Terms and Conditions
OC CAR LIMITED Terms and Conditions
 
1. A contract will be binding between OC CAR LIMITED (from this point on known as OC CAR) and the customer upon the booking of or arrival of the vehicle on site (whichever is first) for “accident repair, estimate / assessment and/ or car service” or any other repair.
 
2. If you place an order or make a booking via the phone or internet or in person you warrant that you are legally capable of entering into a contract of sale and you are at least 18 years old and reside in the UK.
 
3. OC CAR will provide details of the cost of each car body / paint repair, car service and any mechanical work required before the work is done. All work and costs, including additional work must be approved by the customer before any work is carried out.  Any estimate given for such work will be valid for a period of 14 days and is subject to physical inspection of the vehicle and parts prices remaining the same.
 
4. If the repair cannot be done within the quoted timespan due to circumstances beyond OC CAR control, an advisor will contact the customer and inform them accordingly – this may sometimes be due to parts not being delivered or available, or the work required may take longer to complete.
 
5. All work, parts and services are subject to VAT as required by law (except MOTs) should OC CAR become VAT registered.
 
6. Special parts, oils or spark plugs may be required for your vehicle service / repair. These may have an additional charge and an OC CAR advisor will inform you of the costs on the day of your service.
 
7. All parts used will adhere to the manufacturers service schedule and warranty and will be of “original equipment” (OE) standard – ensuring all warranties are validated, unless otherwise agreed (verbally or in writing). OC CAR service schedules may vary; schedules are always readily available for customer’s inspection.
 
8. Once the car body repair or car service has been finished, payment will be taken straight after either by bank transfer or cash. The car will then be available for collection or returned to the customer. Possession of the vehicle will NOT be passed back to the customer until he/she has paid for the cost of the works. If payment is not made, the garage is entitled to charge reasonable storage costs as listed below. All goods / parts fitted to vehicles remain the property of OC CAR until invoices are paid in full. Vehicles that remain on site for over 72 hours post completion or for any other reason without prior agreement in writing from a Director of OC CAR shall be liable for storage charges.
 
Storage charges are as follows:
0-6 months £28.00per day (outside secure CCTV storage) or £35per day (inside secure, CCTV).
 
After 6 months in storage vehicles will be deemed as abandoned and OC CAR reserve the right to start the process of disposal of the vehicle to recover any unpaid invoices/ charges. While this takes place, the vehicle will be moved to offsite secure storage due to limited space and charged at £50per day. The vehicle owner will be liable for transport costs, administration, engineer's reports, valuations etc. to assist in the disposal on the vehicle. Customer will be liable for any shortfall still outstanding after this process, any additional funds over the outstanding charges will be returned to the customer.
 
For the avoidance of doubt OC CAR do NOT provide free storage to customers / companies under any circumstances unless agreed in writing in advance by a director of OC CAR. It is the customers / owners / companies responsibility to ensure vehicles are collected with 72 hours of when work is complete or OC CAR requests the vehicle is removed from site ( for example due to total loss, customer not proceeding with work, insurance company moving to another garage, customer keeping vehicle salvage, hire / lease cars left on site etc.).
 
9. OC CAR do not accept any liability for any damage or losses suffered by the Customer from the storage of its vehicle at the garage or at our secure storage site. OC CAR cannot be held responsible for deterioration of vehicles while in storage such as getting dirty if exposed to the elements, flat batteries, flat tyres, air suspensions dropping, electrical faults developing due to lack of use etc.
 
10. The customer has the right to cancel his / her car body repair, car service or repair at any time, as long as any of the agreed work to date has been paid for up to the point of cancellation. If work has not been started or in relation to insurance work the customer is found to be at fault or a false / fraudulent claim the customer will be liable for recovery, estimating costs and daily storage charges. It will be the customer’s responsibility to collect these costs from their insurance company. All work carried out for customers referred by accident management companies shall be invoiced to the customer and they will remain liable for all charges if not settled by the accident management company.
 
10a The customer is also responsible to pay for any parts which are ordered at their request (special orders), should they decide not continue with the repair.
 
11. OC CAR will not be responsible or liable for any unforeseeable losses; losses that were not caused by OC CAR employees, agents or representatives' negligence or for any business losses. This does not affect any claim that the customer may have for death or personal injury. Nothing in this condition will affect the customer’s statutory rights that the works are performed with due skill and care, that the goods supplied are of satisfactory quality and are fit for their purpose and that the products and services correspond with their description.
 
12. OC CAR will not be responsible for any loss of valuable items left by the customer and are not connected to the vehicle or damage to such items. We advise all items are removed from the vehicle prior to coming OC CAR.
 
13. OC CAR will not be liable for any damage or delay in the services provided if the reasons are down to “an act of God”, “industrial action such as strikes”, “government disputes” or factors to be deemed out of control of OC CAR.
 
14a Every Care will be taken whilst working on your vehicle to provide you with the highest standards of workmanship, OC CAR, will not be responsible for any extra costs incurred due to breakages, whether that is mechanical or electrical or software related when the damage caused was unavoidable due to natural wear and tear or rust to the vehicle which was present but not always visible prior to the commencement of any work. We will not accept any responsibility for pre-existing damage or mechanical faults on vehicles. Mechanical faults due to wear and tear that may occur during our collection and delivery service remain the responsibility of the vehicle owner.
 
14b During the repair process wheels may be removed from the customer’s vehicle, these will be torqued to manufacturers settings once refitted. OC CAR require that all wheels be re torqued after 1 week or in less than 50 miles whichever is sooner. If these post repair checks are not carried out by OC CAR we cannot accept any responsibility for loose or lost wheel nuts or any damages caused as a result of loose or lost wheel nuts. This is especially important when alloy wheels have been painted or refurbished.
 
15. Health & Safety laws will apply where applicable when each customer’s vehicle is repaired and / or serviced.
 
16. OC CAR will endeavour to resolve all disputes amicably and professionally normally within 28 days. If the dispute should take longer, OC CAR will notify the customer accordingly.
 
16A should the customer not be happy with the decision made by the company in any dispute or the process that has been followed in reaching a decision, they have the right to appeal to an independent body

17. Payment for all Goods and/or Services, repairs and/or spare parts supplied is due on completion of work. The goods and/or Services, repair is completed for the purpose of these terms and conditions when notice has been given that the vehicle is ready for collection. All Goods and/or Services shall remain the absolute and unencumbered property of OC CAR until such time as OC CAR has received cleared payment in full from the Customer in respect of such Goods and/or Services. Cheques will NOT be accepted under any circumstances. If payment is not received for excess, VAT or total invoice within 5 days on completion of vehicle, late payment interest of 3% per week shall be applied along with administration charges at £25 per week. Payments stopped or withdrawn will be subject to interest of 3% per week and admin charges of £25 per letter issued or call made to chase until payment is made. Vehicles will not be released until payments / cleared funds have been received in full.
 
THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND THE GUARANTEE TERMS CONTAINED IN THEM DO NOT AFFECT THE STATUTORY RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER REGARDING FAULTY OR MISDESCRIBED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OR ANY FAILURE BY OC CAR IN THE SUPPLY OF GOODS OR THE UNDERTAKING OF WORK.
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITIZENS’ ADVICE BUREAU. THEY CAN ALSO ASSIST YOU WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT.
 
These terms and conditions are subject to change and updates from time to time.