Terms And Conditions
1 DEFINITIONS
1.1 In these Terms: “the Customer” means any party with whom the Company contracts:
“the Company” means
SPEEDY STREET SOLUTIONS Ltd; “the Goods” means the goods supplied by the Company to the Customer under the contract on the basis of these Terms (“the Contract”).
2 BASIS OF THE SALE
2.1 No order submitted by the Customer shall be binding on the Company unless and until it is accepted over
the telephone by an authorised representative of the Company and/or confirmed in writing by the Company.
2.2 Any representation or warranty in relation to the Goods made prior to the Contract is expressly excluded.
2.3 If a sample of the Company’s goods shall be produced to and/or inspected by the Customer, this shall not
constitute a sale by sample and the Goods will not necessarily conform to the sample.
2.4 No variation to these Terms shall be binding unless agreed in writing between the authorised
representatives of the Company and the Customer.
2.5 Any quotation given by the Company is an invitation to the Customer to place an order only within 30 days
of the quotation date or such time as is agreed.
2.6 These Terms shall govern the Contract to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions subject to which
an order is made or purported to be made by the Customer.
2.7 The Customer shall be responsible to the Company for ensuring the accuracy of the terms of any order
including any applicable specifications.
2.8 No order which has been accepted by the Company may be cancelled by the Customer except with the
Company’s agreement and on the basis that the Customer shall indemnify the Company in full against all
loss (including loss of profit), costs and expenses incurred by the Company as a result of such cancellation.
3 PRICE
3.1 The price of the Goods (“the Price”) shall be the price listed in the Company’s published price list current at
the date of delivery unless otherwise agreed in the Contract.
3.2 The Company reserves the right, by giving notice to the Customer at any time before delivery, to increase
the Price to reflect any increase in the costs to the Company which is due to any factor beyond the control
of the Company.
3.3 Unless otherwise stated the Price is ex-works and exclusive of delivery and packing charges.
3.4 The Price is exclusive of Value Added Tax.
3.5 Unless otherwise agreed, the cost of pallets and packaging will be charged to the Customer in addition to
the Price. Credit will be given to the Customer (where agreed with the Company) provided such pallets and
packaging are returned undamaged to the Company or its supplier within the time notified to the Customer.
4 PAYMENT
4.1 The Price shall be payable net cash and without set-off no later than 30 days from date of Invoice.
the date of invoice. The time of payment of the Price shall be of the essence of the Contract.
4.2 If the customer fails to make any payment by or on the due date the Company shall be entitled to charge
interest at the rate of 8% above the Bank of England base rate plus compensation as per the Late Payment
of Commercial Debts Act 1998 from the due date until the date of payment, both before and after
judgement. The customer agrees to indemnify the Company for all costs and expenses which it may incur
(including any legal costs) in recovering any unpaid sum.
4.3 The Company reserves the right at any time in its absolute discretion to demand and receive immediate
payment in respect of any order whether due or not.
5 DELIVERY
5.1 Delivery of the Goods shall be made by the Customer collecting the Goods at the Company’s premises or,
if a place for delivery is agreed by the Company, by the Company delivering the Goods to that place.
5.2 In the event of any Goods being delivered at the Customer’s request by instalments, each instalment shall
be the subject of a separate Contract, on the basis of these Terms.
5.3 Any dates quoted for delivery of the Goods are approximate only and the Company shall not be liable for
any delay in delivery of the Goods. Time for delivery of the Goods shall not be of the essence unless
previously agreed by the Company in writing. The Goods may be delivered by the Company in advance of
the quoted delivery date upon giving reasonable notice to the Customer.
5.4 If the Company is unable to deliver the Goods due to circumstances beyond its control or if the Customer
fails to take delivery of the Goods on the date named by the Company for delivery for whatever reason
then, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Company, the Company may (on giving
the Customer notification of readiness to deliver) store the Goods until actual delivery and charge the
Customer for the reasonable costs (including insurance) of storage.
5.5 The Customer shall ensure that the Company’s delivery vehicle shall have proper access to any agreed
delivery site. The Company will not deliver Goods over roads or grounds that in the Company’s (or its
authorised representative’s) opinion is considered to be unsuitable. The Customer shall indemnify the
Company in respect of all costs, claims, losses or expenses which the Company may incur as a result of
delivery to the Customer’s delivery site or any other place subsequently nominated by the Customer for
delivery.
5.6 “Delivery to Site” shall mean the delivery of a full load to any agreed delivery site subject to access to the
delivery site being suitable for the Company’s delivery vehicle (as mentioned in clause 5.5) with the load
thereon as to which the opinion of the Company’s driver shall be final. The Customer shall be responsible
at its own expense for providing whatever assistance is required for the unloading of the Goods from the
delivery vehicle at any agreed delivery site.
5.7 No claim by the Customer for damage in transit or shortage of delivery of Goods during delivery will be
entertained by the Company unless the Company is notified in writing with full details of the damage or
shortage within 2 days of receipt of the Goods.
6 RISK AND RETENTION OF TITLE
6.1 Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to the Customer:
6.1.1 In the case of goods to be collected by the Customer from the Company’s premises at the time when
the Customer collects the Goods; or
6.1.2 In the case of Goods to be delivered by the Company at the time of delivery or, if the Customer
wrongfully fails to take delivery of the Goods, at the time when the Company has tendered delivery of
the Goods.
6.2 Until full payment has been received by the Company for all goods whatsoever supplied at any time by the
Company to the Customer:
6.2.1 Property in the goods shall remain in the Company and the Customer shall hold them as the Company’s
bailee and fiduciary agent;
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6.2.2 The Customer shall keep the goods properly housed and protected and shall store them separately and
in such a way that they can be readily identified as being the Company’s property and the Customer
agrees that any goods of a particular make and type distributed by the Company shall be presumed to
have been supplied by the Company unless the Customer can prove to the contrary;
6.2.3 The Customer must at its own expense insure and keep insured all goods which are the Company’s
property against all the risks which it would be prudent to insure against with a reputable insurance
company and must, if the Company so requests cause the Company’s interest to be noted on the policy
or policies of insurance which shall be made available to the Company for inspection;
6.2.4 The Customer may sell the goods in the ordinary course of business and on commercially reasonable
terms.
6.3 Where the goods are situated on a third party’s premises the customer shall oblige such third party to
ensure that at all times the Customer is in compliance with its obligations under 6.2.2 above and to agree to
permit the Company to enter upon the third party’s premises and remove the goods should the Company
have revoked the Customer’s authority to sell them.
6.4 The Company may at any time by written or oral notice revoke as to all or any goods not previously sold by
the Customer the authority given to it under Clause 6.2.4. Upon such revocation the Customer shall hold
such goods to the Company’s order; shall not dispose of them in any way without the Company’s consent
and shall permit the Company to enter upon any premises where the goods are located and to recover the
same.
6.5 The proceeds of any goods disposed of with the Company’s consent after such revocation shall be
transferred to the Company absolutely without any deduction whatsoever, the Customer having no interest
in them or in any part of them, and until such transfer shall be held on trust for the Company as its absolute
property. Such proceeds shall be kept separate from the Customer’s own monies and from all other
accounts (the Customer being required to open a separate account for receiving such proceeds of sale and
to notify the Bank where the account is held of the Company’s interest in the proceeds of sale). When the
Company has actually received payment for the goods so disposed of the Company shall credit the
Customer’s account with an amount equal to such a payment, appropriating it in such manner as the
Company shall choose.
6.6 For the purpose of Clause 6.5 “proceeds” means money, right or other thing tangible or intangible, received
in exchange for the goods.
7 WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY
7.1 No condition or warranty is given by the Company or to be implied as to the life of the Goods or that they
will be suitable for any particular purpose or for use under any specific conditions even where the same
have been made known to the Company.
7.2 Subject as expressly provided in these Terms, and except where the Goods are sold to a person dealing as
a consumer (within the meaning of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977), all warranties, conditions or other
terms implied by statute or common law are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
7.3 Except in respect of death or personal injury caused by the Company’s negligence, the Company shall not
be liable to the Customer for any reason whatsoever which arises out of or in connection with the supply of
the Goods or their use or resale by the Customer. The Company shall not be liable to the Customer or any
third party for any indirect or consequential loss or damage or for any loss of profit.
7.4 The Company shall not be liable to the Customer or be deemed to be in breach of the Contract by reason
of any delay in performing, or any failure to perform, any of the Company’s obligations in relation to the
Goods, if the delay or failure was due to any cause beyond the Company’s reasonable control.
7.5 The Customer shall indemnify the Company against all actions, claims or demands by third parties against
the Company howsoever arising in respect of or in connection with the Goods or the Contract by the
Company to supply the same upon these Terms.
8 BREACH AND INSOLVENCY
In the event that:
8.1 the Customer shall commit any breach of the Contract and fail to remedy such breach (if capable of
remedy) within a period of 30 days from receipt of notice in writing from the Company requesting such
remedy; or
8.2 any distress or execution is levied upon the goods or property of the Customer; or
8.3 the Customer offers to make any arrangements with or for the benefit of its creditors or commits any act of
bankruptcy or, being a limited company, has a Receiver, Administrative Receiver or Administrator
appointed of the whole or any part of its undertakings property or assets; or
8.4 any order is made or a resolution is passed or analogous proceedings are taken for the winding up of the
Customer (save for the purposes of reconstruction or amalgamation without insolvency and previously
approved in writing by the Company) then and in any such case the Company shall be entitled without
prejudice to its other rights here under forthwith to suspend all further deliveries to the Customer whether
under this Contract or otherwise until the default has been made good or to terminate the Contract or any
part thereof. Notwithstanding any such termination, the Customer shall pay the Company for all goods
delivered up to and including the date of termination.
9 NOTICES
9.1 Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other under these Terms shall be in
writing addressed to that other party at its registered office or such other address as may at the relevant
time have been notified pursuant to this provision to the party giving the notice.
10 GENERAL
10.1 No waiver by the Company of any breach of the Contract by the Customer shall be considered as a waiver
of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.
10.2 If any provision of these Terms is held by any competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole
or in part of the validity of the other provisions of these Terms and the remainder of the provision in
question shall not be affected thereby.
10.3 The Contract shall be governed by the laws of England and the parties hereby submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the English Courts.
11.Returns
11.1 It is our normal practice to replace any merchandise, which may reach customers in an unusable condition. It would be helpful if goods to be returned for examination are thoroughly cleaned and adequately packed.
11.2 The Buyer has the right to reject an item that is considered to be of ‘unsatisfactory’ quality. The Buyer should notify The Seller of any unsatisfactory products within 3 days of receipt of the delivery. The Seller may request samples of the product in order to confirm the quality issue prior to accepting the return of the goods. The Seller will endeavour to replace, repair or refund any products found to be unsatisfactory by both parties providing they are still in the original packaging in accordance with 11.3.
11.3 Goods kept in stock may be returned to us only by prior agreement at customers’ carriage cost (including 20% restocking fee and any other fee relevant) and subject to the following conditions:
(a) Goods returned must be in original packaging i.e. resalable condition
(b) A notification of return must be made within 24 hours of delivery. Failure to do this will result in a handling charge of 30%. It is essential to quote our delivery note number for a credit note to be issued
(c) No returns will be accepted 72 hours from delivery (Monday to Friday).
(d) The Seller reserves the right to charge the minimum handling fee above except in the case of faulty garments. Goods returned to the Seller without a ‘returns authorisation number’ will not be credited and will be disposed of at the Seller’s discretion unless the Buyer collects such goods (at its own cost) from the Seller within 30 days of receipt of the returned goods.
11.4 If goods supplied by us were incorrectly supplied please notify us immediately and appropriate credit will be given upon receipt of the goods providing they are still in saleable condition
11.5 Orders for made to order items, bespoke items, special products and customised items/packaging are NON RETURNABLE