Skip Hire Public Liability Insurance
Specialist skip hire liability insurance for UK operators, designed to protect your business when placing skips on public roads and carrying out day-to-day operations.
Why skip hire liability insurance is essential
Skip hire operators face specific risks, particularly when skips are placed on public highways.
Local authorities typically require public liability cover of up to £10 million before granting permits to place skips on the road. Without the correct cover in place, your business may not be able to operate legally.
What does skip hire liability insurance cover?
Public liability insurance protects your business against claims arising from:
- Injury to members of the public
- Damage to third-party property
- Incidents involving skips placed on public highways
- Accidents occurring during delivery, collection or handling
Cover includes compensation payments and legal expenses, helping protect your business from potentially significant financial loss.
Access to specialist insurers
Skip hire liability is a specialist area, with relatively few insurers offering cover.
With many years’ experience in this market, we work closely with leading underwriters to arrange suitable cover—even for more complex or higher-risk operations.
Employers’ liability insurance
If you employ staff, you are legally required to have employers’ liability insurance in place.
This cover protects your business against claims made by employees or labour-only subcontractors who are injured as a result of your work activities.
Why choose Avis Insurance
- Extensive experience in skip hire and haulage insurance
- Access to specialist liability insurers
- Cover that meets local authority requirements
- Clear advice tailored to your business
Get a skip hire liability insurance quote
If you require reliable, competitively priced skip hire liability insurance, our team can help.
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- Expert guidance on hand
- Local authority requirements fully met
- Competitively priced premiums
- All the documents you need delivered promptly
- Spread the cost - pay in 10 instalments
Many of our customers who purchase Skip Liability insurance and commercial liability insurance in the UK also take advantage of the following other complementing products to ensure they have full cover for their business needs.
Lorry/Fleet Insurance
Let us give you a highly competitive quote for your lorry insurance and keep all of your business cover under one roof. And if you operate three or more vehicles (including vans and cars) you can take advantage of a fleet policy saving you time and expense.
Breakdown Cover
An out of action vehicle means lost business so our a range of breakdown insurance cover is there to get you back up and running as quickly as possible. We offer a range of roadside assistance cover and if the vehicle can’t be fixed at the side of the road you will be recovered to a local garage.
Excess Protection
Excess protection insurance covers you against the cost of your insurance excess should you need to make a claim as a result of a fault accident. A choice of indemnity levels mean you can easily select the right protection for your needs.
Is it compulsory to have liability insurance?
If you employ anybody in any capacity it’s a legal requirement to have an Employers' Liability insurance policy.
If you leave your skips on the public highway local authorities insist on public liability cover of either £5 million or £10 million.
Can I pay monthly for my liability insurance?
All our policies can be paid in monthly instalments.
Our full range of policies
Truck Insurance from the Specialists
Specialist Truck & HGV Fleet Insurance
Skip Lorry Insurance
Skip Hire Public Liability Insurance
Goods-in-Transit Insurance
Plant and Machinery Insurance
Special Types Insurance
Hauliers' Liability Insurance
Scaffolders' Liability Insurance
Roofers' Public Liability Insurance
What our clients say
Always found Avis extremely helpful, nothing is ever too much for these guys. Bridge Transport
Massive thanks again gentlemen, unbelievable service from the Avis team, always a pleasure dealing with you guys on the phone or via email, really appreciate the price this year, more than happy with the outcome. S Nisbet Logistics Ltd
Great to deal with. McGill Transport Ltd
They are doing a fantastic job: they are knowledgeable and share that knowledge when you ask. Always give fantastic advice. I feel that Avis Insurance is always on my side and looks after my best interests. Thank you. Jonas Trans Ltd
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