@Stevieo problem is trades don't mention or give written estimates and state what's happening. Had a customer with new fitted kitchen who lived in a terraced house. She was in her 70s and the old kitchen and appliances were left in back garden. Not my waste the fitter said. The expectation is the trade will deal with waste or state otherwise but this is not happening because of cost and hassle, and loss of job you other tradesman. Plaster materials are classed differently to general waste. Real minefield and legislation is not clear imo. Also not enough places to easily dump small amounts of waste. Window fitters and sparks get access to skips at trade centres so why not other trades to. As I said before. I have full waste licence but feel its stupid and unclear area. More don't have a licence than do..
I've left waste at jobs all right, but with the customer's prior knowledge and consent.
'Now then love - about the waste. It's a problem for us to shift blah blah. There's a fella who'll shift it at ten quid a bag. I can give you his number and leave it at that, or I can estimate it and put it in the price - but be warned, I'm not gonna lose on an estimate - or I can leave it here bagged up and you can sneak it into your bins for free. What would you like to do?'
Simples.
I once gave a p**i a price on IOM. It was a fair price but someone beat me by £50 so he took it. Fair 'nuff, but the other fella left the waste, which the p**i wasn't happy about.
He then rang me about another job which I priced - which is when he complained to me about the rubbish.
'Ah, I said. Y'see, I'd have taken that. HE did half a job for a bit less money.'
'Can you take it?' Says Mohammed.
'Certainly, Sir,' says I. 'For fifty quid.'
Checkmate. He used me every time from then on.
