STEVE FRIEZE REMOVALS TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT FOR REMOVALS AND STORAGE - July 2003

1) The price for the move relates to the furniture and contents as shown or told to our representative, and the hours charged for. Should the furniture the contents or the hours be increased we reserve the right to charge accordingly.
1a) A deposit of £200.00 is required at least seven working days before the day booked for removal. (see also 15 below)
1b) We have allowed for one delivery of boxes in the price quoted. Any more deliveries will be charged for. The minimum charge per delivery is £10.00 plus VAT.
1c) A refundable deposit of £1 will be required for each box left with the customer on the day of the move and a minimum charge of £10.00 will be made for all box collections made by Steve Frieze Removals.
 2) Should it be necessary to dismantle any furniture that has not been allowed for in the price quoted, we reserve the right to charge accordingly.
 3) Should there be a delay in the off loading other than caused by Steve Frieze Removals, we reserve the right to charge by the hour at the current rate (minimum rate £30 per hour incl. VAT).
 3a) The price quoted relates to the number of hours stated in the Quotation.
 4) Any loss or damage should be pointed out to the driver in charge of the move on the day and Steve Frieze Removals must be notified in writing within seven days of the removal.
 5) Should any problems arise at the off loading destination that Steve Frieze Removals had not been advised of, we reserve the right to charge accordingly.
 6) Payment for the removal is due on completion of the job by cash or cheque (with cheque card) or building society cheque, less deposit paid. We also accept most major credit cards.
 7) When putting goods into store we charge one month in advance and then invoice monthly. There is a minimum storage period of 2 weeks.
 8) We charge interest on late storage payments.
 9) We reserve the right to sell goods in store without going to court if payments are more than three months in arrears.
 10) We reserve the right to increase storage charges when circumstances demand.
 11) Goods (including archives) will not be delivered or released out of store until all outstanding charges, including delivery charges, have been paid in full with cleared funds.
 12) We reserve the right to terminate storage of your goods by giving one months notice in writing.
 12a) Our normal opening times are Monday to Friday 08:00 to 17:00 hours each day. We may where possible open earlier or later to assist self-storage customers and will charge for this service.
 12b) A minimum charge of £25.00 plus VAT will be incurred by customers who wish to retrieve specific items from storage containers while effects remain stored with us during our normal hours. Further charges will apply outside of these hours.
 13) We will not take in to our storage specifically dangerous or hazardous or combustible goods.
 14) We insure each job in our store to a maximum of £5,000 against fire and special perils. We do not offer any insurance cover to Trade Customers.
 15) Fourteen clear days notice of cancellation of contracted removals, storage or related activities is required in writing. Failure to meet this requirement will result in any deposit paid being forfeited. Cancellation or postponement of a booked removal giving less than seven days notice will result in the full quoted price being due.
 16) During loading and off loading it is the customer's responsibility to see that nothing is left behind at the old house, removed from our vehicle by a stranger, or left on our vehicle at the delivery point.
 17) A minimum of 7 days notice is required for the removal of containers from store. This includes the removal of goods from "self-store" containers.
 18) Whilst every care is taken with all customers' furniture & effects we are unable to accept any responsibility for any structural damage to self assembled furniture items (e.g. MFI, Argos, B&Q etc).
 19) In order to maximise effective use of our resources we are unable to deliver goods out of store on the Friday of any week. If necessary any such work will be carried out on the following day, Saturday, at no extra cost.
 20) Goods brought into store by Steve Frieze Removals will be subject to a handling charge if a party other than Steve Frieze Removals takes the same goods out of store.
 21) The term FULL PACKING SERVICE does not normally include items kept outside of the living area. i.e. excludes items in the loft garage and any outbuildings. These areas can be covered by arrangement.
22) Unless otherwise stated in our quotation it is the customer's responsibility to ensure that all loft contents, which are to be moved to the new address, are taken down from the loft area.
23) Unless stated otherwise in our quotation the customer will be responsible for the dismantling and reassembly of all furniture and garden items etc.
24) All quotations are valid for 28 days from the date of issue.
25) Insurance cover against damage to goods in transit, caused by Steve Frieze Removals and fire damage, is included in the basic price. This cover excludes breakable/fragile items not packed by Steve Frieze Removals. A £50 excess applies to all claims.
26) Derangements to electrical goods are not covered by our insurance policy.
27) Whilst every effort will be made to assess the correct number of containers for a job into store we reserve the right to charge for additional containers which have to be used. Where fewer containers are used, than allowed for in our quotation, a pro-rata reduction will be applied to storage charges.

 

 


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