INTRODUCTION

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Between

(1) North Devon Aston Martin Rides

And

(2) You, the Customer

Definitions
Agreement Refers to the terms & conditions identified and contained herein and to which, by confirming your booking, you agree to accept.

Balance Refers to the balance of the sum, following payment of the deposit, for the hire of a vehicle.

Booking Your agreement to enter into a contract with us for the purposes of hiring a vehicle in accordance with your instructions for payment.

Deposit The initial payment made to us as confirmation of your booking.

Hire Refers to the hire of a vehicle through us.

Payment The total amount due from you for the hire of your vehicle.

We Refers to North Devon Aston Martin Rides and shall include terms such as ‘we’, ‘us’ and ‘our’.

You Refers to you personally and/or members of your travelling party and/or any person
authorised by you to discuss or amend the details of this hire agreement, but not its content.

Terms & Conditions

By confirming your booking, you accept our terms & conditions.

Payment

1. Deposit– The payment of your deposit confirms that you agree and accept these terms and conditions and agree to be bound by them accordingly. We cannot confirm your booking until your deposit is paid and received by us. Please note that the deposit and any booking fee is non-refundable in any circumstance.

2. Balance – The balance of the payment due shall be paid directly to us on request or by the date stated on the confirmation. We retain the right to terminate the agreement if payment is not made upon demand or if We reasonably considers that it is unlikely that the balance will be paid. Such termination is at our absolute discretion. We shall be entitled to contact you in advance of the date of hire in order to seek payment of the outstanding balance and in the event of refusal, shall be entitled to terminate the booking with immediate effect.

The Booking

3. Your instructions – We rely upon the information provided to us and confirm that the price quoted to you represents the information that we have received directly from you. In the event of variation of those instructions, we will be entitled to discuss additional fees and will be entitled to terminate the hire if and in the event, not further payment is made. Should you provide information that is inaccurate, untrue or misleading, we reserve the right to re-calculate our charges and/or terminate the booking without notice. If and in the event, your conduct or that of your party during the course of hire, causes unreasonable delay, disruption or through your conduct or one of your party, results in us being required to cancel or incur loss in relation to any other and subsequent booking, we retain the right to charge you additional costs for the delay, disruption or cancellation.

4. Confirmation – We will confirm the details of your booking in writing.

5. Amendments – You are entitled to amend your booking up to seven days before your date of hire. Such amendments may incur a cost and we shall notify you of any such cost at the time you make the amendment. Such costs are incurred due to the fact that all amendments will require the completion of new documents and confirmations accordingly. Amendments will be made subject to availability. Should your amendments result in the cancellation of the agreement, our standard terms of cancellation shall apply. If and in the event of a problem, We reserve the right to amend or alter the terms and conditions of hire. Should we need to do so, we shall notify you as soon as reasonably practicable. Upon receipt, should you wish to raise an objection to the amended terms and conditions, and where possible we will provide you with forty-eight hours within which to do so.

6. Replacement – If and in the unlikely event, our designated vehicle is unavailable, un-roadworthy or unfit for purpose, we will endeavour to obtain and replace your vehicle with an equivalent or better model, but we are unable to guarantee any specifications to said vehicles including, but not limited to, vehicle colour, interior features, decor or style of the vehicle. We shall only do this in exceptional circumstances and shall endeavour, but cannot guarantee, to notify you of any alterations. In the event of alteration, you agree that we shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or disappointment caused or occasioned.

7. Cancellation – If you cancel your booking, you will lose your deposit. Subject to the date of cancellation, you may be subject to a minimum cancellation charge of £150. The imposition of this charge is dependent upon when notification of cancellation is provided. All cancellations MUST be in writing, either in correspondence or via email. We may decide not to impose the cancellation charge, but this is entirely dependent upon circumstances, which we will determine in our absolute discretion and notify you in writing.

8. Termination – We reserve the right to terminate any agreement, at any time, if we consider that the purpose of the hire or the payment made or balance due, comes from or relates to a dishonest or illegal activity.

Limitations

9. Your Liability – You agree that neither you, nor any person in your party, shall commit any criminal act whilst in occupation of our vehicle or act in a manner that is disruptive, offensive or threatening. We reserve the right to terminate the hire with immediate effect and eject any and all passengers. We shall not be liable for any subsequently incurred travelling or re-patronisation costs. You agree that neither you, nor any person in your party, shall smoke inside the vehicle. You agree that neither you, nor any person in your party will cause any damage to the vehicle and you agree that in the event that you or any one of your party do cause damage to the vehicle, howsoever caused, that any and all repair costs shall be your responsibility and we are entitled to pursue you accordingly, for any and all costs incurred, including hire of any other replacement vehicle.

10. Our Liability – North Devon Aston Martin Rides will not be held liable for any financial or personal loss, personal injury or damage, howsoever caused or occasioned and you agree that that you will not pursue any legal claim against us for the acts of the driver within the scope of the services provided, and for any information included or omitted. We will not be liable for any personal or financial loss arising from the cancellation or delay of the hire in the event of matters arising that are beyond our control – such matters including, but not limited to, acts of terrorism, war, riot, civil or public disturbance, industrial disputes, fire, road traffic accidents, road works or technical problems with regards to the vehicle.

11. Own Insurance – Although we have all relevant insurances in place, we recommend that if your hire is for a specific purpose or event, that you have or obtain your own policy of adequate and sufficient insurance, relevant to the specific purpose or event.

Complaints & Issues

12. Complaints – In the unlikely event that you should need to pursue a complaint, we invite and direct you to address your complaint to us at astonmartindevon@outlook.com. We will respond to all complaints within 28 days.

13. Rights – Our terms and conditions do not affect your rights as a consumer.

14. Jurisdiction – the laws and jurisdiction of England & Wales govern this agreement.