Grab Hire in Tilbury
We run 8-wheel grab lorries across Tilbury and RM18. Soil, rubble, concrete, green waste and mixed loads, full or half.
Grab Hire prices in Tilbury
All prices include VAT and disposal.
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Before you book
- What it costs
- From £200 for a half load of soil to £840 for a full load of general waste, VAT included.
- What's included
- The grab lorry and driver, loading by the grab and licensed disposal, with a waste transfer note. A full load is about 16 tonnes or 14 cubic yards.
- Who loads it
- The grab lifts the pile itself, over walls and fences. It needs to be within about 6 metres of where the lorry can stand, with no cables overhead.
- When we come
- The grab can usually come the next working day.
- What could cost extra
- General waste costs more than soil or hardcore, so keep them apart: a half load of hardcore is £216, a half load of general waste £432.
- After you book
- Pay by card when you book online, through Stripe's secure checkout, and your confirmation comes by email. Free to cancel until 4pm the working day before; after that £42, or the booking price if that is less.
Trade accounts are invoiced monthly on 14-day terms once agreed in writing. Our terms
Grab Hire in Tilbury: what to know
Tilbury grew up as a dock town beside the Port of Tilbury, and most of its housing is terraces and flats laid out between Calcutta Road, St Chad's Road and the railway. The port and the warehousing off the A1089 make it one of the main freight and logistics areas in Thurrock.
The Tilbury Town Deal, awarded in July 2021, is funding public-realm improvements at Civic Square, a gateway scheme around Tilbury Town station and heritage links along Ferry Road towards the riverside and Tilbury Fort. The 1960s Broadway Estate has been through a regeneration programme that included self-build homes, and the inter-war council houses are the kind of stock that attracts refurbishment, rear extensions and loft work. Dock Road is a busy through-road and the neighbouring streets are in controlled parking zones, so skip positions and lorry stops are worth agreeing before work starts.
The grab reaches about 6 metres from where the lorry stands, so the pile can stay on the drive, the front garden or the verge. For a terraced property in Tilbury, tell us where the truck could stop and how far the waste needs carrying from the door. Send a photo of the pile and the road and we'll confirm the lorry can get in.
A grab leaves no skip behind, so there is no skip permit to arrange. The lorry still needs a suitable place to stop and room to operate; send photos of the road and any loading restrictions.
Local knowledge: Tilbury
Grab Hire across Tilbury
- Postcodes
- RM18
- From our yard
- Tilbury is 25 minutes from our Wickford yard via the A132 south to the A13 at Pitsea, A13 west, then the A1089 south to Tilbury. The grab can usually come the next working day.
- We cover
- Port of Tilbury, Tilbury Fort, London Cruise Terminal, Civic Square, Calcutta Road, Dock Road, St Chad's Road and Thurrock Park Way
- Access
- Mostly terraced houses and blocks of flats with limited off-street parking, so a skip commonly needs a road permit, and the A1089 dock approach carries heavy lorry traffic to the port.
- Council
- Thurrock Council · about 14,184 residents
Nearest tip to Tilbury
- Site
- Linford Household Waste and Recycling Centre, Buckingham Hill Road, Linford, SS17 0PP
- Hours
- Open every day 8am to 4pm all year (gates shut 15 minutes before closing). Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday and Easter Sunday; New Year's Eve 8am to 12 noon.
- Rules
- No booking is needed, but the site is for Thurrock residents only and proof of address is required; trade waste is refused. Small vans and single-axle trailers under 1.8m need a council permit (6 visits a year, or 2 for a hired vehicle), trailers are only admitted on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and larger vehicles such as Ford Transits, Luton vans, tippers, flatbeds and minibuses are not allowed in. Alternative: Linford is the only household waste site in Thurrock. Essex County Council centres such as Pitsea are restricted to residents of the Essex County Council area, so Thurrock households cannot use them.
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Grab Hire in Tilbury: your questions
How much is grab hire in Tilbury?
From £200 for a half load of soil to £840 for a full load of mixed waste, including VAT and disposal.
How soon can you send a grab to Tilbury?
Often the next working day. Tilbury is 25 minutes from our Wickford yard.
Which areas near Tilbury do you cover?
All of Tilbury (RM18) plus Grays, Stanford-le-Hope, Corringham and South Ockendon. See every area we cover.
Book grab hire in Tilbury
Tilbury (RM18), booked from the next working day.