ALL RIGHTS ARE RESERVED FOR PADDLUP LIMITED TO UPDATE, AMEND AND/OR VARY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FROM TIME TO TIME AT ANY TIME AS IT DEEMS FIT. NO AMENDMENT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS WILL BE BINDING UNLESS AGREED IN WRITING BY PADDLUP.

 

 

THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHALL GOVERN ANY ENTRY OF A VEHICLE FOR SALE BY AUCTION OR OTHERWISE WITH PADDLUP AND THE PURCHASE OF ANY VEHICLES USING THE PADDLUP PLATFORM.

 

 

 

 

BY ACCEPTING THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ANY BUYER AND/OR SELLER AGREES THAT THESE TERMS AND CONIDTIONS ARE BINDING UPON THEM.



A COPY OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAN BE FOUND ON THE PADDLUP WEBSITE AT WWW.PADDLUP.COM OR CAN BE OBTAINED ON REQUEST BY CONTACTING PADDLUP OR ATTENDING THE PADDLUP PREMISES.

 

 

 

 

WE WOULD LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE DEFINITION OF SELLER: the seller or prospective seller of a Vehicle at an Auction on whose behalf the Auctioneer is auctioning the Vehicle. Reference to the Seller shall, where the context so requires, include any authorised registrant on the Seller’s account with Paddlup. Any lot auctioned by PaddlUp is sold directly by the seller to the buyer, PaddlUp Ltd is providing the platform and environment to do so and is not the seller unless otherwise stated.

 

 

 

 

CONDITIONS 10, 14, 15 AND 16 CONTAIN CERTAIN TIME LIMITS THAT MAY ONLY BE EXERCISED IN SET TIME LIMITS. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THESE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS.



1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION



1.1 In these Terms and Conditions the following words and phrases shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:



Applicable Law: shall mean any all laws, statutes, regulations, orders and rules in each case having the force of law that apply to the operation of these Conditions.



Appraisal: means the appraisal performed and produced by Paddlup and signed by the Seller in respect of a Vehicle upon Collection or Delivery from the Seller appraising the Vehicle’s physical condition at that point in time.



As Is: (also referred to in the vehicle remarketing sector as “as seen”) in relation to a Vehicle sale means that the Vehicle is sold and purchased where it is in its actual state and condition as at the Point of Sale, including with any faults and defects affecting the vehicle (if any) and, except for that term, the Contract for Sale shall not contain any condition, warranty or other term (whether express or implied and whether implied by statute, common law, custom or otherwise) as to the age, description, suitability, fitness for purpose, satisfactory quality or roadworthiness of the Vehicle. All such conditions, warranties and other terms are excluded in respect of any Vehicle sold “As Is” to the extent permitted by Applicable Law. The fact that the Buyer has not had the opportunity physically to inspect the Vehicle shall not prevent the Vehicle from being sold “As Is”.



Auction: means any auction (of any format or type) of a Vehicle operated by Paddlup (whether physical or online or both), including for the avoidance of doubt the screening of the Auction by means of Paddlup TV and including any sale of a Vehicle where a Buyer may submit a bid for specified Hammer Price to purchase the relevant Vehicle.



Auctioneer: shall mean Paddlup (including any employee or agent of Paddlup) who conducts the relevant Auction.



Authorised Introducer: means a member of Paddlup’s authorised introducer programme for the introduction of Vehicles to Paddlup for sale by Auction as detailed on the Paddlup Website.



Buyer: means any participant in an Auction who may bid on a Vehicle and the ultimate buyer of a Vehicle offered for sale by a Seller following the highest bid accepted by the Auctioneer (including, in the case of online Auctions, by or through the Paddlup Website) at the Point of Sale or by Private Treaty Sale and reference to the Buyer shall, where the context so requires, include any authorised registrant on the Buyer’s account with Paddlup.



Buyer’s Fee: means the additional fee payable by the Buyer to Paddlup which shall be equivalent to 5% of the Hammer Price on the completion of an Auction.



Buyer’s Sign Off: means the completion of the Paddlup’s sign off process completing delivery of a Vehicle to the Buyer and releasing the proceeds of a Contract for Sale from the Paddlup Escrow Account to the Seller and the subsequent release of the Buyer’s Fee to Paddlup.



Buyer Sign Up Application: means the application process which all prospective Buyers must complete before obtaining an account with Paddlup and being able to bid at Auction.



Collection: means the collection of obtaining of a Vehicle either by Paddlup, the Seller, the Buyer or any other third party courier as the case may be.



Consignment Request: a request in the form required by Paddlup to be completed by the Seller (whether or not introduced to Paddlup by an Authorised Introducer) requesting Paddlup to submit a Vehicle to Auction.



Contract for Sale: means the contract for sale of a Vehicle entered into between the Seller and the Buyer.



Deposit: means a part payment of the Price in relation to a Vehicle which at all times must not be less than 100% of the Price.



Delivery: means the transportation and deliverance of a Vehicle to a location either by Paddlup, the Seller, the Buyer or any other third party courier as the case may be.



Finance: means any funding arrangement (other than cash) obtain and used for the purposed of purchasing a Vehicle.



Group: means in relation to a company its ultimate holding company and each of its ultimate holding company’s other subsidiaries from time to time (a “holding company” and “a subsidiary” being as defined in section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006).



Hammer Price: means, in respect of a Vehicle, the highest bid accepted by the Auctioneer for the sale of that Vehicle or, in the case of any fixed-Hammer Price Vehicle sale, the required Hammer Price in order to purchase the relevant Vehicle.



Intellectual Property Rights: patents, utility models, rights to inventions, copyright and neighbouring and related rights, moral rights, trade marks and service marks, business names and domain names, rights in get-up and trade dress, goodwill and the right to sue for passing off or unfair competition, rights in designs, rights in computer software, database rights, rights to use, and protect the confidentiality of, confidential information (including know-how and trade secrets) and all other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications and rights to apply for and be granted, renewals or extensions of, and rights to claim priority from, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world.



Paddlup: means Paddlup Limited (registered in England and Wales with company number: 12154651) whose registered office is at The Paddlup Rooms Callow Park, Brinkworth, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, SN15 5FD or any other company in Paddlup’s Group which at the relevant time and place has the conduct of an Auction.



Paddlup Concierge Team: means the team appointed by Paddlup attend to the needs of all potential and actual Sellers and Buyers using the Paddlup Platforms.



Paddlup Escrow Account: means the account to be advised by Paddlup to a Buyer, operated by Paddlup for the purpose of acceptance, holding and release of the Hammer Price and Buyer’s Fee from the Buyer on the purchase of a Vehicle to be released upon the Buyer’s Sign Off in respect of a relevant Vehicle.



Paddlup Fees: means any costs or expenses properly incurred on behalf of the Seller or the Buyer in accordance with these Conditions including, but not exclusive to, any costs for Delivery, Collection, storage, legal action against the Buyer or Seller, photography of the Vehicle, repairs to the Vehicle and detailing of the Vehicle.



Paddlup Platform(s): means the Paddlup Website, or any other systems, platforms or electronic means of communication made available by Paddlup to Sellers and/or Buyers in connection with the sale and purchase of the Vehicles.



Paddlup Premises: means the premises located at The Paddlup Rooms Callow Park, Brinkworth, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, SN15 5FD.



Paddlup Social(s): means any social media platform, including but not exclusive to: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, which is owned and operated by Paddlup.



Paddlup Website means the website located at https://www.paddlup.com, or any replacement website from time to time.



Paddlup TV: shall mean the channel hosted by Paddlup both online and at the Paddlup Premises for the screening of the final part of an Auction for a Vehicle.



Point of Sale: means when the Auctioneer announces completion of sale of the Vehicle by the fall of the hammer (whether virtually in an online Auction or physically in a physical Auction), or in another customary manner.



Pre-Consignment Checks: any and all due diligence, checks and verification of the Vehicle and the Seller as Paddlup in its absolute discretion sees fit to perform before Collection or Delivery of the Vehicle to the Paddlup Premises.



Pre-Sale Vehicle Information: means, in respect of a Vehicle, the information relating to it made available to the Buyer (whether online or otherwise) prior to the Auction in which that Vehicle is sold.



Price: means in relation to a Vehicle the aggregate of the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Fee.



Private Treaty Sale: shall have the meaning given in Condition 25.2.



Reserve Price: means the minimum Hammer Price that the Seller is willing to accept for the Vehicle being sold at an Auction previously agreed prior to Auction between the Seller and Paddlup.



Seller: means the seller or prospective seller of a Vehicle at an Auction on whose behalf the Auctioneer is auctioning the Vehicle. Reference to the Seller shall, where the context so requires, include any authorised registrant on the Seller’s account with Paddlup;



Serious Accident Damage: means any previous or existing structural damage to the Vehicle so extensive that the repair included (or should have included) a body alignment check as part of the repair process.



Vehicle: means any kind of motor car, supercar, motor cycle or motorised caravan, every kind of commercial, agricultural and other self-propelled vehicle, together with mechanical and electrical plant and equipment.



Vehicle Consignment Data: means, in respect of a Vehicle, the information (whether in hard copy or electronic form) containing details of the Vehicle, which is completed by the Seller or by Paddlup on the Seller’s behalf including, for the avoidance of doubt, any information uncovered by means of the Pre[1]Consignment Checks and/or the Appraisal undertaken by Paddlup;



Write Off: means structural or other damage to the Vehicle that results in the Vehicle being categorised as a write-off for insurance purposes, and/or previously categorised in any context as salvage or otherwise beyond economic repair.



1.2 Illustrations and photographs of a Vehicle published by Paddlup on the Paddlup Website or elsewhere are for identification purposes only. A photograph or illustration may not reflect an accurate reproduction of the colour(s) or true state and condition of the Vehicle.



1.3 The age of a Vehicle shall be calculated by reference to the year in which the Vehicle was first registered in the United Kingdom. Every reference in these Conditions, in any Vehicle Consignment Data or other document or by the Auctioneer to “the age” of a Vehicle shall be construed accordingly. If such year cannot be determined, then the Vehicle will be offered for sale as “date of registration unknown”.



1.4 A person includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality).



1.5 A reference to a party includes its successors and permitted assigns.



1.6 A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as it is in force from time to time, taking account of any amendment, extension or re[1]enactment and includes any subordinate legislation from time to time in force made under it.



1.7 Any words following the terms “including”, “include”, “in particular”, “for example” or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those terms.



1.8 A reference to writing or written excludes fax but includes email unless expressly provided otherwise in these Conditions.



1.9 Headings are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of these Conditions.



1.10 Words in the singular include the plural and vice versa and reference to any gender includes all genders.



2. ACCEPTANCE OF VEHICLES BY PADDLUP



2.1 Following the submission of a Consignment Request by the Seller, so that Paddlup may perform all of the Appropriate Pre-Consignment Check and submit the Vehicle to Auction, the Seller shall provide to Paddlup:



2.1.1 the Vehicle available for Auction (whether through Collection or Delivery to the Paddlup Premises, or otherwise);



2.1.2 the Vehicle registration document (Form V5) or any substitute for that document approved in writing by Paddlup (if any);



2.1.3 provide any subsisting test or plating or other document relating to the Vehicle;



2.1.4 all keys (whether physical or digital), locking wheel nut, codes, fobs, passwords or other devices, data or items necessary to unlock and/or operate the Vehicle; and



2.1.5 subject to Condition 4, provide to Paddlup the Vehicle Consignment Data fully completed and signed or otherwise validated by the Seller. Where the Seller provides the Vehicle Consignment Data to Paddlup online via the Paddlup Website, the Seller’s email address will be recorded by Paddlup. Any and all Vehicle Consignment Data and other information relating to a Vehicle received by Paddlup from the Seller’s recorded email address shall be deemed to be provided by or on behalf of the Seller.



2.2 Paddlup may (in its absolute discretion):



2.2.1 enter a Vehicle into an Auction even where the Seller fails to comply with one or more of the Conditions at 2.1.1 - 2.1.5; or

 

 

 

 

2.2.2 refuse to enter a Vehicle into an Auction if the Seller has failed to comply with any of the Conditions at 2.1.1 - 2.1.5.

 

 

 

 

2.3 Any Vehicle entered into an Auction may have been used for business purposes and/or by multiple users. Previous ownership, whilst indicative of use, is not conclusive evidence of the state of the Vehicle. Paddlup shall not be liable to the Buyer as a result of any Vehicle having been used by the Seller or any previous registered keeper for business purposes and/or such Vehicle having been used by multiple users.



2.4 The Seller acknowledges that Paddlup may use the Seller’s details, and may share the Seller’s details, in each case for legitimate business purposes, including (but not limited to) the Pre-Consignment Checks, due diligence screening and the prevention, detection and investigation of possible or actual crime. Such due diligence screening may include (but is not limited to) identification checks, anti-money laundering checks, credit checks and sanctions screening. In addition, Paddlup shall have the right to provide either party to a Contract for Sale in respect of a Vehicle with the name, address, telephone number and email address of the other party to such contract.



3. SELLER’S WARRANTIES AND VEHICLE CONSIGNMENT DATA



3.1 In the case of each Vehicle accepted for Auction in accordance with Condition 2, the Seller warrants and represents to Paddlup and the Buyer that, unless specifically disclosed otherwise by the Seller in the Vehicle Consignment Data:



3.1.1 the Seller has the absolute right and title to sell the unencumbered legal and beneficial interest in the Vehicle free from all liens, charges, encumbrances and third party claims;



3.1.2 if Paddlup sells the Vehicle at the Auction or by Private Treaty Sale, the sale of the Vehicle will conform in every respect with the terms implied by the Sale of Goods Act 1979, Sections 12(1) and 12(2);



3.1.3 the Vehicle bears its proper registration mark and vehicle identification number;



3.1.4 the Vehicle has not been treated by an insurance company as a Write Off;

 

 

 

 

3.1.5 the Vehicle has not sustained Serious Accident Damage;

 

 

 

 

3.1.6 the Vehicle has not been used by the police and has not been used as a licensed hackney carriage/taxi or private hire vehicle;

 

 

 

 

3.1.7 the Vehicle has not been re-registered or imported;

 

 

 

 

3.1.8 the Vehicle has not sustained flood damage;

 

 

 

 

3.1.9 the Vehicle has not been stolen and subsequently recovered;

 

 

 

 

3.1.10 the odometer reading is not warranted;

 

 

 

 

3.1.11 there are no known inaccuracies in relation to the Vehicle’s mileage;

 

 

 

 

3.1.12 all keys (whether physical or digital), locking wheel nuts, codes, fobs, passwords or other devices, data or items necessary to unlock and/or operate the Vehicle are in full working order or are valid (as the case may be);

 

 

 

 

3.1.13 if the Vehicle carries a registration plate which is to remain assigned to the Vehicle, the Seller has the absolute right to sell the right to use that plate along with the Vehicle;

 

 

 

 

3.1.14 the Vehicle is in such a condition as will allow it to be lawfully used upon the road immediately on its sale in an Auction.

 

 

 

 

3.2 If the Vehicle carries a registration plate which is not to be sold with the Vehicle, the Seller shall confirm that fact in the Vehicle Consignment Data and shall be responsible for making any and all the necessary arrangements validly to retain the plate.

 

 

 

 

3.3 The Seller further warrants and represents to Paddlup and the Buyer that the Vehicle Consignment Data is entirely accurate and contains details of any known major mechanical faults. The Seller shall use his best endeavours to assist Paddlup and make any and all amendments or updates to the Vehicle Consignment Data as necessary to ensure that the Vehicle Consignment Data is accurate as at the Point of Sale.

 

 

 

 

3.4 The Seller agrees that Paddlup may (but is not obliged to) publish before the Auction (whether by the Paddlup Website or by whatever means necessary) and announce at the Auction any information contained in the Vehicle Consignment Data or supplied by the Seller, any fair summary of any such information, and any fair description of the quality, appearance and mechanical wellbeing of the Vehicle.

 

 

 

 

3.5 Where a Seller offers a Vehicle for sale via online Auction the Seller warrants that:

 

 

 

 

3.5.1 it shall not enter into a contract (“Third Party Contract”) for the sale of the Vehicle otherwise than via the Auction by Paddlup whilst it is being so offered; and

 

 

 

 

3.5.2 acknowledges that, if they breach Condition 3.5.1, they may be liable to one or more Buyers, Paddlup and any purchaser under the Third Party Contract.



4. COMPLETION OR UPDATING OF VEHICLE CONSIGNMENT DATA BY PADDLUP ON THE SELLER’S BEHALF

 

 

 

 

4.1 This Condition 4 shall apply if the Seller requests Paddlup to complete all or any part of the Vehicle Consignment Data on the Seller’s behalf and Paddlup agrees to do so and upon completion of Paddlup’s Appraisal of the Vehicle.

 

 

 

 

4.2 Paddlup may agree with the Seller that Paddlup will, on behalf of the Seller, complete or update all or part of the Seller’s Vehicle Consignment Data in respect of a specified Vehicle. No such agreement shall be implied by reason only of the fact that Paddlup has accepted a Vehicle into the Auction without any Vehicle Consignment Data or with incomplete Vehicle Consignment Data.

 

 

 

 

4.3 Notwithstanding the agreement between Paddlup and the Seller for Paddlup to complete all or part of the Seller’s Vehicle Consignment Data in respect of a Vehicle in accordance with Condition 4.2:

 

 

 

 

4.3.1 the Seller at all times remain liable for the accuracy of the Vehicle Consignment Data;

 

 

 

 

4.3.2 unless the Seller has notified Paddlup in writing (including email) to the contrary (either generally or in respect of any particular Vehicle), Paddlup shall complete the relevant Vehicle Consignment Data and the Seller shall be deemed to give all of the warranties and representations set out in Condition 3.1 in relation to the Vehicle;

 

 

 

 

4.3.3 if the Seller cannot give any of the warranties and representations set out in Condition 3.1, the Seller must notify Paddlup promptly in writing (including email) prior to Paddlup completing the Vehicle Consignment Data on behalf of the Seller and, in any event, prior to the Vehicle being entered into the Auction. The Seller shall indemnify Paddlup against all costs, liabilities, expenses, damages and losses (including but not limited to any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal costs (calculated on a full indemnity basis) and all other professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by Paddlup arising out of or in connection with the Seller’s failure to notify Paddlup in accordance with this Condition

 

 

 

 

4.3.4 that it cannot give any of the warranties and representations set out in Condition 3.1;

 

 

 

 

4.3.5 the Seller may request Paddlup to enter all or any Vehicle(s) in the Auction “As Is” or may advise Paddlup as to the mechanical condition of a Vehicle, in which event Paddlup shall be entitled complete the Vehicle Consignment Data relating to that Vehicle in reliance of such advice. The Seller shall be responsible for the accuracy of such advice and shall indemnify Paddlup against all costs, liabilities, expenses, damages and losses (including but not limited to any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal costs (calculated on a full indemnity basis) and all other professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by Paddlup arising out of or in connection with the accuracy of such advice and/or information provided by the Seller;

 

 

 

 

4.3.6 where no advice, directions or instructions have been given by the Seller in relation to any particular Vehicle’s mechanical condition, Paddlup may (but is not obliged to): a) insert and/or update details of the Vehicle’s mechanical condition in the Vehicle Consignment Data provided that it has first satisfied itself as to the mechanical condition of the Vehicle and as to whether it can be used lawfully upon the road; or b) enter the Vehicle into the Auction “As Is”; and

 

 

 

 

4.3.7 Paddlup has no liability to the Seller or the Buyer as a result of any inaccuracy in the Vehicle Consignment Data or in any publication or announcement based on the Vehicle Consignment Data unless and to the extent that Paddlup has made an error when following the Seller’s advice in relation to the Vehicle Consignment Data or announcement. In that event, the Seller’s and the Buyer’s sole remedy against Paddlup shall be a contractual claim for breach of these Conditions. Any claim shall be subject always to the limitations on Paddlup’s liability set out in Condition 10.

 

 

 

 

5. VEHICLE DOCUMENTS

 

 

 

 

5.1 If Paddlup accepts a Vehicle into an Auction despite the failure of the Seller to deliver to Paddlup either the Vehicle registration document or a substitute for that document approved by Paddlup in accordance with Condition 2.1.2, the fact that no such document has been delivered to Paddlup shall be disclosed in the relevant Pre-Sale Vehicle Information and/or announced by the Auctioneer.

 

 

 

 

5.2 If Paddlup accepts a Vehicle into Auction and the Seller informs Paddlup that there are subsisting test or plating documents relating to the Vehicle which have not been delivered by the Seller to Paddlup in accordance with Condition 2.1.3, the fact that such document or documents have not been delivered shall be disclosed in the relevant Pre-Sale Vehicle Information and/or announced by the Auctioneer.

 

 

 

 

5.3 In the event of a disclosure in the relevant Pre-Sale Vehicle Information and/or an announcement by the Auctioneer under Condition 5.1 or 5.2:

 

 

 

 

5.3.1 neither the Seller nor Paddlup shall be under any obligation to procure, deliver or produce any document to which the disclosure in the Pre-Sale Vehicle Information and/or the announcement relates; and

 

 

 

 

5.3.2 if any document to which the disclosure in the Pre-Sale Vehicle Information and/or the announcement relates subsequently comes into the possession of Paddlup, the only obligation on Paddlup shall be to post it to the Buyer at the address recorded for the Buyer on the purchase invoice for the Vehicle.

 

 

 

 

6. RESERVE PRICES

 

 

 

 

6.1 Paddlup may (in its absolute discretion) enter the Vehicle into the Auction without a Reserve Price if:

 

 

 

 

6.1.1 the Vehicle Consignment Data relating to the Vehicle does not contain a Reserve Price; and

 

 

 

 

6.1.2 in reasonable time before the relevant Auction commences, the Seller has not otherwise notified Paddlup in writing of any Reserve Price (email, receipt and acceptance of which has been notified by Paddlup to the Seller, shall be sufficient for this purpose).

 

 

 

 

6.2 Where the Seller specifies a Reserve Price, this shall be deemed to be inclusive of VAT (where applicable) unless the Seller otherwise notifies Paddlup in writing (email, receipt and acceptance of which has been notified by Paddlup to the Seller, shall be sufficient for this purpose).

 

 

 

 

6.3 The Reserve Price specified in the Vehicle Consignment Data may not be qualified in any way, and the Auctioneer may (in their absolute discretion) disregard anything in the Vehicle Consignment Data (or any other instruction from the Seller, whether in writing or otherwise) which purports to qualify a Reserve Price.

 

 

 

 

6.4 When a Vehicle is entered into an Auction with a Reserve Price:

 

 

 

 

6.4.1 the Vehicle will not be sold unless the highest bid meets or exceeds the Reserve Price (except if the Seller authorises a sale during the bidding); and

 

 

 

 

6.4.2 the Auctioneer shall not be obliged to announce that Reserve Price unless they withdraw the Vehicle because it has not reached its Reserve Price.

 

 

 

 

7. THE CONDUCT OF THE AUCTION

 

 

 

 

7.1 Paddlup, without giving any reasons, may refuse to accept any bid from a prospective Buyer and may regulate the bidding generally as they see fit.

 

 

 

 

7.2 A Contract for Sale between the Buyer and the Seller for the Vehicle is formed at the Point of Sale. Ownership of the Vehicle shall pass in accordance with Condition 18. Risk in the Vehicle shall pass in accordance with Condition 19.1.

 

 

 

 

7.3 If any dispute arises during the bidding or a dispute arises after the Point of Sale as to what bids were made or by whom, such dispute shall be referred to the Auctioneer for their decision. The Auctioneer’s decision (for which no reason need be given) shall be final, and the Auctioneer shall have absolute discretion to cancel the Contract for Sale and to offer the Vehicle for sale either during the same Auction, or in a subsequent Auction or other sale process.

 

 

 

 

7.4 If the Auctioneer exercises their discretion to cancel a Contract for Sale in accordance with Condition

 

 

 

 

7.3, neither the Buyer nor the Seller shall be entitled to rely on the original Contract for Sale for any purpose whatsoever, except that the Buyer shall be entitled to the return of any money which they may have paid in connection with such original Contract for Sale.

 

 

 

 

7.5 The Seller may:

 

 

 

 

7.5.1 withdraw a Vehicle from the Auction at any time before the Point of Sale; or

 

 

 

 

7.5.2 bid for a Vehicle themselves up to the Reserve Price for the Vehicle.

 

 

 

 

7.6 The Auctioneer and other employees of Paddlup may accept written (but not oral) or online instructions to bid on behalf of prospective Buyers but are not obliged to accept such instructions. Any such instructions which are accepted are at the prospective Buyer’s risk.

 

 

 

 

7.7 The Auctioneer shall have absolute discretion to withdraw a Vehicle from an Auction if in their opinion:

 

 

 

 

7.7.1 the bidding does not reach a reasonable level; or

 

 

 

 

7.7.2 there are other reasonable grounds for withdrawing the Vehicle.

 

 

 

 

7.8 The Buyer acknowledges that Paddlup may use the Buyer’s details, and may share the Buyer’s details, in each case for legitimate business purposes, including (but not limited to) due diligence screening and the prevention, detection and investigation of possible or actual crime. Such due diligence screening may include (but is not limited to) identification checks, anti-money laundering checks, credit checks and sanctions screening. In addition, Paddlup shall have the right to provide either party to a Contract for Sale in respect of a Vehicle with the name, address, telephone number and email address of the other party to such contract.

 

 

 

 

7.9 Save as otherwise expressly provided in these Conditions, the Auctioneer shall have absolute discretion in relation to offering the Vehicle for sale, including in relation to:

 

 

 

 

7.9.1 the place and date of the Auction at which the Vehicle is offered for sale, including cancelling or rescheduling the Auction at which the Vehicle is offered for sale;

 

 

 

 

7.9.2 the format and the type of the Auction at which the Vehicle is offered for sale; and

 

 

 

 

7.9.3 the manner in which the Auction is conducted.

 

 

 

 

8. “AS IS” VEHICLES

 

 

 

 

8.1 Subject to Conditions 9.2 and 11, each Vehicle shall be sold “As Is” unless specifically stated otherwise in the Vehicle Consignment Data and/or the Pre-Sale Vehicle Information. The Auctioneer may, but is not obliged to, announce that a Vehicle is being sold “As Is.”

 

 

 

 

9. THE CONTRACT FOR SALE

 

 

 

 

9.1 The parties to the Contract for Sale are the Buyer and the Seller. Paddlup is not a party to the Contract for Sale and is not liable for any breach of such contract by either the Buyer or the Seller.

 

 

 

 

9.2 It shall be a term of the Contract for Sale that:

 

 

 

 

9.2.1 unless otherwise disclosed in the relevant Pre[1]Sale Vehicle Information or indicated otherwise by the Auctioneer, the Seller represents and warrants to the Buyer that the Vehicle: a) has not been treated by an insurance company as a Write Off; b) has not sustained Serious Accident Damage; c) has not been used by the police or as a licensed hackney carriage/taxi or private hire vehicle; d) has not been re-registered or imported; e) has not sustained flood damage; f) has not been stolen and subsequently recovered; g) is in such a condition as will allow it to be lawfully used upon the road immediately on its sale in an Auction; and h) unless provided otherwise in these Conditions, any description applied to the Vehicle by the Auctioneer or disclosed in the relevant Pre-Sale Vehicle Information (subject to any qualifications or corrections to such Pre-Sale Vehicle Information announced by the Auctioneer) shall be reasonably accurate.

 

 

 

 

9.3 When a Vehicle is described as having no major mechanical defects, that description shall be construed as meaning that there is no major mechanical defect in (but only in) the engine, gearbox, clutch, brakes, steering and transmission of the Vehicle. The parties agree that, in determining the accuracy of the description “no major mechanical defects”, the age and, if warranted by the Seller, the mileage of the Vehicle shall be taken into account.

 

 

 

 

9.4 Other than as set out in this Condition 9 and as set out in Condition 11 (Paddlup Warranties), all conditions, warranties and other terms (whether express or implied and whether implied by statute, common law, custom or otherwise) are excluded from the Contract for Sale to the extent permitted by Applicable Law.

 

 

 

 

10. LIMITS ON LIABILITY

 

 

 

 

10.1 Nothing in these Conditions shall limit or exclude the liability or remedy of any party for:

 

 

 

 

10.1.1 death or personal injury caused by its negligence, or that of its employees, agents or sub-contractors; or

 

 

 

 

10.1.2 fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or

 

 

 

 

10.1.3 any act, omission or matter, liability for which may not be excluded or limited under Applicable Law.

 

 

 

 

10.2 Nothing in these Conditions shall limit or exclude the liability of the Seller or remedy of any other party for breach of any obligation as to title implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 or section 2 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982.

 

 

 

 

10.3 Subject to Condition 10.1:

 

 

 

 

10.3.1 Paddlup shall not be liable to the Buyer or Seller whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, misrepresentation, or otherwise, for: a) loss of profits; b) loss of sales or business; c) loss of agreements or contracts; d) loss of anticipated savings; e) loss of use or corruption of software, data or information; f) loss of or damage to goodwill; g) pure economic loss; and/or h) indirect or consequential loss.

 

 

 

 

10.3.2 Paddlup’s total liability to the Buyer and the Seller arising under or in connection with the sale and purchase of any Vehicle, and the provision of the Auction and related services, whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, misrepresentation or otherwise, shall in all circumstances be limited to the Hammer Price paid for the Vehicle by the Buyer and shall be subject to the Buyer and/or the Seller notifying Paddlup of a claim in writing (and email shall be sufficient) within the applicable time limits specified in these Conditions, or if no such time limit is specified, within 6 months after the date of the Contract for Sale.

 

 

 

 

10.4 The Buyer agrees and acknowledges that the exclusions of liability contained in these Conditions (whether for the benefit of the Seller and/or Paddlup) are fair and reasonable.

 

 

 

 

10.5 The Seller agrees and acknowledges that the exclusions of liability contained in these Conditions are fair and reasonable.

 

 

 

 

11. PADDLUP WARRANTIES

 

 

 

 

11.1 In relation to each Vehicle entered into an Auction and by Paddlup as Auctioneer, Paddlup warrants to the Buyer that:

 

 

 

 

11.1.1 the Vehicle has been accepted by Paddlup into the Auction in good faith;

 

 

 

 

11.1.2 the Seller has the absolute right to sell the unencumbered legal and beneficial interest in the Vehicle;

 

 

 

 

11.1.3 if and to the extent announced by the Auctioneer or disclosed in the Pre-Sale Vehicle Information that a Vehicle’s mileage is warranted, the Vehicle’s mileage indicated by the odometer can be considered accurate. Otherwise, Paddlup gives no warranty as to the Vehicle’s mileage and the Vehicle is sold on the basis that any indication of the Vehicle’s mileage given by the Vehicle’s odometer may be inaccurate. If the Buyer discovers any mileage discrepancies after sale of a Vehicle without warranted mileage, then it is the Buyer’s responsibility to investigate and resolve these, and neither Paddlup nor the Seller accepts any liability in respect of any such discrepancies;

 

 

 

 

11.1.4 unless the Vehicle is sold and purchased “As Is,” the Auctioneer will announce, and/or the relevant Pre-Sale Vehicle Information will disclose, (if applicable) that the Vehicle: a) has been treated by an insurance company as a Write Off; b) has sustained Serious Accident Damage; c) has been used by the police or as a licensed hackney carriage/taxi or private hire vehicle; d) has been re-registered or imported; e) has sustained flood damage; f) has been stolen and subsequently recovered; and/or g) is not in a condition as would allow it to be lawfully used upon the road immediately on its sale in an Auction; and

 

 

 

 

11.1.5 unless the Vehicle is sold and purchased “As Is”, the Auctioneer will announce, or the relevant Pre-Sale Vehicle Information will disclose, details of any major mechanical defect declared in the Vehicle Consignment Data.



11.2 In the event of any breach of the warranties set out in Conditions 11.1.1 to 11.1.5, the Buyer’s sole remedy against Paddlup shall be a contractual claim for breach of these Conditions. Any such claim shall be subject always to the limitations on Paddlup’s liability set out in Condition 10.



11.3 Except as expressly stated in these Conditions, Paddlup gives or makes no undertaking, representation or warranty with regard to any Vehicle.

 

 

 

 

12. SELLER INDEMNITY

 

 

 

 

12.1 If any undertaking, representation or warranty is found to have been given or made by Paddlup in good faith and as a result of:

 

 

 

 

12.1.1 anything which Paddlup or the Auctioneer is authorised to publish or announce under Condition 3.4 (Vehicle Consignment Data); or

 

 

 

 

12.1.2 a fair and reasonable description based on the appearance of the Vehicle; then such undertaking, representation or warranty shall be deemed to be given or made by the Seller. The Seller shall indemnify Paddlup against all costs, liabilities, expenses, damages and losses (including but not limited to any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal costs (calculated on a full indemnity basis) and all other professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by Paddlup arising out of or in connection with any undertaking, representation or warranty given or made by Paddlup on behalf of the Seller in accordance with this Condition 12.1

 

 

 

 

13. BUYER WARRANTIES AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

 

 

 

 

13.1 The Buyer warrants and represents to Paddlup that, if it participates in any Auction, it does so entirely at its own risk.

 

 

 

 

13.2 The Buyer shall, before bidding on any Vehicle at the Auction, satisfy themselves regarding the value and condition of the Vehicle by inspecting it (if applicable) and/or making such other background checks as a reasonable Buyer would make.

 

 

 

 

13.3 If a cherished plate is assigned to the Vehicle at the date of the Auction but is not to be purchased with the Vehicle:

 

 

 

 

13.3.1 this fact will be disclosed in the Pre-Sale Vehicle Information and/or announced by the Auctioneer; and 13.3.2 the Buyer will be obliged to co-operate in the retention of the cherished registration plate by the Seller. 13.4 The Buyer warrants and represents to Paddlup that all information provided by them to Paddlup (whether as part of the Buyer Sign Up Application or otherwise, and including, but not limited to, proof of identity) shall be true, accurate and complete. The Buyer shall notify Paddlup of any changes or updates to such information as soon as reasonably practicable after any such change or update occurs.

 

 

 

 

13.5 Paddlup reserves the right to suspend or withdraw the Buyer’s account with Paddlup at any time and for any reason, and without being obliged to give any reasons for any such suspension or withdrawal to the Buyer.



14. UNROADWORTHY AND DEFECTIVE VEHICLES

 

 

 

 

14.1 The Buyer agrees that if a Vehicle:

 

 

 

 

14.1.1 is in such a condition (whether by reason of its construction, the state of its brakes, steering, tyres, lighting equipment, reflectors or other parts) that it is unroadworthy or cannot otherwise be used lawfully on a road; and/or

 

 

 

 

14.1.2 does not have a valid Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency MOT test certificate or plating document or any other document required by law, then the Buyer will not use the Vehicle on any road or remove it under its own power from the place at which it is located at the time of the Auction until it is roadworthy, can be used lawfully on the road and has all necessary documents.

 

 

 

 

14.2 The Buyer shall, on Paddlup’s request, provide a written undertaking (in a form acceptable to Paddlup) to comply with all duties and obligations imposed on them in respect of the Vehicle by the Road Traffic Act 1972, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, any subsequent modification of or re-enactment of either Act or by any other legislation affecting the use of the Vehicle. If the Buyer fails to provide such an undertaking upon request, Paddlup shall be entitled absolutely to cancel the Contract for Sale. The Vehicle shall then be offered for sale either during the same Auction, or a subsequent Auction or other sale process.

 

 

 

 

15. BUYERS RIGHT TO RESCIND

 

 

 

 

15.1 The Seller and the Buyer agree that, without prejudice to any other rights or remedies which the Buyer may have against the Seller, Paddlup shall be entitled to, and shall accept a request made by the Buyer to, rescind a Contract for Sale (“Rescission Request”), provided that the conditions set out at Condition

 

 

 

 

15.2 are met and that the Buyer’s Rescission Request is based on one or more of the following grounds:

 

 

 

 

15.1.1 the Vehicle has been treated by an insurance company as a Write Off but this fact was neither disclosed in the Vehicle Pre-Sale Vehicle Information nor announced by the Auctioneer; or

 

 

 

 

15.1.2 the Vehicle was not sold and purchased “As Is” and: a) the Vehicle has sustained Serious Accident Damage but this fact was neither disclosed in the relevant Pre-Sale Vehicle Information nor announced by the Auctioneer; or b) the Vehicle was used by the police or was used as a licensed hackney carriage/taxi or private hire Vehicle but this fact was neither disclosed in the relevant Pre-Sale Vehicle Information nor announced by the Auctioneer; or c) the Vehicle was re-registered or imported but this fact was neither disclosed in the relevant Pre-Sale Vehicle Information nor announced by the Auctioneer; or d) the Vehicle has sustained flood damage but this fact was neither disclosed in the relevant Pre-Sale Vehicle Information nor announced by the Auctioneer; or e) the Vehicle was stolen and recovered prior to sale at Auction but this fact was neither disclosed in the relevant Pre-Sale Vehicle Information nor announced by the Auctioneer; or f) the Vehicle was not in such a condition as would allow it to be lawfully used upon the road but this fact was neither disclosed in the relevant Pre-Sale Vehicle Information nor announced by the Auctioneer; or g) the relevant Pre-Sale Vehicle Information did not disclose, or the Auctioneer did not refer to, a major mechanical defect in the engine, the gearbox, the clutch, the brakes, the steering or the transmission, of the Vehicle but such major mechanical defect exists; or h) the relevant Pre-Sale Vehicle Information or the Auctioneer materially misrepresented the mechanical condition of the engine, the gearbox, the clutch, the brakes, the steering or the transmission, of the Vehicle; or i) it was announced by the Auctioneer or disclosed in the relevant Pre-Sale Vehicle Information that a Vehicle’s mileage was warranted but such mileage was not reasonably accurate; or j) the age of the Vehicle was misrepresented either in the relevant Pre-Sale Vehicle Information or by the Auctioneer.

 

 

 

 

15.2 The conditions that must be met under Condition

 

 

 

 

15.1 for Paddlup to be obliged to accept a Rescission Request are:

 

 

 

 

15.2.1 the Buyer has not made any onward sale of the Vehicle;

 

 

 

 

15.2.2 the Buyer has returned the Vehicle (if applicable) and submitted written notice of their claim to the Paddlup Customer Claims Team (details of which can be found on the Paddlup Website) within the time specified at Condition

 

 

 

 

15.3, time being of the essence;

 

 

 

 

15.2.3 when written notice of a claim is given under Condition

 

 

 

 

15.2.2, the Buyer is not in breach of any obligation as to payment which has by then arisen under Condition 18 (Passing of Ownership of the Vehicle); and

 

 

 

 

15.2.4 in the opinion of Paddlup, the grounds for rescission, or any of them, specified by the Buyer are substantially correct.

 

 

 

 

15.3 The applicable time limits for any claim under this Condition 15 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

15.3.1 for claims under Conditions

 

 

 

 

15.1.1 (undisclosed Write Off), 15.1.2a) (undisclosed Serious Accident Damage, 15.1.2b) (undisclosed use as a police vehicle or licensed hackney carriage/taxi or private hire Vehicle), 15.1.2c) (undisclosed re-registration or import), 15.1.2d) (undisclosed flood damage), 15.1.2e) (undisclosed theft and recovery prior to sale) or 15.1.2f) (unroadworthy Vehicles), the Buyer must submit notice of their Rescission Request to the Paddlup Customer Claims Team within forty-eight (48) hours after delivery of the Vehicle if the delivery was made by or through Paddlup or within forty-eight (48) hours after collection of the Vehicle in any other case; 15.3.2 for claims under Conditions 15.1.2g) (undisclosed major mechanical defect) or 15.1.2h) (material misrepresentation of mechanical condition), the Buyer must submit notice of their Rescission Request to the Paddlup Customer Claims Team within forty[1]eight (48) hours after delivery of the Vehicle if the delivery was made by or through Paddlup or within forty-eight (48) hours after collection of the Vehicle in any other case; or

 

 

 

 

15.3.3 for claims under Conditions 15.1.2i) (inaccuracy of warranted mileage) or 15.1.2j) (inaccurate age), the Buyer must submit notice of Rescission Request to the Paddlup Customer Claims Team within five (5) 12 days after delivery of the Vehicle if the delivery was made by or through Paddlup or within five (5) days after collection of the Vehicle in any other case, and details of how to contact the Paddlup Customer Claims Team can be found on the Paddlup Website.

 

 

 

 

15.4 Paddlup shall have absolute discretion to waive all or any of the conditions set out at Condition 15.2.

 

 

 

 

15.5 Paddlup shall have no liability to the Seller by reason of the fact that a Contract for Sale has been rescinded pursuant to this Condition 15, except where liability cannot be excluded by Applicable Law.

 

 

 

 

16. PADDLUP APPRAISAL

 

 

 

 

16.1 Where Paddlup (or a third party on Paddlup’s behalf) has provided an Appraisal on the Vehicle in respect of, and assigned a body condition grade to, a Vehicle, then Paddlup shall not be liable to the Buyer or the Seller for any omission from, or inaccuracy in the information presented in, the Paddlup’s Appraisal unless any such omission or inaccuracy is of such magnitude that, had it been taken into account when assigning the condition grade to the Vehicle, the condition grade assigned would have been inferior to that actually assigned to the Vehicle.

 

 

 

 

16.2 In that event, the Seller’s and the Buyer’s sole remedy against Paddlup shall be a contractual claim for breach of these Conditions. Any such claim shall be subject always to the limitations on Paddlup’s liability set out in Condition 10, and Paddlup’s total liability for such omission from, or inaccuracy in the information presented in, the Vehicle appraisal report shall in all circumstances be limited to the reasonable cost of rectifying the defect omitted from, or inaccurately described in, the Vehicle appraisal report.

 

 

 

 

16.3 All claims in respect of the Vehicle appraisal report and assigned condition grade must be made in accordance with the Customer Claims process set out on the Paddlup Website and must be made within twenty-four (24) hours after delivery of the Vehicle if the delivery was made by or through Paddlup or at the time of collection of the Vehicle in any other case.

 

 

 

 

17. PADDLUP CHARGES

 

 

 

 

17.1 The Paddlup shall charge to the Buyer the Buyer’s Fee on all purchases made using a Paddlup Platform.

 

 

 

 

17.2 All Paddlup Fees shall be charged in pounds sterling.

 

 

 

 

17.3 Paddlup shall maintain a list of charges which is available on request from Paddlup.

 

 

 

 

17.4 Paddlup reserves the right to vary its charges from time to time.

 

 

 

 

17.5 Any variation in the charges shall be reported on the Paddlup Website.

 

 

 

 

17.6 Any variation in the charges shall not apply to sales of Vehicles that have already been completed before the date the changes to charges are implemented and (if applicable) published on the Paddlup Website.

 

 

 

 

17.7 All charges payable to Paddlup by the Seller and the Buyer are exclusive of amounts in respect of value added tax chargeable from time to time (“VAT”). Where any taxable supply for VAT purposes is made by Paddlup to the Seller or the Buyer, the Seller or the Buyer shall, on receipt of a valid VAT invoice from Paddlup, pay to Paddlup such additional amounts in respect of VAT as are chargeable on the supply of Paddlup’s services or the Vehicle at the same time as payment is due for the supply of the services or the Vehicle.

 

 

 

 

17.8 Paddlup may charge the Buyer’s Fee:

 

 

 

 

17.8.1 at the Point of Sale, whether or not the Contract for Sale is later rescinded;

 

 

 

 

17.8.2 when the Seller is also the Buyer;

 

 

 

 

17.8.3 when the Vehicle is sold by way of Private Treaty Sale; or

 

 

 

 

17.8.4 when the Vehicle is re-sold pursuant to Conditions 22 (Re-Sale when Seller at Fault) or 23 (Default by the Buyer).

 

 

 

 

17.9 Paddlup may charge the Buyer an entry fee and commission and the Buyer’s fee on any sub-sale effected by the Buyer at the Paddlup Premises.

 

 

 

 

17.10 The Seller shall be liable to pay to Paddlup upon demand any relevant charges or other sums due to Paddlup whether or not payment is received from the Buyer.

 

 

 

 

17.11 Paddlup shall be entitled to charge storage fees in accordance with Condition 19.

 

 

 

 

18. PASSING OF TITLE OF THE VEHICLE

 

 

 

 

Title of the Vehicle shall not pass to the Buyer, and the Contract for Sale shall not be completed, until the Buyer has paid to Paddlup the Hammer Price, the Buyer’s Fee, and any other applicable charges in full in cleared funds. Until ownership passes, the Vehicle shall remain the property of the Seller, and the Seller reserves the right to dispose of the Vehicle.

 

 

 

 

19. RISK AND STORAGE FEES

 

 

 

 

19.1 At all times from the Collection or Delivery (as the case may be) of a Vehicle to Paddlup (whether at the Paddlup Premises or elsewhere) until risk in the Vehicle passes to the Buyer, or the Vehicle is removed by the Seller, the Vehicle is at the risk of the Seller. From the time when a Contract for Sale is formed under Condition 7.2 (and regardless of the terms of Condition 18), the Vehicle is at the risk of the Buyer.

 

 

 

 

19.2 Any Vehicle which is not removed from its location upon expiry of the seventh day after the Point of Sale of that Vehicle shall, from that time, incur a storage fee at the then applicable daily rate, and Paddlup shall have a lien on the Vehicle in respect of any unpaid storage fees.

 

 

 

 

19.3 The Seller shall be liable for storage fees in respect of any Vehicle at the Seller’s risk and the Buyer shall be liable for such storage fees in respect of any Vehicle at the Buyer’s risk.

 

 

 

 

20. PAYMENT BY THE BUYER

 

 

 

 

20.1 The Buyer is responsible for ensuring they have the necessary funds to purchase a Vehicle before bidding in an Auction.

 

 

 

 

20.2 The Price (and any other associated fees) must be paid by the Buyer to the Paddlup Escrow Account in full in cleared funds before the Vehicle is released to the Buyer.

 

 

 

 

20.3 Details of acceptable forms of payment can be found on the Paddlup Website.

 

 

 

 

20.4 The Price shall be immediately payable and due from the Buyer at the Point of Sale.

 

 

 

 

20.5 A Deposit in respect of Vehicle must be received in cleared funds not more than 24 hours after the Point of Sale.

 

 

 

 

20.6 In the event that:

 

 

 

 

20.6.1 the Buyer is obtaining Finance to facilitate the purchase of a Vehicle at a Price; and/or

 

 

 

 

20.6.2 the Price is required to be paid in Increments, in each case agreed in advance between the Buyer and Paddlup, the full balance of the Price must be received from the Buyer in the Paddlup Escrow Account before the expiry of 5 days from the Point of Sale.

 

 

 

 

21. PAYMENT BY PADDLUP TO THE SELLER

 

 

 

 

21.1 Paddlup shall not be obliged to pay the Seller unless and until Paddlup has received payment of the Price in full in cleared funds from the Buyer.

 

 

 

 

21.2 Paddlup may (without notice to the Seller) deduct from, or set off against, any payment made to the Seller:

 

 

 

 

21.2.1 any unpaid claim which Paddlup may have against the Seller; or

 

 

 

 

21.2.2 any debt or other liability owed by the Seller to Paddlup (or any other company in the same Group as Paddlup) whether owed under these Conditions or any other agreement between the Seller and Paddlup (or any other company in the same Group as Paddlup), in each case whether present or future, actual or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, disputed or undisputed and whether owed jointly or severally or in any other capacity and irrespective of the currency of its denomination. Any exercise by Paddlup (or any other company in the same Group as Paddlup) of the rights under this Condition shall not limit or affect any other rights or remedies available to them under these Conditions or otherwise.

 

 

 

 

21.3 Regardless of any other provisions in these Conditions, the Seller agrees that, if Paddlup pays to the Seller the Hammer Price less any deductions authorised by Condition 21.2 in circumstances where ownership of the Vehicle has not passed to a Buyer at Auction, then the Seller’s title to the Vehicle and all the Seller’s rights arising under and in connection with the Contract for Sale shall immediately be transferred to Paddlup. In such circumstances, and promptly on Paddlup’s request, the Seller shall execute a legal assignment to Paddlup of the Seller’s title to the Vehicle and rights arising under and in connection with the Contract for Sale as necessary to effect the transfer of such rights and title.

 

 

 

 

 21.4 If the Contract for Sale is cancelled under Condition 7 or rescinded under Condition 15, Paddlup shall be entitled to withhold the Hammer Price from the Seller and to refund the Hammer Price to the Buyer.

 

 

 

 

21.5 If Paddlup has reasonable grounds to believe:

 

 

 

 

21.5.1 that the Seller was not entitled to sell the Vehicle; or

 

 

 

 

21.5.2 that the Seller should have notified Paddlup in the Vehicle Consignment Data or otherwise that they were not the owner of the Vehicle but failed to do so; or

 

 

 

 

21.5.3 that any facts which the Seller notified to Paddlup in the Vehicle Consignment Data or otherwise concerning the ownership of the Vehicle were inaccurate; then Paddlup shall be entitled to withhold any sum which would otherwise be payable by Paddlup to the Seller until the Seller establishes (to the satisfaction of Paddlup) that the Seller was not in breach of any express or implied term of the Contract for Sale and, if that is not established within a reasonable time (as determined by Paddlup), then Paddlup shall have the right: a) to retain any such sums until all questions of title have been resolved; b) to pay any such sums to anyone who, to the reasonable satisfaction of Paddlup, establishes title to the Vehicle; and c) to interplead and to pay any such sums to Court.

 

 

 

 

21.6 The Seller shall indemnify Paddlup against all costs, liabilities, expenses, damages and losses (including but not limited to any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal costs (calculated on a full indemnity basis) and all other professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by Paddlup arising out of or in connection with Paddlup retaining any sums in accordance with Condition 21.5. 21.7 The Seller irrevocably acknowledges and agrees to Paddlup’s absolute entitlement to the Buyer’s Fee in relation to any Vehicle.

 

 

 

 

22 RE-SALE WHEN SELLER AT FAULT

 

 

 

 

22.1 In the event that:

 

 

 

 

22.1.1 the Contract for Sale has been rescinded under Condition 15; or

 

 

 

 

22.1.2 the Vehicle was not sold after being entered into Auction, Paddlup shall notify the Seller of that circumstance (as applicable). If the Seller has failed by the end of the next working day following the date of Paddlup’s notice to instruct Paddlup as to the action which the Seller requires Paddlup to take, then the Seller shall be deemed to have authorised Paddlup to enter that Vehicle into an Auction “As Is” as soon as reasonably practicable (and timing shall be at the sole discretion of Paddlup). The subsequent Auction may be at the Paddlup Premises, online, or any other location.

 

 

 

 

22.2 For the purposes of Condition 22.1, Paddlup may give notice by email or verbally to the Seller, at the email address or telephone number recorded for the Seller in the Vehicle Consignment Data.

 

 

 

 

23. DEFAULT BY THE BUYER

 

 

 

 

23.1 If the Buyer has in any way failed to comply with their obligations to pay for the Vehicle (including but not limited to the Buyer claiming a payment card charge back), Paddlup shall be entitled, but not obliged, to do any one or more of the following:

 

 

 

 

23.1.1 to sue in Paddlup’s own name for the Hammer Price plus any applicable Auction charges;

 

 

 

 

23.1.2 without prejudice to any other rights which the Seller may have against the Buyer for breach of contract or otherwise, immediately as agent for the Seller to treat the Contract for Sale as having been discharged (i.e. brought to an end) by the Buyer’s breach;

 

 

 

 

23.1.3 to exercise, in Paddlup’s own name, all the Seller’s rights to end or avoid the Contract for Sale and/or to recover the Vehicle from the Buyer or from anyone to whom the Buyer may have disposed of the Vehicle and/or to claim the Hammer Price or damages from the Buyer; and

 

 

 

 

23.1.4 to re-enter the Vehicle into an Auction, or otherwise offer the Vehicle for sale, and, in all cases, Paddlup shall be entitled to charge an administration fee to the Buyer in respect of Paddlup’s handling of the Buyer’s default. Details of the administration fee can be found on the Paddlup Website.

 

 

 

 

23.2 If Paddlup is required to give notice to the Buyer to end, avoid or rescind the Contract for Sale, such notice shall be deemed to be given effectively if successfully sent by email to the email address recorded for the Buyer in the Vehicle Consignment Data or invoice. Successful transmission of the notice shall be deemed to have occurred provided that Paddlup does not receive an automated email delivery failure notice. If the Contract for Sale is avoided on grounds of fraud, such notice shall also be deemed to have been given effectively if Paddlup gives notice of the Buyer’s fraud to the police.

 

 

 

 

23.3 If, through no fault of Paddlup, the Buyer fails to remove the Vehicle from its location for release after 14 days from the date when the Buyer first became entitled to remove the Vehicle, Paddlup shall be entitled to re-enter the Vehicle into an Auction or otherwise offer the Vehicle for sale.

 

 

 

 

23.4 If Paddlup re-enters a Vehicle into an Auction under Conditions 23.1.4 or 23.3, Paddlup will have absolute discretion to sell the Vehicle on the basis of the original Vehicle Consignment Data or “As Is” and in either case without a Reserve Price.

 

 

 

 

23.5 Paddlup shall apply the Hammer Price received on any Vehicle re-entered into an Auction (“Re-Sale Hammer Price”) under Conditions 23.1.4 or 23.3 to discharge the following debts in the following order: 23.5.1 any sum due to the Seller and/or Paddlup under the original Contract for Sale;

 

 

 

 

23.5.2 the entry fee, commission and Buyer’s fee due to Paddlup on the re-sale;

 

 

 

 

23.5.3 storage fees, if any, owed to Paddlup; and

 

 

 

 

23.5.4 Paddlup’s reasonable charges incurred in connection with re-entering the Vehicle into an Auction or otherwise offering the Vehicle for sale.

 

 

 

 

23.6 If ownership of the Vehicle has passed to the Buyer before the date of any re-sale of the Vehicle, the balance of the Re-Sale Hammer Price, if any, shall be paid to the Buyer. The balance of the Re-Sale Hammer Price, if any, shall, otherwise, be paid to the Seller, unless the Seller’s rights have transferred to Paddlup under Condition 21 (Payment by Paddlup to the Seller), in which case the balance of the Re-Sale Hammer Price, if any, shall be retained by Paddlup. Except to the extent that the application of the Re-Sale Hammer Price has discharged their liability, the original Buyer shall remain liable in respect of any sum owed to Paddlup or to the original Seller under the original Contract for Sale or otherwise.

 

 

 

 

24. RIGHTS RESERVED TO PADDLUP

 

 

 

 

24.1 At all times, Paddlup reserves to itself the following rights, which it may exercise without any reason being given:

 

 

 

 

24.1.1 to refuse to allow any person to enter the Paddlup Premises or participate in an Auction;

 

 

 

 

24.1.2 to refuse to allow any Vehicle to be brought onto the Paddlup Premises or to be entered into an Auction;

 

 

 

 

24.1.3 to require the Seller immediately to remove a Vehicle from the Paddlup Premises and, if the Seller fails to do so, to carry out such removal and to recover the cost of such removal as a debt due from the Seller; 2

 

 

 

 

4.1.4 to allocate such lot numbers to Vehicles as Paddlup sees fit and, despite the lot numbers which are allocated, to enter Vehicles into the Auction in such order and at such times as Paddlup sees fit;

 

 

 

 

24.1.5 to charge interest on any overdue payments owed to it by either the Seller or the Buyer at the then applicable rate under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998; and

 

 

 

 

24.1.6 to withdraw or suspend any facility made available by Paddlup to the Seller or the Buyer, including (but not limited to) account-holder rights.



24.2 If, before Paddlup has parted with possession of a Vehicle, a claim is made against Paddlup arising out of, or connected in any way with, the title of the Seller to that Vehicle or their authority to sell or authorise its sale, Paddlup shall be entitled but not obliged to retain the Vehicle and/or withhold payment from the Seller pending the resolution of such claim and/or to refund any money paid to Paddlup by the Buyer.

 

 

 

 

25. PRIVATE TREATY SALES

 

 

 

 

25.1 If a Vehicle fails to meet its Reserve Price, Paddlup shall be entitled but not obliged to inform the Seller of the highest bid and to provide facilities and services which the Seller may utilise to make a contract for the sale of the Vehicle to the highest bidder or to any other person interested in the Vehicle.

 

 

 

 

25.2 For the purposes of these Conditions, a “Private Treaty Sale” means:

 

 

 

 

25.2.1 any sale resulting from the provision of the above information, facilities or services; or

 

 

 

 

25.2.2 any other sale of the Vehicle which is agreed as a direct result of the Auction process but is not a sale effected by the fall of the hammer during the Auction.

 

 

 

 

25.3 When a Private Treaty Sale occurs, Paddlup shall be entitled to, the Buyer’s Fee and any other applicable fees and, in the case of a Private Treaty Sale described at Condition

 

 

 

 

25.2.2. 25.4 A Private Treaty Sale shall be on such terms as are expressly or by implication agreed by or on behalf of the parties to the Private Treaty Sale, which the Buyer and the Seller acknowledge shall (unless otherwise agreed) reflect the terms offered at the Auction.

 

 

 

 

25.5 Paddlup is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a party to or liable upon a Private Treaty Sale and shall not incur any liability to any party to the Private Treaty Sale by reason only of the fact that Paddlup has done one or more of the following, namely:

 

 

 

 

25.5.1 transmitted information or said anything which the Auctioneer could properly have said;

 

 

 

 

25.5.2 communicated any offer or acceptance;

 

 

 

 

25.5.3 negotiated a contract without disclosing the name or address of any party;

 

 

 

 

25.5.4 agreed to reduce its charges;

 

 

 

 

25.5.5 issued an invoice;

 

 

 

 

25.5.6 supervised the payment of, or received, the purchase Hammer Price; or

 

 

 

 

25.5.7 supervised the release of a Vehicle.

 

 

 

 

25.6 Conditions 12, 14, 16, 19 to 24 (inclusive), and 26 shall apply to Private Treaty Sales with the following alterations:

 

 

 

 

25.6.1 references (however expressed) to things disclosed in the Pre-Sale Vehicle Information or said by the Auctioneer shall be taken as references to things so disclosed or said by the Auctioneer when, prior to the Private Treaty Sale, the Vehicle was entered into an Auction; and

 

 

 

 

25.6.2 references (however expressed) to the Auction at which a Contract for Sale was formed shall be taken as references to the Auction during which the Vehicle was last offered for sale.

 

 

 

 

25.7 If there is a dispute between the parties to a Private Treaty Sale, Paddlup shall only be obliged to provide each party with the name and address of the other party (to the exclusion of all other information).

 

 

 

 

26. BUYER’S FEE



26.1 Paddlup shall charge the Buyer and the Buyer shall pay to Paddlup a Buyer’s Fee, which will be charged on the Hammer Price, in respect of services provided by Paddlup to the Buyer.

 

 

 

 

26.2 It is a condition of the Contract for Sale and the Private Treaty Sale that when the Buyer pays the Hammer Price of the Vehicle pursuant to Condition 20, they shall also pay to Paddlup the Buyer’s Fee then applicable, details of which are available on the Paddlup Website.

 

 

 

 

26.3 It is a condition of the Contract for Sale or the Private Treaty Sale (as applicable) that, if the Buyer’s Fee is not paid as above, the Buyer:

 

 

 

 

26.3.1 shall not be entitled to have the Vehicle released to them;

 

 

 

 

26.3.2 shall be deemed for all purposes to have failed to pay the Hammer Price in full; and

 

 

 

 

26.3.3 shall be liable to Paddlup and the Seller to pay the Price in full.

 

 

 

 

27. COLLECTION AND DELIVERY

 

 

 

 

27.1 Paddlup shall make available to a Seller upon completion of the Pre-Consignment Checks on a Vehicle a Vehicle Consignment Agreement for Sale by Auction which details the terms and conditions for the Collection and/or Delivery of a Vehicle to the Paddlup Premises.

 

 

 

 

27.2 A Buyer shall have the option at the Point of Sale to:

 

 

 

 

27.2.1 arrange for the Collection of a Vehicle itself; or

 

 

 

 

27.2.2 elect to sign a Vehicle Delivery Agreement for Delivery of the Vehicle to the Buyer.

 

 

 

 

27.3 The Buyer shall be required to arrange for Collection or Delivery of the Vehicle no later than 7 days after the Point of Sale of the Vehicle.

 

 

 

 

27.4 Failure on the part of the Buyer to arrange for Collection or Delivery of the Vehicle within the timeframe specified in Condition 27.3 shall entitle Paddlup to charge storage fees in respect of the vehicle in accordance with Condition 19.

 

 

 

 

28. SPECIAL AUCTIONS

 

 

 

 

29.1 For the purposes of this Condition 28, “Special Auction” means: 29.1.1 the Auction of a lot which is not a Vehicle; or 29.1.2 an Auction at premises which are not the Paddlup Premises; or 29.1.3 an Auction which is not open to members of the public; or 29.1.4 any section of an Auction into which a Vehicle can only be entered if either or both of the following conditions apply: a) the Vehicle has a likely selling Hammer Price in excess of a sum specified by Paddlup; and/or b) the Vehicle, according to the Vehicle Consignment Data or to information otherwise provided by the Seller, meets certain requirements specified by Paddlup; or 29.1.5 the Auction of one or more Vehicles to which special conditions published by Paddlup apply.

 

 

 

 

29.2 In the case of a Special Auction of the type described at Condition 28.1.1, these Conditions shall apply with the following modifications:

 

 

 

 

29.2.1 the word “Vehicle” shall be replaced with the word “Lot” throughout and shall mean an item, which is not a Vehicle, or group of items offered for sale as one unit;

 

 

 

 

29.2.2 any part of any Condition which can only apply in the case of a Vehicle shall be disregarded, but the remainder, if any, of the Condition shall continue to have effect;

 

 

 

 

29.2.3 the Seller may specify a Reserve Price in any manner acceptable to Paddlup;

 

 

 

 

29.2.4 each Lot shall be sold “As Is” unless the relevant Pre-Sale Lot Information or an announcement made by the Auctioneer states otherwise; and

 

 

 

 

29.2.5 Paddlup’s charges shall be a matter for negotiation, and Paddlup shall be entitled to charge a storage fee at the same rate and in the same circumstances as the parking fee referred to in Condition 19.

 

 

 

 

29.3 These Conditions shall apply to all other types of Special Auctions described at Conditions 28.1.2 to 28.1.5 (inclusive), except to the extent that they are modified by or are inconsistent with any special conditions published by Paddlup with reference to the Special Auction in question.

 

 

 

 

29. GENERAL

 

 

 

 

30.1 Where Vehicles are sold or purchased, or where Paddlup provides any services under these Conditions, Paddlup may require certain information from a Seller or Buyer (as applicable) which may include personal data (within the meaning of the Data Protection Act 2018). Any/all personal data collected by Paddlup for such purposes shall be processed by Paddlup in accordance with Paddlup’s Privacy Policy, which can be accessed on the Paddlup Website at https://www.Paddlup.co.uk/legal/privacy-policy.

 

 

 

 

30.2 The Seller and the Buyer each agrees and undertakes to keep secure, and not share, any login details which provide them with access to Paddlup’s systems and online platforms. Paddlup shall be entitled to treat all transactions carried out on the Seller’s or the Buyer’s account (as applicable) as legitimate transactions of the Seller or the Buyer (as applicable) and accordingly the Seller or the Buyer (as applicable) shall be liable to Paddlup and (in the case of the Seller) to the Buyer and (in the case of the Buyer) to the Seller in respect of them.

 

 

 

 

30.3 The Seller and the Buyer agree and acknowledge that the Driver Vehicle and Licencing Agency (“DVLA”) is the controller in respect of any personal data present on the V5 for any Vehicle. The applicable privacy notice of the DVLA governs the processing of any such data. The terms controller, personal data and processing referenced in this Condition 29.3 shall have the meanings given to them by the Data Protection Act 2018.

 

 

 

 

30.4 Unless there is a specific agreement in writing to the contrary between Paddlup and the Seller, Paddlup shall have no obligation to perform a factory reset on a Vehicle’s system in case personal data (within the meaning of the Data Protection Act 2018) remains present or to remove, or otherwise deal with, personal effects found in a Vehicle.

 

 

 

 

30.5 Use of the Paddlup Platforms shall be subject to the applicable Paddlup’s terms and conditions as set out on the Paddlup Website. Paddlup makes no promises or representations regarding the availability of any Paddlup Platform.

 

 

 

 

30.6 Any third party content included in the Paddlup Website, any Paddlup Platform or any Paddlup Socials (including, but not limited to, CAP data or HPI data) is provided on an “as is” basis at the time of publication and is not vetted by Paddlup. Accordingly, Paddlup does not accept any liability in respect of such third party content. In particular, HPI Spec Check data is provided by CAPhpi, with all rights reserved to CAPhpi. Paddlup shall not be liable for any errors or omissions in the HPI Spec Check data or for any liability or loss suffered by any person as a result of that person’s use of such data. Paddlup does not warrant that any original specification equipment listed in the HPI Spec Check for any Vehicle still remains fitted to that Vehicle.

 

 

 

 

30.7 The Seller and the Buyer each agrees that all copyright (including rights in software), trademarks, database rights and any other intellectual property rights in the Paddlup Platforms, or any documentation produced or compiled by Paddlup in connection with the sale and purchase of the Vehicles, shall be the property of and belong to Paddlup (and/or its licensors). No rights in any of Paddlup’s intellectual property rights (including trademarks, copyright and logos) are granted to a Seller or a Buyer, other than such limited rights as are strictly necessary for use of the Paddlup Platforms, or any documentation produced or compiled by Paddlup in connection with the sale and purchase of the Vehicles.

 

 

 

 

30.8 Neither the Seller nor the Buyer may copy, reproduce, republish, reverse engineer, commercially exploit or otherwise make use of Paddlup’s intellectual property other than for the strict purpose of using the Paddlup Platforms or any documentation produced or compiled by Paddlup in connection with the sale and purchase of the Vehicles.

 

 

 

 

30.9 These Conditions and the other documents referred to in these Conditions set out the entire agreement between (1) Paddlup and a Seller; (2) Paddlup and a Buyer; and (3) the Seller and the Buyer in relation to the subject-matter of these Conditions.

 

 

 

 

30.10 These Conditions supersede and extinguish all previous agreements, promises, assurances, warranties, representations and understandings between the parties, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter of these Conditions. No other person except for the parties to these Conditions shall have any right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise to rely upon, or enforce, any term of these Conditions except for Condition 21.2, which can be enforced by any company in the same Group as Paddlup.

 

 

 

 

30.11 Paddlup may at any time assign, mortgage, charge, subcontract, delegate, declare a trust over or deal in any other manner with any or all of its rights and obligations under these Conditions. The Seller and Buyer shall not assign, transfer, mortgage, charge, subcontract, delegate, declare a trust over or deal in any other manner with their rights and obligations under these Conditions.

 

 

 

 

30.12 Nothing in these Conditions is intended to, or shall be deemed to, establish any partnership or joint venture, employee-employer, or franchisor-franchisee relationship between Paddlup and either the Seller or the Buyer.

 

 

 

 

30.13 No failure or delay by a party to exercise any right or remedy provided under these Conditions or by law shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.

 

 

 

 

30.14 Any notice or other communication given to a party under or in connection with these Conditions shall be in writing and shall be: a) delivered by hand or by pre-paid first-class post or other next working day delivery service at its registered office (if a company) or its principal place of business (in any other case); or b) sent by email to the applicable address specified: on the Paddlup Website in the case of Paddlup; c) on the Seller’s account record with Paddlup in the case of the Seller; and d) on the Buyer’s account record with Paddlup in the case of the Buyer.

 

 

 

 

30.15 Any notice or communication shall be deemed to have been received:

 

 

 

 

30.15.1 if delivered by hand, at the time the notice is left at the proper address;

 

 

 

 

30.15.2 if sent by pre-paid first-class post or other next working day delivery service, at 9.00 am on the second business day after posting; or

 

 

 

 

30.15.3 if sent by email, at the time of transmission, or, if this time falls outside business hours in the place of receipt, when business hours resume.

 

 

 

 

30.16 In Condition 29.15, business hours means 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday on a day that is not a public holiday in the place of receipt and business days means Monday to Friday on a day that is not a public holiday in the place of receipt. Condition 29.14 does not apply to the service of any proceedings or other documents in any legal action or, where applicable, any arbitration or other method of dispute resolution. A notice given under these Conditions is not valid if sent by email, unless expressly provided to the contrary.

 

 

 

 

30.17 These Conditions and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with these Conditions or their subject matter or formation of the contracts to which they apply shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law.

 

 

 

 

30.18 Each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute, disagreement or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with these Conditions, their subject matter or formation of the contracts to which they apply.

 

 

 

 

30. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

 

 

 

 

31.1 The Seller and the Buyer acknowledge and agree that Paddlup (and any of Paddlup’s licensors or permitted licensees) own all of the Intellectual Property Rights relating to the Paddlup Website, the Brand, the Paddlup Socials and products or content arising thereon or during the course of performance of the Paddlup Services.

 

 

 

 

31.2 The Seller and the Buyer acknowledge and agree that any use by it of the Paddlup Website, interaction with the Paddlup Socials and products or content arising thereon or during the course of performance of the Paddlup Services does not constitute the granting of any Intellectual Property Rights rightfully owned by Paddlup (and any of Paddlup’s licensors or permitted licensees).

 

 

 

 

31.3 Other than with the prior written consent of Paddlup, in relation to the Intellectual Property Rights identified in Conditions 31.1 and 31.2, the Seller and/or the Buyer is/are not permitted at any time to copy, reproduce, download, publish, re-publish, post, broadcast, record, print, commercially exploit, transmit, edit, communicate to the public or distribute in any way any of the products or content that arises by virtue of an Auction or their use of the Paddlup Website or Paddlup Platforms. 31.4 Other than as permitted in writing by Paddlup, the Seller and/or the Buyer (as the case may be) is not permitted to use any Intellectual Property Rights without the consent of Paddlup.

 

 

 

 

31.5 The Seller and/or the Buyer (as the case may be) shall indemnify the Paddlup against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including but not limited to any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal costs (calculated on a full indemnity basis) and all and other professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by the Paddlup arising out of or in connection with any claim made against the Paddlup for actual or alleged infringement of a third party's Intellectual Property Rights arising out of or in connection with the supply or use of the Paddlup Services or the Paddlup Website.

 

 

 

 

31.6 The Seller’s and/ or the Buyer’s (as the case may be) liability under this indemnity is conditional on the Paddlup discharging the following obligations. If any third party makes a claim, or notifies an intention to make a claim, against the Paddlup that may reasonably be considered likely to give rise to a liability under this indemnity (Claim), the Paddlup shall:

 

 

 

 

31.6.1 as soon as reasonably practicable, give written notice of the Claim to the Seller and/or the Buyer, specifying the nature of the Claim in reasonable detail;

 

 

 

 

31.6.2 not make any admission of liability, agreement or compromise in relation to the Claim without the prior written consent of the Seller and/or Buyer; and

 

 

 

 

31.6.3 give the Seller and/or the Buyer and its professional advisers access at reasonable times (on reasonable prior notice) to its premises and its officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives or advisers, and to any relevant assets, accounts, documents and records within the power or control of Paddlup, to enable the Seller and/or the Buyer and its professional advisers to examine them and to take copies (at the Seller 's expense to assess the Claim).

 

 

 

 

31.7 Nothing in this Condition 31 shall restrict or limit the Paddlup's general obligation at law to mitigate a loss it may suffer or incur as a result of an event that may give rise to a claim under this indemnity.

 

 

 

 

32. LOSS, DAMAGE AND INJURY

 

 

 

 

32.1 To the extent it is lawfully able, Paddlup shall have no liability for any damage, loss or injury sustained by any person on the Paddlup Premises, or (as the case may be) any other premises where an Auction conducted by Paddlup may take place, with the exception of any death, personal injury, loss or damage caused by a breach of duty or negligence on the part of Paddlup or its employees or agents in the performance of their ordinary duties to Paddlup.

 

 

 

 

33. INFORMATION PRESENTED BY PADDLUP

 

 

 

 

33.1 Any description, Vehicle Consignment Data, or other information presented (in whatever form or by whatever means) by Paddlup in relation to a Vehicle for Auction shall be given on behalf of the Seller from information duly obtained and approved by the Seller and Paddlup shall not be responsible.

 

 

 

 

33.2 Buyers are responsible for verifying and satisfying the state, condition and ownership of any Vehicle and may do so by means of its own due diligence or by booking an appointment for viewing the Vehicle with the Paddlup Concierge Team.

 

 

 

 

33.3 Any photographs, illustrations, diagrams, recordings or other indications as to the quality and appearance of the Vehicle are for identification purposes only and may be inaccurate as to true condition and colour.

 

 

 

 

33.4 Paddlup shall not be liable for any omission from the description of the Vehicle or presentation of the Vehicles appearance or any part of the Vehicle.

 

 

 

 

33.5 Any media content presented by Paddlup on the Paddlup Website, the Paddlup Platforms or on an Paddlup Socials, including but not exclusive to any posts, podcasts, articles, blogs, news, videos or any other related media are for information purposes only and shall not in any circumstance constitute advice by Paddlup or any of its employees or agents as to technical, legal, financial or other matters and no Buyer, Seller or other Third Party shall be entitled rely upon such content.

 

 

 

 

33.6 Any reliance placed upon the content produced by Paddlup in accordance with clause

 

 

 

 

33.5 is done so entirely at the party’s own risk.

 

 

 

 

34. BIDDING ON A VEHICLE AND BUYER’S ELIGIBILITY

 

 

 

 

34.1 All prospective Buyers must complete a Buyer’s Sign-Up Application and accept these Terms and Conditions before being authorised to bid on any Vehicle at any Auction.

 

 

 

 

34.2 Paddlup will not accept and will be entitled to refuse any bids from a prospective Buyer that does not meet, in Paddlup’s sole discretion, the requirements and criteria of an eligible bidder at Auction for the purchase of a Vehicle. Buyers are pointed to the Paddlup Website for more information about the eligibility criteria of a Buyer.

 

 

 

 

34.3 A Buyer must satisfy themselves and is at all times responsible of ensuring that they can satisfy all of the obligations expected of a Buyer in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, particular attention of the Buyer should be paid to the obligations set out in Conditions, 13, 15, 18, 20, 23 and 33.

 

 

 

 

34.4 An Auction of a Vehicle will be conducted in the manner set out in Condition 7, the Buyer shall ensure at all times during its participation in an Auction it adheres and abides by the Auctioneers rules and request in the ordinary course of business.