Car Hire Terms & Conditions

A booking fee (Non Refundable) to be paid of £100 per car at the time of booking to secure the car and booking date.

Pre-payment in full at least 30 days prior to the booking date.

The following terms also apply;

Currently NO UK VAT is charged.

We except Cheque's & Cash Payments.

Any variations to the journey(s) originally discussed, booked and agreed to between Fabulous Cars and the Client may be subject to additional charges, if these changes involve extra time and/or distance being covered. (This charge will be £30.00 per every extra half hour).

No hidden taxes, fees or extra charges will be payable upon completion of the job, except where additional waiting time and/or car parking charges have been incurred and these were defined and agreed to in our quotation discussions, or as defined under paragraph (5) above.

When a prospective client wishes to proceed on the basis of the quotation given and the payment method agreed, they will confirm their reservation by paying the appropriate booking fee.

We reserve the right to alter our charges in extreme circumstances, however prices are fixed at the time of booking. See paragraph 28 for further details.

We reserve the right to substitute any vehicle or chauffeur/driver.

Without prior notice : Fabulous Cars  reserves the right to amend, change, delete or add to these terms and conditions whenever necessary.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

In the event of a "No-show" by the client, or if a booking is cancelled by the Customer within 14 days of the start of the period of hire, any and all monies paid will be totally non-refundable.

If a booking is cancelled by the Customer prior to 14 days of the start of the period of hire, any deposits paid will be lost, other payments will be refunded. This does not include sub-contracted related services.

Where substitution of vehicles is made by Fabulous Cars, should the cars be unsuitable for the client and the service has not commenced, the company will refund in full any payments made for vehicle hire.

Every effort will be made by Fabulous Cars  to ensure that the vehicle(s) arrive on time and reach destinations on time too. Fabulous Cars shall not be held responsible or liable for any delays (and/or arising consequential losses) that occur beyond its control.

The Chauffeur will travel by the most appropriate route on the day, unless instructed otherwise by the Customer when term (6) may apply.

Although vehicles are fully insured for passenger and third party claims under British Law, Customer's properties are carried entirely at their own risk and Fabulous Cars shall not be held responsible/liable for any loss/damage to such property.

Fabulous Cars  and its Chauffeurs have the right to refuse to carry any passenger who is thought to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs and whose behaviour poses a threat either to the Chauffeur, the vehicle or any other passenger.

Fabulous Cars maintains a strict non-smoking policy in all its vehicles. It is now a legal requirement that passengers  or the drivers are NOT allowed to smoke in the vehicles.

Nothing contained in these terms and conditions can affect the Client's' statutory rights.

All prices quoted are based on a three hour hire, unless otherwise stated. Where a hire exceeds this time, we reserve the right to charge a waiting time for each car. This charge (£30.00 every extra half hour) will be payable to the driver directly.

If the hire exceeds the booked time, or is likely to exceed the booking time after completion of the itinerary, the driver(s) may at their discretion and after warning the client or the clients representative take their leave if the client chooses not to pay any additional charges in term (20) Or if the car is required for another booking - term (22).

It is not Fabulous Cars policy to book a vehicle for more than one event per day, but where a booking may constitute only part of a day i.e. an afternoon, Fabulous Cars may hire out the same vehicle in the evening for a second booking. Where this happens, Fabulous Cars will allow a 2 hour gap for the car to come back to the garage before going out again.

Where payments are made by cheque, we reserve the right to charge an administration fee of £15.00 for any cheques returned by our bank to us for whatever reason.

All of our drivers are 'CRB checked'. Where this may be a requirement when vulnerable passengers are travelling in vehicles, please advise at time of booking and we will try to accommodate this requirement.

With the change in the law on September 18th 2006, we would draw our clients attention to the height age requirements as regards the law. The following site may be of help... http://www.childcarseats.org.uk/ as the details at the time of booking tend not to include age and height of minors, it is the hirers responsibility to alert our staff that special seating requirements will be required to convey their guests in a safe and legal manner. If 'Fabulous Cars' has to provide the legal requirement seating, additional costs may be incurred. The appropriate equipment may be free issued by the client at no additional cost.

A Booking Fee is defined in this agreement as 'a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met by the client '.

In the event that fuel charges, road mileage charging, car road fund license or any other government taxation system comes into force in between your booking and the commencement of service, we reserve the right to re-negotiate the cost of the service to you. In the event that agreement cannot be reached, all monies paid by the client will be fully refunded out with terms 12 and 13 above. This would typically be a rise in costs greater than 10% for a booking made less than a year in advance.