Terms and conditions for our household waste and recycling centres (HWRC) van and trailer permits
Before applying for a van and trailer permit read the our terms and conditions.
Warning
A van or trailer permit allows you to use a permitted vehicle to dispose of your household waste only.
Terms and conditions from 14 January 2026
The permits
- Permits will only be issued to Oxfordshire households.
- Permits will only be issued to householders who intend to deposit their own household waste.
- Permits are valid for 10 individual visits per year.
- Permits are valid for all HWRCs in Oxfordshire.
- Permits will expire after 12 consecutive months from the date of issue.
- Permits will not automatically renew on the permit anniversary date; however, a reminder email will be sent to reapply.
- The van and trailer permit applies to a vehicle or a trailer accessing the HWRC along with a valid booking and not the type of waste being carried.
- HWRC site staff will check the permit record by the unique permit number or vehicle registration.
- The permit is only valid for the commercial-type vehicle or trailer described on your application.
- If you visit the HWRC network more than once in one day, each visit will be counted separately.
- Permits are approved per vehicle or trailer, so any member of your household or driver you designate may visit the site with this vehicle or trailer.
- Oxfordshire County Council reserves the right to cancel permits, revoke or amend the operation of the HWRC household permit scheme at any time.
- A household may be granted only one permit at a time. It is not permissible to apply for a permit for multiple commercial-type vehicles or both a commercial-type vehicle and a trailer or for vehicles/ trailers to be registered to multiple addresses.