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Terms and Conditions for Lancaster Movers Limited:

 

These conditions set out the terms of the contract between Lancaster Movers Ltd (“the Contractor”) and you (“the Customer”) and explain your rights and obligations and responsibilities and those of the Contractor.

 

1. Interpretation
1.1 Any reference in these conditions to “we” or “us” is a reference to the Contractor.
Any reference in these conditions to “you” is a reference to the Customer.
“Goods” means the goods being removed and/or stored.

 

2. Quotations
2.1 Quotations include Value Added Tax but do not include any other customs duties levies or fees payable to government or other statutory bodies and all such duties or fees (if any) will be payable by you in addition to the quoted price.
2.2 Although we quote a fixed price we reserve the right to amend it or make additional charges if any of the following have not been taken into account when preparing the quotation:-
2.2.1 If due to any circumstances outside our control the work is not carried out or completed within three months of the quotation date
2.2.2 Our costs increase as a result of currency fluctuations or changes in taxation or freight charges beyond our control
2.2.3 We have to collect or deliver Goods above the first upper floor and we were not made aware of that in advance
2.2.4 We supply any additional services
2.2.5 There are delays outside our reasonable control in which event we will make additional charges calculated in accordance with our standard rates applicable at the time.
2.2.6 Access to the collection or delivery point is inadequate or the approach is unsuitable for our vehicles.
2.2.7 Any parking or other fees or charges that we have to incur and pay in order to carry out the services you require.
In all these circumstances you will be responsible for the extra charges
2.3 Our quotation is not a guarantee that we have vehicles available on the day you require. Accordingly your signed acceptance of our quotation does not constitute a contract between us until you have our written confirmation that we can move your Goods on your required date. We will send our written confirmation within one working day of our receipt of your acceptance of our quotation.

 

3. Work excluded from our quotations
Unless previously agreed in writing we will not: -
3.1 Dismantle or assemble unit-furniture (flat-pack), fittings or fitments

3.2 Disconnect or reconnect appliances, fittings or equipment.

3.3 Remove or lay fitted floor coverings.
3.4 Take down or re-hang curtains, blinds or other window coverings.
3.5 Move night storage heaters unless they are dismantled.
3.6 Move or store any items excluded under Clause 4.
3.7 Move any item or items which our removal crew reasonably believe they cannot move safely or the removal of which may damage the item or items in question or its or their surroundings
3.8 Clear driveways or other access areas (at either collection or delivery address) from snow or ice or other materials.

 

4. Excluded Property
The following items are specifically excluded from this contract and will not be removed: -
4.1 Jewellery, watches, trinkets, precious stones, money, deeds, securities, stamps, coins, or goods or collections of a similar kind.

4.2 Potentially dangerous, damaging or explosive items.
4.3 Goods likely to encourage vermin or other pests or to cause infection.
4.4 Refrigerated or frozen food or drink.
4.5 Any animals and their cages or tanks including pets, birds or fish.
4.6 Cars, boats and caravans.
4.7 Furs, perfumery, wines, spirits, tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, foodstuffs, perishable goods or any kind of explosives.
Such goods will not be removed by us except without prior written agreement. If you submit such goods without our knowledge and prior written agreement we will not be liable for any loss or damage except when death or injury is caused by our negligence or that of our employees or agents and you will indemnify us against any charges, expenses, damages or penalties claimed against us by third parties. In addition we shall be entitled to dispose of (without notice) any such goods which are listed under paragraphs 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, & 4.7.
4.8 Breakage of owner packed property unless the box or container shows signs of external damage

 

5. Customer's responsibility
It is your sole responsibility to:-
5.1 Declare to us the proper value of the Goods.
5.2 Obtain at your expense all documents necessary for the removal to be completed.
5.3 Be present yourself or appoint a representative at the departure and destination points to ensure that nothing is removed or left in error or is left in the wrong room.
5.4 Prepare adequately and stabilise all appliances prior to their removal.
Other than by reason of our negligence we will not be liable for any loss or damage, costs or additional charges that may arise from any of these matters.

 

6. Ownership of the goods
By entering into this contract you confirm to us that:-
6.1 The Goods are your own property; or
6.2 You have the authority of the owner of the property to make this contract in respect of the Goods.
You will be responsible to pay for any claim for damages and/or costs against either of the above if this proves to be untrue.

 

7. Postponements/Cancellations
7.1 If you postpone or cancel this contract we may charge according to how much notice you provide prior to the agreed removal date:-
Between 4-7 days: 50% of the total removal charges
3 days: 75% of the total removal charges
1-2 days: 90% of the total removal charges
Less than 24 hours: 100% of the total removal charges.
7.2 Condition 7.1 will not apply if you elect to take any removal postponement/cancellation protection waiver for which we have quoted or if we have agreed different cancellation charges and terms.

 

8. Payment of Removal Charges
Unless you have our written agreement to the contrary you must pay our charges so we have cleared funds in advance of the removal. Unless we agree otherwise, you may not withhold any part of the agreed price. Interest at 2% per month calculated on a daily basis, is charged on all overdue accounts.
We reserve the right to terminate this contract if payment is not received before the removal date, and not to carry out any services quoted for. Failure to comply with our payment terms will also mean that we will not insure our liability for the goods

8.1Invoices must be paid within 30 days of the work being carried out, unless we agree otherwise 2% interest will be charged on a daily basis. Failure to settle payments in full will result any outstanding amount to pass your account to our chosen debt recovery agency, Safe Collections who will add further debt collection charges under the legislation.

 

9. Our liability for loss or damage

9.1 Restricted liability
9.1.1 If you do not provide us with a declaration of value of your goods or you do not require us to accept Regular Liability pursuant to clause 9.2 below, then in the event that we lose or damage your goods through our negligence or our breach of contract, we will pay you up to a maximum of £40.00 sterling for each item which is lost or damaged, to cover the cost of repairing or replacing that item. In this respect an item is defined as any one article, suite, pair, set, complete case, package, carton or other container.
9.1.2 We may choose to repair or replace the damaged or lost item. However if we choose the repair the item we will not be liable for any depreciation in value.
9.1.3 Other than because of our negligence, we will not be liable for any loss, damage or failure to deliver the goods if it is caused by any of the following circumstances:
9.1.4 Fire howsoever caused.
9.1.5 War, invasion, acts of foreign enemies, hostilities (whether war is declared or not), civil war, terrorism, rebellion and/or military coup, act of God, industrial action or other such events outside our reasonable control.
9.1.6 Normal wear and tear, natural or gradual deterioration, leakage or evaporation or from perishable or unstable goods. This includes goods left within furniture or appliances.
9.1.7 Cleaning, repairing or restoring unless we did the work.
9.1.8 Moth or vermin or similar infestation.
9.1.9 Electrical or mechanical derangement to any appliance, instrument or equipment unless there is evidence of external impact.
9.1.10 Additionally we will not be liable for any loss of or damage to:
9.1.11 Any goods in wardrobes, drawers or appliances, or in a package, bundle, case or other container not both packed and unpacked by us.
9.1.12 Jewellery, watches, trinkets, precious stones or metals, money, deeds, securities, stamps, coins, or goods or collections of a similar kind, unless you have previously given us full information including value, and we have confirmed in writing that we will accept responsibility
9.1.13 Goods which have a relevant proven defect or are inherently defective.
9.1.14 Animals and their cages or tanks including pets, birds or fish.
9.1.15 Plants.
9.1.16 Refrigerated or frozen food or drink.
9.1.17 Other than because of our negligence, we will not be liable for damages or costs resulting indirectly from, or as a consequence of loss, damage, or failure to deliver the goods.

9.2 Regular Liability
9.2.1 If you provide us with a declaration of the value of your goods and you agree to pay an additional charge the amount of our liability to you will be as follows:
9.2.1.1 In the event of loss or damage caused by our negligence or breach of contract, our liability to you will be assessed as a sum equivalent to the cost of their repair or replacement, taking into account the age and condition of the goods immediately prior to their loss or damage but subject to a maximum liability of £100,000 (unless we have agreed a higher amount with you).
9.2.1.2 Where the lost or damaged item is part of a pair or a set, our liability to you, where it is assessed to be the cost of replacement of that item, it is to be assessed as a sum equivalent to the cost of that item in isolation, not the cost of that item as part of a pair or set.
9.3 Any liability under clause 9.1 or 9.2 above is expressly subject to all or any other applicable exclusions set out elsewhere in this agreement
9.4 Excess.
9.4.1 Excess of £250 is payable for each claim unless other arrangements are made in written prior to the moving date.
9.4 No liability cover is given if the Quotation Acceptance Form is not returned prior to removal

 

10. Delays in transit
10.1 Unless we give a specifically agreed written timescale then arrival and departure times are an estimate only.
10.2 If we do not keep to an agreed written time scale schedule and any delay is within our reasonable control we will pay your reasonable expenses which arise as a result of our not keeping to the agreed written time schedule. If through no fault of ours we are unable to deliver your goods, we will take them into store. This contract will then be fulfilled and any additional service(s), including storage and delivery, will be at your expense.
10.3 We shall not be in breach of this agreement nor liable for delay in performing, or failure to perform, any of our obligations under this agreement if such delay or failure results from events, circumstances or causes beyond our reasonable control including but not limited to adverse weather conditions. In such circumstances we shall be entitled to a reasonable extension of time for performing such obligations, provided that if the period of delay or non-performance continues for 4 weeks then you may terminate this agreement, without penalty by giving not less than 7 days written notice to us.
10.3.1 In the event that the agreement is terminated under clause 10.3 and we have part performed any of our obligations under this agreement, including but not limited to a completed or part-completed packing service and/or any storage requirement, any charges incurred by us at the time of your termination under clause 10.3 shall become chargeable in accordance with our standard rates applicable at the time.
10.3.2 In the event of termination under clause 10.3, any monies already paid will be refunded save that we reserve the right to set off such sums as are due to us under clause 10.3.1
10.3.3 We shall not be liable for any costs or charges you incur as a result of the termination of the agreement under clause 10.3.

 

11. Damage to premises
We shall only be liable for damage to premises caused by our negligence. Any damages to premises must be noted on the delivery receipt and confirmed in writing to us within 48hrs unless you request a reasonable extension which we agree in writing.

 

12. Time limits for claims
We will not be liable for any loss or damage to any goods unless any claim for loss or damage is notified to us in writing by recorded delivery post or email WITHIN 48hrs (this is a requirement of insurers) of either their collection by you or delivery by us to their destination, unless you request a reasonable extension which we agree in writing. Day 1of the 2 days to start the day after either their collection by you or delivery by us to their destination.

 

13. Our rights to withhold or dispose of goods
We have a legal right to withhold or (subject to complying with the notice procedure in condition 16.6) ultimately dispose of some or all of the goods until you have paid all our charges and other payments due under this contract. These include any charges that we have paid out on your behalf. While we hold the goods and wait for payment you will be liable to pay all storage charges and other costs incurred as a result of our withholding your goods and these terms and conditions will continue to apply.

 

14. Disputes
14.1 If there is a dispute arising from this agreement which cannot be resolved, this does not affect your right to pursue the matter through the Small Claims Court.

 

15. Sub-contracting the work
15.1 We reserve the right to sub-contract some or all of the work for which we have provided a quotation without reference to you.
15.2 If we sub-contract these conditions will still apply in full.

 

16. Storage services
The following terms in addition to all other terms set out in this document will apply to all contracts for the storage of goods:-

 

16.1 If you require storage facilities you are obliged to provide a forwarding address and notify us in writing if it changes. All correspondence and notices will be deemed to have been received by you seven days after posting it to the last forwarding address recorded by us.
16.2 The manner in which goods are transported and whether we use conventional or containerised storage shall be within our sole discretion unless otherwise confirmed in writing.
16.3 You must provide us with an accurate inventory of goods stored, it will be accepted as accurate unless you provide us with written notice of any errors or omissions within 14 days.
16.4 All charges for storage services are payable in advance. All our charges including removal charges must be paid in full in cleared funds before any goods are released from storage and we shall be entitled to exercise a lien over those goods until we receive payment of all charges due from you to us.
16.5 We review our storage charges periodically. You will be given 28 days' notice in writing of any increases following which our revised rates as notified will apply. We will always act reasonably in reviewing our storage charges.
16.6 On giving you 28 days' notice we are entitled to require you to remove your goods from our custody and pay all money due to us. Any such notice will tell you that we will dispose of your goods three months thereafter if you fail to pay all outstanding sums due to us and, in that event, we will do so without further notice. The cost of the sale or disposal will be charged to you. The net proceeds will be credited to your account and any eventual surplus will be paid to you without interest.
16.7 If your payments are up to date we will not end this contract except by giving you three calendar months' notice in writing. If you wish to terminate your storage contract you should give at least 14 days' notice. Whilst we will use reasonable endeavours to arrange the release of your goods on the dates you require, specific dates cannot be guaranteed.
16.8 If you choose someone else to collect your goods from our storage facilities we are entitled to make a charge for handing them over.
Our responsibility for such goods will cease upon their being handed over to your chosen representative.

16.9 If loss or damage is incurred when your goods are in our possession, we will not accept any liability if you have not submitted an inventory in advance of using our storage facility. 

 

17. Whole agreement
These Terms and Conditions together with our quotation are intended to form the whole agreement between us and to prevail over any verbal discussions. Should we mutually agree to any variation of these terms such variation should be confirmed in writing. Any variation however agreed shall never invalidate the remainder of these Terms and Conditions.

18. Jurisdiction

By ordering Lancaster Movers services by telephone, e-mail, fax or Lancaster Movers website the customer agrees to be bound by Lancaster Movers terms and conditions.

The relevant United Kingdom law shall govern these terms and conditions, and by agreeing to be bound by them the customer agrees to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the relevant courts of the United Kingdom.

Lancaster Movers Ltd reserves the right to make any changes to any part of these terms and conditions without giving any prior notice. Please check this website for updates.

 

 

Storage Terms & Conditions

 

The following terms in addition to all other terms set out in this document will apply to all contracts for the storage of goods:

 

  • You are solely responsible for the insurance of any items that are stored with us in our storage facility, so we highly recommend that you take out your own adequate storage insurance as we take no responsibility for any damage caused by us or a third party of any items that are held in our storage facility. Any compensation given is at our discretion. 

  • If you require storage facilities you are obliged to provide a forwarding address and notify us in writing if it changes. All correspondence and notices will be deemed to have been received by you seven days after posting it to the last forwarding address recorded by us.

     

  • Where we provide an inventory of goods stored on your behalf it will be accepted as accurate unless you provide us with written notice of any errors or omissions within 14 days of our posting the inventory to you.

     

  • All charges for storage services are payable in advance. All our charges must be paid in full in cleared funds before any goods are released from storage.

     

  • We review our storage charges periodically. You will be given 28 days notice in writing of any increases following which our revised rates as notified will apply.

     

  • On giving you 28 days notice we are entitled to require you to remove your goods from our custody and pay all money due to us. If you fail to pay all outstanding debts due to us we are entitled to sell or dispose of some or all of the goods without further notice. The cost of the sale or disposal will be charged to you. The net proceeds will be credited to your account and any eventual surplus will be paid to you without interest.

     

  • If your payments are up to date we will not end this contract except by giving you 3 calendar months notice in writing. If you wish to terminate your storage contract you should give at least 14 days notice. If we can release the goods earlier we will do so, provided your account is up to date.

     

  • If you choose someone else to collect your goods from our storage facilities we are entitled to make a charge for handing them over. Our responsibilities for such goods will cease upon them being handed over to your chosen representative.​

Student Storage Terms & Conditions: 

The following terms in addition to all other terms set out in this document will apply to all contracts for the storage of goods for student storage:

  • There is a one off £10 collection & delivery charge for student storage, this includes box delivery.

  • Re-delivery is to the entrance of your residence only, if further assistance is required this must be requested in advance and an extra fee will apply.

  • Re-delivery notice must be given 7 days in advance. 

  • Collections and delivery are from anywhere in Lancaster, Lancaster University Campus & University of Cumbria Campus, Monday to Friday & Saturday mornings. Anywhere outside of these areas and times will be charged dependant on distance and day.

  • Any boxes that are being sent to another city or shipped abroad containing fragile items must be packed in the correct manner and the appropriate labels be added by the customer. 

  • Food or Liquids are strictly prohibited from being stored with us due to environmental issues. If Food is discovered in your storage, we will automictically disposed of and charged a £30 clean up fee. 

  • Boxes which are loaded too heavy will be repacked, and there will be a £25 charge for this. Max weight of a box for one person to handle is 25kg.

  • Student Storage begins at the last week of June till the beginning of the next academic year, anything outside of this is charged at a weekly rate.

  • If you dont return for the new academic year you will be automatically put onto a Storage extension. This is from the start of the new academic year in October for 3 months until the beginning of January. This will need to be paid in advance at the beginning of the academic year, you will have 14 days to make the payment. The rates are dependant on how much you have stored. If payment is not received within 14 days from the start of the academic year then your things will be disposed of, where you will be liable for the cost of disposal. 

  •  Extra charge of £15 will be applied if we can't park close to the collection or delivery property.

  • An after hour's charge of £30 will be charged after 5pm.

  • Our regular storage terms and conditions also apply to student storage, these can be found on this very same page.    

Prohibited Items for Storage

  • Food, liquids or perishable goods.

  • Counterfeit alcohol, bulk or wholesale alcohol (over 36 bottles or 10 packs), alcohol without UK tax or duty.

  • Birds, fish, animals or any other living creatures

  • Combustible or flammable materials or liquids such as gas, paint, petrol, oil or cleaning solvents

  • Illegal firearms & weapons

  • Fireworks, explosives & ammunition

  • Chemicals, radioactive materials, biological agents or similar

  • Toxic waste, asbestos, polluted or contaminated items, commercial waste, any materials of a potentially dangerous nature, compressed gases

  • Items which emits any fumes or odour

  • Illegal substances, illegal items, or goods illegally obtained

  • Cash & securities

  • Due to the high breakage risk of glass and ceramic kitchenware, we do not offer any compensation for the breakage of these items. appropriate labels must be added, ie glass label if it contains glass, fragile label if fragile) . This will minimise the risk of breakage.

  • Our building is insured and the contents in case of fire, flood. You are solely responsible for the insurance of any items that are stored with us in our storage facility, so we highly recommend that you take out your own adequate storage insurance, as we take no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by us or a third party of any items that are held in our storage facility. If any compensation is given, it is at our own discretion. 

 

  • If no payments or contact is made to collect storage within 90 days of our first agreement your things will be disposed of. You will be given a reminder with 14 days notice to pay for your items. If after the 14 days no payment is received, your items will be disposed of, and you will be sent a bill for total storage time and the disposal of your things.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

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