Can you save money by doing it yourself? Let's do the maths.
For a typical garage or room clearance, here's what a DIY tip run involves:
Total time: 4–8 hours for a full clearance
Total cost: Free at the tip, but fuel costs (£10–30) + your time + vehicle wear
Total time: 60 seconds to book + 30–60 mins collection
Total cost: Half load from £140, full load from £220
If you value your weekend and don't want to make 5 trips to the tip, hiring a service saves you half a day of heavy lifting. If you enjoy the satisfaction of a Saturday morning tip run and have a suitable vehicle, DIY is free (ish).
Let TipRun do the heavy lifting. Full loads from £220, same-day.
A full van load is equivalent to roughly 6–8 car boot loads. That's 6–8 round trips to the recycling centre.
Yes — for household waste. But your time, fuel, and vehicle wear have a real cost. And you do all the heavy lifting.
