TERMS & CONDITIONS
A summary of our General Terms & Conditions is detailed below and is intended for
guidance only.
For Terms & Conditions of specific offers &/or fares, please request at the time
of booking.
Definitions:- In these conditions "the Company "means RB Sport & Travel; "the customer
"means the person(s) or company to whom this document is addressed.
Conditions:- General conditions of sale. These conditions shall form the basis of
the contract between the Company and the customer not withstanding anything to the
contrary in the customer's standard conditions of purchase, these conditions shall
apply except so far as expressly agreed in writing by the head office of the Company.
No servant or agent of the Company has the power to vary these conditions orally,
or to make representations or promises about the condition of goods, their fitness
for any purpose or any other matter what so ever.
Order acceptance:- Unless otherwise expressly stated in writing, all quotations &
estimates by the Company are valid at the time of issue subject to availability and
are invitations to treat. The customer's order is an offer and will become binding
upon the Company posting its confirmation of the order. A confirmed order may only
be cancelled or varied with the Company's consent, the giving of the Company's consent
shall not in any way prejudice the Company's right to recover from the customer full
compensation for any loss or expense from such cancellation or variation. The right
to sub-contract any order or part of any order is reserved.
Guarantee:- The customer shall carry out a thorough inspection as to the accuracy
of the tickets / confirmation forms within a reasonable time of their receipt and
shall contact the company initially by phone or fax or E-mail and give written notification
to the head office of the Company forthwith, of any defects that a reasonable examination
would have revealed. In the case of other complaints, the customer shall give written
notification of the complaint within 5 days from the date of the incident. Subject
to compliance with the above obligations, which shall be a condition precedent to
the Company's liability, the Company will repair or replace (at its option) any components
of the Company's manufacture that fail due to faulty materials or workmanship. In
case of components or products not of the Company's manufacture but supplied by the
Company as part of a contract or order the Company will assign to the customer its
rights against its supplier and the rights shall be taken in extinction of and substitution
for any rights which the customer would otherwise have against the Company. The liability
of the Company under this guarantee shall be limited to the invoice value of the
component part of the ticket and the Company shall not be liable for any consequential
loss or damage howsoever caused. It shall be the duty of the customer to insure against
such consequential loss and to hold the Company harmless therefore.
Delivery:- The Company undertakes to use its best endeavours to dispatch the tickets
on a promised delivery date, but does not guarantee to do so. Time of delivery shall
not be of essence of the contract unless expressly so stipulated in writing. If delivery
is delayed by strikes, lockouts, fire, accidents, defective materials, or bought
in goods or services, weather, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of
the Company a reasonable extension of time for delivery shall be granted and the
customer shall pay such reasonable extra charges as shall have been occasioned by
the delay.
Cost variation:- All quotations & estimates issued by the Company are, unless otherwise
stated, based on current prices issued by the carrier and are subject to amendment
on or after acceptance to meet any recognized rise or fall in such cost, should
an error occur which would result in a loss to the Company, the final account will
be issued at the nett cost plus overheads of the Company without profit added.
Government Taxes or levies:- Any variation to prices quoted as a result of Government
Taxes and levies will be for the customer's account.
Terms of sale:- The customer shall pay strictly nett C.O.D. or with the prior agreement
of the Company in writing Nett 7 days after the Invoice Date, and shall pay interest
on overdue accounts of 10% above the Bank of England’s Base Rate accruing daily (from
the date of the invoice) if the customer shall fail to pay promptly, the customer
shall lose the benefit of any previously agreed discount. The ownership of materials
delivered by the Company shall only be transferred to the customer when the customer
has met all that is owing to the Company on whatever grounds, the customer is required
by the Company, until all accounts paid, to store goods in such a way that it is
clearly the property of the Company The risk of accidental deterioration or destruction
shall pass on delivery and the customer shall insure against such risk. In the event
of default by the customer in payment, the tickets & or booking shall be cancelled,
any cost whatsoever involved including the initial supply, carrier’s fees & charges,
recovery and loss in value will be for the customers account, the Company shall not
be held liable for any penalties or losses incurred by the customer or third parties
whatsoever. The customer shall pay all accounts in full and not exercise any rights
of set off or counter claim against invoices submitted.
Bankruptcy:- If the customer shall become bankrupt or insolvent, or have a receiving
order made against them, compound with their creditors, or being a corporation, commence
to be wound up, not being a members voluntary winding up for the purpose of reconstruction
or amalgamation, or carry on the business under a receiver for the benefit of its
creditors or any of them, the Company shall be at liberty either:- (1) to terminate
the contract forthwith by notice in writing to the customer, or to the receiver or
liquidator, or to any person in whom the contract may become vested; or (2) to give
such receiver, liquidator or other person the option of carrying out the contract
subject to them providing a guarantee for due and faithful performance of the contract
(payments to be made in advance of recommencement of the contract).
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977:- Any provision herein set out shall, to the extent
to which it would by virtue of the Act, be of no effect as against a person dealing
as a consumer, not apply in respect of a sale to a person so dealing. If any part
of these conditions is found by any Court or other competent authority to be invalid,
unlawful or unenforceable then such part shall be severed from the remainder of these
conditions, which shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
English Law shall be the proper law of the contract.
