DIY YO's: do you charge for lorry/trailers parked at the yard?

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

This is for YO's who do DIY livery; also anyone who has a trailer/lorry and parks it at their place of livery.

Do you charge your DIY's/liveries for storing their lorry and/or trailer at your yard? If so, how much? Thanks.

 

[rhino]

It is £2 per week at the yard I am at..

 

[blitznbobs]

we don'rt charge

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

Is that for a lorry, or a trailer?

 

[rhino]

Either - though the lorries are only 7.5t or less.

 

[Liesel]

No charge where I livery but they do have a lot of space. That said I where I live (IOM) dont know of any yard that charges for parked trailers/lorries.

 

[kez1001]

i used to get charged for my trailer being brought out (it was kept in the back of the farm) and put away (£2 back and forward) so £4 everytime i used it, nightmare tbh. new yard no charge

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

To explain a little further, I've got a very small yard, i.e. stables for two horses and some grazing, and don't really have the room for someone's great big lorry which will not only fill up a gateway but also be a bit of a nuisance regarding access to the yard etc. Some people have come to see the facilities and its obviously not suited them as they're really looking for a competition yard with all the stuff like arena, jumps etc (but they basically can't afford that so look at DIY yards and then turn up their noses at it!!!!) - but it will be a bit of a dilemma if someone comes along with a lorry they want to keep at the yard, and I shan't know what to do!

 

[cherylmills]

I pay £2 p/w to store my 3.5t lorry - Y/O said this was due to the added 'responsibility' of it being there - still not quite sure how he works that out seen as it's DIY and he only turns up once a month to collect the rent!?

Yard down the road charges £5 p/w so I guess mine isnt too bad

 

[miss_c]

I pay £2 a week for my lorry. One yard I went to look at wanted £20/month. Last yard I was at trailers were free but lorries were £10/month.

 

[CBFan]

Ours charge a fiver a month but I keep mine in a barn at home instead.

I would sugest that if it is going to cause you a nuisance you either tell them to keep it somewhere else or charge them through the nose for it. even a fiver a week is nothing really....

 

[galaxy]

We have some parking, but it's 1st come, 1st served.

She doesn't charge anymore though. This is because the hay barn burned down a few years ago and my trailer was damaged (panel melted due to heat). When I called the BHS legal helpline they said that because I was paying the yard manager was liable.

I didn't persue that and just went through my own insurance because I wanted to stay and not make a fuss when they were already dealing with a lot!

But, just so you're aware, if you charge and something happens to that lorry, you will be liable!

 

[SecretSquirrell379]

I don't pay at the yard I'm at now but my old yard used to charge £25 per month to park your lorry/trailer there. I have room at home so used to bring it home but now I park it down there, much easier if I have to go straight from work to a competition

 

[lizzie_liz]

The yard where we did keep our trailer charged £1 a day, which seems very high compared to everyone else. However it was worth it, it was hidden away on the farm and there was very good security on the yard. The time we did move it off the yard, when we moved house, it was stolen!!

 

[sugarpuff]

I don't pay anything to park my trailer at the livery yard. Although it is next to the hay barn so maybe I should get it insured.........!

 

[Vikki89]

I pay £5 a month to keep my trailer on the yard (am on a DIY yard)

 

[scrat]

We pay £20 a month for a trailer on a DIY yard.

 

[MissSBird]

None of the DIY yards I've been on have ever charged for lorry/trailer parking.

 

[ofcourseyoucan]

As a yard owner, yes i do charge to park lorries or trailers max 20 per month! with a signed declaration that no responsibility is taken! it does increase the burglary aspect on the liability section of a commercial policy! ask around for caravanning parking i thinke youi will find it a tad more expensive............ and still with a no responsibility clause! but hey you ALL have a choice park the lorry or trailer on your own drive!!! hey no charge.

 

[Bosworth]

I never charge my liveries for keeping their lorries/trailers here

 

[galaxy]

I don't pay anything to park my trailer at the livery yard. Although it is next to the hay barn so maybe I should get it insured.........!

ha ha!! I would!!!

 

[xfeex]

we charge £160 per 6 months

 

[Angua2]

but hey you ALL have a choice park the lorry or trailer on your own drive!!! hey no charge.

Actually, I don't have a drive that I can park it on so no I don't actually have a choice but to pay the £5 a week to park my trailer at the yard.

 

[monkeybum13]

Our YO charges a huge fee of £0.00 to park our trailers/lorries

 

[CrazyMare]

YO doesn't charge anything, even so, mine is at home, but thats because we used it for other things too.

 

[Clannad48]

I pay £2 per week to park my lorry at the DIY yard we are at. Which apparently is very reasonable for our area.

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

Thanks for the feedback everyone .... emm, just to clarify - IF I charge someone for storing their trailer/lorry, and something happens to it such as damage or its stolen, if they're paying that makes me liable? But if I don't officially "charge" them, but its a sort of grace & favour arrangement but no formal charge, and they sign its at their own risk, then I'm not liable?

Can someone clarify? I'm probably being ultra thick.

 

[Spit That Out]

Our yard charges £1.50 a week to store trailers and horse boxes inside (old hay barn) and it's free to keep them outside.

There are approx 30 trailers and 4 lorries on our yard.

My last yard was free but there were only 10 of us and only a couple of trailers between us.

There are a couple of people who take their trailers home...I myself keep mine at home on the drive as i don't trust the numptys or the farmer not to hit it!!!

When you see some of the muppets trying to reverse their trailers you would cringe...The farmer is no better, wizzing around in his CAT and tractors...he's already taken out the muck heap wall, numerous wheelbarrows and reversed a hay trailer in to his own 4x4!!!

 

[inkiboo]

I think that what you get should influence price - under-cover parking, or secured parking (designated locked area) warrants a higher fee than parking in a corner of a yard. To the OP, ultimately if you haven't got the space to park a big vehicle, don't let one come! Resenting a livery before they arrive won't be productive!

 

[bonnie93]

my old yard didnt charge anything, yard now charges £2.50 pw for trailers, £3 for small boxes (e.g 3 1/2ton) and £5 for large lorries, nothin bigger than 7.5tons tho lol