Can I Take Tyres to the Tip in Wakefield?
Yes, and for once the missing number helps you. Wakefield lists tyres as accepted with no quantity cap and no charge published, while flagging “quantity limits apply” against brick and rubble four lines above on the same list. Ring 0345 8 506 506 if you have more than a car’s worth. Kruze collects them across Wakefield and West Yorkshire from £24.99, under Waste Carrier Licence CBDU597687. Call or WhatsApp 07436 120271.
The short version across all seven councils
Tyres are the one item where the seven councils we cover give seven genuinely different answers, and one of them is simply no. Two cap you at four. One caps you at four and restricts it to two sites. Two publish no limit at all. One charges per tyre and takes commercial tyres too. Barnsley refuses them outright.
Why tyres are treated differently from everything else
North Yorkshire explains the whole topic in one sentence on its own charges page: “We charge for the disposal of tyres as they are not classed as household waste.”
That is the reason every council treats tyres separately. They are not rubbish in the ordinary sense, they are a controlled material with a dedicated recycling route, and somebody has to pay for that route.
Calderdale adds the second half: “Tyres should be returned to the garage where they were fitted. They are responsible for the safe disposal of the tyres.” In the normal course of events the disposal is handled and paid for at the point the new tyres go on. The tip is the fallback for the tyres nobody fitted for you.
What Wakefield Council allows
Tyres appear on Wakefield’s list of what its household waste recycling centres accept. That is the whole published position. There is no quantity cap, no site restriction and no charge mentioned.
Compare that with the line four items above it on the same list, “brick and rubble (quantity limits apply)”. Wakefield knows how to flag a limit when it wants to. On tyres it does not, which is at least suggestive that there is not a tight one.
We are not going to tell you there is definitely no cap, because we cannot evidence that. What we can tell you is that Wakefield has published no number and has flagged limits elsewhere on the same list.
| Accepted | Yes, listed on the household waste recycling centre page |
| Quantity limit | None published. Contrast with brick and rubble on the same list |
| Charge | None published |
| Permit | Bring your permit or proof of address |
| To confirm | 0345 8 506 506 |
Source: Wakefield Council.
For once, the vagueness is in your favour
We have written the sentence “Wakefield does not publish this” on asbestos, on plasterboard and on soil and rubble, and every time it went against the reader.
On tyres it goes the other way. Leeds caps you at four. Bradford caps you at four and at two sites. Calderdale caps you at four. Barnsley refuses them outright. Harrogate charges per tyre. Wakefield lists tyres with no number attached at all.
If you have half a dozen tyres and you live near a Wakefield site, that is the shortest route in this whole comparison. Ring 0345 8 506 506 first if it is more than a car’s worth, because an unpublished limit is still a limit, and it is applied at the gate rather than on the website.
The duty of care point, which matters more on tyres than on anything else
Tyres are the most fly-tipped bulky item in the country, and the reason is visible in the rules above: several councils cap them at four, one refuses them completely, and the legal disposal route always costs somebody something.
What people forget is that the liability follows the waste back to you. Under section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 you have a duty of care to check that whoever takes your waste is authorised to do so. If you hand tyres to an unlicensed man with a van and they turn up in a lane, the council can trace them to you and you can be fined or prosecuted, even though somebody else did the dumping.
Two checks, both quick. Ask for the waste carrier licence number and look it up on the Environment Agency public register. Ours is CBDU597687. Then get a waste transfer note. If a collector cannot give you both, that is your answer.
The worked comparison
A set of four off a car, plus the spare, in Wakefield.
| Route | What happens |
|---|---|
| The garage that fitted them | Should have taken them, and usually already charged you for it. Always ask first |
| Wakefield Council tip | Probably all five, with no published cap to stop you |
| Kruze | One collection, from wherever they are stacked, no cap and no trip |
What it costs with Kruze
Tyre collection starts at £24.99, which covers a small number on a minimum load. Larger quantities are priced by the volume they fill, so tell us how many and what type when you ask.
We collect car, van and 4×4 tyres from households and from garages across West Yorkshire, and we recycle them compliantly. We are a licensed waste carrier, registration CBDU597687, and every job produces a waste transfer note, which is what covers your duty of care.
What we do that the council route does not: no cap, no site restriction, no counting to four, and no second Saturday. If you have a stack of eleven behind the garage, that is one collection rather than three trips across two councils.
Frequently asked questions
What is Wakefield’s tyre limit?
None is published. Tyres appear on the accepted list with no cap and no charge, while brick and rubble on the same list is flagged with “quantity limits apply”.
Should I ring first?
If it is more than a car’s worth, yes. 0345 8 506 506. An unpublished limit can still be applied at the gate.
Do I need a permit?
Bring your permit or proof of address. Permits can be issued at the sites, applied for online, or arranged on 0345 8 506 506.
Can tyres go in a bin?
No. Tyres are a separate stream everywhere and are not accepted in household bins.
Book a tyre collection in Wakefield
Send a photo on WhatsApp with the stack in shot and tell us roughly how many. You get a fixed price back, usually within minutes.
Call or WhatsApp 07436 120271.
Written by Sandeep KV, Founder of Kruze. Kruze is a licensed waste carrier based in Leeds, Waste Carrier Licence CBDU597687, serving Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Harrogate and Barnsley. Call or WhatsApp 07436 120271.
Tyre rules in the other areas we cover
This is the topic with the widest spread of any we have written up. Two councils cap you at four, one caps you at four and restricts it to two sites, two publish no limit at all, one charges per tyre and takes commercial tyres, and one refuses them outright.
More on tipping in Wakefield
- Soil and rubble at the Wakefield tip
- Plasterboard at the Wakefield tip
- Mattresses at the Wakefield tip
- Van and trailer permits for the Wakefield tip
- Asbestos at the Wakefield tip
- Fridges and freezers at the Wakefield tip
- Bulky waste collection in Wakefield
No published tyre cap is part of a wider pattern in Wakefield, which publishes almost no refusals at all. We went looking for them and wrote up what Wakefield does and does not say it will refuse.