Tanker Services
Drainage Tanker Services
MZR Drainage has all the expertise you need along with fast local coverage and a full range of septic tank and cesspit services.
Septic tanks and cesspits are the most popular way of managing wastewater for properties that can’t connect to the public sewer system – but owners of septic tanks should understand what it means to be responsible for keeping them in good working order.
MZR Drainage, we have all the experience you need for that, along with wastewater and sewage collection across Birmingham and the Midlands for a full range of septic tank and cesspit services.
We’re on call 24/7. We can help with pre-planned septic tank maintenance programmes and with tank installation work, as well as respond to any emergency calls quickly.
Our team of highly trained professionals can install a new septic tank on your property, or empty and clean an existing tank with the aid of our top-of-the-line tanker fleet. Whatever your needs, we have solutions to carry out any work with minimum disruption to you.
How our highway gully cleaning and surveying services work
We can support those responsible for roadway maintenance with a complete range of highway gully cleaning services, including both planned maintenance work and reactive callouts when emergencies arise.
Using advanced technology that combines powerful vacuumation with high-pressure water jetting, we are able to address the causes of blocked gullies and minimise the impact of road flooding, clearing away groundwater as well as any debris, silt and mud left behind by flood water.
We also work closely with local authorities to carry out rolling maintenance programmes, ranging from small-scale projects covering specific areas over a defined period to year-round contracts encompassing entire regions.
Our CCTV surveying and GPS mapping technology play a major role in this work. These innovations provide us with unparalleled insight into drain layouts, both above and below ground, using remote-operated cameras to view the inside of pipes and gullies and identify any defects, whether we are working to repair an existing issue or carrying out a routine survey.
Domestic Drain Unblocking
Fast, fixed-price drain unblocking for your home – no hidden costs-
No call-out fee – price confirmed before work begins
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Rodding, mechanical clearing or jetting as needed
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Same-day and emergency call-outs available
Commercial Drain Unblocking
Professional drainage engineers for businesses and sites-
Most blockages cleared in 1–2 hours
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Fully insured & certified engineers
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Health & safety compliant – RAMS available
Frequently Asked Questions About Our Drainage Tanker Services
A drainage tanker is a vacuum-equipped truck used to remove large volumes of liquid waste, sludge, silt, surface flood water and bulk drainage debris. Tankers are essential for jobs where high-pressure jetting alone isn’t enough – cesspit and septic-tank emptying, flooded basement clearance, gully and interceptor cleaning, and major commercial blockages.
You need a tanker when there’s a large volume of liquid or sludge to remove – flooded cellars and car parks, full cesspits and septic tanks, blocked interceptors and grease traps, and heavily silted commercial drainage. For most domestic blockages, a standard drainage van is enough.
Yes. We aim to be on-site within 1 hour of your call across Birmingham and the West Midlands, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Tankers can be sent alongside a drainage engineer where the job needs both bulk removal and a follow-up clearance or repair.
Yes. All waste collected by our tankers is transported under environmental waste-carrier licensing and disposed of at licensed treatment facilities. We provide waste transfer notes (WTNs) on request for compliance, audit and insurance purposes.
Yes. We operate tankers suitable for commercial-scale work including large-volume waste removal, flooded site clearance, industrial drainage cleaning, scheduled cesspit and grease-trap emptying, and combined jet-vac jobs that integrate jetting and tanker recovery in one operation.
For Birmingham and the immediate West Midlands, we aim to dispatch a tanker the same day for non-emergency work, and within emergency response windows for urgent flooding or sewage incidents. We aim to be on-site within 1 hour of your call across Birmingham and the West Midlands, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Confirmed arrival times are given at the time of booking.
Yes. We provide scheduled and on-demand septic tank and cesspit emptying across Birmingham and the West Midlands. We also clean the tank, check the inlet and outlet, and flag any signs of damage that could affect the next emptying cycle.
Tanker pricing depends on the volume removed, the type of waste, the journey time to a licensed disposal site, and whether the job is in or out of hours. We provide a clear quote before dispatch, and we’ll explain what determines the final cost up-front.
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Absolutely amazing service! We had a slow draining shower and it got critically worse last night. I messaged MZR at 10:30pm, had a response at 6:30am this morning and a booking for this afternoon to…
Amazing service. Guy arrived within a few minutes of my placing the call. Very quickly assessed the drain problem and fixed it. No mess. Very professional and so fast. Drains now flowing freely.…
We had to call MZR out on a Saturday afternoon due to a blocked external drain causing flooding. Jason turned up within the hour and sorted the problem really quickly and at a great price. Will…
Blocked external drain sorted in just 30 minutes, I couldn’t believe how quickly the issue was resolved. Big thanks to Jason as well; such a polite, friendly, and professional guy. Highly recommend…
"Phone was answered quickly and within a short time an MZR was assigned to the job and he arrived within 15 minutes of the anticipated time. Did an excellent job and was most helpful. A thoroughly…
What's Next? Easy...
Just call MZR or use our online form. Whether an emergency or not we’ll arrange a convenient time to come and see you. Whenever possible we’ll use the latest CCTV technology to investigate your problem.
