Dual Control Car Hire

In no event shall the vehicle be used, operated or driven for the carriage of persons for hire or reward, whether expressed or implied, except for the provision of driving lessons by a registered driving instructor or Licensed PDI instructor or for the purpose of a Driving Test or qualifying examination by a trainee instructor.

In no event shall the vehicle be used, operated or driven knowingly for any unlawful purpose.

In no event shall the vehicle be used, operated or driven after the expiry of the period of hire as stated overleaf, or outside the Country of Ireland without the express approval of the Company.

The Hirer will return the vehicle to the Company’s address on the date agreed, or earlier, as demanded by the Company, together with all tyres, tools, accessories and equipment, in the same condition as when received (ordinary wear and tear accepted), provided however, that the Hirer observing the terms of this agreement in all respects, shall not be liable for loss or damage to the vehicle, except that the Hirer is liable to account to the Company for all and any of the proceeds of insurance which become due and payable pursuant to the insurance provided hereunder, by the Company, and if the Hirer has not elected to pay an extra premium to reduce the excess, the Hirer shall be responsible for the payment of any collision damage excess.

The Hirer shall not use the vehicle if any damage or fault shall arise so as to make the vehicle unroadworthy or liable to cause danger to any person or property. In the case of damage to the vehicle, the Hirer shall not, without the Company’s consent, permit or authorise repairs to the vehicle. The Hirer shall inform the Company as soon as is reasonably possible, of any fault to the vehicle, requiring repair or of the carrying out of any repair to the vehicle as aforesaid.

Neither the Hirer nor any other driver of the vehicle shall be, or deemed to be, the agent, servant or employee of the Company, for any reason or for any purpose.

The Company shall provide full comprehensive insurance cover, including use for social, domestic, business and pleasure for the benefit of the Hirer and others holding an acceptable driving licence. The Hirer agrees to comply with and be bound by all the terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions of such a policy including any of the same not specifically mentioned herein. Such a policy, of which may be inspected at the office of the Company, shall (subject to the requirements of the Road Traffic Acts) not apply:

To any obligation for which the Hirer or any driver of the vehicle or the employer of either or any insurance carrier may be held liable under any workmen’s compensation or disability benefit or similar law.
To any obligation assumed by the Hirer or any driver under any expressed implied contract apart from this Rental Agreement.
To any liability of the Hirer or any driver or any employer of either arising while the vehicle is being used in violation of any of the limitations set forth in paragraph 1 above or to medical payments required by persons sustaining injuries while alighting from or getting into or on the vehicle.

The Hirer shall be liable, throughout the period of hire stated overleaf, for all sums that become due/or are levied in respect of fixed penalty charges, city centre congestion charges or any penalty levied for non-payment/non-conformity with such schemes together with all fees, fines or excess payments for any of the following offences which may be committed in relation to that vehicle when it is stationary and when a fixed penalty notice is issued:
Being on a road during the hours of darkness/without lights or reflectors as required by law; and/or
Being left or parked; or being loaded or unloaded in a road/contrary to the waiting and parking regulations of the Road Traffic Act 1988 or subsequent amendment thereof.
Being used or kept on public road within the meaning of the Vehicle (Excise) Act, 1971 without a licence under the Act being exhibited on the vehicle in the manner prescribed under that Act.
And the non-payment of charges made at a street parking or off-street parking place, any fees or charges in connection with wheel clamp removal, towing away or recovery of the fees or charges in connection with wheel clamp removal, towing away or recovery of the vehicle from a car pound throughout the period of hire shown overleaf.

The Hirer shall be held liable, throughout the period of hire stated overleaf, for all sums that become due or are levied in respect of fines, fees or fixed penalty charges related to any other offence which may be committed contrary to the Road Traffic Acts 1974, 1988, 1991 as amended.

The Hirer shall immediately report to the Company any accident in which the vehicle is involved and shall deliver to the Company or it’s insurer if so directed by the Company, every process, pleading or notice or paper of any kind received by the Hirer or the vehicle relating to any claim, suit or proceeding connected with any such accident or event involving the vehicle. Neither the Hirer nor any driver of the vehicle shall aid or abet the assertion of any such claim, suit or proceeding and shall co-operate fully with the Company and it’s insurers in investigating and defending the same.

The Hirer shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless, the Company from and against any and all such losses, liabilities, damages, injuries, claims, demands, costs and expenses arising out of or connected with the possession or use of the vehicle during the rental term (except those covered by the insurance provided hereunder by the Company) and caused by negligence or non-observance of the terms of the Agreement on the part of the Hirer or his drivers, agents or employees, including, but not limited to any and all claims or liabilities to Third Parties arising out of the abandonment, conversion, secretion, concealment or unauthorised disposal of the vehicle by the Hirer or his drivers, agents or employees or the confiscation of the vehicle by any Government authority for illegal or improper use of the vehicle.

The Company will not be liable for loss or damage to any property of the Hirer or any other person who may have been in or on the vehicle, either before or after it’s return to the Company, whether or not related to the negligence of the Company or agents, servants or employees. The Hirer shall assume all risk of such loss or damage, waive all claims therefore against the Company and defend, indemnify and hold the Company harmless from all claims arising out of such loss or damage.

NOTWITHSTANDING the period of hire shown overleaf:

The Company may demand the return of the vehicle at any time, save that such a demand is not to be without reasonable cause
Upon the return of the vehicle pursuant to such a demand, the Hirer shall be liable to any charges in respect of the remainder of the hire period
The Company may repossess the vehicle after 48 hours after the demand, if the vehicle has not been returned in that time, or sooner, if, in the Company’s reasonable judgement, the demand may not be complied with
The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage which the Hirer may sustain as a result of such demands and/or repossession

The Hirer will pay to the Company, on demand, all time, mileage, service minimum and all other charges entered into overleaf, at the rates shown or computed as provided in this Rental Agreement. If the Hirer has directed charges to be billed to another person and such person fails to make payments, the Hirer acknowledges personal liability for and shall pay such charges on demand. The Company may retain the advance deposit provide overleaf to cover any amount due or which might become due hereunder.

In the event of default in payment of any amount due to the Company under the terms of the Agreement and if this account is placed in the hands of any agency or Solicitor for the collection of legal action, the Hirer agrees to pay, in addition to the amount due hereunder, all costs of collection, including agency and Solicitors fees and Court costs.

The number of miles/kilometres this vehicle has been driven under this Rental Agreement shall be determined by reading the standard mileage/kilometre recording device attached to the vehicle by the Manufacturer. If this device fails through mechanical breakdown, the mileage charges shall be computed from full particulars in regard to the use to which the vehicle has been put during the period of hire, which the Hirer shall furnish to the Company on demand. If the device shall fail to function because it’s seals have been tampered with or broken by any person or due to a cause other than mechanical breakdown, the Hirer shall pay for the repair of the unit or replacement of the seal, as the case may be, and also, a reasonable mileage charge calculated in accordance with the information available to the Company regarding the use of the vehicle and charges raised in rental cases appearing to the Company to be of similar character (in lieu of the charge calculated as above).

The Hirer agrees that any mis-statement herein contained or any breach of any provision of agreement will authorise the Company to repossess the rental vehicle by use of any such lawful means.

The Hirer is responsible for the theft of the vehicle, unless keys are removed and doors locked.

The Hirer shall have exclusive possession and use and control of this motor vehicle for the entire period of this Rental Agreement and the Hirer shall completely assume full responsibility to the public and any regulatory body having jurisdiction. He/she undertakes to drive and use the vehicle in a skilful and careful manner at all times.

In the event of any loss or damage to the vehicle which is prima facie covered by the insurance provided hereunder, the Company and the Hirer agree that the Hirer’s liabilities, if any, to the Company in respect of such loss or damage shall be suspended pending the resolution of the claim that the Hirer shall authorise the Company to pursue the insurance claim(s), collect all the proceeds (if any) and retain the same in full and final discharge of the Hirer’s liabilities to the Company in respect of the loss or damage to which they relate, policy excess is €500.00.

For the convenience and comfort of others, a strict NO SMOKING policy applies to all vehicles. Where this is disregarded, any cost incurred to make good interior damage, and/or additional cleaning charges will be passed to the Hirer.