Solutions · For receivers
The weighbridge book.
Replaced.
Transfer stations, MRFs, EfW plants, treatment sites. Receipts in 60 seconds, consignee returns generated automatically, and every load arriving with its WTN already digital. Built around the gate, not bolted on after.
60 sec
Gate to receipt
From axle on to ticket out
850+
EWC codes built in
Hazardous + non-hazardous
100%
Consignee returns
Auto-generated, auto-filed
0
Re-keying
Carriers' WTNs flow straight in
How it works
How it works for receivers
Carriers come from the library your back office maintains. In Phase 1 the receiver files the movement to DEFRA; in Phase 2 they'll just look up the carrier's Tracking ID.
Vehicle arrives
Operative opens a new receipt as the vehicle hits the weighbridge
Select the carrier
From the carrier library the back office maintains. Add vehicle reg + driver name
Capture each waste item
Photo the load and AI suggests the EWC code; sealed loads log from the consignment details
Weigh it
Set container type and count, then record the weight - estimated or actual
Back office reviews
Back office confirms classification, disposal codes and compliance fields
Submit to DEFRA
In Phase 1 the receiver files the movement; a Waste Tracking ID comes back
DEFRA digital waste tracking
Why the rollout runs backwards - and what it means for you
DEFRA is mandating the receiving side before the carrying side. LoadSnap is built for both phases, so you're ready whichever side of the gate you're on.
Receivers go digital while the carrier side is still on paper
DEFRA is starting with the people who receive waste, not the people who carry it. So at first the carrier still turns up with a paper transfer note, and the receiving site is the one that records the movement digitally and files it to DEFRA.
- Carrier arrives; the weighbridge operative selects them from the saved carrier library and adds the vehicle reg and driver
- Each waste item captured - a photo where the load's visible (LoadSnap's AI suggests the EWC code and description), manual entry for sealed containers; the operative can edit either way
- Container type, count and weight (estimated or actual) captured at the bridge
- Operative submits to the back office, who review and file the movement to DEFRA - a Waste Tracking ID comes back
Carriers submit at planning, and the ID flows downstream
When Phase 2 lands it becomes the carrier's job too. The movement is created - and given a Waste Tracking ID - when the job is planned. The driver carries that ID, and at the receiving site the operative just looks it up: most of the detail is already there, so they only confirm and add the weight.
- Carrier creates the job; the record is submitted and a Tracking ID is issued up front
- Driver collects with the Tracking ID on the paperwork
- At the gate, the operative enters the ID - the waste details pre-fill - and adds photos and the weight
- The carrier confirms the actual figures after collection
Pre-mandate, LoadSnap already digitises the whole workflow and produces your WTNs and records - the DEFRA API submission simply switches on for each side as its phase goes live.
Beyond compliance
More than just compliance
Your drivers have a portal. Your vehicles are tracked. Your data connects to your accounting.
Vehicle checks
Daily pre-use checks with photo issue reporting, odometer tracking, MOT and tax alerts
Driver management
Full profiles. Licence expiry. Training records. Smart assignment matching qualifications to job requirements.
Job scheduling
List, calendar, and map views. Assign drivers and vehicles. One-tap navigation via Google Maps or Waze.
Driver map
See where drivers last completed a job. Timestamps and job locations with the day's route.
Expense + fuel logging
Drivers photograph receipts. AI reads amount, merchant, litres. Admin approves. CSV export.
Fuel finder
Live fuel prices at every UK station, filtered by fuel type. Powered by FuelChecker.
Route planning
Jobs on a map with optimised stop order. Turn-by-turn via Google Maps or Waze. No app.
Digital signatures
Customer signs on the driver's phone. Signature embedded on the Waste Transfer Note PDF.
The receiver workflow
Every gate, every weighbridge, every consignee return.
Operatives, supervisors, and your compliance lead all on the same system - with the regulator API on the other end of it.
Works with any weighbridge
Read gross and tare off your existing bridge and key them in; LoadSnap works out the net and files the record. No hardware integration, no install.
AI on the arriving load
Photo + carrier ticket → EWC code confirmed, hazardous flagged. Operative just confirms.
QR / NFC scan
Driver shows the carrier's QR. Site, customer, EWC and WTN are already on screen. Hit weigh, hit print.
Consignee returns
Filed quarterly with DEFRA without lifting a finger. Period totals, per-EWC tonnage, the lot.
Permit limits
Annual tonnage limits monitored continuously - alerts at 70% / 85% / 95%, hard-stop options at 100%.
Hazardous handling
HWCN-aware. Premises codes, H-codes, sign-off chain. Storage and onward routing fully tracked.
Receiver-side superpower
Loads arrive already digital.
When a LoadSnap carrier pulls onto your weighbridge, their WTN, customer, EWC and signature are already in your system. You read the bridge, key in the weight, capture the photo, and the receipt prints itself.
QR / NFC scan at the gate
No more handing tickets through cab windows. Driver shows the code, the load is on the screen.
Photo evidence captured
Top-down of the load against the weighbridge timestamp. Defensible in an audit, indispensable in a dispute.
Operative-only mode
Lock the tablet to the receive flow only. No menus, no inbox, no risk of someone hitting the wrong thing.
Gross
31.20 t
Tare
12.74 t
Net
18.46 t
Carrier
M&J Skips
Built for UK receivers
The October 2026 mandate, handled.
Day-one DEFRA submission
Your receiver licence becomes mandatory October 2026. We've been in the DWT Beta from the start.
Multi-site permissions
One company, many gates. Per-site settings, per-user roles, consolidated returns.
Documents archive
Every WTN, HWCN, consignee return, photo and signature kept for the statutory 3 years, searchable.
Environmental reports
Tonnage by EWC, recovery rates, R/D code reporting. Bake your DEFRA returns out as a PDF.
Questions
Receiver questions, answered.
On the DEFRA DWT Beta
The mandate is coming.
Get compliant now.
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