Contract Hire

Terms and Conditions Hire Agreement REF - 0211

1. Hire

1.1 We agree to let and you agree to take on hire the Vehicle described in the Schedule, on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement, for the Term and any Extended Term until terminated as provided for below.

1.2 You acknowledge that the Vehicle is being taken on hire for business purposes carried on by you, and you acknowledge that you have selected the Vehicle in reliance on your own skill and judgment.

1.3 The Term shall commence on the date that the Vehicle is delivered to you or, if earlier, the date you are notified that the Vehicle is available for delivery, but have not arranged to accept delivery, whether or not prior to the date of this Agreement.

1.4 During the Term and any Extended Term, we shall accept the cost of, and arrange for payment of the Road Fund License.

1.5 Subject to none of the following events having occurred between the date we sign this Agreement and the date we receive it back, correctly signed by you, then we will agree to be bound by it:

1.5.1 The Vehicle ceasing to be available; or

1.5.2 The price at which we can buy the Vehicle has increased by 3% or more; or

1.5.3 The Bank of England base rate has increased by 2% or more.

 

2. Payment of Rentals and Charges

2.1 You shall pay to us:

2.1.1 The Rentals and any Advance Rental at the times specified in the Schedule by direct debit, together with any other sums due under this Agreement.

2.1.2 Interest on any unpaid sum at the rate of 5 per cent per annum above Finance House Base Rate as published from time to time from the due date until such time as we have received full payment.

2.1.3 Reasonable administration costs and expenses (including legal expenses) that we incur as a result of your failure to comply with any term of this Agreement.

2.1.4 VAT on all Rentals and any other sums due under this Agreement, upon which VAT is chargeable at the applicable rate

2.1.5 The amount of any increase in Road Fund License arising during the Term or any Extended Term.

2.2 You must pay all fixed penalty charges, fines, congestion charges, or any other penalties in connection with the Vehicle or its use. If we pay or transfer liability to you for any of these sums on your behalf, you will repay us upon demand any sums so paid and an administration fee.

2.3 You must obtain our permission before replacing the registration number of the Vehicle with a cherished/personalised plate and pay any associated DVLA fee and our administration fee.

2.4 If our collection agent attends to collect the Vehicle and, for any reason, the Vehicle is not available for collection at the time and place agreed or is unroadworthy, we may charge you an abortive collection fee.

2.5 In the event that the Vehicle exceeds the Annual Mileage Allowance stated in the Schedule, you shall pay to us the Excess Mileage Charge in the amount stated in respect of each mile travelled in excess of the Annual Mileage Allowance during each year and so in proportion for any less period than a year. Such Excess Mileage Charge shall be payable at the end of the Term or, if earlier, upon termination of this Agreement or the hiring.

2.6 Prompt payment is of the essence of this Agreement, and you will bear the risk of payments sent by post. All payments shall be made to nobody but us or our appointed representatives.

 

3. Extended Term

3.1 We may terminate the Extended Term or any of the Optional Services immediately for mechanical failure, uneconomic repair or service of the Vehicle, or due to the level of Optional Services spent at our sole discretion. On or after the expiry of the Term, the hiring may be terminated by either party, giving to the other not less than seven days’ notice in writing.

3.2 Upon termination of the Extended Term, you will no longer have possession of the Vehicle with our permission, and you must immediately arrange for the Vehicle to be available for our collection in accordance with paragraph 10.

 

4. Variation of Rentals and other payments

4.1 We may vary the Rentals by giving you 14 days notice in the event of a change in rates of VAT occurring during the Term, in which event we shall increase the amount of Rentals payable but not then due by such an amount as is in our opinion necessary to recompense us for the extra expense occasioned by that increase in letting the Vehicle to you.

4.2 If at any time during the Term or any Extended Term, there is an increase in the cost of the Road Fund License or any additional cost of providing the Vehicle arising from legislative changes, then we reserve the right to require you to pay us immediately an amount equal to such increase or additional cost.

 

5 Exclusion of Liability and Indemnity

5.1 We accept liability for death or personal injury resulting from our direct negligence. However, we shall not be liable to you for any loss or damage arising from or as a result of any defect in the Vehicle or any failure on our part to carry out any services provided for in this Agreement with reasonable care and skill or any breach by us of this Agreement. In no circumstances shall we be under any liability to you in respect of any loss of profits or anticipated savings or for any damages or compensation for the loss of use of the Vehicle. Nothing in this condition excludes or limits our liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

5.2 You shall be entitled (so far as we are able to transfer the same) to the benefit of all conditions, warranties, or other terms, express or implied, relating to the Vehicle given by the supplier or manufacturer of the Vehicle to us but the Vehicle is not let with or subject to any conditions, warranty or other terms, express or implied, all of which are excluded as between us and you save those implied by Section 7 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 (relating to our right to transfer possession of the Vehicle and your right to quiet possession of it).

5.3 You shall indemnify us against any claims (including claims by your employees) in respect of loss, injury, or damage sustained as a result of use of the Vehicle or as a result of any defect in the Vehicle, but subject always to the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977.

5.4 We shall not be liable for any loss arising from a failure by you to have a valid used vehicle warranty.

 

6. Responsibility for the Vehicle and Insurance: Your Obligations

6.1 You must insure and keep insured the Vehicle under a fully comprehensive insurance policy against loss or damage to the full retail replacement value of the Vehicle, free from limitation or excess (unless such excess is approved by us).

6.2 You must insure the Vehicle from the Commencement Date until such time as it is collected on our behalf following termination of the Term or any Extended Term. Risk in the Vehicle will pass to you upon delivery and remain with you until the Vehicle is returned to us following such termination. You are not permitted to drive the vehicle without valid insurance.

6.3 You must notify your insurer that we own the Vehicle and ensure that your insurer makes a note of our interest on the policy and provide evidence to us of the insurance policy. You must notify us immediately in writing if the Vehicle is damaged and the total cost of repairs exceeds £500 (excluding VAT) or the Vehicle is a total loss.

6.4 You shall not do or allow to be done anything which may make void or voidable any policy of insurance for the Vehicle.

6.5 We shall be entitled to collect any insurance monies from your insurers in the event of our electing to carry out the repair to or replacement of the Vehicle, and where necessary, we may negotiate and effect a settlement with the insurers which will be binding on you.

6.6 In the event of the Vehicle being stolen or declared a total loss, you shall continue to pay Rentals until the full retail replacement value of the vehicle is received, and upon receipt, this Agreement will terminate, and any further sums due under paragraph 13 shall also be payable.

 

7. Service, Maintenance, and Repair: Your Obligations

7.1 You shall, until the Vehicle is returned to us under paragraph 10, subject to any of our obligations where you have selected the Optional Service under paragraph 9:

7.1.1 Take reasonable care of the Vehicle and keep the Vehicle in good and substantial repair and condition at all times and provide all necessary fluids and lubricants.

7.1.2 Keep the Vehicle properly serviced in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommended service schedule by an agent approved by us, making good all damage to the Vehicle, whether or not such damage is your fault.

7.2 Without affecting your general obligations under paragraph 7.1, you shall ensure that:

7.2.1 All tyres and glass are checked regularly and that they are kept in good condition and meet legal requirements;

7.2.2 The Vehicle is submitted for an MOT when required by law and forward the MOT certificate or advise of any failure immediately to the Fleet Administration Department, First European Finance (Scotland) Limited, Second Floor, 24 Henderson Street, Bridge Of Allan, FK9 4HP.

7.2.3 Accurate service records are maintained at all times, and that the approved servicing and repair agent completes and stamps the Vehicle’s service record after each service;

7.2.4 The Vehicle complies with any recall notice issued by the manufacturer and, at your own expense, immediately arrange for such alterations or modifications to the Vehicle as may be required by any law or regulation which comes into effect at any time after the delivery of the Vehicle.

 

8. Use of the Vehicle: Your Obligations

8.1 The Vehicle may only be used in connection with your business or the social, domestic, and pleasure purposes of any employee or agent duly authorised by you to drive the Vehicle and may only be driven by a qualified driver.

8.2 You must not use the Vehicle for:

8.2.1 any purpose which is illegal, when unsafe, or unfit to drive;

8.2.2 racing, rallying, pace-making, off-road activity, pursuit, or similar purpose;

8.2.3 driving tuition, as a taxi or for chauffeur services, hiring or for hire and reward, or as a courtesy car;

8.2.4 public service, armed forces, or police, or as airport plant or for a purpose for which the Vehicle is not designed.

8.3 You must allow us and/or our agents to inspect the Vehicle on reasonable notice.

8.4 Prior to returning the Vehicle, you must replace the registration number, complying with all necessary procedures and regulations relating to the proper removal and replacement of any cherished/personalized registration number. If a Vehicle is returned with a cherished/personalized registration number, we will be entitled to sell the Vehicle, and we will not be liable to reimburse you for any additional sale proceeds received by us as a result.

8.5 You must not sell, assign, sub-hire, charge, or otherwise dispose of or part with possession of the Vehicle.

8.6 You may take the Vehicle outside the United Kingdom with our prior consent and must continue to comply with your insurance obligations in paragraph 6 and ensure that full mechanical breakdown and accident cover is in place. You will be responsible for the cost of returning the Vehicle to the United Kingdom.

8.7 You must not alter or modify the Vehicle in any way without our previous written consent, unless such alteration or modification is required by law. You may, however, without the necessity of obtaining such consent fix easily removable stickers to the windows and/or bodywork, fit an easily removable roof rack, fit towing equipment provided it is in accordance with any recommendations and specifications of the manufacturer of the Vehicle and (if different) the manufacturer of the towing equipment and fit a car telephone and “hands free” equipment provided such equipment is legal and the fitting does not damage any part of the Vehicle.

8.8 You must remove any and all such items referred to in paragraph 8.7 above prior to the return of the Vehicle to us, and you will be responsible for the cost of making good any damage caused as a result of such removal. You will have no claim against us in respect of any such items not so removed. You must reactivate any safety related equipment that may have been deactivated during the Term or any Extended Term (with or without our prior written consent).

8.9 We may request you to supply details of the recorded mileage from time to time. You must inform us in writing of the recorded mileage and the date when such recorded mileage was read from the odometer within 5 days of our request.

8.10 If, for any reason, the odometer fails to work properly at any time during the Term or any Extended Term, you must advise us immediately of such failure and the recorded mileage at that date, arrange for the immediate repair or replacement of the odometer, and advise us immediately when the odometer has been repaired or replaced. In the event of an odometer failure, the unrecorded mileage will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.

 

9. Optional Services

9.1 The following Optional Services will be stated in the Schedule, and if you have selected the Optional Service, then the following Optional Service will be provided when the Vehicle is in the United Kingdom.

9.2 If any servicing, maintenance, or repair is necessary when the Vehicle is outside the United Kingdom, we will consider reimbursing all or part of the cost of such necessary work which has been carried out outside the United Kingdom upon receipt of a satisfactory repairer’s original invoice, paid by you, which must include a full description of the work. Upon agreement of the value of the work, you shall submit your headed invoice for the equivalent sterling amount showing full UK VAT at the prevailing rate. Costs will be reimbursed according to our existing supplier rates and discounts.

9.3 Optional Repair and Maintenance Service

9.3.1 Where the Schedule indicates that Optional Repair and Maintenance Service has been selected, we can provide for the cost of servicing in line with the manufacturer’s guidelines and the cost of maintenance and repair arising from fair wear and tear. We must give our specific authority before any service, maintenance, or repair work is carried out. All servicing must be undertaken by an agent authorised by us.

9.3.2 We will not accept the cost of repair and maintenance that results, whether directly or indirectly, from:

9.3.2.1 any non-standard accessories or other equipment fitted to the Vehicle at any time, any accident or impact, whether caused by another vehicle or otherwise, negligence, misuse, vandalism, or theft of the Vehicle; and/or

9.3.2.2 frost damage, fuel contamination, damage to the windscreen or other window glass, light lenses or light bulbs; and/or

9.3.2.3 failure to comply with any of your obligations under this Agreement, for example, if the Vehicle is not regularly presented for servicing and/or maintenance in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations; and/or

9.3.2.4 adding or removing artwork or lettering, washing, valeting or waxing, oils or fluids outside of normal servicing

9.3.3 We will accept the cost of repair or replacement of any tyre on the Vehicle which becomes unusable by reason of fair wear and tear and accidental damage. We reserve the right to replace with any tyre made by a different manufacturer, but with an equivalent speed rating and specification. Where the reason for such replacement or repair of any tyre arises other than by reason of fair wear and tear and accidental damage, i.e., theft, vandalism, or misuse, you will reimburse us for a sum proportional to the remaining unused tread depth of the tyre.

9.3.4 We must give our specific authority before any replacement tyre is supplied and fitted or a puncture is repaired. Replacement tyres must be obtained from, and punctures must be repaired by, an agent authorised by us. We reserve the right not to pay for tyres sourced outside our recommended authorised agents.

9.3.5 We will accept the cost of any MOT or similar test to the Vehicle which is required by law, where Optional Repair and Maintenance Service has been selected as an Optional Service.

9.3.6 In respect of used Vehicles, the Optional Service under paragraph 9.3 shall be restricted to routine servicing in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations for the first eight weeks of each Schedule.

9.4 Relief Vehicles

9.4.1 Where the Schedule indicates that a relief vehicle is included as part of the Optional Services, we shall arrange at our own cost for the supply of a relief vehicle in accordance with the entitlement indicated in the Schedule. Any vehicle provided under this Optional Service may be of a similar size to the original Vehicle. The relief vehicle size is capped at a 2.5 litre auto car or long wheel base panel van for commercial vehicles, dependant on the original Vehicle category.

9.4.2 A relief vehicle must be returned or (at our option) made available for collection upon the earliest to occur of the following:

9.4.2.1 the expiry of 28 days from the date when the relief vehicle was first made available; or

9.4.2.2 the date when you are notified that the Vehicle is available for your collection, either following its repair or following its recovery where previously stolen; or

9.4.2.3 the date when your insurer declares that the Vehicle is a write-off; or

9.4.2.4 the date when we notify you that we consider the Vehicle is not capable of economical repair; or

9.4.2.5 the expiration or prior termination of the Term or any Extended Term.

In the event that a relief vehicle is not returned or (at our option) made available for collection in accordance with this paragraph, you will be responsible for payment of all hire charges incurred after the due date for return or collection, which will be payable immediately upon demand.

9.4.3 Where a relief vehicle has been supplied following accident damage, you shall seek to recover from your insurer or (where applicable) the party or parties responsible for the accident damage, the costs we incur in providing a relief vehicle, and remit the recovered costs to us. At our option, you will subrogate to us all your rights in relation to the recovery of the costs of supply of the relief vehicle from your insurer or any such third party.

9.4.4 Each relief vehicle will be supplied by a third party car hire company. You must comply in all respects with such car hire company’s requirements relating to the relief vehicle, including its insurance, maintenance, use, care, and safekeeping. The car hire company will be responsible for all necessary maintenance required in relation to the relief vehicle (in accordance with the terms upon which the relief vehicle is supplied).

9.4.5 You must not take a relief vehicle outside the United Kingdom without the previous written consent of the car hire company. If you do not use the hire company’s insurance scheme, then you are responsible for arranging comprehensive insurance of the relief vehicle. You are responsible for off hiring the relief vehicle. You may be liable for additional charges such as excess mileage, refueling charges, delivery and collection charges, and airport surcharges.

9.5 Excess Mileage Maintenance Charge Where Optional Repair and Maintenance Service has been selected, if the Annual Mileage Allowance is exceeded, you will pay to us the Excess Mileage Maintenance Charge in the amount stated in the Schedule in respect of each mile travelled in excess of the Annual Mileage Allowance during each year and so in proportion for any less period than a year. Such Excess Mileage Maintenance Charge is payable at the end of the Term or, if earlier, upon termination of this Agreement or the hiring, howsoever arising, together with any VAT at the then current rate.

 

10. Return, Inspection, and Condition of a Vehicle

10.1 Upon the expiration or on the termination of the Term or any Extended Term of the Schedule, you must notify us when and where the Vehicle will be available for collection. Our collection agent will use its best endeavors to collect the Vehicle no later than the 3rd working day following the date on which we receive your notification that the Vehicle is available for collection.

10.2 If our collection agent attends to collect the Vehicle, and for any reason the Vehicle is not available for collection at the time and place agreed, Rentals will continue to be payable until the day prior to the date of agreed collection of the Vehicle by our collection agent, and the Vehicle will remain at your risk until collection.

10.3 If, when our collection agent attends to collect the Vehicle, it is in their opinion and for any reason unroadworthy, we may charge you an abortive collection fee. We may also charge you any costs that we incur in collecting the Vehicle. You must advise us in writing of any failure by our collection agent to collect the Vehicle at the agreed time. We reserve the right to continue to charge Rentals in the event of any such failure.

10.4 The Vehicle must be returned with the Road Fund License, and if it is not, then we reserve the right to recharge you for the value of the refund that would have been obtained for the unexpired Road Fund License. Any Road Fund License received by you after the Vehicle has been returned must be sent to us forthwith.

10.5 When we collect or otherwise take possession of the Vehicle, it must be in a safe condition and in good and substantial repair (Fair Wear and Tear excepted, having regard only to its age and mileage). The Vehicle will be inspected by our collection agent at the time of collection. A Vehicle Collection Inspection Report will be completed by our collection agent on our behalf, and you will be required to agree and sign the Vehicle Collection Inspection Report. It is your responsibility to ensure that no personal effects are left in the Vehicle at the time of its collection.

10.6 Immediately upon our demand, you will pay to us a sum which equals:

10.6.1 The costs of repair or replacement of any part or parts or accessories where such repair or replacement is required as a result of any loss or damage to the Vehicle, which in our opinion is in excess of Fair Wear and Tear, having regard only to the age and mileage of the Vehicle. We will only make a demand for payment where such costs exceed £150.00 (excluding VAT) or such other amount as we may from time to time notify to you in writing. Where the costs do exceed this amount, your obligations will be to pay the full costs (and not just the excess). If we decide for any reason not to undertake any such repair or replacement, we shall be entitled to claim from you, as damages for failure to keep the Vehicle in good repair and condition, a sum equivalent to the estimated cost of such repair or replacement. Such claim shall be in addition to any other right which we may have against you for any breach by you of any of your obligations to us; and

10.6.2 Where the Vehicle is not returned with a properly completed and stamped service book, or serviced by a non-approved agent, the amount by which we reasonably consider the value of the Vehicle to have been adversely affected as a result of the lack of evidence that the Vehicle has been serviced in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations or an agent approved by us.

10.6.3 Where the vehicle has been modified, painted, or sign-written without our written permission at the start of the Agreement, the full cost of rectification will be payable by you.

 

11. Expiration of Term

11.1 Upon expiry of the Term, we will sell the Vehicle in order to realise its residual value as determined by us at the date of the relevant Schedule entered into pursuant to this Agreement. If there had been a change in the rate of VAT between our acquisition and sale of the Vehicle then the difference between the amount of VAT calculated on the residual value using the VAT rate that was in existence at the date of the relevant Schedule and the amount of VAT calculated on the residual value using the VAT rate in existence at the date of sale of the Vehicle shall:

11.1.1 where the said change is an increase in the rate of VAT, and as an obligation surviving the termination of this Agreement, be paid by way of an indemnity from you to us within 14 days of notification of the amount of such difference; and

11.1.2 where the said change is a decrease in the rate of VAT, and as an obligation surviving the termination of the Agreement, be paid by us to you within 14 days of notification of the amount of such difference. In the case of either a payment due to us from you or a payment due from us to you under this clause, notification of the amount of such payment shall be conclusive and binding.

 

12. Default Termination

12.1 If any one or more of the following occurs:

12.1.1 You do not punctually pay any Rental or other sum owing to us under this Agreement or any other agreement we may have with you; or

12.1.2 You are in breach of any of the other terms of this Agreement or any other agreement we may have with you, and where such breach is capable of being remedied, it has not been remedied to our satisfaction within a period of 14 days from the date of our written notice to you advising of such breach; or

12.1.3 Where you are a company, any company within your group is in breach of any agreement it may have with us or any company within our group; or

12.1.4 You have given us any material information, in connection with this Agreement or any other agreement we may have with you, which we have reasonable grounds to believe is false or misleading; or

12.1.5 You are unable to pay your debts as defined in Section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986, or you propose any voluntary arrangement with or call a meeting of your creditors or you make a deed of assignment or arrangement in favour of, or you compound with or sign a trust deed for or on behalf of your creditors or you apply for an interim order or petition for a bankruptcy order or suffer the levy against you of any distress or execution; or

12.1.6 Where you are a company, a petition for the winding-up or the winding-up of any company within your Group is presented or any resolution is proposed for such winding-up, or a receiver or administrative receiver is appointed over any of your assets or the assets of any company within your Group; or

12.1.7 You fail to make payment under any loan or other credit facility that you may have from time to time, which failure enables any creditor or other financier to make a demand for immediate repayment of all sums outstanding under such facility; or

12.1.8 Where you are a company, there is any change or proposed change in your control (“control” having the meaning given in Section 840 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988); or

12.1.9 You shall cease to trade or threaten to cease to trade; or

12.1.10 Any guarantee which may be required by us from time to time in connection with the provision of this Agreement is, for any reason, not provided or withdrawn; or

12.1.11 We have reasonable grounds for believing that our interest in any Vehicle is at risk; or

12.1.12 The vehicle is declared a total loss. We shall be entitled to terminate the Agreement. We may terminate by written notice to you or by the act of retaking possession of a Vehicle. Any such termination shall not affect any other rights which we may have.

12.2 If you have shown that you no longer consider that you are bound by the terms of this Agreement either by your failure to make payment of any Rental or other sum when it has fallen due, or by your breach of any other term of this Agreement, we may accept that and such acceptance will bring this Agreement to an end.

12.3 If any steps are taken either for the presentation of a petition for an Administration Order or the appointment of an Administrator by a floating charge holder, this Agreement shall terminate automatically.

 

13. Your liability following termination/repudiation

13.1 You must immediately pay to us following the Agreement being terminated or ended under paragraph 12:

13.1.1 all Rentals and other sums which have fallen due but are unpaid as at the date of termination or ending of the Agreement under paragraph 12; and

13.1.2 damages for any loss we suffer as a result of any breach of your obligations; and

13.1.3 by way of agreed liquidated damages and in addition to any arrears of Rentals, a sum equal to the Rentals which but for the termination would have become payable during the remainder of the Term, discounted at the rate of 5% per annum from the date the Agreement terminated or ended to the dates on which the relevant Rentals would otherwise have fallen due; and

13.1.4 any reasonable administration costs and expenses incurred by us as a result of your breach in accordance with paragraph 2.1.3.

 

14. Consolidation

If any indebtedness which is due from you to us under any other Agreement made between you and us shall not be paid when due or if you shall be or become in default under any such Agreement other than by reason of a failure to pay any sums when due thereunder, then we may after due notice terminate this Agreement and thereupon this Agreement and the hiring thereby constituted shall determine and you shall no longer be in possession of the Vehicle with our consent and we may exercise our right to take possession of the Vehicle and to recover from you all recoverable losses.

 

15. Appropriation

Subject to any legal right you may have, we may appropriate any payment which you make to us towards satisfaction of sums due under such accounts you have with us and in such proportions as we think fit.

 

16. Guarantee and Indemnity

You will provide any guarantee and indemnity that we may require.

 

17. Use of your Information

This notice applies to all applicants and (if application is made by a limited company or partnership/unincorporated association) directors and partners. We’ll check your details with credit reference/fraud prevention agencies (“the Agencies”), and they’ll record our check. We will provide them with current and previous names, addresses, and dates of birth of all parties, so if you are providing information about others, on a joint application, you must be sure that you have their agreement. They will provide us with public information about you and any third party financially linked to you, such as county court judgments (CCJ’s) and bankruptcies, electoral register, and fraud prevention information on you and your known financial associates, current and previous names, addresses, and dates of birth. If false or inaccurate information is provided and fraud is identified, details will be passed to fraud prevention agencies. Law enforcement agencies may access and use this information. You hereby confirm your authority to disclose information about you and any third party so linked to you. Searches we make of the Agencies will leave a search footprint both in our records and on your credit file at the Agencies we search, whether or not this application proceeds. If the search was for a credit application, the record of that search (but not the name of the organisation that carried it out) may be seen by other organisations when you apply for credit in the future. If you made a joint application, they will link together the records of joint applicants (financial associates). They will also link all your previous and subsequent names and addresses. Links between financial associates will remain on your and their files until such time as you or your associate successfully files for a disassociation with the credit reference agencies. Information provided may be supplied to other organisations and used by them and us to assess you and your household for: credit and credit related services; motor, household, credit, life and other insurance proposals and claims; debt tracing and recovery; checking details of job applicants and employees, prevention of fraud and money laundering; managing your accounts; statistical analysis about credit, insurance and fraud; and market research and to verify your identity if you or your financial associate apply(ies) for other facilities, including all types of insurance applications and claims. We and other organizations may access and use from other countries the information recorded by fraud prevention agencies. Information about you may also be used for other purposes for which you have given specific information, or, in very limited circumstances, when required by law or where permitted under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998.

We may disclose your information to other subsidiaries or associates of First European Finance (Scotland) Limited. Credit scoring techniques will be used to assess your application. Please write to us at RFL House, Anderson Street, Dunblane, FK15 9AJ if you want a copy of the information we hold about you, or phone us on 0870 516 8283 for details of the Agencies we use.

First European Finance (Scotland) Limited trading as vanleasingquotes.com, RFL House, Anderson Street, Dunblane, FK15 9AJ. Phone: 0870 516 8283 Fax: 0870 516 8284

 

18. Vehicle

18.1.1 We may at any time, at our discretion, on a permanent basis, replace or substitute the Vehicle for another motor vehicle whereupon the provisions of this Agreement shall apply to such other motor vehicle as though it were the Vehicle under this Agreement.

18.1.2 We shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of the Vehicle or any accessories outside our control, but we will take all reasonable steps we can to arrange for delivery to take place on the estimated delivery date or contact you to agree an alternative date.

18.1.3 You have 7 days from delivery to examine the Vehicle and write to us if you feel that the Vehicle is not of satisfactory condition. Unless you do, you will be deemed to have acknowledged that the Vehicle is free from defects and damage which such an examination would reveal, and in accordance with your order.

 

19. General Provisions

19.1 Change of Address

You must inform us immediately in writing if you move address or change your name, giving us details of your new address and name.

19.2 Transfer of Rights

19.2.1 You may not transfer your rights under this Agreement to any other person.

19.2.2 We may transfer any of our rights and/or responsibilities under this Agreement to any other person at any time. Any such transfer will not affect your rights or responsibilities under the Agreement.

19.3 Indulgence

We may decide, from time to time, not to enforce some or all of our rights. If we do this, we will not be prevented from subsequently enforcing those or other rights.

19.4 Application of Payments

We may apply any payment you make to us under this Agreement or any other agreement we may have with you to this Agreement and any Schedule or to any other such agreement in whatever proportion we may decide.

19.5 Rights of Third Parties

This Agreement does not create any rights in favour of any person who is not a party to this Agreement. The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 shall not apply.

19.6 Whole Agreement

The parties agree that the terms of this Agreement and any other written agreement signed by both parties and expressed to be supplemental to this Agreement represent the whole of the agreement between the parties in respect of the hire of the Vehicle. If, for any reason, you have placed an order for a Vehicle on terms other than those set out in this Agreement, then the acceptance of such an order by us shall not constitute acceptance of an offer on your terms or a variation of the terms of this Agreement. Any such order shall be accepted by us only on the terms set out in this Agreement.

19.7 Force Majeure

We shall be entitled to suspend or cancel our obligations under this Agreement if we shall be prevented and/or hindered from fulfilling our obligations by strikes, lock-outs, fire, or failure by any manufacturer or supplier to supply a Vehicle, or the theft of a Vehicle, or any other event outside our control.

19.8 Notices

Unless we have indicated otherwise in this Agreement, any notice or other written communication to be given by either party to the other may be delivered by hand, sent by first-class post, or by facsimile transmission to the address and/or telephone facsimile number as such party may from time to time have notified to the other party. In proving service, it shall be sufficient to show a receipt that the letter containing the notice was properly addressed, stamped, and posted by first-class mail, or, in the case of a facsimile transmission, that the sender’s facsimile machine has produced a report confirming that the notice has been successfully transmitted.

19.9 Choice of Law and Jurisdiction

This Agreement shall be subject to English law. Legal proceedings may be taken in the English Courts. This will not prevent us from exercising such remedies as we may have under Scottish law and in the Scottish Courts. If it becomes necessary to issue legal proceedings, you agree that we may issue the proceedings out of any County Court of our choice.

19.10 Electronic Processes

19.10.1We provide you with access to electronic tools such as reporting systems, and you acknowledge that such use is on a non exclusive non transferable license only and that any copyright or other intellectual property rights of whatsoever nature that subsist or may subsist in such software or programmes are and shall remain our property absolutely.

19.10.2 Where passwords are provided by us to enable access, these shall be provided to employees or your authorised users, and you shall not permit any other person to use such passwords. Upon termination of this Agreement, all permissions to use such electronic tools will cease.

19.10.3 In addition, the parties hereby agree that any of the procedures outlined in the terms and conditions of this Agreement can be effected by the use of electronic media, including but not limited to electronic signatures, and the use of such media will not invalidate any of such terms and conditions.

 

20. Interpretation

20.1 Paragraph headings are for ease of reference only.

20.2 Words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa.

20.3 References to any statute or statutory provision include any statute or statutory provision which amends, extends, consolidates, or replaces the same and any regulations or other subordinate legislation under that statute.

20.4 References to this Agreement or any other document shall be interpreted as references to this Agreement or that document as may be amended, supplemented, novated, or substituted from time to time.

20.5 Any amendment to this Agreement, or any purported variation to its terms, shall only be effective if in writing and signed by both parties.

20.6 The hiring of any Vehicle shall be on the terms of this Agreement and as may be varied in accordance with paragraph 20.5, notwithstanding any terms and conditions which either party may at any time seek to incorporate or impose. The terms of this Agreement shall prevail at all times.

20.7 The invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability of any provisions of this agreement shall not affect the continuation in force of the remainder of this agreement.