1 VALIDITY
Unless other terms and conditions are expressly accepted by the Seller by means
of written amendment to these Terms and Conditions signed by one of the
Seller's Directors and referring specifically to the term or conditions to be
amended the contract will be on the terms and conditions set out below
(hereinafter called 'The Contract Terms') to the exclusion of any other terms
and conditions (except those conditions unavoidably implied by statute and
those terms and conditions implied in favour of a seller which are not
inconsistent with the Contract Terms) whether or not the same are endorsed
upon, delivered with or referred to in any Purchase Order or other document
delivered by the Purchaser to the Seller. Any reference overleaf to the
Purchaser's Order Specification or like document will not be deemed to imply
that any terms or conditions endorsed upon delivered with or referred to in
such Order Specification or like document will have effect to the exclusion or
amendment of the Contract Terms.
2 EXCLUSION CLAUSES, DEFECTS, ETC.
2.1 If the sale to the Purchaser is not a consumer sale as defined in the Supply
of Goods (Implied Terms) Act 1973 the Seller will be under no liability under
the Contract for any personal injury, death, loss or damage of any kind
whatsoever whether consequential or otherwise and the Seller excludes all
conditions and warranties express or implied statutory or otherwise which but
for such exclusion would or might subsist in favour of the Purchaser except
that such exclusion will not apply to the condition and warranty implied by the
Supply of Goods (Implied Terms) Act 1973.
2.2 Under no circumstances will the Seller be liable for any personal injury,
death, loss or damage of any kind whatsoever whether consequential or otherwise
caused directly or indirectly by any negligence on the Seller's part or on the
part of the Seller's servants or agents whether or not in the manufacture,
fitting, repair or inspection of the goods or in connection with any services
supplied under the Contract whether or not at the Seller's premises or at the
Purchaser's premises (this being without prejudice to any of the other Contract
Terms).
2.3 No recommendation by the Seller of any goods or services supplied by any
other person shall make the Seller in any way liable in respect of such goods
or services. 2.4 The purchaser will notify the Seller immediately any defect
appears in the goods which the Purchaser considers is the responsibility of the
Seller under the Contract Terms or otherwise and the purchaser will not take
any action to have such defect remedied or to incur any expense (including but
not limited to towing charges and car hire charges) arising as result of such
defect without the prior consent of a director of the Seller. If the Purchaser
fails so to notify the Seller and obtain such consent the Seller will not be
liable either for the cost of any work carried out otherwise than by the Seller
or for any such expense.
3 DELIVERY
The Seller will endeavour to complete the Contract or deliver the goods within
the time agreed and if no time is agreed within a reasonable time but in no
circumstances will the Seller be liable for loss or damage of any kind
whatsoever caused directly or indirectly by any delay in the completion of the
Contract or the delivery of the goods nor will such delay entitle the Purchaser
to repudiate or rescind the Contract. (The Seller shall not be obliged to
fulfil orders in the sequence in which they are placed.)
4 GENERAL CONDITIONS
4.1 The Seller undertakes that he will use best endeavours to see that the
pre-delivery work specified by the Manufacturer or Concessionaire is performed
and that he will use reasonable endeavours short of taking legal proceedings to
obtain for the Purchaser from the Manufacturer or Concessionaire the benefit of
any warranty or guarantee given by such person to the Seller or to the
Purchaser in respect of the goods.
4.2 Notwithstanding the sum for Motor Tax specified in the order the sum payable
by the Purchaser in respect thereof shall be such sum as the Seller has legally
had to pay or becomes legally bound to pay for Motor Tax in respect thereof
shall be such sum as the Seller has legally had to pay or becomes legally bound
to pay for Motor Tax in respect of the goods and notwithstanding also the sum
for Value Added Tax specified in the order the sum payable by the Purchaser in
respect thereof shall be such sum as the Seller becomes legally liable for at
the time taxable supply occurs.
4.3 If after the date of the Quotation and before delivery of the goods to the
Purchaser the Manufacturer's or Concessionaire's recommended price for any of
the goods shall be altered the Seller shall give notice of any such alteration
to the Purchaser and
4.3.1 In the event of the Manufacturer's or Concessionaire's recommended price
for the goods being increased the amount of such increase which the Seller
intends to pass to the Purchaser shall be notified to the Purchaser. The
purchaser shall have the right to cancel the Contract with seven days of the
receipt of such notice by giving written notice to the Seller to that effect.
If the Purchaser does not give such written notice as aforesaid the increase in
price shall be added to and become part of the Contract price.
4.3.2 In the event of the recommended price being reduced the amount of such
reduction, if any, which the Seller intends to allow to the Purchaser shall be
notified to the Purchaser. If the amount allowed is not the same as the
reduction of the recommended price the Purchaser shall have the right to cancel
the Contract within seven days of the receipt of such notice by giving written
notice to the Seller to that effect. If the Purchaser does not give such
written notice as aforesaid the Contract will proceed at the Seller’s reduced
price.
4.4 In the event of the Manufacturer of the goods described in the Contract
ceasing to make goods of that type, the Seller may (whether the estimated
delivery date has arrived or not) by notice in writing to the Purchaser cancel
the Contract.
4.5 If the Contract be cancelled under the provision of Clauses 4.3.1, 4.3.2 or
4.4 the deposit shall be returned to the Purchaser and the Seller shall be
under no further liability.
4.6 All disputes must be raised within seven days from receipt f invoice.
5 STANDARD EQUIPMENT
No allowance can be made for any part of the standard equipment not taken.
6 DESIGN, ETC.
6.1 No drawings, descriptive matter, weights, dimensions or shipping
specification issued by the Manufacturer, nor the descriptions and
illustrations contained in its catalogues price lists and other advertising
matter shall be deemed to form part of the Contract of sale of the goods nor be
regarded as a warranty or representation relating to such goods.
6.2 In the vent of an alteration of the design, specification, construction
and/or equipment of the goods by the Manufacturer the Seller reserves the right
without previous notice supply the goods ordered within or without alteration.
7 PURCHASER'S SPECIFICATION
7.1 No terms or conditions are made or to be implied nor is any warranty given
or to be implied as to the life or wear of the goods supplied or that they will
be suitable for any particular purpose or for use under any specific
conditions. Notwithstanding that such purpose or conditions may be known or
made known to the Seller (this being without prejudice to the generality of
Clause 2.1)
7.2 The Purchaser warrants that such goods do not infringe any patent registered
design or other like protection or the provision of any statute statutory
instrument or regulation for the time being in force and the Purchaser will
indemnify the Seller against any liability he may incur by reason of any such
infringement.
7.3 The Seller has the right to retain any drawings specifications or other
documents supplied by the Purchaser.
8 FAILURE TO TAKE DELIVERY
If the Purchaser shall fail to take and pay for goods within seven days of
notification that the goods have been completed for delivery, the Seller shall
be at liberty to treat the Contract as repudiated by the Purchaser and
thereupon the deposit shall be forfeited without prejudice to the Seller's
right to recover from the Purchaser by way of damages any loss or expense which
the Seller may suffer or incur directly or indirectly by reason of the
Purchaser's default.
9 PASSING OF PROPERTY AND RISK
The goods shall remain the property of the Seller until the price has been
discharged in full. A cheque given by the Purchaser in payment shall not be
treated as a discharge until the same has been cleared. The risk in the goods
shall pass on delivery to the Purchaser.
10 PAYMENT
10.1 Unless otherwise agreed payment must be made cash on delivery for vehicles.
10.2 Parts and Service invoices must be settled within thirty days of invoice,
including items covered by policy claim.
11 TRADE IN
Where the Seller agrees to allow part of the price of the goods to be discharged
by the Purchaser delivering a used motor vehicle to the Seller, such allowances
is hereby agreed to be delivered and accepted, as part of the sale and purchase
of the goods and upon the following further conditions.
11.1 Either that such used vehicle is the absolute property of the Purchaser and
is free from all encumbrances: Or that such used vehicle is the subject of a
hire purchase agreement or other encumbrances capable of cash settlement by the
Seller in which case the allowance shall be reduced by the amount required to
be paid by the Seller in settlement thereof.
11.2 That if the Seller has examined the said used vehicle, the said used
vehicle shall be delivered to him in the same condition as at the date of such
examination (fair wear and fear excepted).
11.3 That such used vehicle, its log book and keys shall be delivered to the
Seller on or before delivery of the goods to be supplied by him hereunder, and
the property in the said used vehicle shall thereupon pass to the Seller
absolutely.
11.4 That without prejudice to 11.3 above such vehicle shall be delivered to the
Seller within fourteen days of notification to the Purchaser that the goods to
be supplied by the Seller have been completed for delivery.
11.5 That if the goods to be delivered by the Seller shall not be delivered to
the Purchaser within thirty days after the date of the Acknowledgement of Order
or the estimated delivery date where that is later, the allowance on the said
used vehicle shall be subject to reduction by an amount not exceeding 2.5% for
each completed period of thirty days from the date of expiry of the first
mentioned thirty days to the date of delivery to the Purchaser of the goods. In
the event of the non-fulfilment of any of the foregoing conditions other than
11.5 the Seller shall be discharged from any obligation to accept the said used
vehicle or to make any allowance to accept the said used vehicle or to make any
allowance in respect thereof, and the Purchaser shall discharge in cash the
full price of the goods to be supplied by the Seller.
12 NOTICES
Any notice given hereunder may be served personally or be left at the residence
or place of business or registered office of the person to whom it is
addressed, or may be sent by post, in which case notice shall be deemed to have
been received in due course of post.
13 FINANCE COMPANY AGREEMENTS
Notwithstanding any other of the Contract Terms the Purchaser shall be at
liberty before the expiry of seven days after the notification to him that the
goods have been completed for delivery to arrange for a finance company to
purchase the goods from the Seller at the price payable hereunder. Upon the
purchase of the goods by such finance company, the preceding clauses shall
cease to have effect, but any used vehicle for which an allowance was
thereunder agreed to be made to the Purchaser shall be bought by the Seller at
a price equal to such allowance, upon the conditions set forth in Clause 11
above (save that in 11.3, 11.4 and 11.5 thereof all references to "delivery" or
"delivered" in relation to "the goods" shall be construed as meaning delivery
or delivered by the Seller to or to the order of the finance company) and the
Seller shall be accountable to the finance company on behalf of the Purchaser
for the said price and any deposit paid by the Purchaser.
14 PART SALES
14.1 Parts ordered on a V.O.R. (Class 1) basis cannot be returned for credit.
14.2 Any order parts returned, where the order has been correctly executed, will
be subject to a 10% handling charge.
14.3 Old care service exchange units must be returned within fourteen days of
date of invoice. Failure to do this will result in us being unable to raise the
credit note, the surcharge will then become payable.
14.4 All parts for credit must be returned within fourteen days accompanied by
the purchase invoice number – failure to do this will result in the credit note
not being raised.
14.5 All non credit transactions must be paid for on receipt or collection of
goods and may be paid for by cheque up to a limit of £150. If total amount of
goods exceed the said limit – cash or bankers draft is required to finalise the
transaction – unless the upper limit is authorised by a Director or Senior
Manager.
14.6 It is the Purchaser's responsibility to ensure that goods received are
signed for upon collection or receipt.
14.7 Warranty parts must be returned with a copy of purchase invoice within
seven days.
15 INTERPRETATION
15.1 This Contract shall be construed and operate in accordance with English Law
and the Purchaser hereby submits himself to the jurisdiction of the English
Courts.
15.2 The headings to these conditions are for convenience or reference only and
will not affect the meaning or anything contained herein.
16 SERVICE CHARGES FOR CASH CUSTOMERS
In the event of repairs being made to a customer's vehicle 50% of the estimated
cost of repair must be paid in advance. The balance must be paid in cash or by
bankers draft on collection of the vehicle.
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