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Car Service London
Terms & conditions
All our prices
are quoted in pounds Sterling and are exclusive of VAT, which
will be charged for all services where applicable at the prevailing
rate. Parking charges and tolls are not included and will be
charged at cost.
All hires are
calculated as starting and finishing at Marble Arch, except
those hires to and from various airports or those hires that
are subject to a fixed charge.
All hires involving
a drop off and a subsequent pick up will be priced as one continuous
hire unless the interval between journeys is 4 or more hours
stated at the time the booking is made.
Chauffeur's
overnight subsistence allowance by arrangement. Also for each
period of 9 hours hire, a meal allowance of £20 will be
added.
Gratuities are
at the client's discretion.
A surcharge
of 25% will be made for services provided (excluding extras)
when a journey starts or finishes during a UK bank holiday.
A 100% surcharge
is applicable for journeys on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and
also from 18:00 New Years eve until 10:00 New Years day, thereafter
the 25% standard surcharge will apply.
All cars are
equipped with mobile telephones. any usage is charged at £1
per minute inland and £3 per minute overseas.
London rates
apply where the whole journey is within the M25, if any part
of the journey is outside the M25 country rates will apply to
the entire journey.
For both london
and country rates, the minimum hire is 2 hours.
We accept all
major credit and debit cards. Monthly account facilities are
available on request. A 5% admin fee is applicable to all credit
and debit card transactions.
Airports:
Airport transfer
tariffs are based on one way, direct, non-stop transfers to
or from central London, or vice-versa. We allow a waiting time
of 30 minutes for domestic landings, and 45 minutes for international
landings free of charge. Any excess waiting time is charged
at £25 per hour, for e-class Mercedes and £30 for
s-class Mercedes and People Carriers
Any excess time
or mileage over and above the stated allowances will be charged
at either the standard hourly rates, or the additional mileage
rate.
cancellations:
Cancellations
must be received no later than 3 hours before the commencement
of the hire for journeys outside the M25 or 2 hours for those
inside the M25. The company reserves the right to invoice the
client with a charge (no less than a minimum charge) unless
the above conditions are met.
For cancellation
of pick-ups between the hours of 02:00 and 08:00, 8hrs notice
must be given.
conditions of
hire:
If the hirer
requests that the driver follows a specific route that is not
necessarily the quickest or shortest route, the hirer is liable
for any excess charges involved.
The company accepts
no responsibility for delays however caused.
A reasonable
amount of luggage is allowed, but luggage which, in the opinion
of the driver, amounts to excessive weight, may not be carried.
The company accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage
to luggage or any other item, however such loss or damage may
be caused.
The hirer must
not act or request in any way, any action which contravenes
or causes to contravene any part of any legislation which applies
to the use of Vehicles as applied under the road traffic act.
Under the terms
of our insurance policy the company expressly prohibits any
persons other than their own chauffeurs from driving their vehicle
and can only seat the number of passengers according to that
vehicle's seating capacity.
Subject to the
above condition, the company accepts responsibility for damage
to their cars by fire or collision and the company's legal liability
for third party claims arising from the use of their cars.
The carriage
of animals is by strict request and agreed in advance with the
company. The company reserves the right of refusal.
accounts: conditions
Account facilities
are available to EU based companies supported by satisfactory
bank references.
All invoices
are to be paid 14 days from date of invoice. This is subject
to agreement when opening an account.
Invoices are
issued in UK Sterling. Cheque payments must be drawn from a
UK domiciled bank, alternatively credit cards, or electronic
transfers to our bank account can be used to settle invoices.
All late payment
of invoices will attract monthly interest charges of up to 5%
above base rate, calculated on a daily basis.
All prices are
to be set and agreed upon subject to the volume of work to be
undertaken. All account holders will be notified in writing
of any variations of prices due to circumstances beyond our
control.
vip hq reserves
the right to cancel the account at any time and for any reason.
Please note:
account holders' conditions should be read in conjunction with
our general terms and conditions stated above.
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disclaimer:
Whilst every
effort has been made to ensure that the information contained
in this document is correct at the time of being produced,
vip hq regret
they cannot accept liability for any errors or changes that
may occur after publication.
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