Wait & Load in Wickford
No space for a skip in Wickford? Wait and load may suit if the truck can stop nearby and you have people ready to load. A full load includes up to an hour's waiting time, with our driver helping.
Wait & Load prices in Wickford
Wait and load: you load, our driver helps. VAT and disposal included.
Full wait & load prices →Before you book
- What it costs
- A set price by the truck load, from £180 for a quarter load to £540 for a full load.
- What's included
- The truck, our driver and licensed disposal, with a waste transfer note. The truck waits up to 15 minutes for a quarter load, 30 for a half load, 45 for a three-quarter load and 60 for a full load.
- Who loads it
- You and your helpers load it, and our driver helps. Want us to do the lifting? Book an item collection instead.
- When we come
- Wickford is in our same-day area: book before 11am on a weekday and we aim for the same day, otherwise the next working day.
- What could cost extra
- Sizes are a guide: more space is £54 a cubic yard and more waiting time £30 per 15 minutes, paid online on the spot. Fridges, mattresses, TVs, tyres, paint and plasterboard cost extra, as they are tipped separately.
- After you book
- Pay by card when you book online, through Stripe's secure checkout, and your confirmation comes by email. Free to cancel until 4pm the working day before; after that £42, or the booking price if that is less.
Trade accounts are invoiced monthly on 14-day terms once agreed in writing. Our terms
Wait & Load in Wickford: what to know
We're based in Wickford and cover homes and businesses across SS11 and SS12, including the Wick estate and Runwell Road.
Recent house building in Wickford has centred on Runwell, where St Luke's Park is replacing the former hospital, and on Runwell Road, where the Gateway House flats were completed in April 2026. Basildon Council's town centre programme covers High Street improvements, a new market, public toilets and refurbishment of Wickford Pool. The River Crouch crosses the centre in a concrete channel, and the High Street has at times been closed to traffic on Saturdays for the market, so skip deliveries and lorry stops near the centre are easier on other days.
Some roads here are unmade; the truck handles them where a loaded skip lorry can't. There is no skip left behind, so no skip permit to arrange. Tell us about any parking or loading restrictions so we can check where the truck will stop.
For wait and load or a clearance in Wickford, ask about same-day availability before 11am. Item collections run on our Tuesday and Thursday rounds; skips, skip bags and the grab are available from the next working day.
Local knowledge: Wickford
Wait & Load across Wickford
- Postcodes
- SS11, SS12
- From our yard
- Wickford is our home town, so same-day is realistic when you book before 11am.
- We cover
- Ladygate Centre, Willowdale Centre, Wickford Memorial Park, Wickford railway station, Shotgate, Runwell, Nevendon Road and Wick Lane
- Access
- Mostly inter-war and post-war semis, bungalows and 1960s-80s estates with driveways, plus newer infill on the Runwell hospital site and plotland-style lanes around Shotgate and Runwell where unmade roads and narrow access can rule out a lorry-delivered skip.
- Council
- Basildon Borough Council · about 27,535 residents
Nearest tip to Wickford
- Site
- Pitsea Recycling Centre, Pitsea Hall Lane, Pitsea, Basildon, SS16 4UH
- Hours
- 1 Mar-15 Oct 9am-5pm daily; 16 Oct-end Feb 9am-4pm daily
- Rules
- Every visit has to be booked in advance, cars included. Vans, pick-ups and trailers are accepted there with a booking. Alternative: Rayleigh Recycling Centre, Castle Road SS6 7QF (cars only, no vans/trailers).
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Wait & Load in Wickford: your questions
What's the difference between wait and load and a skip in Wickford?
A skip stays while waste builds up and, on the public road in Wickford, needs a permit from Essex County Council. Wait and load is for waste ready to collect: you load the truck with our driver's help during the waiting time you book. No skip is left behind, but the truck needs a legal place to stop.
Who loads the truck on a wait and load in Wickford?
You and your helpers, with our driver lending a hand. The truck waits up to 15 minutes for a quarter load and 60 for a full truck, so have the waste ready before it arrives. If you'd rather we did the lifting, book a man and van collection instead, priced per item, or ask for a free rubbish clearance estimate.
Can you do wait and load in Wickford today?
Usually, yes. Wickford is where our yard is. Book online before 11am on a weekday and we aim for the same day; otherwise the next working day.
Which areas near Wickford do you cover?
All of Wickford (SS11, SS12) plus Pitsea, Basildon, Rayleigh and Billericay. See every area we cover.
Book wait & load in Wickford
Wickford (SS11, SS12), same-day slots.