We're the receiver — what does Connect do for us?

When a carrier on LoadSnap gives you their LoadSnap code, you scan or type it at the gate and the whole receipt pre-fills from what they declared — carrier, vehicle, EWC codes, hazardous flags. You just confirm the weighbridge weight and sign, and the carrier's record flips to 'received'. No re-keying the load, no chasing for proof.

How does this relate to DEFRA Phase 2?

LoadSnap has passed DEFRA's production approval tests, is listed on the gov.uk software-provider register, and is compliant with Phase 1 — we already submit your waste records to DEFRA. What DEFRA's current API doesn't yet cover is the carrier-to-receiver handover; that's the gap Phase 2 is expected to close (around October 2027). LoadSnap Connect is our interim version of that handover, built to mirror how we expect Phase 2 to work, so when the Phase 2 beta opens we can switch you over with effectively no change to your workflow.

What can the receiver actually see?

Only the waste details that already appear on the transfer note — EWC codes, description, containers, hazardous flags, declared weights and the carrier's details. Never the carrier's charges, pricing or internal notes.

When both sides use LoadSnap,
’s handoff is one scan.

Every load you book gets a unique LoadSnap code. If your receiver is on LoadSnap too, they scan it at the gate and the whole receipt pre-fills: carrier, vehicle, EWC codes, hazardous flags, the lot. They just confirm the weight and sign. It speeds up the carrier-to-receiver handover today — an interim step ahead of DEFRA's Phase 2 API (expected October 2027). It isn't a replacement for digital waste tracking: LoadSnap has passed DEFRA's production approval tests, is listed on the gov.uk register, and already files your records with DEFRA.

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1 scan

At the gate

Whole receipt pre-filled

No re-keying

Of the load

EWC, carrier, vehicle carried over

2-way

Confirmation

Carrier sees it landed

Oct 2027

Ahead of DEFRA Phase 2

Same shape, ready to flip

How it works

A shared record, not a re-typed one.

Every load gets a code

LoadSnap mints a unique LS-XXXXX-XXXXX code on every collection — automatically, on every submission route.

Hand it over

The code shows in the app and on the transfer note. Give it to the receiver with the load.

One scan pre-fills the receipt

A receiver on LoadSnap scans or types it and the carrier's declared load drops straight into their receipt.

Confirm the weight

The operative adds the weighbridge weight and signs — no re-keying EWC codes or carrier details.

Two-way confirmation

The moment the receiver logs it, the carrier's record flips to 'received' — no chasing for proof.

Only what's on the note

The receiver sees only what already travels on the paper transfer note — never your charges or internal notes.

The network effect

Every carrier you onboard pulls their receivers in.

LoadSnap Connect only pays off when both ends are on LoadSnap — so each side has a reason to bring the other across. The more of your supply chain that joins, the less anyone re-types.

Nothing to switch on
It's on by default — every record is already shareable.
No lock-in for the receiver
Not on LoadSnap? The paper transfer note still travels as normal.
Interim, ahead of Phase 2
Built to mirror DEFRA's Phase 2 handover (expected Oct 2027) so the switch is a non-event.

Tipper lorry unloading waste inside a transfer station hall while a site operative in hi-vis supervises

Questions

Good to know.

Then nothing changes. As the carrier you book and submit exactly as you do today, and the paper transfer note travels with the load. The receiver just handles their side manually, the way they do now. The one-scan pre-fill only kicks in when both the carrier and the receiver are on LoadSnap — so it's worth nudging the other side to join.

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