Terms and Conditions

Definitions:

  • “The Lessor” means Vroom By The Sea Limited.
  • “The Hirer” means the person who hires the equipment from the Lessor
  • “The Equipment” means any scooter, motorcycle, vehicle or other items owned by the Lessor.

Your attention is drawn to the following:

  • Any damage to hire vehicle or equipment, punctures, parking fines, fixed penalty fines etc. are the sole responsibility of the hirer/rider whilst the vehicle or equipment is on hire. Any losses will be deducted from the deposit and at the end of the hire period, if the loss is greater than the balance of the deposit, an invoice will be raised and the amount will be deducted from the hirer’s account.
  • All accidents must be reported to Vroom By The Sea Ltd.
  • The Lessor agrees to let to the Hirer and the Hirer acknowledges that the motorcycle described on the Rental Agreement is fit for his/her purpose. The Hirer confirms that he/she has been given adequate time and opportunity to carefully read the terms and conditions herein and agrees to be bound by them in their entirety.
  • Where a booking has been confirmed by full or part payment the Lessor does not offer full or part refund should the Hirer decide they no longer require the equipment irrespective of reason. The lessor will offer to supply the same equipment on another occasion within 3 months of original booked date.

General Conditions

  1. The vehicle described on the Rental Agreement is the property of the Lessor. The Hirer and Declaration on the Rental Agreement agrees to return the vehicle or equipment together with all tyres, tools, accessories and other equipment in the same condition as received at commencement of this Rental Agreement to the place and on the date and time specified on the Rental Agreement, or sooner if demanded by the Lessor.
  2. During the rental period the Hirer shall keep the vehicle or equipment together with its accessories, tools and equipment in his/her sole possession and free from any and all legal process or lien, and when not in use to adequately protect and secure it.
  3. The vehicle or equipment will not be used:
    1. for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward.
    2. for any unlawful purpose or in contravention of any Act, Order, Regulation affecting the vehicle or equipment or its use or construction.
    3. to propel or tow any other motorcycle or trailer.
    4. for racing, pacemaking, reliability trials or speed testing.
    5. to carry greater number of passengers and/or more baggage than recommended by the Manufacturer.
    6. by any person other than the Hirer who has signed the Rental Agreement or who has been nominated as the Rider by the Hirer and approved by the Lessor.
    7. by any person who has been convicted of any UT, DR, DD, MS, CD or 3 or more other driving offences.
    8. by any person who has within the preceding period of five years been convicted of any BA, XX99 or TT99 offences.
    9. by any person not holding a valid current licence, including where necessary or appropriate a CBT Pass Certificate.
    10. by any person under 18 years of age, or over 69 years of age, unless authorised by the Insurer.
    11. in any manner which may render the applicable insurance policy void outside England, Scotland or Wales without the Lessor’s consent. In which event, adequate insurance for the purpose of Foreign use must, prior to any travel commitment or arrangement, be in force and the provision of same shall be subject to separate and additional insurance premium, payment of which shall fall to the Hirer.
    12. the loading of the vehicle or equipment should not exceed the limits laid down by the manufacturer.
    13. for fast food delivery.
  4. Where a person signing this Agreement purports to do so on behalf of another, they warrant that they are authorised to do so and in such case is deemed to act as Agent Universal, but in any event shall remain personally liable to the Lessor.
  5. Neither the Hirer nor any servant as Agent of the Hirer is or may hold himself out to be the Servant or Agent of the Lessor for any purpose whatsoever.
  6. The Hirer is not authorised to effect any repairs to the vehicle or equipment nor to incur any cost on the Lessor’s Account without the Lessor’s express prior consent.
  7. The Lessor is not and cannot be held liable for loss or damage to any property stored, transported in or on the vehicle or equipment after it has been returned to the Lessor’s possession.
  8. The Hirer expressly acknowledges personal liability to pay Lessor on demand:
    1. the Rental due under this agreement together with, where specified, a mileage charge computed at the rates specified for rental until vehicle or equipment is returned (the number of miles over which said vehicle or equipment shall be operated under this Agreement shall be determined by reading the speedometer installed by the Manufacturers, if speedometer fails, the mileage charge shall be made in accordance with the road map distance of the journey traveled).
    2. time, and miscellaneous charges at the rates specified in this Agreement.
    3. Lessor’s costs, including reasonable legal fees incurred in collecting payments due from the Hirer.
  9. compensation for Lessor’s loss of use of the vehicle or equipment whilst being recovered at the termination of this Rental whilst being repaired consequent upon any collision or other damage suffered before the vehicle or equipment was returned to the Lessor’s place of business.

Fixed Penalties

  1. The Hirer shall be liable as owner of the vehicle or equipment in respect of:
    1. Any fixed penalty offence committed in respect of that vehicle or equipment under Part 111 and the relevant schedules of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 as amended by the Parking Act 1989 and as those provisions may be amended or replaced from time to time.
    2. Any excess charge which may be incurred in respect of the vehicle or equipment in pursuance of an order under Sections 45 and 46 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended by the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 and by the Parking Act 1989, and as those provisions may be amended or replaced from time to time.
  2. Any financial penalty or charge which may be demanded by any Person, Corporation or Authority as a result of the vehicle or equipment being parked or left upon land which is not a public road.

Insurance provided by the Lessor

  1. Unless the Hirer elects to provide own insurance the vehicle or equipment is, at all times, covered by the Lessor’s Insurance policy, the terms of which are available for inspection by the Hirer at the Lessor’s office. The Hirer shall, however, remain liable for any loss or damage to the vehicle or equipment as a result of the wilful act or negligence of the Hirer, his agent(s) or servant(s) or any breach of the terms of the insurance policy and shall indemnify the Lessor from any third party claim, whether consequential or otherwise, which arises therefrom.

Hirer’s obligations in the event of an Accident

  1. The Hirer agrees to protect the interest of the Lessor and the Lessor’s Insurers in the case of an accident during the term of this Rental and shall immediately report to the Lessor any accident in which the vehicle or equipment detailed and described on the Rental Agreement is involved and shall;
    1. make every endeavor to obtain the names and addresses including vehicle or equipment details of all parties involved.
    2. obtain the names and addresses of witnesses.
    3. not admit liability or guilt.
    4. notify police immediately if another party’s guilt has to be ascertained and/or if people are injured.
    5. ensuring adequate provision for safeguarding and securing it,
  2. provide the Lessor with a detailed written report, including diagram, on a “Particulars of vehicle or equipment Accident Report Form” obtainable from the lessor.

Data Protection Act 1984

The Lessor and Hireguard use a national database in conjunction with insurers to aid avoidance of:

  1. fraud.
  2. multiple claims.
  3. bogus hirers

In compliance with the said Act Hireguard is the Data User and is accordingly licensed by the Data Protection Registrar, Registration Number Z 1334751.

Age Limits & Experience

The minimum age of all hirers/riders is 18 and the maximum age limit is 69.

All eligible hirers/riders must be in possession of either a full motorcycle licence or a provisional licence plus a CBT (compulsory basic training certificate).

Or, hirers/riders may hire a 50cc bike if they passed their full driving licence before 01st February 2001. If hirers/riders passed their full driving licence after 01st February 2001 you will need a CBT certificate.

In addition, in the case of hirers/riders between the ages of 18 to 21, they must be free from any conviction/endorsements and have an accident free record, other than proven non-fault accidents.

Continental Hire

Not currently permitted.

U.K. Hire to Foreign Nationals

Vroom By The Sea Ltd will also cover persons living abroad who wish to hire a motorcycle for use in the U.K.

All such persons, including pillion passengers, must each sign a Jurisdiction Clause.

Additional insurance premium, in all such cases is to be paid by the Hirer at the following rate – £25 per week or part thereof.