These conditions shall apply to all contracts entered into by Access Automation (UK) Limited for the sale of goods and shall extend to any goods supplied in substitution or in addition to the contract goods. No terms, conditions or reservations stipulated by the Buyer and no course of dealing shall annul, vary or add to any of these conditions except in so far as expressly consented to by the seller in writing.
The transaction currency is Sterling unless other currency has been agreed between the seller and buyer.
Customers to whom credit facilities have been granted must settle accounts within 30 days from date of invoice, unless otherwise specified by the seller.
There will be a charge of £10 made on each occasion for any cheque rendered in payment to be re-presented or is
initially refused.
The seller may charge interest on any overdue account at NATWEST Bank Plc base rate plus 3% p.a. from the due date for payment until the date of payment.
In the absence of any agreement to the contrary, the place of delivery shall be that of the buyer's premises and the risk in the goods shall pass to the buyer on receipt of delivery.
The seller will, if the goods are damaged or lost in transit, at the sellers option, replace the damaged or lost goods free of charge or refund the cost, provided that notification is received from the buyer within 3 days in the case of damage and within 10 days in the case of loss. The buyer must examine the goods on receipt of delivery before signing any consignment note and failure to do so by the buyer having given a clear unqualified signature for them will disentitle the buyer from any claim for damage to goods in transit.
Every endeavour will be made by the company to adhere to the delivery dates quoted, but such dates are only estimated and are not guaranteed, neither shall they be a term of condition between the buyer and the company.
In all cases of deliveries made by transport other than the sellers, carriage and packing charges are made to the customer
at cost.
The buyer shall be responsible for arranging insurance on goods collected by their own carriers. Delay in delivery shall by no means entitle the buyer to cancel the order thereby render the seller liable to the buyer for any loss or expense arising from the delay unless otherwise agreed in writing.
The goods shall remain the property of the seller until paid for in full by the buyer. The buyer shall permit the servants or agents of the company to enter onto the buyers premises and to repossess the goods at any time, prior thereto in the event that the goods are at the premises of a third party, by the direction in writing: remove the goods from such premises and return them to the seller forthwith.
All quotations and price lists issued are exclusive of V.A.T.
All prices are subject to v.a.t. at the appropriate rate. The seller is entitled to alter the price list at any time and without
prior notice.
Cancellation of any order or goods or any part of an order will not be valid after the buyer has placed the order unless the cancellation is accepted by the seller in writing, in which case any prices quoted by the seller may be revised if so wished. Returned goods will be subject to a 20% handling charge. The seller reserves the right at any time if for circumstance beyond the sellers control it is hindered or prevented from doing so. In such an event the buyer shall in no circumstances have any claim to damages or other forms of compensation from the seller.
The seller reserves the right to amend its price lists, invoices and credit notes, etc... To correct any errors of calculation, clerical or typographical errors.
The seller will pass guarantees as extended by the manufacturer or manufacturers agent to the buyer. The seller will not be responsible for any guarantee excess of these.
Technical information or performance is supplied in good faith but the onus falls fully on the buyer to determine that the equipment is usable for the application in question, and will work in conjunction with existing equipment.
Any contract entered into by the seller shall be governed and constructed under English Law and the buyer shall submit to the jurisdiction of the English Court.
Where the situation arises that the value of an order exceeds the funding limit of an account, alternative methods of payment for the excess amount will be requested.
In as much as we have no control over the final use to which goods supplied by ourselves are put, we therefore do not warrant the goods will be suitable for any particular purpose.
So far as statute permits and other express or implied term, condition or warranty, whether arising under statute or otherwise, as to fitness, suitability, quality conditions correspondence with description or sample or merchantability of the goods is hereby excluded from the contracted terms.
If a client has a problem with equipment and it is still under guarantee, we will deal with the problem in one of the
following ways:-
The part would be returned us.
We will then test it and either repair or replace it as required.
Any items returned in this way will be given priority.
If requested we will send a new part without waiting for the old one to be returned, but only with the following conditions:-
The new part will be invoiced at the normal price.
When the old part is returned we will test it. If it is faulty we will then issue a credit note for the full amount. If however, the part is not faulty, or has been damaged, or the problem has been caused by incorrect installation / faulty wiring, we will inform the client and will not issue a credit note. The part will then either be returned and postage and packaging will be invoiced or will be thrown away as the client requests and with his permission.
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