Prohibited items
Keeping our premises and all customers’ goods safe is our priority. To ensure industry standards and met and maintained it is vital that customers understand that there are some items that they cannot keep in a self storage unit. It is customers responsibility to read and understand the Terms and Conditions that outline prohibited items.
Under Condition 18 of our terms and conditions, we do not permit the storage of the following items:
You must not store (or allow any other person to store) any of the following in the unit:
- Any items containing lithium batteries, such as e-bikes, e-scooters, mobile devices etc (unless the batteries can be removed and stored elsewhere)
- Food or perishable goods unless securely packed so they are protected from and do not attract vermin
- Any living creatures
- Combustible or flammable substances such as gas, paint, petrol, oil, cleaning solvents, or compressed gases
- Firearms, explosives, weapons, or ammunition
- Chemicals, radioactive materials, biological agents, toxic waste, asbestos, or other potentially hazardous substances
- Any item that emits fumes or odours
- Any illegal item or substances or goods illegally obtained such as illicit (counterfeit/smuggled) tobacco or alcohol and unlicensed or unsafe goods (such as toys, electrical goods, medicines, aerosols, cosmetics, fireworks)
- Goods that are environmentally harmful or that risk the property of any person
- Currency, deeds, and securities
- Items that are unique in nature and/or where the value to you cannot be assessed on a financial basis.
You will be liable under condition 29 for any breach of this Condition 18 as stated in the terms and conditions.
We always cooperate with the Police and HM Customs.
If you would like cover to protect your goods whilst in storage, we have more information about this on our website – https://www.yeates.co.uk/self-storage-clevedon/storeprotect/.
This (StoreProtect) cover meets Self Storage Association Standards.
