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Hire equipment; Terms and Conditions of Service.
1. GENERAL
- a. Definitions This Contract is for the hire of items and accessories (“Equipment”), and the parties to the Contract are:
- i. The person, firm, company or other organisation hiring the Equipment and/or purchasing the goods (“Hirer”).
- ii. Central Conveyors Ltd (Registered No. 06172378) with registered offices at 550 Valley Road, Basford, Nottingham NG5 1JJ, henceforth referred to as “CCL”.
- iii. Any condition deemed invalid will not affect other conditions. Nothing in the Contract is intended to limit a consumer’s existing legal rights.
- b. Scope of Contract and Cancellation
- The Contract is not assignable and is effective when CCL accepts the Hirer’s detailed order. CCL reserves the right to charge for cancellation. Hires to individuals or partnerships of individuals (or other unincorporated body of individuals) shall not be for a period in excess of three months; the Hirer in these circumstances must return the Equipment before the last day of the three month period.
- c. Termination
- CCL may terminate the Contract and repossess Equipment without affecting any rights to recover monies due, damages for breach of contract or other remedies where the Hirer is in breach or is involved in insolvency or liquidation proceedings.
- d. Ownership of Equipment and Goods
- Equipment hired remains the property of CCL at all times. Ownership of Goods purchased transfers only when full payment is received by CCL.
2. HIRE CHARGES
- a. Basis of charging
- The stated hire charges are for the duration of the Contract and include Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays. The amount of any deposit or charges are detailed in the Contract and are based on the current CLL catalogue price list from time to time.
- b. Transport charges
- Delivery and collections including attempted calls are chargeable. If Equipment is not available or only partially available for collection then the Hirer will be charged for each journey.
- c. Deposits
- Deposits are set by CLL at amounts reasonably required and will be offset against any monies due. Where a Deposit is required for the Equipment it must be paid by the Hirer before the hire period. Deposit balances are refunded upon return to CLL of Equipment in good condition. Balances of deposits paid by cheque will be refunded by cheque or BACS transmission within 7 business days.
- d. Credit Card deposits
- In the event that the actual charges for the hire supplied by CLL exceed the amount charged then this additional amount may be taken from the Credit Card.
- e. Cleaning, re-sharpening and damage repair
- The Hirer will pay for required cleaning or re-sharpening and, except where appropriate conditions in 4(a) or 4(b) apply, breakages and damage repair.
- f. Loss of Equipment
- CLL will treat Equipment unavailable for inspection after reasonable notice as lost and except where appropriate conditions in 4(b) apply the Hirer will pay a penalty charge for Equipment replacement and revenue loss. Hire charges accrue until full settlement is made.
3. PAYMENT
- a. Payment Terms
- If CLL has granted a credit account to the Hirer then payment of any charges or any other sums due under this Contract, including VAT, shall be made in full cleared funds by the end of the month following the date of the invoice. Where a credit account has not been granted then payment of any charges or any other sums due under [the][this] Contract shall be made with the Hirer’s order for the Equipment or Goods. Payment by the Hirer on time under the Contract is an essential condition of the Contract. Payment shall not be deemed to have been made until CLL has received cleared funds or cash.
- b. Invoice Queries
- The Hirer should notify CLL of any queries concerning invoices in writing within 14 days of the invoice date. CLL will not grant an extension to credit account payment terms for unresolved invoice queries that have been notified after 14 days have elapsed from the invoice date.
- c. Overdue Accounts
- Should any portion of an account fall overdue then the total account will become due on demand. The Hirer will be liable for reasonable legal charges incurred by CLL in the recovery of amounts due, Equipment and/or Goods. In addition CLL may charge interest in accordance with the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1988 at Bank of England base rate plus 4% and/or may suspend further services to the Hirer.
- d. Credit Limits
- Where CLL has granted a credit account to the Hirer, CLL may set a reasonable credit limit. CLL reserve the right to terminate or suspend the Contract if allowing it to continue would result in the Hirer exceeding his credit limit or the Hirer has already exceeded his credit limit.
- a. Damage Waiver
- If the Hirer contracts to pay, the ‘Damage Waiver’ charge at 10% of the hire charge (where available as an option) CLL will waive any further charge for rectifying accidentally damaged returned equipment. If the Hirer does not take ‘Damage Waiver’ then condition 2(d) will be enforced. ‘Damage Waiver’ is not an insurance for Equipment loss or theft. ‘Damage Waiver’ may be limited under CLL One Call Contracts and ‘Damage Wavier’ may be invalidated where condition 5(g) is not adhered to.
- b. Damage Waiver Plus
- The ‘Damage Waiver Plus’ charge at 15% of the hire charge, (where available as an option) will be added to the contract unless the Hirer specifically requests otherwise. Under ‘Damage Waiver Plus’ CLL will waive any further charges for rectifying accidently damaged returned Euipment. ‘Damage Waiver Plus’ may be invalidated where condition 5(g) is not adhered to. CLL will also waive any penalty charges for Equipment loss subject to the ollowing conditions:
- i. The Hirer must be able to demonstrate that reasonable care has been taken to prevent loss.
- ii. Theft of Equipment must be reported to the Police and a crime reference number obtained.
- iii. The Hirer must notify CLL within 48 hours of the theft and obtain an CLL Theft report Form. The completed form must be returned to: Claims Department, Circle House, Lostock Road, Davyhulme, Manchester M41 0HS. Tel: 0161 749 4400 Fax: 0161 749 4421.
- iv. The maximum value of loss penalty charges waived for any single hire contract will be £5000.
- v. Exclusions - Loss penalty charges will not be waived under the following circumstances:
- a. Theft of consumable ‘resale’ Goods.
- b. Loss due to the dishonesty of any Hirer’s employee.
- c. Theft from a vehicle where the Equipment was left visible and unattended.
- d. Loss of Equipment revealed only when an inventory is made.
- e. Loss arising from civil disturbance.
- f. Loss occurring outside the UK and Eire.
- vi. Limit of Claim - 'Damage Waiver Plus' does not protect the Hirer for:
- a. The first £50 (or 20% whichever is the greater amount) of any Equipment loss claim.
- b. 50% of any claim for theft of Equipment left unattended overnight outside a secure compound or building or stored overnight in a secured vehicle.