wokingham_gov_uk.md

Wokingham Borough Council

Support for schedules provided by Wokingham Borough Council, serving Wokingham, UK.

Configuration via configuration.yaml

waste_collection_schedule:
    sources:
    - name: wokingham_gov_uk
      args:
        postcode: POSTCODE
        property: PROPERTY_REFERENCE_NUMBER
        address: ADDRESS

Configuration Variables

postcode
(string) (required)

property
(string) (optional)

address
(string) (optional)

There are two config options:

• Supply both the postcode and address args. The script tries to match you address within the results returned from the website and assume the first match it makes is your property.
• Supply both the postcode and property args. The property arg uniquely identified your property within the given postcode. See below for how to identify your property id.

Example using address arg

waste_collection_schedule:
    sources:
    - name: wokingham_gov_uk
      args:
        postcode: "RG40 2LW"
        address: "16 Davy Close"

Example using property arg

waste_collection_schedule:
    sources:
    - name: wokingham_gov_uk
      args:
        postcode: "RG40 1GE"
        property: "56199"

How to find your Property Reference Number

When viewing your collection schedule on the Wokingham web site. Inspect the page source and search for your address. You should seem something like this:

<option value="17033" selected="selected">16, DAVY CLOSE, WOKINGHAM</option>

The number in the value attribute should be used as the property arg.

Alternatively, you can run the wokingham_uk wizard script. For a given postcode, it will list addresses and associated Property Reference Number. For example:

Enter your postcode: RG40 1GE
56164 = 2 Samborne Drive Wokingham
56165 = 4 Samborne Drive Wokingham
56166 = 6 Samborne Drive Wokingham
...
56174 = 22 Samborne Drive Wokingham
56175 = 24 Samborne Drive Wokingham
56176 = 26 Samborne Drive Wokingham