HOW REPAIR INSTEAD OF SKIPPING CAN SAVE YOU MONEY
UK homeowners undergoing renovation projects often forget a hidden cost in their budgeting: the hire of skips. Unfortunately, the cost of skip hire almost doubled in 2014 when HM Revenue & Customs applied a significant tax increase.
Waste contractors in particular were furious that the controversial “skip tax” was back. Industry figures say that the cost of hiring a skip soared because HMRC implemented a 2,700 per cent rise in the levy for sending granules or ‘fines’ of everyday building waste—such as concrete, brick and glass—to landfill.
The charge on waste increased from just £2.50 a tonne to £72 a tonne, with a further rise to £80 due in November 2015. For the average customer hiring a skip, this steep increase meant the skip tax could add as much as £175 to an already costly service. Unsurprisingly, it also triggered a dramatic rise in fly-tipping across the UK last year.
If homeowners turned to Fixation Surface Repair Specialists to restore, renew and repair damaged items within the home, would they still need to hire a skip at all? It’s certainly worth considering repairing instead of replacing—not only to save on skip hire costs, but also to play a small part in protecting the environment and making good what you already have.
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