Skip sizes, prices and services are as each firm describes them on its own website. Waste carrier status is matched against the Environment Agency register on the date shown; claims marked "stated" have not yet been checked; how we check. Listings last refreshed 6 Oct 2026.
4.1★★★★☆(9 Google reviews)·Based in TA6 (about 14 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Runs its own lorries
S Roberts Group, based in Bridgwater, provides skip hire, boombag hire, grab hire, aggregates, bulk earth moving, demolition, land remediation, and asbestos services to domestic and commercial customers. The company operates its own recycling facilities and states it recycles or recovers up to 98% of the waste it collects.
4.1★★★★☆(9 Google reviews)·Based in TA6 (about 14 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
S Roberts & Son (Roberts Group) is a Bridgwater-based waste management company offering skip hire, Boombag hire, grab hire, aggregates, and recycling services, alongside asbestos removal, demolition, and bulk earthmoving. It serves both domestic and commercial customers in the Bridgwater area.
SkipCheck lists 5 skip and grab hire firms serving Taunton and the surrounding area. Two say they offer grab hire; none of the 5 list mini, midi, builders or maxi skips on their own websites, and none publish a starting price, so you'd need to contact a firm directly to ask what they can provide and quote. None say they offer same or next-day delivery, and none say they arrange the council permit for you. Three say they run their own lorries, and none are listed as booking agents.
A skip on the road in Taunton needs a licence from Somerset Council, and the council says licences for skips on the highway are only issued to accredited contractors, so your skip firm applies on your behalf. The council says the fee is £109 for 28 days, non-refundable, with £109 to extend, and it asks for at least 10 working days' notice, accepting only emergency applications with less. Separately, if you pay anyone to take your waste, you must check they are entitled to, or the council can fine you between £150 and £600.
Common questions
Do I need a permit for a skip in Taunton?
Yes, if it will stand on the road. Section 139 of the Highways Act 1980 says a builder's skip needs the highway authority's permission first. Somerset Council says licences for skips on the highway are only issued to accredited contractors, so your skip firm applies on your behalf. The council says the fee is £109 for 28 days, non-refundable, with £109 to extend, and it asks for at least 10 working days' notice, only accepting emergency applications with less notice.
How do I check a skip hire firm in Taunton is a registered waste carrier?
A skip firm carries other people's waste, so it needs upper-tier registration on the Environment Agency's public register of waste carriers, brokers and dealers, which is searchable online. One of the 5 firms SkipCheck lists for Taunton is on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, checked on 6 October 2026. If you pay someone who isn't registered to take your waste, your council can fine you between £150 and £600, so check the register before you book.
Hazardous waste such as asbestos needs special disposal, and anything containing ozone-depleting substances, like old fridges, counts as hazardous and shouldn't go in a general skip. Plasterboard and other gypsum waste must not go to landfill mixed with biodegradable waste, and whole or shredded tyres are banned from landfill too, so skip firms usually ask for these to be kept separate or left out altogether. Check with your chosen firm before loading the skip, as the rules affect what they can legally take away.
None of the 5 firms SkipCheck lists for Taunton publish a starting price on their own websites, so skip hire prices aren't published for this area, and you'll need to ask a firm directly for a quote. If the skip needs to stand on the road, there's also Somerset Council's permit fee to budget for, which the council says is £109 for 28 days, non-refundable, with £109 to extend.