 VERY IMPORTANT: By booking a place on the London Traffic Light Awareness Scheme Course, you agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions.
Definitions:
• ‘you’ – means you, the customer, who is the subject
of the invite letter.
• ‘we’ and ‘us’ and ‘our’ means
the DriverAware Division, AA DriveTech - the trading name of DriveTech (UK)
Limited.
• ‘Scheme’ - an offer by the police to complete an educational
driver training programme as an alternative to receiving a fine, penalty points
or prosecution.
• ‘Course’ – the particular training course or workshop
operated by us in relation to the Scheme.
• ‘Booking Period’ – a period of 14 days from the
date of our invite letter issued to you.
• ‘Critical Date’ – the date specified by the police
by which you must complete your Course. This is also known as the ‘Expiry
Date’ or ‘Completion Date’.
a) Booking: You must book and pay the fees for
your Course within the Booking Period by either booking online or telephoning
our Customer Care team. When booking online, you can select your preferred
date and time. When booking by telephone, you will be offered a
limited selection of dates and times and you will be expected to
select one. When attending your Course, you may not be accompanied by any
other person or pet as there are no facilities to accommodate them at the
training venues. However, if you have any special needs or need to attend
with an interpreter, you must notify us when booking your place.
b) Failure to book: Failure to book and secure
your place within the Booking Period may result in your file being returned
to the police and the offer of the Scheme will be withdrawn.
c) Payment: Payment can be made by most credit
and debit cards, by cheque or by postal order. We are unable to accept post-dated
cheques or cash. Cheque or postal order payments for a Course must
be made payable to DriveTech (UK) Limited. Payments must be received
by us within 7 days of the date of booking to secure your place. If you
wish to make a payment less than 21 days before the date of your Course,
payment can only be made by credit or debit card. Once you have
booked and paid the fees for your Course, your booking and payment are non-transferable
and non-refundable. We may, in our absolute and sole discretion,
waive or refund any fees under these terms and conditions.
d) Cheques: You agree to pay an administration
charge of £8.00 in the event that any cheque is returned to us without
sufficient funds in your account. In this event, we may cancel your booking,
but you may be able to reschedule your Course in accordance with clauses
i. Any subsequent payments must be made by credit/debit card. If you are
unable to satisfy this requirement, your file will be returned to the police
and the offer of the Scheme withdrawn.
e) Critical Date: Your Course must be completed
by the Critical Date. If you are unable to complete within this time,
your file will be returned to the police and the offer of the Scheme will
be withdrawn. Subject to police authorisation, your Critical Date may
be extended.
f) Course completion: You must satisfactorily complete
the Course, including by attending in person, arriving on time, being present
for the entire duration and participating fully. Satisfactory completion
of the Course shall be determined at the absolute and sole discretion of
the trainer. Mobile phones and/or pagers must be switched off during
the Course.
g) Non-attendance: If you are unable to attend
your Course:
1) Due to exceptional circumstances: e.g. bereavement,
medical grounds or you are a parent or carer and your dependant is taken
ill, you will be able to reschedule your Course, subject to availability
and payment of a rescheduling fee of £30 in accordance with clause
i. Documentary evidence justifying your non-attendance will be required.
2) For any other reason: you will be able to book another
Course, subject to availability, and payment of the full Course fee again
which can only be made by credit or debit card.
h) Non-completion: If you are unable to complete
your Course:
1) Because you arrive late: you will be refused entry,
your file will be returned to the police and the offer of the Scheme will
be withdrawn, unless you reschedule your Course. If you reschedule your
Course, you will incur rescheduling fees in accordance with clause i unless
the delay has been caused through major disruption to the local public
transport or road network, e.g. a major incident resulting in tube/train
or road closures. You will be expected to leave sufficient time for your
journey allowing for general delays.
2) Because you fail to establish your identity satisfactorily
in accordance with clause j: you will be refused entry, your
file will be returned to the police and the offer of the Scheme will be
withdrawn, unless you reschedule your Course. If you reschedule your Course,
you will incur rescheduling fees in accordance with clause i. No refund
of original Course fees will be made.
3) Because you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs:
you will be refused entry to the Course, your file will be returned to
the police and the offer of the Scheme will be withdrawn. You will not
be able to reschedule and no refund of original Course fees will be made.
4) Because you are abusive, disruptive or fail to participate
fully: you will be ejected from the Course, your file will be
returned to the police and the offer of the Scheme will be withdrawn.
You will not be able to reschedule and no refund of original Course fees
will be made.
i) Rescheduling: Rescheduling your Course for
any reason whatsoever, is your responsibility and is subject to availability
and the payment of the rescheduling fee in accordance with this clause i.
The rescheduled Course must be completed by the Critical Date. Rescheduling
is subject to the following rescheduling fees: if you reschedule more than
28 days before the date of your Course, there is no rescheduling fee; between
14 and 28 days before the date of your Course, the rescheduling fee is £30;
less than 14 days before the date of your Course, the rescheduling fee is
equal to the cost of the original Course fee. Payment of rescheduling fees
can only be made by credit/debit card.
j) Personal identification: When you attend your
Course, you must produce suitable photographic identification (e.g. driving
licence or passport). If you do not have photographic ID, you must bring
two separate forms of identification; for example, an original utility bill
(gas, electricity or home phone) or council tax bill or a bank or credit
card statement that we can match with your details given to us by the police.
k) Course cancellation: In the event of us being
unable to deliver your Course for any reason outside of our control, we
will reschedule your Course as soon as possible and in any case by the Critical
Date and it will be free of any additional charge.
l) Special needs: You must notify us of any special
needs, for example disability and/or access issues, that you wish to be
taken into consideration for the provision of the Course so that suitable
arrangements can be made.
m) Warranties: To the maximum extent permitted by law,
we give no warranties and make no representations of any kind relating to
the Course including, without limitation, any implied warranties of fitness
for a particular purpose, or merchantability.
n) Liability: To the maximum extent permitted by
law:
1) We will not in any circumstances (including, without limitation, negligence
or breach of statutory duty) be liable for any loss of income, loss of
opportunity or entitlement, loss of revenue or savings, or for any consequential
damages (whether arising from any Course, from your attendance at, or
inability to attend, any Course, or otherwise); and
2) the liability of us to you arising out of any and all claims (whether
arising from any Course, from your attendance at, or inability to attend,
any Course, or otherwise) will not in any circumstances exceed in aggregate
the total amount of the sums paid by you to us for the Course to which
that liability relates.
For more information concerning the ‘Driver Awareness Schemes’
that we offer, and for information concerning credit card security, refer
to our website www.AAdrivetech.com
or apply in writing for a copy, stating the police force area you were referred
by, to AA DriveTech, DriverAware Division, PO Box 6838, Fanum House, Basing
View, Basingstoke, RG24 4PX.
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