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Conditions
Engine Management Services Terms and Conditions
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS 1
Definitions
1.1 “The Company” refers to Engine Management Services
1.2 “The Buyer” refers to the person, partnership, Limited
Company, or other legal entity, who agrees to services being provided by the
Company.
1.3 “The Conditions” refers to the terms and conditions of the
Company’s operations, set out in this document and any special terms and
conditions agreed in writing by a Director, Company Secretary, or other member
of this company’s management team, acting for and on behalf of the Company.
2. Conditions
2.1 These Conditions shall apply to all contracts for any parts or service
provided by the Company to the Buyer, to the exclusion of all other terms and
conditions, including any terms and conditions the Buyer may purport to apply
under any purchase order, confirmation of order, or similar document.
2.2 Agreement of any work to be carried out by the Company shall
be deemed conclusive evidence of the Buyer’s acceptance of these Conditions.
3. The Price and Payment
3.1 The price of the service provided shall be the price agreed between the
Company and the Buyer, at the time the Buyer agrees to work being carried out.
This price may vary, dependent upon any change in parts prices, or change in
specialist charges, which may come into effect at the time the work is
completed and which is beyond the control of the Company. The price of the work
carried out is exclusive of VAT. Where applicable, VAT shall be due at the rate
ruling on the date that the VAT invoice is drawn.
3.2 Payment of the price and VAT shall be due at point of
collection/delivery of vehicle following completion of repairs, unless
otherwise agreed, in writing, with the Company. Payment in this instance is
generally agreed to be 30 days from date of invoice.
4. Orders / Estimates / Deposits
4.1 Estimates are valid for the date given. If instructions are
not received from a customer (in response to an estimate rendered) within 24
hours, the Company may invoice for reasonable storage charges from the date
that the vehicle was received until its collection. (Note: the company does
not, as a general rule make any such charge for garaging pending instructions,
if the repairs are ultimately carried out by the Company and duly paid for).
4.2 All estimates by the Company are subject to change caused by
variations to the Company of labour, material and spare parts at the date of
estimate. In the event of any variation occurring before or after acceptance of
the estimate the Company may if it thinks fit require the Customer to pay on
completion of the work any increase due to such variation.
4.3 If no estimate is provided or if part only of the work
covered by the estimate is carried out the Company shall be entitled to charge
a reasonable and proper price for the work done (including any stripping down
leading to determination as to the practicability or otherwise of any work and
reassembly) and for materials and spare parts supplied.
4.4 The company may refuse to carry out all, or part of any work
for any reason whether or not an estimate has been provided.
Variations to the estimate, the scope of the repair or work, the
prices chargeable shall be subject to all these terms and conditions, and so
that any such variation shall not be deemed to constitute or create a new or
separate contract.
4.5. Orders received, for Goods and/or Services, from any driver
employed by the Customer or by any person who is reasonably believed to be
acting as the Customer’s agent or by the order of any person to whom the
Company is entitled to make delivery of the vehicle shall be binding upon the
Customer.
4.6 The Company may demand a deposit before commencing any work.
The customer shall co-operate with the Company in all matters relating to the
Services.
5. Delivery / Completion
Every effort will be made to provide the Goods and/or Services
by the estimated time, but the Company shall not be liable for any delay in
completing the Goods and/or Services. Time shall not be of the essence in
respect of this clause. Risk passes on delivery or where relevant on
collection. .The Company will not be held liable for any delay caused by
outside influences i.e. goods not delivered in time, sent incorrectly or
sub-contractor work.
6. Payment
6.1 Payment for all Goods and/or Services, repairs and/or spare
parts supplied is due on completion of work. The goods and/or Services, repair
is completed for the purpose of these terms and conditions when notice has been
given that the vehicle is ready for collection. All Goods and/or Services shall
remain the absolute and unencumbered property of the Company until such time as
the Company has received cleared payment in full from the Customer in respect
of such Goods and/or Services. Cheques will be accepted on production of a
cheque guarantee card.
6.2 The Company shall have a general lien on all of the
Customer’s vehicles and all of their contents for all monies owing to the
Company by the Customer on any account whatsoever. The Company shall be
entitled to reasonable storage charges during any period in which the vehicle
is retained by virtue of the lien.
6.3. If the Customer’s indebtedness to the Company is not
satisfied within 28 days from the date of the first invoice to the Customer,
the Company may without notice sell any vehicle owned by the Customer and/or
the contents thereof by public auction or private treaty. The net proceeds of
the sale shall be applied towards the satisfying monies due from the Customer
to the Company, and any balance shall be paid by the Company to the Customer on
demand
7 Credit Terms
Where Credit Terms have been extended to the Buyer by the
Company, the Company reserves the right to refuse to provide any of its garage
services or parts ordered by the Buyer, where to do so would mean the Buyer
exceeding the Credit Limit extended to the Buyer. The company may, on request
refer the Buyer to another credit company (for example Payment assist) but this
must be by mutual agreement between the Company and the Buyer.
8. Remedies for late Payment
8.1 Interest on commercial debt shall accrue from the date of
the invoice, unless a written agreement is in place between the Company and
Buyer giving an agreed payment period of 28 days. Interest will accrue from day
to day, until the date of payment, at the statutory rate (8% above the base rate
of the Bank of England applicable on the date the debt becomes due). This
figure may change from time to time, dependent upon the interest figures in
force by Bank of England at the time payment of invoice is due. Interest will
accrue until settlement is reached or until any Court Judgment is made.
8.2 In the event that any invoice is not paid on, or before, its
due date, then all sums due and owing to the Company from the Buyer shall
become immediately payable and subject to clause 5.1 above.
8.3 The Company shall be entitled to recover from the Buyer all
administrative, collection and legal costs incurred by it in recovering overdue
amounts and all sums that become immediately payable under. clause 5.2 above.
8.4 Without prejudice to any of the Company’s other rights, the
Company may, in the event that any sum is not paid, on or before its due date,
suspend the service it provides to the Buyer. Any parts, or equipment, provided
to the Buyer by the Company remain the property of the Company until all amounts
owed are paid.
9. Title and Risk
Any work carried out by the Company at the request of the Buyer,
will be at the Buyer’s risk from the point of completion of work, to the
Buyer’s satisfaction in spite of delivery. Title of any parts fitted shall not
pass from the Company to Buyer until all relevant and outstanding invoices and
VAT have been paid in full and at such a time that no other sums whatsoever are
due from the Buyer to the Company.
10 Disputes procedure and Jurisdiction
Any and all contracts entered into between the Company and the
Buyer shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales and all disputes
arising out of any contract between the Company and the Buyer shall be subject
to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales. In the event that
the Buyer is dissatisfied with any repair or service carried out by the
Company, the Buyer should first make contact with the Company in order to try
and resolve the matter. The Company has a complaints procedure in place.-It
also complies with the Data Protection Act.
11. Work authorisation
Any additional work will need to be authorised by the customer
due to fact the vehicle being on site and the customer not, we will accept
authorization over the telephone.
12. All parts removed by the Company in the course of the repair
shall, if not claimed by the Customer within 24 hours after the completion of
the repair be deemed to be owned by the Company and they shall become the
Company’s absolute property. Parts returned are subject to a handling charge.
Parts specially ordered are not returnable.
13. Warranty
Any warranty that applies to parts, the term of the warranty will be denoted by
the manufacturer.
In the event of a potential claim, you should notify us
immediately whereupon the defect will be assessed and repaired free of charge
by the Company providing the exclusions do not apply. Any repairs by an
alternative organisation will only be permitted with prior express
authorisation by the Company. Your statutory rights are not affected.
14. Damage Liability/Damage to vehicle
The Customer is responsible for checking their vehicle for any
damage before it leaves the Company premises. Once the vehicle leaves the
Company premises on completion of work, there will be no liability by the
Company.
15. Courtesy Vehicle
The Company does not guarantee a courtesy car being available.
The courtesy vehicle may only be used by drivers over the age of 25, and any
damage to the courtesy vehicle will be need to covered by the driver’s own
vehicle insurance. Copy of the driver’s vehicle license document must be
provided prior taking courtesy vehicle from the Company’s premises. It is the
responsibility of the driver to inspect the courtesy vehicle for damage and
noted on the loan vehicle document prior to leaving the Company’s premises. The
courtesy vehicle will be inspected by a member of the Company on its return to
the Company’s premises.
16. Waste
The Company is covered for environment waste transfers and also
a license for disposal of hazardous waste and is available for inspection upon
request.
17. Quality Control
Quality control is carried out on repair cars is approximately
10%.
18. Vehicle Storage
The Company will invoice £25.00 + VAT per day for the storage of any vehicle
not collected within an agreed collection time following completion of agreed
work.
19. Payment for
Special Order Parts
Payment for parts which are a special order for the Customer must be paid for
prior to work being carried out if the Customer vehicle is not on site.
These terms and conditions
can be viewed within the Company’s waiting room or the Company’s website www.emsbrid.co.uk
1.Introduction This Data
Protection Policy (together with our terms and conditions and any other
documents referred to in it) describes the type of information that we collect
from customers through the use of our services, or the use of our website or
social media platform, how that information may be used or disclosed by us and
the safeguards we use to protect it.
Our
Website and Services may contain links to third party websites that are not
covered by this Data Protection Policy. Therefore any user should review the
privacy statements of other websites and applications to understand their
information practices.
We have
drafted this Data Protection Policy to be as clear and concise as possible. By
using or accessing our Website or the Services, customers agree to the
collection, use and disclosure of information in accordance with this Data
Protection Policy. This Data Protection Policy may change from time to time and
customer’s continued use of services is deemed to be acceptance of such
changes.
This Data
Protection Policy was last updated on 25/01/2021 to add new provisions to the policy
applicable regarding GDPR.
2.Who We Are 2.1
Here are the details that the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural
persons with regards to the processing of personal data and on the free
movement of such data, known as General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) says
we have to give to customers as a 'data controller':
• Our
company name is Engine Management Services
• Our
registered address is Unit
53, Lancaster Road
Carnaby Industrial Estate
Bridlington
East Yorkshire
YO15 3QY • Our nominated
representative or Data Protection Officer is Ian Gill
2.2 We
respect customer’s right to privacy and will only process personal information
about customers accordance with the Data Protection Legislation which for the
purposes of this Data Protection Policy shall mean: (i) unless and until the
GDPR is no longer directly applicable in the UK, the General Data Protection
Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) and any national implementing laws, regulations and
secondary legislation, as amended or updated from time to time, in the UK and
then (ii) any successor legislation to the GDPR or the Data Protection Act 1998
and other applicable privacy laws.
3.What we may collect
3.1
Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an
individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data
where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).
3.2 We
may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about
customers as follows:
•
Identity Data includes first name, last name, username or similar identifier.
When customers email, phone, live chat or otherwise, we may collect information
such as customer’s first name, last name, email address and phone number.
•
Contact Data includes billing address, invoicing address, email address and
telephone numbers.
•
Financial Data includes bank account and payment card details.
•
Transaction Data includes details about payments and other details of our
Services customers have purchased from us.
•
Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, customer’s login data,
browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types
and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices
customers use to access this Website.
•
Profile Data includes customer’s username and password, reservations made by
customers, customer’s interests, preferences, feedback and survey responses.
• Usage
Data includes information about how customers use our Website and Services.
•
Marketing and Communications Data includes customer’s preferences in receiving
marketing from us and our third parties and customer’s communication
preferences.
•
Interaction Data includes any information that customers might provide to any
discussion forums on the Website.
•
Cookies Data like many websites, we use "cookies" to enhance
customer’s experience and gather information about visitors and visits to our
websites. Please refer to the "Do we use 'cookies'?" section below
for information about cookies and how we use them and what kind.
• Third
Parties and Information we receive from other sources. We may receive
information about customers if customers use any of the other websites we
operate or through the Services we provide. In this case we will have informed
customers when we collected that data that it may be shared internally and
combined with data collected on our Website. We are also working closely with
third parties (including, for example, business partners, suppliers,
sub-contractors, advertising networks, analytics providers, and search
information providers) and may receive information about customers from them.
•
Analytics includes third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to
evaluate customer’s use of the Website, compile reports on activity, collect
demographic data, analyse performance metrics, and collect and evaluate other
information relating to our Website and internet usage. These third parties use
cookies and other technologies to help analyse and provide us the data. By
accessing and using the Website, customers consent to the processing of data
about customers by these analytics providers in the manner and for the purposes
set out in this Data Protection Policy.
3.3 We
also collect, use and share Aggregated Data such as statistical or demographic
data for any purpose. Aggregated Data may be derived from customer’s personal
data but is not considered personal data in law as this data does not directly
or indirectly reveal customer’s identity. For example, we may aggregate
customer’s Usage Data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a website,
social media platform related to our business or entry into our business.
However, if we combine or connect Aggregated Data with customer’s personal data
so that it can directly or indirectly identify customers, we treat the combined
data as personal data which will be used in accordance with this Data
Protection Policy.
3.4 We
do not collect any Special Categories of Personal Data about customers (this
includes details about customer’s race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical
beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union
membership, information about customer’s health and genetic and biometric
data). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and
offences.
3.5
Under GDPR we will ensure that customer’s personal data is processed lawfully,
fairly, and transparently, without adversely affecting customer’s rights. We
will only process customer’s personal data if at least one of the following
basis applies:
a)
Consent to the processing of personal data is for one or more specific
purposes;
b)
processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which customers
are a party or in order to take steps at the request of customers prior to
entering into a contract;
c)
processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are
subject;
d)
processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of customers or of
another natural person;
e)
processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public
interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
and/or
f)
processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by
us or by a third party such as our financial payments, except where such
interests are overridden by the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data
subject, in particular where the data subject is a child.
3.6 If
we receive personal information in the course of providing our Services to
customers from another data subject, we expect customers to have complete
responsibility for ensuring that the contents of this Data Protection Policy
are brought to their attention and customers have obtained their consent in the
process.
3.7 In
some instances, it may be appropriate for us to combine customer’s information
with other information that we may be holding about customers, such as
combining customer’s name with customer’s geographic location or customer’s browsing
or purchasing history.
4.How we may collect and use customer’s data
4.1 We
(or third party data processors, agents and sub-contractors acting on our
behalf) may collect, store and use customer’s personal information by way of
different methods to collect data from and about customers including through:
Direct
interactions. Customers may give us customer’s information by filling in forms
via our Website or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise.
This includes personal data customers provide when customers:
a)
present Website content;
b) use
any of our Services;
c)
create an account on our Website;
d)
subscribe to our Services or publications;
e)
request marketing to be sent to customers;
f)
enter a competition, promotion or survey; or
g) give
us some feedback.
4.2 In
addition to the above, we may use the information in the following ways:
a) To
personalise customer’s Website experience and to allow us to deliver the type
of content and product offerings in which customers are most interested.
b) To
administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature.
c) If
customers have opted-in to receive our e-mail newsletter, we may send customers
periodic e-mails. If customers would no longer like to receive promotional
e-mail from us, please refer to the "How can customers opt-out, remove or
modify information customers have provided to us?" section below. If
customers have not opted-in to receive e-mail newsletters, customers will not
receive these e-mails. Visitors who register or participate in other site
features such as marketing programs and 'members-only' content will be given a
choice whether they would like to be on our e-mail list and receive e-mail
communications from us.
d)
Present Website content effectively to customers.
e)
Provide information, and services that customers request, or (with customer’s
consent) which we think may interest customers.
f)
Carry out our contracts with customers.
g)
Provide the relevant Services to customers
h) Tell
customers our charges.
4.3 If
customers are already our customer, we will only contact customers
electronically about things similar to what was previously sold to customers.
4.4 If
customers are a new customer, customers will only be contacted if customers
agree to it.
4.5 We
may keep a record of those links which are used the most to enable us to
provide the most helpful information but we agree to keep such information
confidential and customers will not be identified from this information.
4.6 In
addition, if customers don't want us to use customer’s personal data for any of
the other reasons set out in this section in 5, customers can let us know at
any time by contacting us at [Email Address], and we will delete customer’s
data from our systems. However, customers acknowledge this will limit our
ability to provide the best possible [products and] services to customers.
4.7 In
some cases, the collection of personal data may be a statutory or contractual
requirement, and we will be limited in the [products and] services we can provide
customers if customers don't provide customer’s personal data in these cases.
4.8 We
will only use customer’s personal data when the law allows us to. Most
commonly, we will use customer’s personal data in the following circumstances:
a)
Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have
entered into with customers.
b)
Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party)
and customer’s interests and fundamental rights do not override those
interests.
c) Where
we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation
4.9
Generally we do not rely on consent as a legal basis for processing customer’s
personal data other than in relation to our marketing communications or sending
third party direct marketing communications to customers via email or text
message. Customers have the right to withdraw consent to marketing at any time
by contacting us, and we will either delete customer’s data from our systems or
move customer’s data to our "unsubscribe list". However, customers
acknowledge this will limit our ability to provide the best possible services
to customers.
4.10 As
already indicated above, with customer’s permission and/or where permitted by
law, we may also use customer’s data for marketing purposes which may lead to
us contacting customers by email and/or telephone with information, news and
offers on our Services. We agree that we will not do anything that we have not
agreed to under this Data Protection Policy, and we will not send customers any
unsolicited marketing or spam. We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that
we fully protect customer’s rights and comply with our obligations under the
GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations
2003, as amended in 2004, 2011 and 2015.
5.Cookies
5.1 All
Cookies used by and on our website are used in accordance with current English
and EU Cookie Law.
5.2 We
use cookies to distinguish users and improve our Website.
6.Where we store customer’s data and security
6.1 We
may transfer customer’s collected data to storage outside the European Economic
Area (EEA). It may be processed outside the EEA to fulfil customer’s order and
to receive our Services and deal with payment. If we do store or transfer data
outside the EEA, we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that customer’s
data is treated as safely and securely as it would be within the EEA and under
the GDPR. Such steps may include, but not be limited to, the use of legally
binding contractual terms between us and any third parties we engage with and
the use of the EU-approved Model Contractual Arrangements. Customer’s
acceptance of this Data Protection Policy shall be customer’s consent
permitting us to store or transfer data outside the EEA if it is necessary for
us to do so.
6.2
Where we use providers based in the US, we
may transfer data to them if they are part of the Privacy Shield which requires
them to provide similar protection to personal data shared between the Europe and
the US. For
further details, see the European Commission: EU-US Privacy Shield.
6.3
Data security is of great importance to us, and to protect customer’s data we
have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to
safeguard and secure data collected through our Website. In addition, we limit
access to customer’s personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and
other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process
customer’s personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
6.4 We
have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach
and will notify customers and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are
legally required to do so.
6.5 By
giving us customer’s personal data, customers agree to this arrangement. We
will do what we reasonably can to keep customer’s data secure.
6.6 Any
payments made by customers, will be encrypted.
6.7 We
have implemented security measures such as a firewall to protect any data and
maintain a high level of security.
6.8
Notwithstanding the security measures that we take, it is important to remember
that the transmission of data via the internet may not be completely secure and
that customers are advised to take suitable precautions when transmitting to us
data via the internet and customers take the risk that any sending of that data
turns out to be not secure despite our efforts.
6.9 If
we give customers a password upon registration on our Website, customers must
keep it confidential. Please don't share it.
6.10 We
will keep personal data for as long as is necessary which is usually the life
of our relationship and up to a period of seven years after our relationship
have ended. We may however be required to retain personal data for a longer
period of time to ensure we comply with our legislative and regulatory
requirements. We review our data retention obligations to ensure we are not
retaining data for longer than we are legally obliged to.
7.Disclosing customer’s information We are
allowed to disclose customer’s information in the following cases:
7.1.1
If we want to sell our business, or our company, we can disclose it to the
potential buyer.
7.1.2
We can disclose it to other businesses in our group.
7.1.3
We can disclose it if we have a legal obligation to do so, or in order to
protect other people's property, safety or rights.
7.1.4
We can exchange information with others to protect against fraud or credit
risks.
7.2 We
may contract with third parties to supply services to customers on our behalf.
These may include payment processing, search engine facilities, advertising and
marketing. In some cases, the third parties may require access to some or all
of customer’s data.
7.3
Where any of customer’s data is required for such a purpose, we will take all
reasonable steps to ensure that customer’s data will be handled safely,
securely, and in accordance with customer’s rights, our obligations, and the
obligations of the third party under GDPR and the law.
8.Customer’s rights
8.1
When customers submit information to us by any means, customers may be given
options to restrict our use of customer’s data. We aim to give customers strong
controls on our use of customer’s data (including the ability to opt-out of
receiving emails from us which customers may do by unsubscribing using the
links provided above in this Data Protection Policy.
8.2
Under the GDPR, customers have the right to:
•
request access to, deletion of or correction of, customer’s personal data held
by us at no cost to customers;
•
request that customer’s personal data be transferred to another person (data
portability);
• be
informed of what data processing is taking place;
•
restrict processing;
• to
object to processing of customer’s personal data; and
•
complain to a supervisory authority.
8.3
Customers also have rights with respect to automated decision-making and
profiling as set out in section 11 below.
8.4
Customers have the right to ask us not to process customer’s personal data for
marketing purposes. We will usually inform customers (before collecting
customer’s data) if we intend to use customer’s data for such purposes or if we
intend to disclose customer’s information to any third party for such purposes.
8.5 To
enforce any of the foregoing rights or if customers have any other questions
about our please contact us.
9.Links to other sites
9.1
Please note that our terms and conditions and our policies will not apply to
other websites that customers get to via a link from our Website. We have no
control over how customer’s data is collected, stored or used by other websites
and we advise customers to check the privacy policies of any such websites
before providing any data to them.
10.Changes
10.1 If
we change our Data Protection Policy, we will post the changes on this page. If
we decide to, we may also email customers.
11.Automated Decision-Making and Profiling
11.1 In
the event that we use personal data for the purposes of automated
decision-making and those decisions have a legal (or similarly significant
effect) on customers, customers have the right to challenge to such decisions
under GDPR, requesting human intervention, expressing their own point of view,
and obtaining an explanation of the decision from us.
11.2
The right described in section 11.1 does not apply in the following
circumstances:
a) the
decision is necessary for the entry into, or performance of, a contract between
the customers and us;
b) the
decision is authorised by law; or
c)
customers have given customers explicit consent.
11.3
Where we use customer’s personal data for profiling purposes, the following
shall apply:
a)
Clear information explaining the profiling will be provided, including its
significance and the likely consequences;
b)
Appropriate mathematical or statistical procedures will be used;
c)
Technical and organisational measures necessary to minimise the risk of errors
and to enable such errors to be easily corrected shall be implemented; and
d) All
personal data processed for profiling purposes shall be secured in order to
prevent discriminatory effects arising out of profiling.
12.Terms and Conditions
12.1
Please also visit our Terms and Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of
liability governing the use of our Website.
13.Customer’s Consent
13.1 By
using our Website and by way of acknowledgment, customers consent to our Data
Protection Policy.
14.Dispute Resolution
14.1
The Parties will use their best efforts to negotiate in good faith and settle
any dispute that may arise out of or relate to this Data Protection Policy or
any breach of it.
14.2 If
any such dispute cannot be settled amicably through ordinary negotiations
between the parties, or either or both is or are unwilling to engage in this
process, either party may propose to the other in writing that structured
negotiations be entered into with the assistance of a fully accredited mediator
before resorting to litigation.
14.3 If
the parties are unable to agree upon a mediator, or if the mediator agreed upon
is unable or unwilling to act and an alternative mediator cannot be agreed, any
party may within 14 days of the date of knowledge of either event apply to
LawBite to appoint a mediator under the LawBite Mediation Procedure.
14.4
Within 14 days of the appointment of the mediator (either by mutual agreement
of the parties or by LawBite in accordance with their mediation procedure), the
parties will meet with the mediator to agree the procedure to be adopted for
the mediation, unless otherwise agreed between the parties and the mediator.
14.5
All negotiations connected with the relevant dispute(s) will be conducted in
confidence and without prejudice to the rights of the parties in any further
proceedings.
14.6 If
the parties agree on a resolution of the dispute at mediation, the agreement
shall be reduced to writing and, once signed by the duly authorised
representatives of both parties, shall be final and binding on them.
14.7 If
the parties fail to resolve the dispute(s) within 60 days (or such longer term
as may be agreed between the parties) of the mediator being appointed, or if
either party withdraws from the mediation procedure, then either party may
exercise any right to seek a remedy through arbitration by an arbitrator to be
appointed by LawBite under the Rules of the LawBite Arbitration Scheme.
14.8
Any dispute shall not affect the parties' ongoing obligations under this Data
Protection Policy.
The RAC have been serving motorists since 1897, and as the motorist’s champion, it’s their duty to provide motorists with a network of independent garages they can trust, that’s why they set up the RAC Approved Garages Network.As an RAC Approved Garage we follow the RAC Customer Charter for Approved Garages. This means you will every time you bring your vehicle you will get:• Honest pricing – All work will be explained clearly and the costs will be transparent
• Quality work – Any repairs done will meet the high standard set by the RAC
• Exceptional customer service – You’ll find the service friendly, straightforward and jargon free
For more information about the RAC and the Approved Garages network, please visit: www.rac.co.uk/approvedgarages
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