Thank you for choosing ML Motorsport to look after your pride and joy; be it a full restoration, race build or prestige servicing. You will no doubt have discussed your job at length with Martin already and will either be bringing your vehicle to us shortly if it is indeed not already. We as a Company endeavour to bring you the highest quality of work from all the team here at ML Motorsport, bringing together over 40 years’ worth of knowledge and experience to cater for your vehicle. In return, we would ask that you read and accept our terms. We have learnt over the years that communication is vital to maintain a good working relationship with our Customers and these terms ensure you are fully informed about how we work as a business.

Terms and Conditions of Business:

M&A Combined Ltd t/a ML Motorsport

1. Definitions

The Company refers to ML Motorsport

The Customer refers to the person or legal entity who agrees to services being provided by the Company.

2. Contact details

The Company will require the Customers full name, address, email address and contact telephone number for purposes of contact and invoicing only. The Company will not pass these details onto any third party. The Company complies with the UK Data Protection Act 2018.

3. Estimates

All jobs are discussed at length with the Customer prior to work commencing. The Company will provide an estimate on work to be carried out based on what can physically been seen at the time a vehicle is brought in or photos presented to the Company by the Customer. All estimates by the Company are subject to change caused by variations to the Company of labour, materials, and parts at the time of estimate.

(Note: as with any job, things can change once work commences and further areas of the vehicle are uncovered. At every point the Customer will be informed of any findings that may incur further cost. The Customer will be given options and advice on how they may want to proceed. Photos will be taken and sent to the Customer to help verify any findings).

If no estimate is provided or if part only of the work covered by the estimate is carried out the Company shall be entitled to charge a reasonable and proper price for the work done (including any stripping down leading to determination as to the practicability or otherwise of any work and reassembly) and for materials and spare parts supplied.

The Company may refuse to carry out all, or part of any work for any reason whether or not an estimate has been provided.

All works estimates provided will be plus VAT.

4. Work authorisation

Any additional work will need to be authorised by the Customer due to fact the vehicle being on site and the Customer not, we will accept authorization over the telephone.

All parts removed by the Company in the course of the repair shall, if not claimed by the Customer within 24 hours after the completion of the repair be deemed to be owned by the Company and they shall become the Company’s absolute property. Parts returned are subject to a handling charge. Parts specially ordered are not returnable.

5. Payment

The Company is VAT registered. The cost for all goods and/or services carried out and set out in the Customers invoice are inclusive of VAT.

Payment of the cost and VAT are due in full on receipt of invoice.

Payment can be made by BACS transfer or cash. No cheque payments will be accepted.

For jobs that are in long term (for definition; more than one week) the Company will invoice the Customer for labour, parts and services on a weekly basis. Payment of invoice is due in full on receipt of invoice. In the event that any invoice is not paid in full; work will cease on the vehicle and the Company reserves the right to charge the Customer a storage charge of £25 per day plus VAT until full payment of the original invoice is made.

Some jobs will require parts ordering in ahead of a job commencing. Any parts ordered in advance must be paid in full. The Company will invoice the Customer upfront and will require payment in full for these parts before the order is placed.

All goods and/or services shall remain the absolute and unencumbered property of the Company until such time as the Company has received cleared payment in full from the Customer in respect of such goods and/or services.

From the point at which work starts on the Customers vehicle, the Company shall have a general lien on all of the Customer’s vehicles and all of their contents for all monies owing to the Company by the Customer. If the Customer’s indebtedness to the Company is not satisfied within 28 days from the date of the first invoice to the Customer, the Company may without notice sell any vehicle owned by the Customer and/or the contents thereof by public auction or private treaty. The net proceeds of the sale shall be applied towards the satisfying monies due from the Customer to the Company, and any balance shall be paid by the Company to the Customer on demand.

Upon receipt of payment in full in cleared funds for any work carried out, the vehicle will be returned to the Customer.

6. Completion

Every effort will be made to complete the job by the estimated time, but the Company shall not be liable for any delay in completing the job. Time shall not be of the essence in respect of this clause. The Company will not be held liable for any delay caused by outside influences i.e. goods not delivered in time, sent incorrectly or sub-contractor work.

(Note: any additional work found as per section 3, will inevitably extend completion times).

7. Collection

If a vehicle is not collected, the Company may charge reasonable storage costs in respect of the vehicle from the date of completion of the work until collection or disposal under section 4 hereof or as the case may be.

8. Remedies for late payment

Interest on commercial debt shall accrue from the date of the invoice. Interest will accrue day by day, until the date of payment, at the statutory rate. Interest will accrue until settlement is reached or until any Court Judgment is made.

In the event that any invoice is not paid on, or before, its due date, then all sums due and owing to the Company from the Buyer shall become immediately payable and subject to the clause above.

The Company shall be entitled to recover from the Customer all administrative, collection and legal costs incurred by it in recovering overdue amounts and all sums that become immediately payable.

Without prejudice to any of the Company’s other rights, the Company may, in the event that any sum is not paid, on or before its due date, suspend the service it provides to the Customer. Any parts, or equipment, provided to the Customer by the Company remain the property of the Company until all amounts owed are paid.

9. Warranty

Any warranty that applies to parts, the term of the warranty will be denoted by the manufacturer.

In the event of a potential claim, you should notify us immediately whereupon the defect will be assessed and repaired by the Company providing the exclusions do not apply. Your statutory rights are not affected.

10. Damage Liability/Damage to Vehicle

The Customer is responsible for checking their vehicle for any damage before it leaves the Company premises. Once the vehicle leaves the Company premises on completion of work, there will be no liability by the Company.

The Customer is strongly advised to remove all items of value not connected with the vehicle when leaving it on the Company’s premises. The Company cannot accept liability for any loss or damage to the same except in consumer transactions when this is shown to have been caused by a lack of reasonable care on the part of the Company.

11. Courtesy Vehicle

The Company does not provide a courtesy car.

12. Photography/Social Media

The Company will take photos of a vehicle for the purpose of communicating with the Customer about the progression of the job and any further work identified. The Company may also want to upload photos of your vehicle for the purpose of promotion on social media. The Customer holds the right to refuse this and should contact the Company to advise for or against social media uploads of their vehicles progression.