TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE OF UKDirect2You.co.uk
1 DEFINITIONS
1.1 "Buyer" means the individual or organisation who buys or agrees to buy the Goods and/or Services from the Supplier;
1.2 "Consumer" shall have the meaning ascribed in section 12 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977;
1.3 "Contract" means the contract between the Supplier and the Buyer for the sale and purchase of Goods and/or Services incorporating these Terms and Conditions;
1.4 "Goods" means the articles that the Buyer agrees to buy from the Supplier;
1.5 "Services" means the services that the Buyer agrees to buy from the Supplier;
1.6 "Supplier" means UKDirect2You of 3, Falconers Green, Burbage, Leicestershire, LE10 2SX that owns and operates Ukdirect2you.co.uk;
1.7 "Terms and Conditions" means the terms and conditions of sale set out in this agreement and any special terms and conditions agreed in writing by the Supplier;
1.8 "Website" means Ukdirect2you.co.uk.
2 CONDITIONS
2.1 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall affect the Buyer’s statutory rights as a Consumer.
2.2 These Terms and Conditions shall apply to all contracts for the sale of Goods and/or Services by the Supplier to the Buyer and shall prevail over any other documentation or communication from the Buyer.
2.3 Acceptance of delivery of the Goods shall be deemed conclusive evidence of the Buyer’s acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
2.4 Any variation to these Terms and Conditions (including any special terms and conditions agreed between the parties) shall be inapplicable unless agreed in writing by the Supplier.
2.5 Any special conditions applying to the provision of the Services are set out in the Schedule to this agreement.
2.6 Any complaints should be addressed to the Supplier's postal address stated in clause 1.6. or email address info@ukdirect2you.co.uk
3 ORDERING
3.1 All orders for Goods and/or Services shall be deemed to be an offer by the Buyer to purchase Goods and/or Services pursuant to these Terms and Conditions and are subject to acceptance by the Supplier. The Supplier may choose not to accept an order for any reason. The taking of a payment from the Buyer does not indicate acceptance of the order by the Seller.
3.2 Where the Goods ordered by the Buyer are not available from stock the Buyer shall be notified and given the option to either wait until the Goods are available from stock or cancel the order and receive a full refund within 28 days.
3.3 When making an order through the Website, the technical steps the Buyer needs to take to complete the order process are described in Placing an Order
4 PRICE AND PAYMENT
4.1 The price of the Goods and/or Services shall be that stipulated on the Website. The price is Inclusive of VAT. Where applicable, the price excludes delivery charges unless otherwise stated.
4.2 The total purchase price, including VAT and delivery charges, if any, will be displayed in the Buyer’s shopping cart prior to confirming the order.
4.3 After the order is received the Supplier shall confirm by email the details, description and price as well as the anticipated delivery date for the Goods and/or Services together with information on the right to cancel if the Buyer is a Consumer.
4.4 Payment of the price including VAT and delivery charges, if applicable, must be made in full before dispatch of Goods or commencement of the Services.
4.5 Where applicable, if any payment is not paid on time or any payment is rejected or refused, the amount owing will be treated as overdue and the Supplier will be entitled immediately to cease or suspend the provision of any Service or further deliveries of Goods until payment has been received.
4.6 Where applicable, the Supplier shall be entitled to charge interest on overdue invoices from the date when payment becomes due from day to day until the date of payment at a rate of 8% per annum above the base rate of Bank of England from time to time in force.
5 PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES
5.1 The Supplier shall begin to perform the Services on a mutually agreed date.
5.2 The Supplier shall perform the Services with reasonable skill and care. However, where applicable, the Supplier does not guarantee that the Services will be uninterrupted, secure or error-free or that any data generated, stored, transmitted or used via or in connection with the Services will be complete, accurate, secure, up to date, received or delivered correctly or at all. The Supplier may have to suspend the Services for repair, maintenance or improvement. If so, the Supplier will restore them as quickly as is reasonably possible.
6 RIGHTS OF SUPPLIER
6.1 The Supplier reserves the right to periodically update prices on the Website, which cannot be guaranteed for any period of time. The Supplier shall make every effort to ensure prices are correct at the point at which the Buyer places an order.
6.2 The Supplier reserves the right to withdraw any Goods and/or Services from the Website at any time.
6.3 The Supplier shall not be liable to anyone for withdrawing any Goods and/or Services from the Website or for refusing to process an order.
7 AGE OF CONSENT
7.1 Where Goods and/or Services may only be purchased by persons of a certain age the Buyer will be asked when placing an order to declare that they are of the appropriate legal age to purchase the Goods and/or Services.
7.2 If the Supplier discovers that the Buyer is not legally entitled to order certain Goods and/or Services, the Supplier shall be entitled to cancel the order immediately, without notice.
8 DELIVERY (See also Special Conditions)
8.1 Goods supplied within the UK will normally be delivered within 28 working days of acceptance of order – unless otherwise notified and agreed prior to the acceptance of the order.
8.2 Goods supplied outside the UK will normally be delivered within 28 working days of acceptance of order – unless otherwise notified and agreed prior to the acceptance of the order.
8.3 Where a specific delivery date has been agreed, and where this delivery date cannot be met, the Buyer will be notified and given the opportunity to agree a new delivery date or receive a full refund.
8.4 The Supplier shall use its reasonable endeavours to meet any date agreed for delivery. In any event time of delivery shall not be of the essence and the Supplier shall not be liable for any losses, costs, damages or expenses incurred by the Buyer or any third party arising directly or indirectly out of any failure to meet any estimated delivery date.
8.5 Delivery of the Goods shall be made to the Buyer’s address specified in the order and the Buyer shall make all arrangements necessary to take delivery of the Goods whenever they are tendered for delivery.
8.6 Risk in the Goods shall pass to the Buyer upon delivery of the Goods, or where the Buyer fails to take delivery at the agreed time, at the time delivery was attempted.
8.7 Title in the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until payment of the price has been made in full.
9 CANCELLATION AND RETURN (See also Special conditions)
9.1 The Buyer may cancel any order for Goods for any reason up to the point of dispatch and any payments made by the Buyer shall be refunded in full within 28 days. The Buyer may cancel any Contract for Services at any time before seven working days has passed from the day after the Contract was made and any payments made by the Buyer shall be refunded in full within 28 days. If, however, the Supplier starts to perform its side of the Contract with the agreement of the Buyer before the Buyer exercises this right to cancel, the right to cancel is lost.
9.2 The Buyer shall inspect the Goods immediately upon receipt and shall notify the Supplier by email at info@ukdirect2you.co.uk or by fax at 01455 635583 within 7 working days of delivery if the Goods are damaged or do not comply with any of the Contract. If the Buyer fails to do so the Buyer shall be deemed to have accepted the Goods.
9.3 Where a claim of defect or damage is made, the Goods shall be returned by the Buyer to the Supplier within 28 days of delivery. The Buyer shall be entitled to a replacement or a full refund (including delivery costs) plus any return postal/carriage charges if the Goods are in fact defective.
For some products, such as doors and certain furniture, where a claim of defect or damage is made the Supplier shall be responsible for the recovery of the Goods from the Buyer within 28 days of delivery. The Buyer shall be entitled to a replacement or a full refund (including delivery costs) if the Goods are in fact defective.
9.4 If you are a consumer you have the right, in addition to your other rights, to cancel the Contract for Goods and receive a refund by informing the Supplier by email at info@ukdirect2you.co.uk or by fax at 01455 635583 within 7 working days of receipt of the Goods. The right to cancel does not apply to goods made to the Buyer’s specification.
9.5 Goods must be returned by the Buyer at the Buyer’s expense within 28 days of cancellation in the original packaging and should be adequately insured during the return journey. The Buyer will receive a refund of all monies paid for the Goods (including delivery charges, if any) except for return postal/carriage charges. If the Buyer fails to return the Goods following cancellation, the Supplier shall be entitled to deduct the cost of recovering the Goods from the Buyer.
For some products, such as doors and certain furniture, the Supplier may choose to take responsibility for the recovery of the Goods from the Buyer and the Supplier shall inform the Buyer within 28 days of cancellation of the date when the Supplier will collect the Goods. The Buyer will be under a duty to take care of the Goods until they have been recovered. The Buyer will receive a refund of all monies paid for the Goods (including delivery charges, if any).
9.6 Goods to be returned must clearly show the returns number obtained from the Supplier on the package.
9.7 Where returned Goods are found to be damaged due to the Buyer’s fault the Buyer will be liable for the cost of remedying such damage.
10 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
10.1 Except as may be implied by law where the Buyer is dealing as a Consumer, in the event of any breach of these Terms and Conditions by the Supplier the remedies of the Buyer shall be limited to damages which shall in no circumstances exceed the price of the Goods and/or Services and the Supplier shall under no circumstances be liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage whatever.
10.2 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall exclude or limit the liability of the Supplier for death or personal injury resulting from the negligence of the Supplier or that of the Supplier’s agents or employees.
11 WAIVER
No waiver by the Supplier (whether express or implied) in enforcing any of its rights under this contract shall prejudice its rights to do so in the future.
12 FORCE MAJEURE
The Supplier shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform any of its obligations if the delay or failure results from events or circumstances outside its reasonable control, including but not limited to, acts of God, strikes, lock outs, accidents, war, fire, failure of any communications, telecommunications or computer system, breakdown of plant or machinery or shortage or unavailability of raw materials from a natural source of supply, and the Supplier shall be entitled to a reasonable extension of its obligations.
13 SEVERANCE
If any term or provision of these Terms and Conditions is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction such provision shall be severed and the remainder of the provisions hereof shall continue in full force and effect as if these Terms and Conditions had been agreed with the invalid illegal or unenforceable provision eliminated.
14 CHANGES TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The Supplier shall be entitled to alter these Terms and Conditions at any time but this right shall not affect the existing Terms and Conditions accepted by the Buyer upon making a purchase.
15 GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and the parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
SCHEDULE
Special Conditions
A WARRANTIES AND LIABILITIES
A.1 All goods supplied by the Seller carry a manufacturer’s warranty of at least 12 months.
A.2 The Seller does not provide any warranties. All warranties are supplied by the manufacturer/supplier.
A.3 The Seller shall supply the Buyer with such information as is required to claim from the manufacturer/supplier.
A.4 All claims in the first instance should be made in writing. (Refer to clause 2.6)
B Collections
Under certain circumstances, Buyers may be able to make collections from the Sellers’, manufacturers’ or suppliers’ premises. When these circumstances arise the Seller will notify the Buyer of the opportunity. The Buyer may request a collection from the Sellers’, manufacturers’ or suppliers’ premises. The Seller will do as much as possible to facilitate all requests.
C Deliveries
C.1 Goods are usually delivered Monday to Friday between 8am and 6pm. Requests for expected time of arrival are at the courier’s discretion. Saturday delivery may be available in certain circumstances and additional charges may apply. Bank Holiday deliveries are not available.
C.2 Where a delivery date has been agreed with the Seller or carrier, but the buyer or their representative is not present to receive the order, the Seller reserves the right to charge the Buyer, a fee to return the goods to the supplier and an additional delivery charge for the redelivery of the goods.
C.3 All large deliveries such as doors, flooring and furniture are made to ‘kerb side’. The Buyer is
responsible for providing adequate help to unload. Such Goods can be delivered to ground floor addresses or ground floor locations only.
C.4 The Buyer is responsible for ensuring accessability to the address for vans, lorries or trailers. If in doubt please advise the Seller and alternative arrangements will be made.
D CANCELLATIONS AND RETURNS
D.1 Where a Buyer returns goods to the Seller for reasons of unsuitability due to damage, defects or lack of compliance with the contract and does not require a replacement. The ‘return carriage’ costs will be paid at the same time as the refund of the Goods (and delivery charge – if applicable). The Seller will not accept the return of Goods on an unpaid carriage basis. It is the Buyer’s responsibility to ensure that the Goods are returned to the Seller’s address on time, in full and with packaging and instructions intact. Under no circumstances will the ‘return carriage’ refund be more than the original delivery charge. In case of ‘free’ delivery, the original delivery charge will be deemed to have been no more than 15% of the invoice price.
D.2 In cases were the Buyer has requested the Seller to organise the collection of the Goods. A date will be agreed under the following conditions:
D.3 Goods are usually collected Monday to Friday between 8am and 6pm. Requests for expected time of arrival are at the courier’s discretion.
D.4 Where a collection date has been agreed with the Buyer or carrier, but the buyer or their representative is not present to supply the Goods, the Seller reserves the right to charge the Buyer, a fee for the non collection of goods.
D.5 All large collections such as doors, flooring and furniture are made to ‘kerb side’. The Buyer is responsible for providing adequate help to load. Such Goods can be collected from ground floor addresses or ground floor locations only.
D.6 The Buyer is responsible for ensuring accessability to the address for vans, lorries or trailers. If in doubt please advise the Seller and alternative arrangements will be made.
