12 Yard Skip: Size Guide and Typical Prices
Updated July 2026
| Also known as | Maxi skip |
| Dimensions | 4.0m long x 1.8m wide x 1.7m high (13' x 6' x 5'6") |
| Capacity | 100 to 120 bin bags |
| Typical UK price | £280 to £420 for one to two weeks, all in |
| Weight guidance | Light and mixed waste only. Most firms refuse heavy loads outright at this size. |
| Good for | Full house clearances, shop fit-outs, big garden jobs with light green waste, office clearances. |
| Not for | Rubble, soil or hardcore in quantity, and any driveway under four and a half metres. |
The 12 yard maxi skip holds 100 to 120 bin bags and typically costs £280 to £420. It is the largest skip commonly hired by householders, and almost every hire is a clearance: a whole house, a deceased estate, a shop being gutted, a garden's worth of hedge and decking.
Like the 10 yarder it is strictly for light and mixed waste. The sides are 1.7 metres high, which sounds trivial until you are lifting a wardrobe over them, so think about loading order and ask about a drop door if barrowing.
Measure honestly before booking. Thirteen feet of skip plus a lorry that needs to line up with it rules out many domestic settings, and a 12 yarder on the road needs a permit like any other skip. For genuinely huge jobs, the roll on roll off sizes take over from here.
Prices are typical national ranges, always flagged as such, and your postcode moves them. Check the skip hire cost guide for regional detail, or go straight to local firms near you for a real quote.
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