1. All hires start when the car leaves the garage, and finish when the car returns to the garage except those hires to or from various airports or those which are the subject of a fixed charge or those where the mileage charge starts when the hirer first goes into the car and terminates when he finally leaves the car.
2. All charges in the amounts specified herein and in the current tariff published by the company are payable in advance except where a hirer has a credit account or a credit card approved by the company.
3. When a car is hired for a week or longer period, whilst every endeavour will be made for the hirer to retain the same car and driver during such a period, the company reserves the right to substitute any other car or driver according to the exigencies of the service.
4. The company expressly prohibits any persons other than their own drivers from driving their cars.
5. Subject to condition 4 the company accepts responsibility for damage to their cars by fire or collision and the company’s legal liability for third party claims arising from use of their cars.
6. The company accepts no responsibility for any delays however caused.
7. The driver will drive at reasonable speeds according to his judgement of road conditions and traffic at any particular time.
8. When a hirer desires to travel to a particular place the driver will unless specifically otherwise instructed by the company travel by the route which is in his opinion the best and most convenient for motoring whether to route is shortest or not and no allowance will be made to the hirer on the ground that the route adopted is not actually the shortest.
9. A reasonable amount of ordinary passengers luggage is allowed but luggage which is in the opinion of the driver amounts to excessive weight will not be carried. The company accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage to any luggage or property carried in or on the car howsoever such loss or damage is caused.
10. The company reserves the right to invoice the client with a charge unless cancellation has been received prior to the despatch of the chauffeur or car.
ADDITIONAL CHARGES AND INFORMATION
Charges calculated as starting and finishing at this address.
25% surcharge on Public Holidays.
100% surcharge on Christmas Day.
50% Surcharge Boxing Day.
All charges subject to VAT and 10% Chauffeur’s Gratuity.
Air conditioning and Telephones fitted to all cars.
£ 11 per hour surcharge 22.00 – 06.00 hours.
R.I.M. CHAUFFEUR DRIVE and A.C.D. CAR HIRE, two established and well respected companies, amalgamated in 1998 under our private ownership. As a result, we are the leading provider of luxury transport and can offer over 55 years of experience and a fleet of over 20 new Mercedes vehicles including E Class, S Class and six-door limousines. We also own fleet of 7 series BMW. All our cars, limousines and people-movers are fully air-conditioned and are equipped with telephones for client’s use. Our chauffeurs are smart, courteous and professional and have the skill to ensure that your travelling deadlines are met punctually.
We also have a full complement of baggage-carrying vehicles in various sizes, with or without electronic tail-lift, and multipurpose vehicles, which carry up to 7 passengers.
Our office telephones are manned 24 hours a day by our own staff. You will receive an instant personal response, day or night, and never suffer the frustration of having to leave a message. Account facilities are welcome and we accept all major credit cards.
Our company is the natural first choice for all your corporate and private travelling requirements. For many years R.I.M & A.C.D have been providing superior quality limousines and luxury saloon cars to royalty, the legal profession and corporate bodies.
Whatever your requirements, be it arriving punctually at airports or important business meetings; collecting your overseas clients from the airport; attending you or your clients for an evening at the theatre or on daily shopping trips; providing sight-seeing trips to places of historic interest, we will ensure that it is all undertaken in luxury and style and that you and your clients enjoy a service that is second to none. We will make each journey the pleasant, relaxing experience upon which our company has built its reputation and which continues to be the envy of our competitors. |
