RENTAL AGREEMENT Terms & Conditions

RENTAL AGREEMENT TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. YOUR CONTRACT WITH US

When you sign the form over the page you accept the conditions set out in this rental agreement.
Please read this rental agreement carefully. If there is anything you do not understand or do not agree with, please ask a member of staff.

2. RENTAL PERIOD

You will have the vehicle for the rental period shown in the agreement. We may agree to extend the rental, but the period may never be more than 30 days. If you do not bring the vehicle back on time you are breaking the conditions of this agreement. We can charge you for every day you have the vehicle after it was due back until the vehicle is returned, we will charge you the dally rate published at the place you received the vehicle from.

3 . YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

* You must look after the vehicle and the keys to the vehicle. You must always lock the vehicle when not in use and use any security device fitted or supplied with the vehicle. You must protect the vehicle against bad weather, which may cause damage. You must make sure you use the correct fuel!
* You are responsible for any damage to the vehicle caused by hitting low level objects, such as bridges or branches.
* You must not sell, rent, or dispose of the vehicle or any of its parts. You must not give at anytime any legal rights over the vehicle.
* You must not let anyone work on the vehicle without our permission. If we do give you permission, we will only give you a refund if you have a receipt for the work done.
* You must let us know as soon as you become aware of a fault in the vehicle.
* You must bring the vehicle back to the place we agreed, during the opening hours shown in the office. A member of staff must see the vehicle to check that it is in good condition. If we agree that you may return out of office hours, you will remain responsible for the vehicle and its condition until a member of staff has inspected it.
* You will have to pay for reasonable costs of repair if.
– We have to pay extra costs to return the vehicle to its condition when the pre-rental inspection was carried out.
– You have damaged the interior of the vehicle.
* Before you return the vehicle, you must make sure you have emptied your belongings out.

4. OUR RESPONSIBILITIES

We have maintained the vehicle to at least manufacturer’s recommended standards. We assure you that the vehicle is roadworthy and suitable for renting at the start of the rental period also, if you are not renting the vehicle for business purposes, we are responsible for loss caused by:

– The vehicle not being fit to drive off.
– Us not having the legal rights to rent out the vehicle.

We are responsible if someone is injured or dies as a result of our negligence, act or failure to act we are also responsible for losses you suffer as a result of us breaking this agreement if the losses are a feasible consequence of us breaking the agreement. Losses are feasible where they could be contemplated by you and us at the time where the vehicle is released. We are not responsible for indirect losses, which happen as a side effect as the main loss or damage, and which are not feasible by you and us.

5. PROPERTY

We are only responsible for loss or damage to property left in the vehicle if the loss or damage results from our negligence or a breach of contact.

6. CONDITIONS FOR USING THE VEHICLE

The vehicle must only be driven by you and any other persons named overleaf, or by anyone we authorise in writing. Anyone driving the vehicle must have a full valid license.
You and other drivers must not
* Use the vehicle for hire or reward.
* Use the vehicle for any illegal purpose.
Use the vehicle for racing, pacemaking, testing the vehicles’ reliability and speed or teaching someone to drive.
* Use the vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Drive the vehicle outside England, Scotland, and Wales, unless we have given you written permission.
* Lead the vehicle beyond the manufacturers’ maximum weight recommendations and make sure that the load is safely secured.
* If the vehicle as a commercial vehicle, use it for a purpose for which you need an operator’s license if you do not have one.
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7. TOWING

You are permitted to use the vehicle for towing unless we have given you written permission.

8. CHARGES

We work out our charges using our current price list, as shown over the pages you will pay the following charges.

A.The rental and any other charges we work out according to this agreement.
B.Any charges resulting in loss or damage from you not keeping to condition 3.
C.A refuelling service charge if you have used, or not replaced, the quantity of fuel that we supplied at the start of the original rental. The charge will be based on the rates printed on the rental agreement or at the office you rented from.
D.All fines and court costs for parking, traffic, or other offenses. You must pay any fines and costs if and when the authority demands this payment. If you do not, you will pay the fine and any administration charges set out by the renting office.
E.The reasonable cost of repairing any extra damage which was not noted on our vehicle check form at the start of the rental agreement, whether you were at fault or not (depending on 4) and the reasonable cost of replacing the vehicle if it is stolen.
Depending on any insurance you have (as set out in 9) if and when we demand this payment.
F.A loss of income charge, when we demand it, if we cannot rent out the vehicle because it needs to be repaired, it is a write off, or has been stolen and we are waiting to receive full payment of the vehicle value. We will only charge you for loss of income if we can’t get back the losses under the Insurance Programme. We will charge at the published daily rate, and we will always do everything we can to make sure the vehicle is repaired, or we get payment as soon as possible.
G. Any charges arising from Customs and Excise seizing the vehicle, together with a loss of income charge while we cannot rent out the vehicle, if and when we demand this payment.
H.Any published rates for delivering and collecting the vehicle.
I.Interest which we will add every day to any amount you do not pay us on time at a rate of 4% a year above the base lending rate of Barclays Bank from time to time.
J.VAT and any other taxes on any of the charges lined above, at appropriate. You are responsible for all charges, even if you have asked someone else to be responsible for them. You can get details of our Insurance Programme from the office you rented the vehicle from.

9. OUR INSURANCE & DAMAGE PROTECTION PROGRAMME

If we arrange separate insurance, we will give you separate information on the insurance cover and any restrictions which may apply otherwise, the condition of our insurance programme will apply.
By signing the agreement over the page, you are accepting the conditions of our insurance programme.

A.We have a legal responsibility to have third party insurance. This provides cover for claims made if you injure or kill anybody, or damage their property (cover for damage to property is limited to £5,000,000)
B.We will provide cover for loss or damage to the vehicle if you have initialled the line marked loss damage’ over the page. If you accept this, you will have to pay an amount up to the ‘excess’ every time you damage the vehicle.
C.We will provide cover for theft and damage to the vehicle caused during an attempted theft if you have initialled the line marked ‘theft of rental vehicle’ over the page. If you accept this, you still have to pay an amount up to the ‘excess if the vehicle is stolen. The excess amount you have to pay in each case is shown overleaf.
D.We will provide personal accident insurance and personal belongings insurance if you initialled the appropriate line overleaf. You can get details of all insurance protection from the office you rented the vehicle from.

10. YOUR INSURANCE

If we have agreed as indicated under ‘insurance datils’ overleaf, you may arrange your own insurance for the full duration of the rental as long as you can prove that this insurance is valid, and you have signed to confirm this over the page. We have to agree to the amount of cover you arrange, the type of policy and the insurer you have chosen. We must be satisfied with the cover and policy conditions, and you must not change them. We may ask your insurers to record our name as owners of the vehicle. If the vehicle is damaged or stolen, you will let us negotiate with the insurers about whether the vehicle can be repaired or when compensations due to us. You are financially responsible for settling the full claim and paying all costs if the policy you have arranged fails and the vehicle is damaged, lost or stolen, or a claim as made by any other party.

11. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT

If you have an accident, you must NOT admit liability. You should put the names and addresses of everybody involved, including witnesses. You should also:
– Make the vehicle secure.
– Tell the police straight away if anyone is injured or there is a disagreement over who is responsible.
– Inform the office you rented from. You must fill out an accident report form, which we will be completed with a member of staff.

12. DATA PROTECTION

You agree that we may use any information you have given us to carry out our own market research.
If you break this agreement, we can give the information to credit reference agencies, the Driver, and the Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), debt collectors and any other relevant organisation. We can also give this information to the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA), who can pass it on to any of its members for any purpose show in the Data Protection Act 1998.

13.ENDING THE AGREEMENT

A.If you are a consumer, we will end this agreement straight away if we find out that your belongings have been taken away from you to pay off your debts, or a receiving order has been made against you. We may end this agreement if you do not meet any of the conditions in this agreement.
B.If you are a company, we will end this agreement straight away if:
– You go into liquidation.
– You call a meeting of creditors.
– We find out that your goods have been taken to pay off your debts.
– You do not meet any of the conditions in this agreement.
C.If we end this agreement, it will not affect our right to receive any money we are owed under the conditions of this agreement. We can also claim reasonable costs from you if you do not meet any of the conditions of this agreement. We can repossess the vehicle (and charge you a reasonable amount) without using unreasonable force or causing damage.

14. ADDITIONAL CHARGES

As well as damage to the interior and exterior of the vehicle we reserve the right in charge for any of the following:
– Deodorising bomb to clear the smell of cigarette smoke or any other offensive smeils in the vehicle.
– Full valet charge of £55 if the vehicle is returned and smells of smoke, has ash in the interior or shows signs of being smoked in
– Wet vac interior charge for any stains or soiling of the interior of the vehicle.

15.EXCESS PROTECTION

The additional insurance of Excess protection allows the renter to be refunded in the event that funds are taken from the customer if the vehicle is damaged in anyway, If excess protection is taken out by the customer the maximum amount that they will be due to pay in the event of damage, recover or replacement of the vehicle is £2000 which will be refunded by their excess protection insurance policy,

16. GOVERNING LAW

That laws of the country in which it is signed governs this agreement. Any dispute may be settled in the court of that country.

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