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Guaranteed Car Buyers - Terms and Conditions

1. Definitions and Interpretation

1.1 In these Conditions the following definitions apply:

Affiliatemeans any entity that directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, another entity;
Applicable Lawmeans all applicable laws, legislation, statutory instruments, regulations, and governmental guidance having binding force in England and Wales;
Business Daymeans a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or bank or public holiday when banks generally are open for non-automated business in England;
Contract of Salemeans the final agreement between GCB and the Seller for the sale and purchase of the valued vehicle after the physical assessment of the vehicle;
Controllershall have the meaning given in applicable Data Protection Laws from time to time;
Data Protection Supervisory Authoritymeans any regulator, authority, or body responsible for administering Data Protection Laws;
Data Subjectshall have the meaning in applicable Data Protection Laws from time to time;
Final Valuationmeans the valuation the Dealer provides to you confirming the Purchase Price in accordance with clause 5.1 subject to the findings of the assessment;
Force Majeuremeans an event or sequence of events beyond a party’s reasonable preventing or delaying it from performing its obligations under these terms including an act of God, fire, flood, lightning, earthquake or other natural disasters, war, riot or civil unrest, interruption or failure of supplies of power, fuel, water, transport, equipment or telecommunications service, or material required for the performance of these terms, strike, government lockdown or travel restriction, lockout or boycott or other industrial action including those involving the GCB’s or GCBs workforce.
GCB Vehicle Inspectoragents, consultants, and employees who are engaged by GCB to inspect the vehicle upon generating a free valuation from time to time.
GCBmeans Automotive Remarketing Solutions Ltd T/A Guaranteed Car Buyers, Friars House, Manor House Drive, Coventry. CV1 2TE;
GDPRmeans the General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679, as it forms part of domestic law in the United Kingdom by virtue of section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (including as further amended or modified by the laws of the United Kingdom or of a part of the United Kingdom from time to time);
Sellermeans a person who has valued its vehicle using the GCB valuation service and has agreed to sell the vehicle to GCB
Terms and Conditionsmeans this terms and conditions;
Vehicle Documentationmeans all sets of keys, service history documentation, MOT Certificate (if applicable), the V5/logbook showing you as the registered keeper, manuals, literature, technical details, and any other documentation you have in relation to the Vehicle.
Vehiclemeans the vehicle described in the online valuation page.
International Organisationhas the meaning given in the applicable Data Protection Laws from time to time;
Protected Datameans Personal Data received from or on behalf of the Customer in connection with the performance of the GCB’s obligations under these terms;

1.2 In these Conditions, unless the context otherwise requires:

  1. 1.2.1 a reference to the Terms and Conditions includes these terms, including hyperlinks or schedules, appendices, and annexes (if any);
  2. 1.2.2 any clause, schedule or other headings in these Terms and Conditions are included for convenience only and shall have no effect on the interpretation of these terms;
  3. 1.2.3 a reference to a ‘person’ includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated body (in each case whether or not having separate legal personality), and that person’s personal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns;
  4. 1.2.4 a reference to a ‘company’ includes any company, corporation or other body corporate, wherever and however incorporated or established;
  5. 1.2.5 a reference to a gender includes each other gender;
  6. 1.2.6 words in the singular include the plural and vice versa;
  7. 1.2.7 any words that follow ‘include’, ‘includes’, ‘including’, ‘in particular’ or any similar words and expressions shall be construed as illustrative only and shall not limit the sense of any word, phrase, term, definition or description preceding those words;
  8. 1.2.8 a reference to ‘writing’ or ‘written’ includes any method of reproducing words in a legible and non-transitory form;
  9. 1.2.9 a reference to legislation includes all subordinate legislation made under that legislation; and
  10. 1.2.10 a reference to any English action, remedy, method of a judicial proceeding, court, official, legal document, legal status, legal doctrine, legal concept or thing shall, in respect of any jurisdiction other than England, be deemed to include a reference to that which most nearly approximates to the English equivalent in that jurisdiction.

2. Application of these Terms and Conditions

  1. 2.1 These Terms and Conditions apply to your use of this website or the valuation service therein and form part of the agreement between GCB and you in the event you decide to sell your Vehicle to GCB.
  2. 2.2 Each valuation generated for the Customer shall NOT be an offer from GCB to purchase the Vehicle from you.
  3. 2.3 The valuation generated for your vehicle is only valid for Four (4) days from the date the valuation was generated. After which the valuation shall automatically lapse and be withdrawn.
  4. 2.4 GCB may accept or reject a request for valuation, and GCB owes no binding obligation to provide a valuation for your vehicle.
  5. 2.5 Rejection by GCB to provide a valuation, including any communication that may accompany such rejection, shall not constitute a counter-offer capable of acceptance by you.
  6. 2.6 Marketing and other promotional material relating to the valuations and the services provided by GCB are illustrative only and do not form an offer.
  7. 2.7 GCB may change the valuation of a vehicle with immediate effect by written notice to you where there are vitiating factors beyond the control of the GCB.