Standard Terms and Conditions

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Definitions
All references to the Company refer to Gatwick Premier Parking

1. Cancellation
1.1 Any new customer who at the time of booking did not have available to them these Conditions has the right to cancel the booking by notice in writing to the Company to be given no later than 14 days after the date of receipt of these Conditions or (if earlier) 3 days prior to the booked parking period. A Customer who cancels booking pursuant to this Condition is entitled to a full refund of any parking fee or deposit paid. A Customer who is entitled to cancel a booking pursuant to this Condition but who does not do so shall be bound by these Conditions and will be required to sign their acceptance of these Conditions upon arrival at the car park.
1.2 A booking may be cancelled up to 24 hours prior to departure and will be refunded in full. Any cancellation less than 24 hours prior to departure will be charged in full.
1.3. A Customer cancelling a booking within 24 hours of the commencement of the booked parking period (including Customers who do not arrive at the Park) shall be liable to pay the full parking fee agreed for the whole of the booked parking period (any abatement of the agreed parking fee will be at the Company’s sole discretion).

2. Parking
2.1.1 The Company’s liability for the customer vehicle is for the period commencing when the keys to the vehicle are delivered to the Company (or, if later, the last time that the Customer returns to the vehicle) and terminating at the time when the keys to the vehicle are handed back to the Customer (or, if earlier, when the Customer retakes possession of the vehicle) (“the Parking Period”) as is provided in Clause 2.2 At all other times when the vehicle is on the Company’s premises the Company licences the Customer to bring the vehicle onto the Company’s premises to keep the vehicle on the Company’s premises, the vehicle shall be at the risk of the Customer.
2.2.
The Company will accept liability in respect of:
2.2.1.
Any damage to the paintwork or bodywork of the Customer’s vehicle only when the same is proved and to the extent that it is proved to be caused by the negligence, wilful act or default or breach of statutory duty of the Company its servants or agents or the dishonesty of its servants or agents. Save that the Customer shall not be required to prove liability of the Company for such damage where the Customer has requested a Vehicle Inspection Report (as defined below) and the damage in question is not recorded upon the Vehicle Inspection Report. The Customer expressly acknowledges the provisions of this Condition.
2.2.2.
The Company at the request of the customer undertake a joint visual inspection of the Customer’s vehicle and record any damage to the paintwork and/or bodywork prior to parking of the Customers vehicle (“Vehicle Inspection Report”). The Customer expressly acknowledges that the provision of this Condition 2.2.satisfy the requirements of unreasonableness specified in the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and that the customer shall be stopped from claiming the contrary at any future date in the event of any dispute with the Company concerning liability hereunder.
2.3. During the Parking Period the Company shall keep the vehicle at it’s premises, or one of its authorised parking sites.
2.4. Any customer wishing to reclaim his vehicle prior to expiry of the agreed parking period will be liable to pay the parking fee for the whole of the agreed parking period.
2.4.1. The Company requires not less than 2 hours notice to make a vehicle available for collection prior to the day of expiry of the agreed parking period. The Company can accept no liability for any delay in making a Customer’s vehicle available prior to expiry of the agreed parking period.
2.5. Neither the Customer nor any other person shall have the right to remove the vehicle or any other personal items left therein prior to payment in full of the parking fee.
2.6. It is the duty of the Customer to ensure that the vehicle is in a proper roadworthy condition prior to leaving the Company’s premises and entering onto the public highway.
2.7 A Customer must produce the receipt provided by the Company when reclaiming the vehicle. In the event that a receipt is lost the Company shall be entitled to require proof of the Customers identify.
2.8.1 The Company shall not be obliged to release the vehicle to a third party without the written authority of the Customer.

3. Customer’s Liability
3.1.1 The Customer shall be liable for and indemnify the Company in respect of any death, personal injury or damage caused by the Customer or any person with the Customer whilst on the Company’s premises or in anyway arising from a breach of the warranty in paragraph 3.2. below.
3.2.
The Customer warrants to the Company that at the commencement of the parking period, the Customer’s vehicle is in a safe and roadworthy condition, has a current MOT certificate (if required by law) and that no dangerous toxic or illegal substances have been left within the vehicle.

4. Exclusion of Liability
The Company does not accept any responsibility or liability (whether as bailee or otherwise) for any theft, loss or damage to:
4.1.1 any personal property or loose items left within the vehicle whilst on the Company’s premises (whether or not during the Parking Period) or:
4.1.2 for any personal property (including travelling luggage) of the Customer or any person travelling with the Customer either when on the Company’s premises or whilst travelling between the Company’s premises and the airport.
4.2. The Company does not accept any responsibility or liability (whether as bailee or otherwise) for any damage to windscreen or any other glass in the vehicle.

5. Claims
ALL CLAIMS FOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES OR OTHERWISE MUST BE REPORTED BEFORE EXPIRY DATE OF THE PARKING PERIOD.

6. Miscellaneous
The paragraph headings do not form part of these conditions and shall not be taken into account in the construction or interpretation thereof.

The Company will accept liability for proven acts of their negligence. Full terms and conditions are displayed on site and are available on request. Claims cannot be considered once your vehicle has left the site so please check your vehicle carefully before leaving.

7. Jurisdiction
The Contract between the Company and the Customer and any person travelling with the Customer shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales and these Conditions shall be construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the parties hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales.