Terms And Conditions
These conditions explain the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of all parties to this Agreement. Where we use the word ‘you’ or ‘your’ it means  the Customer : ‘we’, ‘us’ or ‘our’ means  the Remover. These terms  and conditions can be varied or amended subject to prior written agreement. Your attention is drawn to Clauses 4, 9, 10, 11 and 12 which set out our liability to you for loss of or damage to goods and property.

1 Our Quotation
1.1   Our quotation, unless otherwise stated, does not include customs duties and inspections  or any other fees or taxes payable to government  bodies. It does include us accepting liability for your goods,  subject  to clauses 2.2, 3.2, 5.2, 5.3 and the provisions of Clauses 4, 9, 10, 11 and 12.
1.2   We may change the price or make additional charges if circumstances are found to apply which have not been taken into account when preparing our quotation and confirmed by us in writing. These include:
1.2.1  You do not accept  our quotation in writing within 28 days, or the work is not carried out or completed within three months.
1.2.2  Our costs change because  of currency fluctuations or changes  in taxation or freight charges beyond our control.
1.2.3  The work is carried out on a Saturday,  Sunday, or Public Holiday or outside normal hours (08.00-18.00hrs)  at your request.
1.2.4  We have to collect or deliver goods at your request above the ground floor and first upper floor.
1.2.5  If you collect some or all of the goods from our warehouse,  we are entitled to make a charge for handing them over.
1.2.6  We supply any additional services, including moving or storing extra goods (these conditions apply to such work) or where you request additional periods of storage or Standard Liability protection.
1.2.7  The stairs, lifts or doorways are inadequate  for free movement of the goods without mechanical equipment or structural alteration, or the approach, road or drive is unsuitable for our vehicles and/or containers to load and/or unload within 20 metres of the doorway.
1.2.8  We have to pay parking or other fees or charges  in order to carry out services on your behalf.
1.2.9  There are delays or events outside our reasonable control which increase or extend the resources or time allowed to complete the agreed work.
1.3   In any such circumstances,  adjusted charges  will apply and become payable.

2. Work not included  in the quotation
2.1   Unless agreed by us in writing, we will not:
2.1.1  Dismantle or assemble  unit or system furniture (flat-pack), fitments or fittings.
2.1.2  Disconnect, re-connect, dismantle or re-assemble appliances, fixtures, fittings or equipment.
2.1.3  Take up or lay fitted floor coverings.
2.1.4  Move items from a loft, unless  properly lit and floored and safe access is provided.
2.1.5  Move or store any items excluded under Clause 5.
2.2 Our staff are not authorized or qualified to carry out such work. We recommend that a properly qualified person is separately employed by you to carry out
these services.

3. Your responsibility
3.1   It will be your sole responsibility to:
3.1.1  Declare to us, in writing, the value of the goods being removed and/or stored. If it is subsequently established that the value of the goods removed or stored is greater than the actual value you declare, you agree that  our liability under  clause  9.1 will be reduced to reflect the proportion that your declared value bears to it’s or their actual value.
3.1.2  Obtain at your own expense, all documents,  permits, permissions, licences, customs documents necessary for the removal to be completed.
3.1.3  Be present or represented  during the collection and delivery of the removal.
3.1.4  Ensure authorized signature  on agreed  inventories, receipts,  waybills, job sheets  or other relevant documents  by way of confirmation of collection or delivery of goods.
3.1.5  Take all reasonable steps to ensure that nothing that should be removed is left behind and nothing is taken away in error.
3.1.6  Arrange proper protection for goods left in unoccupied  or unattended premises, or where other people such as (but not limited to) tenants  or workmen are, or will be present.
3.1.7  Prepare adequately and stabilize all appliances or electronic equipment prior to their removal.
3.1.8  Empty, properly defrost and clean refrigerators and deep freezers. We are not responsible for the contents.
3.1.9  Provide us with a contact address  for correspondence  during removal transit and/or storage of goods.
3.2   Other than by reason of our negligence or breach of contract, we will not be liable for any loss or damage, costs or additional charges that may     arise from failure to discharge these responsibilities.

4. Our responsibility
4.1   It is our responsibility to deliver your goods to you, or produce  them for your collection, undamaged. By “undamaged” we mean in the same condition as they were in at the time when they were packed or otherwise made ready for transportation and/ or storage.
4.2   In the event that we have undertaken to pack the goods, or otherwise make them ready for transportation and/or storage, it is our responsibility to deliver them to you, or produce them for your collection, undamaged.  Again, by “un damaged” we mean in the same condition as they were in immediately prior to being packed/ made ready for transportation or storage.
4.3   If we fail to discharge  the responsibilities  identified in clause  4.1 and 4.2, we will, subject to the provisions of clauses 9, 11 and 12, be liable under this agreement  to compensate  you for such failure.
4.4   We will not be liable to compensate  you where clauses 2.2, 3.2, 5.2 and 5.3 apply unless loss or damage occurred as a result of negligence or breach of contract on our part.
4.5   If you do not  provide  us with a declaration of value of your goods on the form we provide, or if you do not require us to accept standard liability pursuant to clause 9.1 we will not be liable to you for failure to discharge the responsibili- ties identified in clause 4.1 and 4.2, unless that failure was caused by negli- gence or breach of contract on our part.
4.6 The amount  of our liability under  this clause  shall be determined  in accordance with clauses 9 and 11.

5. Goods not to be submitted  for removal or storage
5.1   Unless previously agreed  in writing by a director or other authorized company representative, the following items must not be submitted for removal or stor age  and  will under no circumstances be moved or stored by us. The items listed under 5.1.1 below may present risks to health and safety and of fire. Items listed under 5.1.2 to 5.1.6 below carry other risks and you should make your own arrangements  for their transport and storage.
5.1.1  Prohibited or stolen goods, drugs, pornographic material, potentially dangerous, damaging or explosive items, including gas bottles, aerosols, paints, firearms and ammunition.
5.1.2  Jewellery, watches, trinkets, precious stones or metals, money, deeds, securities, stamps, coins, or goods or collections of any similar kind.
5.1.3  Plants  or goods  likely to encourage vermin or other pests or to cause infestation or contamination.
5.1.4  Perishable items and/or those requiring a controlled environment.
5.1.5  Any animals,  birds or fish.
5.1.6  Goods which require special licence or government permission for export or import.
5.2   If we do agree to remove such goods, we will not accept liability for loss or damage unless we are negligent or in breach of contract, in which case all these conditions will apply.
5.3   If you submit such goods without our knowledge we will make  them  available
for your collection and if you do not collect them within a reasonable time we will apply for an appropriate court order to dispose of any such goods found in the consignment without notice. You will furthermore pay to us any charges, expenses, damages, legal costs or penalties incurred by us.

6. Ownership of the goods
6.1   By entering into this Agreement, you guarantee  that:
6.1.1  The goods to be removed and/or stored are your own property, or
6.1.2  The person(s) who own or have an interest in them have given you author- ity to make this contract  and have been made aware of these  conditions.
6.1.3  You will pay us for any claim for damages  and/or costs brought against us if either warranty  6.1.1 or 6.1.2 is not true.

7. Charges if you postpone or cancel the removal
7.1   If you postpone or cancel this Agreement, we will charge you according to how much notice is given. “Working days” refer to the normal working week of Monday to Friday and excludes weekends  and Public Holidays.
7.1.1  More than 10 working days before the removal was due to start: No charge.
7.1.2  Between 5 and 10 working days inclusive before the removal was due to start: not more than 30% of the removal charge.
7.1.3  Less than 5 working days before the removal was due to start: not more than 60% of the removal charge.

8. Payment
8.1   Unless otherwise agreed by us in writing:
8.1.1  Payment is required by cleared funds in advance of the removal or storage period.
8.1.2  You may not withhold any part of the agreed price.
8.1.3  In respect  of all sums which are overdue to us, we will charge interest on a daily basis calculated at 4% per annum above the prevailing base rate for the time being of the Bank of England.

9. Determination of amount of our liability for loss or damage
9.1   Standard Liability.
9.1.1  If you provide  us with a declaration of the value of your goods on the valuation form we provide, and make payment of the additional charge
for us to accept Standard Liability, subject to clause 3.1.1, the amount of our liability to you in the event of loss or damage to those goods in breach of clause 4 will be determined in accordance with Clauses 9.1.2, 9.1.3 and 11 below.
9.1.2  In the event of loss of or damage  to your goods in breach of clause 4, our liability to you is to be assessed as a sum equivalent to the cost of their repair or replacement whichever is the smaller sum, taking into account the age, condition and value you declared of the goods immediately prior to their loss or damage.
9.1.3  Where the lost or damaged item is part of a pair or set,  our liability to you, where it is assessed  as the cost of replacement of that item, 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.
9.2   Limited Liability.
9.2.1  If you do not  provide  us with a declaration  of value, or if you do not require us to accept Standard Liability pursuant to clause 9.1, then our liability to you is to be determined in accordance  with Clauses 9.1.3,
9.2.2 and 11.
9.2.2  In the event of loss of or damage  to your goods caused  by negligence or breach of contract on our part, our liability to you is to be assessed as a sum equivalent to the cost of their repair or replacement, taking into ac count their age and condition immediately prior to their loss or damage, subject to a maximum  liability of £40 per item. Your attention is drawn to clause 11.1 which applies to Limited Liability.
9.3   For goods destined to or received from a place  outside  the UK
9.3.1  We will only accept Standard Liability if you provide  us with a detailed valuation of your goods on the valuation form which we provide. All other provisions of Clause 9.1 will apply.
9.3.2  We do not accept liability for loss of or damage  to goods confiscated, seized, or removed by Customs Authorities or other Government Agencies
unless we have been negligent or in breach of contract.
9.3.3  We do not accept liability for loss of or damage  to goods occurring in certain overseas countries, including Gambia, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Libya,Lebanon, Angola, Cambodia, Vietnam, N. Korea and Former States of the USSR, unless  we have been  negligent  or in breach  of contract.
This list is not exhaustive, and we will advise  you at the time of quotation if this exclusion applies. We will accept liability for loss or damage:
(a) arising from our negligence or breach of contract whilst the goods are in our physical possession,  or
(b) whilst the goods are in the possession  of others if the loss or damage is established to have been caused by our failure to pack the goods to
a reasonable standard where we have been contracted to pack the goods that are subject to the claim. In either circumstance  clause 9.1 or 9.2 above  will apply.
9.4   An Item is defined as :-
9.4.1  The entire contents of a box, parcel, package, carton, or similar container; and
9.4.2  Any other object or thing that is moved, handled  or stored  by us.

10. Damage to premises  or property other than goods
10.1   Because third party contractors are frequently present at the time of collection or delivery our liability for loss or damage is limited as follows:
10.1.1   If we cause loss or damage to premises or property other than goods for removal as a result of our negligence or breach  of contract, our liability shall be limited to making good the damaged area only.
10.1.2   If we cause damage as a result of moving goods under your express instruction, against our advice, and where to move the goods in the manner  instructed  is likely to cause damage, we shall not be liable.
10.1.3  If we are responsible for causing damage to your premises or to property other than goods submitted for removal and/or storage, you must note
this on the worksheet or delivery receipt as soon as practically possible or within a reasonable time. This is fundamental to the Agreement.