cancelled

Terms and conditions for hire vehicles

• a maximum 3 day hire agreement that must be shown to staff when arriving on site
• no vehicle more than 3.5 tonnes gross weight will be allowed onto any site
• tipper vans, flatbed vehicles, box/luton vans, horseboxes and agricultural vehicles cannot be used on our sites
• the largest vehicle accepted is a Ford Transit-type van
• there is a one-tonne maximum weight limit on waste taken per visit for all vans and load-carrying vehicles
• you are not permitted to deposit business waste at any household recycling centre
• site staff have the authority to inspect any load delivered to the site to satisfy themselves that it is household waste. If there is sufficient reason to believe the waste deposited is generated in the course of a business then they will question and, if necessary, refuse permission to tip
• you are not excluded from the separate restrictions and charges