12/10/2026
🤦♂️ WHAT A DAY! BUT WE STILL SMASHED IT! 💪💚
Just updating you guys, as Iv not been on socials much
Started the day already 2 hours behind before I’d even got going!
Set off, barely 10 minutes down the road, and BANG! 💥 Massive pop, clip snapped loosing the seal and the EGR/boost pipe blew off. Sounded like the exhaust had a hole in it, lost all power and straight into limp mode! Black smoke coming from the exhaust 🙈
Luckily, one of the lads had a spare clip and rubber seal I could borrow 🙌 So if anyone has one going spare, let me know. I’ll happily pay the going rate — I don’t do handouts, just a fair deal! 👍
Just under half of the clip in the picture and it goes to where my finger is pointing and I need the rubber seal
2016 Renault Traffic ☺️
Got that sorted, cracked on with the route, and then the back door handle catch snapped! 🤦♂️ That’s number 4 this year! You couldn’t make it up!
Young Riley had an appointment so got cover which usually slows us down
So if your bag isn’t perfect please forgive us it’s was his first day but atleast we now have a good back up runner
But despite everything thrown at us today, we still got stuck in and smashed it! 💪
👇 NOW, A LITTLE FAVOUR FROM OUR CUSTOMERS 👇
This is exactly why it’s so important to leave your bins out for us to clean, rather than putting them away because we haven’t arrived at our usual time.
Things go wrong, vans break, clips snap, and sometimes the day just doesn’t go to plan!
On top of that, the bin lorries have completely changed their routes around since last week, meaning we’re having to adjust our own schedules to work around them.
When we’re running late, every single minute counts.
It might only take 60 seconds to stop, get out, check whether a bin is there, and get back on the road — but those 60 seconds quickly add up when we’re doing hundreds of bins a day.
Especially when we have just drove 6 minutes for your 1 bin
Today alone, that cost us £56 in missed cleaning opportunities 😬
For customers whose bins are regularly hit and miss, we may have to introduce a travelling fee, or unfortunately give that space to someone else.
The reality is, I’m turning customers away because most of our routes are full, so I need to prioritise customers who make things run smoothly.
I don’t want to do that, and I’d much rather keep everyone on the books! ❤️
So please, if your bin is due for cleaning, leave it kerbside until we’ve been. Even if we’re later than usual, we will get to you.
That little bit of help makes a massive difference to us, especially on days like today!
That’s Hal
Thanks for your continued support and for helping your local bin-cleaning business keep moving. 💚🖤💛
Wheelie Clean Rotherham — even when the van’s fighting back, we keep going! 😂💪