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A V O N M A T E R I A L S U P P L I E S L T D ( A M S L T D ) D R I V E R T R A I N I N G M A N U A L V E R S I O N 2

Containers on the highway

• Before placing a container on the highway, check that the permit has the correct address
and the dates are correct.

• Cones and lights must be placed in the correct position around the container as shown
in the photo below.

• The container must be clearly marked with the owner’s name, address and telephone

number clearly painted with reflective clean marker boards at each end of the skip.
• No containers are to be placed on the public highway without local authority

permission or remain on the highway after the permission has expired.

It is a skip driver’s responsibility to ensure that they have at least six working skip

lights when placing skips on the highway they are to be placed on each corner of
the skip and between each cone on the highway to draw attention to the skip in

hours of darkness to oncoming traffic.
Do not carry lights on the bed of your skip lorry because they will get damaged.

A minimum of 3 road cones should also be used around the skip to warn oncoming

traffic.

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Reviewed May 2024