Kiki Cars Ltd
Terms and Conditions
1. Gold Service £300 + V.A.T
Once you have chosen a vehicle you would like to place a bid on or purchase from stock selection, we will make a bid on your behalf or make a purchase request and supply all information needed to import your vehicle from Japan to your choice of port Southampton or Liverpool. We will advise you on how and when to pay the auction house, shipping and customs and excise. You must collect your vehicle yourself from the docks and arrange for your vehicle to be registered by yourself. (We will still be here to offer advice on the quickest and cheapest way for you to do this)

2. Platinum Service £1150 + V.A.T
Once you have chosen a vehicle you would like to place a bid on or purchase from stock selection, we will make a bid on your behalf or make a purchase request once you have won a bid or purchased a stock vehicle we will advise you when to make payments to all suppliers involved, after this stage you do nothing we will arrange for your vehicle to be collected from Southampton docks convert the Speedo to m.p.h and fit your rear fog light arrange for M.O.T and e/s.v.a tests and finally register and valet your vehicle ready for collection from us in Southampton, or home delivery if preferred?

Break down of costs involved:
£600 our fee
£70 collection from Southampton docks
£50 rear fog light conversion
£150 m.o.t test and guarantee pass *
£80 speedo conversion from km to mph
£20 number plates
£48 full valet
£132 UK registration and 6 months road tax **
PLEASE NOTE THAT VEHICLES UNDER 10 YEARS OLD REQUIRE E/S.V.A TESTS AT ADDITIONAL COSTS WE WILL QUOTE YOU ON THIS BEFORE BIDDING AS EACH VEHICLE REQUIRES DIFFERENT TESTS
* M.O.T PASS GUARANTEE ONLY AVAILABLE ON VEHICLES GRADED 4 AND ABOVE AND EXCLUDES WHEELS AND TYRES
** Subject to price change by D.V.L.A
*** E/S.V.A test passes are not guaranteed and should any modifications or repairs need to be carried out you will be liable for the costs involved as well as any re-tests.

3. Kiki Cars Ltd act as agents ONLY for the purchase of your vehicles from the Japanese auction halls.

4. Kiki Cars Ltd will advise on the condition of the vehicles at auction by explaining the information provided on auction reports from the Japanese halls and accept no liability for incorrect or misleading information that has been translated incorrectly from Japanese to English.

5. "We" (and related expressions like "Us" and "Ours") refers to Kiki Cars Ltd.

6. "You" (and related expressions like "your", "client", "clients") refers to you the customer who has approached Kiki Cars Ltd and wishes to purchase a vehicle using our services.

7. A deposit of £300 + VAT (£352.50 inc VAT) is required to be made payable to Kiki Cars Ltd before we can forward any of our customers bids to Japan.

8. The deposit of £300 + VAT (£352.50 inc VAT) can be paid by credit or debit card on the day you wish to place a bid on a vehicle.

9. The deposit is ONLY refundable if your bid on a vehicle was unsuccessful at auction. We can however hold your deposit and place another bid on a vehicle which meets your requirement at another time.

10. If a bid is successful your deposit of £300 + VAT (£352.50 inc VAT) will be retained by Kiki Cars Ltd as full payment under Gold Service or first payment under Platinum Service. The second payment under Platinum Service must be paid in full within 7 days from receiving an invoice from Kiki Cars Ltd, this will be sent to you within a week of the car arriving at Southampton Docks.

11. After receiving an email or telephone call from us at Kiki Cars Ltd notifying you of your successful purchase and payment details to Japan, you MUST pay all amount owing to Japan by telegraphic transfer with 5 days. All moneys MUST be sent in Japanese YEN not British Pound Sterling (GBS). You will need to pay all bank charges for this process.

12. If you fail to pay any amount to us, Kiki Cars Ltd, the Japanese Auction Halls or any other Third parties that we made arrangements with on your behalf, then we will issue a notice of Non-Payment. If payment is not received within 7 days of this notification being received by you then we are entitled to retain your deposit and sell your vehicle in order to recover our losses. If we are unable to fully recover our losses through the sale of your vehicle we may choose to issue legal action in order to recover any outstanding debts in which you owe Kiki Cars Ltd.

13. Once an "Auction Self Search Form" has been submitted to us, it becomes a legally binding contract between you and us and is an indication that you have fully read and understood our Terms and Conditions.

14. Once payment for the vehicle shows as cleared funds in the Japanese Auction Halls account, we will arrange shipment for your vehicle to your chosen port (only available for Gold Service). The shipping company will contact you directly with notification of payment owing to them.

15. We arrange for all vehicles to be covered under Marine Insurance for the total loss. If you do not require this, please notify us before any bids are placed.

16. We accept no responsibility or liability for late deliveries or vehicle damage from the shipping company or agent.

17. If you choose our Gold Service we will forward all paperwork to you by Recorded Post to the address in which you have provided us with. We will also forward the necessary documents to a Customs Clearing Agent before sending them onto you so they can arrange your vehicle to clear customs, you will then receive an invoice from them in which you will need to pay and allow 24 hours payment clearance before being able to collect your vehicle. Registration of your vehicle and any necessary tests, fitting of parts must be organised/carried out by yourself and NOT Kiki Cars Ltd.

18. If you choose our Platinum Service then you must pay all amount owing when we advise you to. We will organise/arrange for your vehicle to be collected from the Southampton Docks. We will also arrange for any work and fitment of parts to be carried out to meet UK legislation by third parties. We will register your vehicle with the DVLA , providing we have received from you an Insurance Certificate with your details on. The car will need to be insured by the Chassis Number in which we will provide you with.

19. M.O.T test and pass certificate guarantee is only available under Platinum Service and is for vehicles with an Auction Grade of 4 and above. This service is provided by us and means we will pay for the necessary repairs to obtain an M.O.T Pass Certificate. This excludes the following repairs: Wheels and or Tyres, and any repairs which will total above the cost of £600. We hold the right to refuse the service to you at any point if we wish to and will advise you of this before you bid on a vehicle.

20. E/S.V.A test and passes are not guaranteed. You are liable for any modifications, repair work or re-tests costs which may occur. We will advise you of this before any work is to be carried out on your vehicle.

21. All Vehicle after 1997 will require a model report for the E.S.V.A tests. Should a vehicle not have a report available you would need to have one manually made. We can give you details of contacts you can provide you with guide costs for this and it is then your decision as to if you would like to go ahead and continue a purchase. Kiki Cars Ltd accept no liability for any vehicles purchased requiring model reports which are not available.

22. Kiki Cars Ltd will ensure the information presented to you is correct to the best of our abilities. Any information in which we are dependant on from third parties such as Shipping Agents and Auction Sheets, we cannot assume responsibility for any of their errors.

23. We shall not be liable for any consequential loss to your vehicle caused by shipping, any third parties or any caused by breech of contract by us.

24. Any disputes arising out of this agreement shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales. This contract is subject the Law of England and Wales.

25. If any part of these terms and conditions are found to be unlawful, it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining conditions.

26. If you enter into contracts with third parties, then Kiki Cars Ltd accepts no liability for any loss, damage or costs as a result of your contract. Kiki Cars Ltd offer third party services such as M.O.T testing, E/S.V.A testing, Shipping, Customs Clearing Agents, Vehicle Registration, Vehicle Collection and delivery. As Kiki Cars Ltd are active agents we will not be held responsible for late deliveries or any other resulting costs incurred.

27. We will give you an estimated final UK price of any successful vehicle bids but due to fluctuation on currency rates and costs incurred this is an estimate ONLY.

28. If a vehicle has been purchased and there is a defect not mentioned on the auction sheet then a claim can be made by the customer direct to the Japanese Auction Hall. There are two exemption clauses to observe, these are listed below.

Claim Exemption Clause 1

Any vehicle which may fit into any one of the following categories will be made exempt from any claims to the auction hall.

1. Those car which has been damaged and repaired (or un-repaired).
2. Those car which has done a mileage of over 100,000 km.
3. Those car which has been purchased below the price of Yen 200,000
4. Those car which has been first registered more than ten years ago.

Please make sure to read the contents of the auction sheet thoroughly and select your car with care.

Claim Exemption Clause 2

There are certain aspects of the car such as it's clutch condition or braking ability that cannot be checked at the auction hall (as there is no room to drive or move the car at the auction hall). Although these aspects of the car are checked in out after purchase checks, all auction rule states that any unmentioned defects which can be repaired with a replacement parts cost of under Yen 30,000 will be made exempt from any claims. In case our staff spots any defect that is not mentioned in the auction sheet, we will inform you the contents of the defects by e-mail. In case the defect is suspected to be of a serious nature and you wish to claim it to the auction hall, then the car must first be bought into an authorised car dealer to find out the estimate of the cost for the repair work, then we must claim it to the auction hall. The fees involved in getting the estimate cost for the repair will not be covered by the auction hall, hence must be covered by yourself.

In case the defect found at the after-purchase of the car was of the nature which we could not have spotted at the auction hall prior to the purchase, please note that we will not be able to take any responsibility for that defect.

29. Kiki Cars Ltd is committed to protecting our customer's privacy whilst using this website. Any information we collect from you will be held by Kiki Cars Ltd registered office. We do not sell, trade or rent any personal information you give us to any third parties.

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