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GENERAL RENTAL CONDITIONS
Inter Best-97 limited responsibility company, a licensee of Europcar,
further referred to as the Lessor, rents a vehicle specified in the rental
agreement to the Renter or responsible side of the Renter whose signatures
appear in the reverse side of the rental agreement. The Renter accepts
and undertakes the obligation to comply with the resolutions provided
within the rental agreement.
1. Rental charges
The Renter will pay all the charges listed on the first page of the rental
agreement, or in the valid tariffs of Europcar. The prices and fees are
provided in EUR, which is translated into PLN according to the bank sales
exchange rate valid on the rent date and announced by the Board of Directors
of Inter Best-97 ltd.
In the case of a payment with a credit card, Europcar shall encumber the
Renter's account in the Polish currency according to the method described
above.
Any delays in the payment are calculated according to the statutory interest
rates as announced in the Polish Monitor.
The Renter is responsible for all the occurring liabilities, fines, and
penalties addressed to Europcar during the lease, except for cases when
Europcar is responsible for them.
2. Renting and returning the car
The vehicle rented to the Renter is in a good technical condition and
ready for a normal usage. The vehicle is equipped with five wheels free
from defects. In case of damage to any of the wheel, the Renter is obliged
to replace it with a new wheel with exactly the same technical parameters
as the damaged one.
The rented car is delivered to the Renter with a full tank. The Renter
shall purchase a type of fuel appropriate for the given type of the car.
If the car is brought back with not a full tank, the Renter shall be charged
both for the fuel which is missing as well as the cost of the refueling
service.
The Renter is obliged to return the vehicle to Europcar in the agreed
place and opening hours of Europcar, or in the place and date determined
in the concluded rental agreement. The car has to be returned with a complete
set of the documents and keys. The Renter can return the rented vehicle
only to a person dressed in official Europcar clothes.
In exceptional situations and upon a consent of Europcar, the keys and
documents of the rented vehicle can be returned to the hotel reception
desk. Europcar reserves the right to an immediate collection of the car
from the Renter at his cost in the case of noting that the vehicle is
used in a way violating provisions of the present Agreement. Europcar
shall not be held responsible for any damages and claims of the Renter
than may result in such a case.
The rental duration is calculated on the basis of indivisible periods
of 24 hours, starting from the time the vehicle is made available. If
a daily period is exceeded by more than 30 minutes, another full day will
be charged.
The maximum duration of a rental agreement is 30 days. The extension of
the rental period can be made after the Europcar's approval. A prolongation
of the rental without an approval from the part of Europcar results in
a lack of the protection with the Auto Casco policy or other insurance
guarantees. A provisional invoice is issued for rentals lasting for more
than 30 days after the lapse of the period. The final invoice is issued
after the return of the vehicle to Europcar by the Renter.
The form "Vehicle Condition Form" constitutes an integral part
of the agreement, it is signed by the Renter or parties jointly responsible
with the Renter and by an employee of Europcar - the signatures are placed
there in the moment of the rental and return of the vehicle. All defects
should be recorded in the form " Vehicle Condition Form" by
an employee of Europcar and approved by the Renter.
All complaints referring to the technical state of the vehicle shall be
put forward to Europcar in the moment of the rental.
2.1. Return of the car outside office work hours
A return of the vehicle outside work hours of Europcar does not absolve
the Renter of the responsibility for the rented vehicle. Such a responsibility
expires in the moment of checking the car by an employee of Europcar.
In the case of a lack of the confirmation of the receipt of the vehicle
by the Europcar employee in the form " Vehicle Condition Form"
and noting damages to the vehicle other than those which have been accepted
by the Renter in the moment of the rental, the Renter shall be held responsible
for the damages. The Renter is to leave the rented car in the car park
indicated by Europcar.If the rent-a-car centre is equipped with the so-called
"car return box", the Renter shall leave the car's keys, documents,
rental agreement and the car park entrance ticket (if any) there.The fact
of leaving the keys and documents in "the car return box" after
office opening hours does not lead to a termination of the rental agreement.
The Renter's responsibility for the rented car terminates in the moment
the said documents and keys are collected from "the car return box"
and the vehicle is checked by an employee of Europcar after the office
is opened.
The termination of the rental agreement takes place after the receipt
of the car's keys and documents and a registration of the date and hour
of the return. The date and hour of the return is assumed to be the date
and hour when Europcar office is opened the day following the return or
the date and hour specified in the car park entrance ticket.
2.2 Return of the car outside an Europcar office
The car can be returned outside an Europcar office upon a prior consent
of Europcar. In such case the date and hour specified by the Renter to
the employee of Europcar is considered to be the date and hour of the
car return.
Europcar is obliged to collect the vehicle within 24 hours after the moment
of receiving respective information from the Renter.The Renter is responsible
for all damages to the vehicle, tickets, etc. up to 4 hours since the
moment of the return of the car to an Europcar employee. If Europcar does
not collect the car within this time, all the responsibility for it shall
be passed over to Europcar.
The receipt of a car presented to Europcar by the Renter on Saturdays
or Sundays may take place till 12.00 on Monday. In such case, the Renter's
responsibility continues until this time. If Europcar does not collect
the vehicle until the indicated time, it shall take over the responsibility
for the returned car.
3. Conditions of using the car
The vehicle renting fee is determined in the moment of the beginning of
the rental, depending on the applied tariff. In the case of the payment
with a credit card, Europcar shall authorize the card before the beginning
of the rental at the amount of the predicted cost of the rental plus additional
fees that can occur during its realization.The credit card account will
be charged with the total rental cost at the moment of its termination
unless other mean of payment is presented by the Renter.
4. Booking and cancellations
The booking is made on the basis of a given car category, not a
specific make of the vehicle.
Europcar is obliged to honour booking conditions up to 1 hour after the
scheduled pick-up time (2 hours for Ready Service, 3 hours for First Card
holders).
Europcar reserves the right to refuse to rent a booked car.A cancellation
of the booking has to be presented to Europcar minimum 24 hours before
the planned rental. Otherwise, Europcar shall partially charge the Renter
with the profit loss.
5. Conditions of using the vehicles
5.1. The rented vehicle may not be used:
a) by a person other than the Renter, if the person had not been accepted
by Europcar by placing his/her name in the first page of the rental agreement.
The person must have a valid driving license, issued at least one year
before the beginning of the rental and must also meet the conditions stated
by Europcar concerning the minimal age for the specific car group.
b) if the Renter or the other driver is under influence of alcohol, medicines
causing hallucinations, drugs or any other similar substance weakening
his/her consciousness and reaction ability;
c) against the customs, traffic or other laws applicable in Poland,
d) outside borders of Poland without a prior notification of Europcar
each time separately. It is not permitted to enter the following countries
with the vehicle: Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Russia, Rumania, Serbia
and Monte Negro, Ukraine,
e) in races, rallies or any other competitions,
f) to transport people or things as a form of sub-rental without Europcar's
permission,
g) to tow other vehicles, trailers or other things,
h) to transport flammable, dangerous, toxic, corrosive, radioactive, and
other harmful substances,
i) to transport objects which due to their smell or properties may cause
a damage to the vehicle and pose a threat for Europcar of a loss of time
or receivables before the vehicle can be used again,
j) to transport live animals (except for home animals after obtaining
a written consent of Europcar),
k) when the roof luggage-carrier and other similar accessories are not
delivered by Europcar,
l) to go through not hardened roads or roads which surface or state may
cause a damage to the vehicle suspension, wheels, or tyres.
5.2. The Renter's responsibility
The Renter is responsible for all offences that have taken place during
the rental period and have been connected with the usage of the rented
car, because the Renter is the person possessing the vehicle. The Renter
shall accept the fact that Europcar shall make available personal data
of the Renter to the Police or other authorized bodies with the consideration
of the Act on the Personal Data Protection.During the usage of the vehicle,
the Renter shall be obliged to control the indicators in the dashboard
regularly. In the case of noting a wrong functioning of any of the elements,
the Renter is obliged to immediately stop the vehicle and contact the
road assistance or the nearest Europcar office.
During parking of the vehicle even for a short while, the Renter shall
be obliged to use all the security measures available in the car. It is
prohibited to leave the documents and/or keys inside the car as it may
result in an invalidity of the insurance against the theft of the vehicle.
6. Damage, loss, theft
a) When the rented car has been damaged, stolen or lost all or any of
its part, regardless the Renter's or a third partie's fault, the Renter
will be charged with the actual repair cost up to the car value. If the
loss has occurred due to a fault of a third party and Europcar receives
a compensation for it, the sum paid by the Renter shall be returned to
him. If the Renter approves conditions of the Collision Damage Waiver
and/or Theft Waiver on the first page of the Rental Agreement, the Renter's
responsibility in the case of a damage, theft, loss of the vehicle of
its part may be limited to the real cost of the repair maximally up to
excess amount indicated on the rental agreement, on the condition that
Renter has not violated any rental conditions provided in the present
agreement. The Renter can also wave such a responsibility on the condition
of approving the SCDW insurance (Super Collision Damage Waiver), which
absolves the Renter of any financial responsibility for damages to the
vehicle, except fo Should the detriment be done on purpose, or as a result
of a gross neglect from the part of the Renter with a violation of provisions
of the present Agreement, the Renter's responsibility is unlimited.
In case of loss of a vehicle key or documents the Renter will be charged
with an additional fee.
b) If the Renter causes a road accident and runs away from its place or
does not follow his obligations stated in the present Rental Conditions,
his financial responsibility will be unlimited.
c) If the Renter transports animals with the rented vehicle, he shall
bear a full responsibility for the damages or destructions exceeding the
standard utilization of the car.
7. Accidents, thefts
In case of an accident or a theft the Renter must inform the Police
immediately. The Renter has no right to accept the claims of the other
side. The Renter should inform Europcar about all the damages immediately.
If the Renter followed the Rental Conditions, Europcar shall do all its
best to replace or repair the rented vehicle.
When replacing the vehicle there shall be made appropriate amendments
in the Rental Agreement approved by both parties.
Europcar shall not be held responsible for own losses or damages of the
Renter, including the loss of profits, unless the respective law proves
that Europcar cannot exclude or limit its responsibility towards the Renter.
Even when minute damages occur, the Renter is obliged to deliver a filled
accident report together with a situation outline to Europcar.
The accident report should especially specify names and addresses of the
involved persons and the witnesses of the event as well as registration
numbers of the involved cars.
In the case of a damage or theft of the vehicle, the Rental Agreement
shall be completed on the day of delivering the report on the accident
or theft of the rented vehicle according to the date placed in the police
report.
8. Personal data
The Renter accepts the fact that the personal data given in the rental
agreement will be processed automatically. The Renter agrees the data
to be transferred to third parties, especially for the purposes of a credit
security and/or insurance.
9. Europcar's responsibility
Europcar is responsible only for the losses or damages suffered by
the Renter or third parties concerning the rented car or its using if
the said losses or damages have been done on purpose or by a flagrant
negligence on the part of Europcar. The responsibility of Europcar connected
with it is limited to the 10-fold net value of the planned rental. It
is not responsible for any other event and the Renter will not attempt
to make Europcar responsible for such claims.
10. Third Party Insurance
Europcar warrants insurance according to the civil responsibility
insurance policy only to those persons who use the vehicle with Europcar's
approval.
11. Auto Casco / Collision Damage Waiver (CDW),
Theft Waiver (TW)
By accepting CDW and/or TW in the first page of the Rental Agreement,
the Renter undertakes the obligation to remit the sum according to the
valid price-list. If not, the Renter assumes the financial responsibility
for all the damages to the car or any of its part, theft, fire up to car
value.
Collision Damage Waiver and/or Theft Waiver do not exclude the Renter's
complete financial responsibility in case of flagrant negligence or purposeful
violation of the Rental conditions by him, the law or the insurance conditions.
12. Personal Accident Insurance - ubezpieczenie
osobowe
By accepting the PAI specified on the first page of the Rental Agreement,
the Renter accepts an additional charge according to the valid price-list.
Thereby, the Renter gains the right to compensation, which is vested in
him by the personal insurance. The details concerning the Personal Accident
Insurance can be consulted at the Customers' Service Office belonging
to Europcar.
13. The High Court seat and its properties
The present rental agreement will be prepared according to the Polish
law. Any controversy, which may arise concerning the agreement, shall
be solved by the High Court in Warsaw.
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