Creative Storage Limited - Creative Storage from Inception to Completion

For the purposes of the Terms and Conditions of Hire the person hiring the trailer shall be referred to as the hirer. All trailers are wholly owned by Creative Storage Ltd, who will be referred to as the owner.

The hirer must provide as identity a Valid full Driving Licence (both parts), valid Insurance Certificate for the tow vehicle and 2 original household bills dated within the last 6 weeks. The hirer agrees to these documents being photocopied and retained by the owner foe a period of 6mths after the trailer has been returned. It is the hirer’s responsibility to ensure that their vehicle insurance covers towing the trailer. The trailer must only be towed by the specified vehicle driven by person/s covered by that insurance policy. A road legal number plate (matching the towing vehicle) must be provided for the trailer. (520mmx111mm).

Upon collection of the trailer, full payment for the hire is required plus a £150.00 cash deposit, refundable on return of trailer undamaged and complete with all accessories.

The trailer is the property of the owner and the hirer at no time has right, title or interest in the hired trailer except that it is hired to the hirer.

The value of the trailer hired is £2050. + VAT. The wheel clamp is valued at £80.00. The hitch lock is valued at £95.00. The hirer agrees to this value in the signing of the hire agreement. All risks as stipulated in the terms and conditions of hire pass to the hirer on the signing of the hire agreement and when the trailer leaves the physical possession and control of the owner.

The hirer shall completely indemnify the owner in respect of all claims by any person for injury to person or property caused by or in connection with, or arising out of the use of the trailer, during the time the trailer is in your possession.

The owner shall not be liable for any injuries caused to the hirer, their agents, any third party or any goods transported arising out of the use of the trailer during the hire period. The owner shall not be responsible for any consequential losses arising out of the use of the trailer.

The hirer is liable if the trailer is stolen, damaged or involved in an accident / incident during the hire period, whilst the trailer is attached/detached from the vehicle. Any items carried or stored in the trailer are entirely the hirer’s responsibility, as are any accidents/incidents arising from the use of the trailer, or any injury sustained to the hirer or third party.

The hirer agrees to pay the owner in full the value of the trailer should it be lost/stolen/destroyed/confiscated/impounded or not returned at the end of the hire period. This amount shall be payable in full, the owner reserves the right to charge full day hire rate to the hirer until such monies are paid in full or pro rata for part day.

The hirer shall inform the owner immediately if the trailer is in need of repair or adjustment, and shall not authorise any person to carry out repairs or adjustments without prior written consent from the owner.

The hirer agrees to pay the owner the full costs of any repairs or replacement parts of the trailer should the trailer be damaged or have parts stolen from it during the period of hire. These repairs/parts shall be undertaken/supplied by an authorised Ifor Williams agent and charged accordingly.

The hirer shall ensure that the trailer will not be used, for hire or reward, for any illegal purposes, for any purpose other than those it was designed for, or outside the UK mainland without prior written consent, will not lend, sell, attempt to sell or otherwise part with the trailer.

Any trailer not returned at the end of the hire period will be reported to the police as stolen. The hirer agrees that in the event of the trailer not being returned to the owner at the end of the hire period that copies of the documents supplied for identification purposes will be passed to the police and our recovery agents to assist in their investigations and recovery of the trailer.

The hirer agrees to pay solicitor fees, court costs and all other expenses involved on behalf of the owner in having to take legal action to recover either the trailer, the value of the trailer or repair costs through the hirer not complying with the terms and conditions of hire. This also applies to any outstanding hire fees accrued in this period.

Any trailer not returned at the end of the agreed hire period will be subject to the current daily hire charge rate. The hirer agrees to pay this daily hire rate in the event of breach of the signed conditions of hire/agreement for each day or part day.

The hirer agrees to make any payments necessary to put the owner in the same position it would have been in if the breach of the relevant terms and conditions had not occurred.

Hirer agrees that the owner reserves the right to request the return of the trailer and terminate the hire agreement at any time during the hire agreement if we believe the terms and conditions of hire have been breached, the trailer is being used contrary to its intended use, as the result of complaints from police, members of the public or any other party, or if the trailer is being exposed to any unnecessary risk. In this event the owner reserves the right to only return the proportion of hire fee paid that is still to run pro rata minus any costs incurred by the owner in securing the return of the trailer after the verbal or written request has been made.

A wheel clamp is supplied, and this and the hitch lock MUST ALWAYS be used when the trailer is left unattended. The hirer will also take adequate and proper measures to protect the trailer from theft, damage and other risks during the hire period.

The hirer must inspect the trailer and sign to agree its condition. The trailer must be returned in the same clean condition in which it is received. The hirer must ensure that the trailer is washed to prevent staining to the trailer that can result in permanent marking/damage of the trailer. Please only use water and an approved washing agent when doing this as some chemicals/disinfectants can stain and damage the trailer. The owner advises that washing a trailer is undertaken with the correct equipment and that hirers take their own and others safety into consideration before performing any cleaning process.

I confirm acceptance of the above stated terms and conditions. I agree to return the trailer at the end of the hire period as per the hire agreement to the owners office address. These terms and conditions form a part of the hire agreement.

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