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Quick Start: Getting Data into WasteBolt
New to WasteBolt? Every route into the platform — from manual WTNs to automated weighbridge imports — and what to do once your waste data is in.
Read guideGetting Started with WasteBolt
A step-by-step walkthrough of setting up your WasteBolt profile and creating your first digital Waste Transfer Note, from e-signature to PDF download.
Read guideHow to Set Up Digital Waste Tracking (DWT) in WasteBolt — Full Setup Guide
Step-by-step guide to setting up Digital Waste Tracking in WasteBolt: register with Defra, get an API Code, and start submitting waste movements.
Read guideGetting Started
View topicGetting Started with WasteBolt
A step-by-step walkthrough of setting up your WasteBolt profile and creating your first digital Waste Transfer Note, from e-signature to PDF download.
Read guideHow to Download the WasteBolt App
Step-by-step guide to installing the WasteBolt app on iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and Windows. Works as a Progressive Web App — no app store required.
Read guideQuick Start: Getting Data into WasteBolt
New to WasteBolt? Every route into the platform — from manual WTNs to automated weighbridge imports — and what to do once your waste data is in.
Read guideWaste Transfer Notes & Documents
View topicSetting Up Your Customer Pick List
Add producers, carriers, receivers and brokers to your Customer pick list — set roles, contacts, collection sites and email workflow so WTNs fill in one click.
Read guideSetting Up Your Waste Types Pick List
Save waste descriptions, EWC codes, hazardous components and POPs details as reusable Waste Types so every WTN fills in one click instead of re-entering them.
Read guideSetting Up Your Vehicles Pick List
Link vehicles to their usual haulier, customer and receiver, set a tare weight for automatic net weight, and assign a default waste type and driver.
Read guideUsing WasteBolt Gate: The Fastest Way to Log Loads
WasteBolt Gate is the quickest way to log an incoming load, with pick lists and Repeat Last Load for regular vehicles. Logged loads go to Flagged For Review.
Read guideGate Hot Picks: Log a Repeat Load in Seconds
Gate Hot Picks turns single-waste-stream WTN Templates into tap-to-log cards: enter the weight, confirm the vehicle reg and every other detail fills in for you.
Read guideBolt Upload — Scan Paper Waste Docs with AI
Bolt Upload uses AI to read a photo or scan of a paper WTN, weighbridge ticket or delivery note and pre-fills a new digital WTN for you to review and save.
Read guideFlagged For Review: Approving Records Before You Create a WTN
Loads logged in Gate land in Flagged For Review before becoming WTNs. Learn what the DWT readiness badges mean and how to turn them into WTNs or dockets.
Read guideHow to Create a Digital Hazardous Waste Consignment Note
Step-by-step guide to creating a digital Hazardous Waste Consignment Note (HWCN) in WasteBolt, covering Parts A–F, consignment numbers and EWC codes.
Read guideOperational Dockets: Site Loads That Aren't WTNs
Use dockets to record operational loads, such as product leaving your site, that aren't waste transfer notes. Switching them on, logging a docket, Docket Products, signatures, PDFs and reports.
Read guideHow to Create a Digital Waste Transfer Note
A complete walkthrough for creating a legally compliant digital Waste Transfer Note in WasteBolt: Parts A–E, EWC codes, prefill, e-signatures and PDF archiving.
Read guideQuick-Fill Templates: Speed Up WTN Creation
Save producer, carrier, waste and vehicle details as Quick-Fill Templates so every WTN auto-populates in seconds — ideal for repeat customers and routes.
Read guideUsing Car Breaker Mode: ELV Intake in Your Gate Log
Turn on Car Breaker Mode to capture end-of-life vehicle details, a hazmat checklist and photo evidence in your Gate Log. Built for ATFs and car breakers.
Read guideDigital Waste Tracking
View topicHow to Set Up Digital Waste Tracking (DWT) in WasteBolt — Full Setup Guide
Step-by-step guide to setting up Digital Waste Tracking in WasteBolt: register with Defra, get an API Code, and start submitting waste movements.
Read guideHow to Submit Waste Movements to Digital Waste Tracking (DWT) in WasteBolt
Step-by-step guide to the WasteBolt DWT submission page: check readiness, fix errors, and submit waste movements to Defra's Digital Waste Tracking service.
Read guideDWT Auto Submit: Send Ready WTNs to Defra Automatically
DWT Auto Submit sends ready WTNs to Defra's Digital Waste Tracking daily via your site's API code. See what it sends, what it skips and how to set it up.
Read guideDWT Quick Submit: Report a Single Load to Defra in One Go
DWT Quick Submit is a six-step form that sends one waste receipt straight to Defra's Digital Waste Tracking service and creates the matching WTN automatically.
Read guideWhat Information Do You Need for a Digital Waste Tracking Submission?
A full checklist of the required and optional fields for a UK Digital Waste Tracking submission, and where to enter each one in WasteBolt.
Read guideWhat Information Do I Need for Digital Waste Tracking (DWT)?
Plain-English guide to every field Defra requires when recording a waste receipt in Digital Waste Tracking, covering required fields, codes and container types.
Read guideWhat to Do When Digital Waste Tracking Rejects Your Submission
A record shows Errors or Warnings on the DWT page instead of submitting cleanly? Here's exactly what each one means and how to fix it in WasteBolt.
Read guideGate, Weighbridge & Integrations
View topicIs Your Gate Workflow Set Up Right? How Loads Become WTNs and Reach Defra
Gate logs loads but doesn't create WTNs on its own. See how Flagged For Review, Auto-Create WTNs, Auto Processing and DWT Auto Submit fit together on site.
Read guideWasteBolt Gatehouse: Desktop App Setup & User Guide
WasteBolt Gatehouse is a free Windows desktop app that logs loads, watches a CSV folder, or syncs SQL Server weighbridge data into WasteBolt for DWT submission.
Read guideMy Weighbridge Doesn't Provide All the Information DWT Needs
Most weighbridge systems record weights, vehicles and tickets but not EWC codes or waste descriptions. Here's how WasteBolt Import Templates fill that gap.
Read guideHow to Import Weighbridge Data into WasteBolt
Set up your CSV column mapping once, then upload weighbridge exports in seconds: review the rows, skip duplicates, and send them to Flagged For Review or straight to WTNs.
Read guideMatching Templates: Fill In Records Automatically
Set rules that match records in Flagged For Review by company, haulier or product, and fill in the producer, carrier, consignee and waste details. Auto-Match, Submit All Assigned and daily processing.
Read guideWhich Weighbridge Software Works With WasteBolt?
WasteBolt connects to almost any weighbridge system via a CSV watch folder or SQL Server Sync for live databases. Here's how to tell which route suits you.
Read guideSQL Server Sync: Connecting Your Weighbridge Database to WasteBolt Gatehouse
How SQL Server Sync connects WasteBolt Gatehouse to your weighbridge database with read-only access — developer-assisted setup for Globeweigh, Avery and more.
Read guideCompliance Tools
View topicCarrier Registration Checks and Validate
How WasteBolt checks your carriers against the Environment Agency register every week, what each status means, how to handle Welsh, Scottish and NI carriers, and how to use Validate for lookups.
Read guideHow to Use My Site AI — Your Compliance Document Vault
Learn how to use My Site AI to upload, organise and track compliance documents. AI reads expiry dates automatically and lets you ask questions in plain English.
Read guideHow to Use the Task Manager
Learn how to use the WasteBolt Task Manager: assign waste collection jobs to drivers, track progress in real time, and link Waste Transfer Notes to each task.
Read guideHow to Use WasteBolt Linked — Connect Businesses & Pass Documents
Learn how to set up WasteBolt Linked, connect with other businesses, and pass WTNs and dockets peer-to-peer. Step-by-step guide.
Read guideReports & Bolt AI
View topicReports, Exports and the Waste Return
Filter your waste movements on the Reporting page, export them as CSV or a branded PDF, build your own report layouts, download every WTN at once, and produce the quarterly Waste Return.
Read guideAsk Bolt: Questions About Your Waste Data
Ask Bolt answers questions about your WTNs and dockets in plain English: tonnages, top customers, trends and anomalies, with tables, PDF reports and per-customer report packs.
Read guideAdd-ons: Fleet & Contractor Compliance
View topicGetting Started With Fleet Management
Switch on Fleet, add your lorries, plant and skips, set your fleet insurance policy and safety inspection interval, and turn on the morning reminder email.
Read guideDaily Vehicle Checks: Checklists, Drivers and Sign-Off
Create checklists for lorries, vans and plant, let drivers complete them on their phone, and sign off checks. What happens when an item fails, and how missed checks are reported.
Read guideFleet Defects and Do Not Use
How defects are raised from failed checks or reported by hand, what Do not use means, and how to mark a defect fixed, record the repair and clear an unsafe vehicle.
Read guideFleet Key Dates, Services, Documents and Reminders
Track MOT, tax, insurance, tacho, LOLER and safety inspections, count services down by hours or miles, keep fleet documents, record events and set up the morning reminder email.
Read guideContractor Compliance: Request Documents From Contractors
Build a compliance pack, send contractors a link to upload their documents and answer your questions with no login, then review what they sent and track expiry dates.
Read guideSite Inductions: Build, Send and Track Who's Inducted
Build a site induction from slides or a PDF, add a video and a quiz, send it by email or a QR poster at the gate, and see who is in date, running out or needs re-inducting.
Read guideAutomation
View topicHow to Use Email Workflow — Auto-Email Roles on WTN Creation & DWT Submission
Set up Email Workflow to automatically email a producer, broker, carrier or consignee when a WTN is created or submitted to DWT, opted in customer by customer.
Read guideGate Auto Processing: Turn Ready Records Into WTNs Automatically
Flagged For Review Auto Processing checks your review queue daily and turns every ready record into a WTN. What counts as ready, setup and the run report.
Read guideWebhooks: Send New WTNs to n8n, Zapier or Your Own System
Set up a webhook to receive a signed JSON message every time a WTN is created: the payload, verifying the signature, testing, delivery history and what happens if a delivery fails.
Read guideAccount & Billing
View topicAdding Drivers and Team Members
Invite drivers and extra admins in User Management, how they sign in for the first time, what drivers can and can’t see, the settings that change their screens, and how to remove someone.
Read guidePlans, Billing and Bolt Credits
How the free trial and plans work, how to upgrade, switch or cancel, where to find invoices, and how your monthly Bolt allowance and Bolt credits are used.
Read guideModes: Turn Features On or Off for Your Account
What each Mode switches on (Operational Dockets, Tasks, Car Breaker Mode, Fleet and Contractor Compliance), who can change them, and what happens to your records when you turn one off.
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