RJ Racing Rob Jones Mobile Motorcycle Mechanic
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS
RJ Racing Robert Jones Sole Trader Mobile Service & Repair
Consumer Transactions Nothing herein contained is intended to affect, nor will it affect, a Consumer’s statutory rights under The Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982, The Sale of Goods Act 1979, The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 or The Consumer Protection Act 1987 or any amendments thereof or statutory additions thereto. N
In these Terms and Conditions:
Contract Shall mean the contract between the sole trader and the Customer
RJ Racing Shall mean Robert Jones RJ Racing Mobile motorcycle mechanic or any subsidiary or associated company thereof
Customer Shall mean the person, firm or company identified in or by means of the
Contract as authorising contracted works, goods or services.
1. Formation of Contract
All works will be undertaken and all goods supplied by the Company subject to these terms and
conditions and, subject to the statement on Consumer Transactions above, no other terms, conditions or
warranties are to be implied into the Contract unless expressly accepted in writing by an authorised
representative of the Sole trader.
2. Quotations and Estimates
RJ Racing shall only be bound by prices quoted in writing and for a specified time.
Where RJ Racing provides a quotation to a Customer, that quotation shall be available for acceptance by the Customer for a maximum period of fourteen days, unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing by an authorised representative of the Sole trader. The Sole trader may by written or oral notice withdraw any quotation at any time prior to the Customer’s acceptance.
Where RJ Racing provides the Customer with an estimate for any works to be undertaken or goods supplied, such estimate shall be provisional only and will be subject to variation in the price of parts, materials, labour or other costs and charges where any such may increase between the date of estimate and the completion of the works or the supply of the goods by RJ Racing. Furthermore, in the case of service and repair, any estimate will also be dependent upon any further works or parts identified as being necessary by RJ Racing.
RJ Racing reserves the right to make a charge with respect to any estimate provided to a Customer or their authorised agent.
3 VAT
RJ Racing is not VAT Registered
4. Payment
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Customer must pay for all repairs, services, parts, accessories or other goods in full at or before collection. Unless a cheque is supported by a banker’s card RJ Racing may refuse to release the Customer’s vehicle or ordered goods until the cheque has been cleared.
No disputes arising under the Contract, nor delays beyond the reasonable control of RJ Racing, shall interfere with prompt payment in full by the Customer.
RJ Racing, without prejudice to any other rights, reserves the right to charge interest on overdue accounts at the rate of 2.5% above the minimum lending rate of the RJ Racing bankers applicable from time to time.
5. Deposit
RJ Racing reserves the right to require the Customer to pay a deposit on the ordering of goods or contracting for services, such deposit to be determined by RJ Racing of order or contract.
If the Customer shall fail to pay for the goods or services as supplied by RJ Racing within 7 days of notification that the same are available for collection or supply, RJ Racing shall be entitled to treat the Contract as repudiated by the Customer. In this event RJ Racing may retain any deposit or part thereof without prejudice to RJ Racing rights to recover from the Customer by way of damages any loss or expense which RJ Racing may suffer or incur by reason of the Customer’s default and RJ Racing shall be entitled to dispose of any parts or accessories as they shall think fit and shall not be under any liability to account to the Customer for the price received for such goods or for the said deposit.
6. Vehicle Safety
RJ Racing reserves the right to refuse to carry out any repairs, servicing or other works on any vehicle which, in their sole opinion, they consider to be un-roadworthy or unsafe. Furthermore, RJ Racing may refuse to carry out any works, which may, in their sole opinion, render a vehicle unsafe or which may otherwise have a detrimental effect on other parts of the vehicle.
RJ Racing reserves the absolute right to refuse to hand back to the Customer any vehicle, which it considers, in its sole opinion, to be un-roadworthy or unsafe and where it has reasonable cause to believe that such vehicle may be used on the public highway.
Where RJ Racing is undertaking works for the Customer and identifies, in its sole opinion, a need for further essential safety related repair, the Customer will be advised accordingly. Should the Customer refuse to authorise such further repair, RJ Racing reserves the right to arrange for the vehicle to be transported to the Customer’s home address at the Customer’s cost.
7. Collection
RJ Racing will only release the vehicle to the Customer after repairs are completed, unless it is requested by the Customer to release the vehicle to the Customer’s agent.
8. Storage
If the vehicle is not collected, or arrangements are not made for its collection after completion of the work has been notified in writing, weekly storage charges at the rate applicable at the time of expiry of the said notice may be imposed as if the vehicle repaired had been left for storage. This provision may also apply if authority to proceed is not given within a reasonable time of an estimate having been submitted.
9. Lien
RJ Racing reserves the right to hold a vehicle after the completion of its repairs until such time as the account is paid in full.
With respect to uncollected vehicles, RJ Racing may exercise its rights under the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 and if the goods are not collected when the work is completed, or before any notice to this effect expires, RJ Racing may proceed to sell the vehicle subject to any notice under the Act.
In this event, the vehicle will be sold at best market price and after deduction of the cost of repair, plus other charges and expenses incurred by RJ Racing, the balance will be returned.
10. Sub-Contract
RJ Racing reserves the absolute right, exercising its sole discretion, to arrange for any repair, service or other works to be undertaken by other competent parties. RJ Racing shall not be obliged to disclose to the Customer any details of any such repair, service or other works so sub-contracted.
11. Replacement Parts
All parts replaced, other than those exchanged for replacement parts, or those subject to a warranty claim, become the property of RJ Racing unless the Customer requests their return prior to the commencement of repairs.
12. Paintwork
Where new paintwork is required and the metalwork is found to be rusted, all reasonable precautions will be taken to prevent such rust penetrating after completion of painting, but RJ Racing can give no guarantee in this respect. If partial paintwork is required, every endeavour will be made to match the existing colour scheme, but no guarantee can be given of perfect colour match at this time or after.
13. Delays & Force Majeure
RJ Racing will use its best endeavours to complete the repair, service or other works by the date and time requested by the Customer. In the case of ordered parts or accessories RJ Racing will, likewise, use its best endeavours to ensure availability of the same by the date and time requested. However, RJ Racing can offer no guarantee with respect to the provisions of this clause and cannot accept responsibility for delay resulting from the non or late availability of parts, spares, accessories or other reasons beyond its control.
In the event of the performance of any obligation accepted by RJ Racing being prevented, delayed or in any way interfered with by any direction of government or other competent authority, industrial dispute, strike, breakdown of plant or machinery, accident, fire or by any other cause beyond RJ Racing reasonable control RJ Racing may, at its sole option, suspend performance or cancel its obligation under the Contract without damage or consequential loss arising.
14. Liability
RJ Racing will take reasonable care of any vehicle in its custody. This duty will not extend to items of personal property or business goods left in the vehicle. Customers should therefore ensure that all valuable items of personal property or business goods are removed from the vehicle prior to commencement of any repair or other contracted works.
Where by agreement with, or on the instructions of the Customer, the vehicle is left outside the RJ Racing premises, before or after normal business hours, on an unfenced part of the said premises, any risk or loss or damage however occasioned will be the Customer’s responsibility.
15. Guarantee
RJ Racing will guarantee all repair works against failure due to faulty materials or workmanship for a period of one month, or 1000 miles which ever occurs first, provided that the vehicle is taken back to RJ Racing, or to a third party repairer as expressly authorised by RJ Racing.This will not affect the Customer’s statutory rights.
Any parts, spares or accessories fitted or supplied by RJ Racing will be entitled to the benefit of any warranty given by the manufacturers of any such items.
16. Notices
Any notice given hereunder may be served personally or be left at the last known residence or place of business of the Customer, or may be sent by first class post, in which case notice shall be deemed to have been received by the Customer on the first working day after posting.
17. Severability
In the event of any provision of these terms and conditions being or becoming void in whole or in part the other provisions of these terms and conditions shall remain fully valid and enforceable and void provisions shall, where appropriate, be replaced in accordance with the meaning and purpose of these terms and conditions.
