DEVON County Council has introduced a van permit system at Recycling Centres in the county, including Punchbowl Recycling Centre near Yeoford.

Van drivers should check whether their vehicle requires a permit before visiting the site.

Check at: https://www.devon.gov.uk/wasteandrecycling/van-permit-system/ .

The Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) van permit system requires Devon County Council residents with privately registered panel vans (both small and large van size) or flat-bed vans to apply free-of-charge for a permit in order to access the above HWRC’s. The van must comply with the vehicle restrictions policy: https://www.devon.gov.uk/wasteandrecycling/recycling-centres/site-user-restrictions/ .

Fully-fitted camper vans, van-based people carriers/family type vans (with factory/professionally fitted seats and windows in the rear for carrying passengers) etc do not require a permit. Please see the full list of vehicles which do not require a permit.

Permits will only be issued to vans registered to individual residents and not to vehicles registered to companies/businesses.

There will be no charge for the issuing of van permits.

A permit provides permission to enter the HWRCs only and is not a permit to deposit waste, which will be subject to DCC’s waste acceptance policies and charges.

If your permit application is successful you will be sent a QR code, which will be scanned by site staff upon each visit to the HWRC.

This can be printed or presented to site staff on a smart phone. The permit will allow for 12 visits per year to be made to the HWRCs.

Winter opening times are (October to March) - Monday to Friday: 9am to 4.30pm, Saturday and Sunday: 10am to 4.30pm.

The Punchbowl Centre is open all year round (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day).