Digital waste transfer notes for your skip drivers
Each driver makes the waste transfer note on their own phone at the job, the customer signs on the spot, and your office sees every note from every driver in one place. No app to install – it runs in the phone’s browser.
Free for 30 days, then from £39.99 a month.
- Customer
- Example Builders Ltd
- Waste
- 17 09 04 Mixed construction
- Container
- 8-yard builders skip
- Driver
- Driver A · AB12 CDE
- Signed by
- Site manager, 09:42
- Each driver has their own login
Remove someone when they leave – nobody else is affected. - EWC codes found for you
Pick the waste and the right code is filled in. - Ready for Defra waste tracking
Waste carriers follow yards onto it in 2027.
How it works
From setting up your drivers to every note in the office. Each step shows who does it.
1Set up – once, about 10 minutes
- Office / owner
Apply
Business details, waste carrier registration, and choose a plan.
- Scrap4Free
We check and approve
We check your registration on the Environment Agency register and email a login.
- Office / owner
Set your password
Your 30-day free trial starts. Your carrier details are already filled in.
- Office / owner
Add your drivers
Name, email and usual vehicle. Each driver gets their own invite. Drive yourself? Tick “I also drive”.
2Every job – on the driver’s phone
- Driver
Collected a load
Tap “Collected a load”, then “A job not booked through Scrap4Free”.
- Driver
Customer’s details
Name, address, postcode, and email if they’ll sign later.
- Driver
Items and codes
Pick the waste (EWC code found for you), weight, container and notes.
- Customer
Customer signs
On the driver’s phone now, or by a link sent by email.
- Automatic
Done
Saved with the driver’s name and vehicle. The customer gets their copy by email.
3At the tip or yard – optional
- Driver
I’m at the yard
Pick the loads you’re tipping, filtered by date or waste type.
- Driver
Show or send the QR
The yard scans the QR, or it’s emailed to them, with every load’s details.
- Yard / site
Yard has the paperwork
The receiving site has the notes it needs for its records and Defra reporting.
4In the office – any computer or phone
- Office / owner
Home
Notes today and this week, notes waiting for a signature, drivers used on your plan.
- Office / owner
All notes
Search by driver, date or status. Edit, correct or cancel – every change logged with a reason.
- Office / owner
Download
Every note to a spreadsheet that opens in Excel. Open or print any note.
- Office / owner
Manage drivers
Add, remove (logged out at once – notes are kept) or restore drivers.
Who does what
Everyone uses their own login. Nothing to install.
| Who | What they do | What they need |
|---|---|---|
| Office or owner | Applies, adds and removes drivers, sees and downloads every note, chooses the plan. Can also drive with the same login. | Your waste carrier registration, an email address, any computer or phone. |
| Driver | Makes the waste transfer note at each job and gets the customer’s signature. Uses “I’m at the yard” when tipping. | A smartphone with internet and their invite email. No app to install. |
| Customer | Checks the note and signs – on the driver’s phone or by the link in their email. Gets a copy by email. | Nothing – no login. |
| Receiving yard or tip | Scans the driver’s QR code or receives the loads by email. | Nothing – no login needed. |
| Scrap4Free | Checks your registration, sets up your account, helps if anything goes wrong. | – |
Plans – every plan is free for 30 days
Change plan any time in Settings. The owner only uses a driver place if they tick “I also drive”.
Every plan includes
- Each driver’s own login
- Notes signed on the phone or by email
- Every note stored and searchable
- Spreadsheet download and customer copies by email
- Office view by driver
Good to know
- Mistakes are easy to put right: correct a signed note and the customer signs the corrected version; cancel an unsigned one and its signing link stops working. Every change is kept in a change log.
- Receive waste on site too? Add Defra waste receipt reporting for £19.99 a month in the same login – see Yards.
- When the trial ends: 7 extra days to subscribe. After that drivers can’t save new notes until you subscribe, but every note stays viewable and downloadable.
Share it with your drivers: How it works for skip hire
Everything on this page on two printable A4 pages – handy for the office wall or a new driver’s first day. PDF.
Questions skip hire firms ask
Do my drivers need to install an app?
No. Drivers log in on their phone’s browser at scrap4free.co.uk/skip-hire/login. Once logged in, “Add to Home Screen” opens it like an app.
How does the customer sign the waste transfer note?
On the driver’s phone at the job, or later through a link sent to their email. Either way they get a copy by email.
What if a driver makes a mistake on a note?
The office can edit, correct or cancel it. A corrected signed note goes back to the customer to sign again, and every change is kept with a reason.
What happens when a driver leaves?
Remove them in Drivers. They’re logged out straight away, and all the notes they made are kept.
Do I need a waste carrier registration?
Yes. We check it on the Environment Agency register before we approve your account, and it’s printed on every note.
How long do I keep waste transfer notes?
At least 2 years, or 3 years for hazardous waste consignment notes. Every note stays stored and downloadable in your account.
Start your free 30 days
Have your waste carrier registration ready. We check it and email you a login – then add your drivers.