Terms of Sales

The present conditions of sales apply by rights to any sale of services by SARL Driving Event domiciled at 2 rue d’Orcines 63100 CLERMONT FERRAND (SARL with a capital of 5000€ – RCS Clermont Ferrand – SIRET : 52751711400031 – Declaration number : 84630466363 -APE 9329Z – VAT number – FR 40527517114 ).

The services offered for sale by SARL Driving Event are the following: car driving courses (on asphalt, on dirt tracks, off road and on ice) – Initiation of speed driving and sliding – Driving days with personal car (track days )- Event organization for companies or general public – Professional training – BPJEPS qualified driving instructors.

The sale is deemed concluded on the date of acceptance of the order by SARL Driving Event. Prior to this date, the present terms of sales are available to the customer, as referred to in article L.441-6 of the Commercial Code. Any order implies unreserved acceptance of the present terms of sales which prevail over any other conditions.

The details of the services offered for sale are presented on the SARL Driving Event website, on its communication media or are the subject of a detailed quote. Photographs do not enter into the contractual scope .SARL Driving Event cannot be held responsible if errors are introduced. All texts and images presented on the SARL Driving Event are reserved, for the entire world, under copyright and intellectual copyrights. Their reproduction, even partial is strictly prohibited.

All services sold by SARL Driving Event are subject to VAT at a rate of 20%. On the website and on price brochures of the SARL Driving Event, the prices of the services include VAT for individuals exclude VAT for professionals.

The SARL Driving Event reserves the right to modify its prices at any time. The services ordered are invoiced at the price in effect when the order is placed. The proposed prices are firm and final and include the reductions and rebates that SARL Driving Event would be required to grant. No discount for early payment.

To be taken into account, an order must be made on the website, by email, by telephone or by mail addressed to SARL Driving Event. If the customer places their order on the website, the order is validated when the customer activates the “Order” link at the bottom of the page after having accepted the present terms of sale and subject to payment of the associated payment. Before this validation, it is systematically offered to the customer to verify each of the elements of their order. He can thus correct any errors. If the customer places their order in writing or by email, the services sold will appear on the quote or invoice, a document on the back of which the present conditions appear.

The order is confirmed by email by SARL Driving Event, an email in which all the elements of the order and the customer’s withdrawal rights are indicated. On receipt of the total amount of the order including VAT, the SARL Driving Event establishes an invoice mentioning the information referred to in article L.441-3 of the Commercial Code. Under no circumstances, may payment due to SARL Driving Event be suspended or be subject to any reduction or compensation without written agreement from SARL Driving Event.

The data recorded by SARL Driving Event constitutes proof of the nature, content and date of the order. This is archived by SARL Driving Event under the legal conditions and deadlines; the customer can access this archiving on request.

The payment must be made at the time of ordering by credit card, cheque, cash, bank transfer or Paypal. The order is declared final after recording the payment by SARL Driving Event. If paying by cheque, it must be sent by post within 7 working days, specifying your order number on the back of the cheque. In the event of payment in 3 installments by credit card, the order is declared final after recording the payment of the 3 installments. If one or more of the installments are not paid the order will be cancelled without any refund of the installments already paid. If the customer chooses to receive a gift box at the time of order, SARL Driving Event undertakes to ship the box within 3 days following the order. For boxes bought from reseller partners, the order number indicated on the ticket qualifies the type of driving course to which the beneficiary is entitled.

The order is definitive once the quotation has been signed. A deposit by cheque or bank transfer, the amount of which may be adjusted according to the total amount of the order, must be paid at the time the order is placed. If this deposit is not paid by the due date, the booking will be automatically cancelled. The balance must then be paid before the start of the service. The final number of participants must be communicated to SARL Driving Event no later than 15 days before the date of the service. The price per person may be revised accordingly.

When ordering the customer has the possibility to reserve a date among those offered (between April and October for the initiation courses and the driving courses on asphalt- between December and February for the driving courses on ice), or to fix a later date. If the customer chooses to fix a later date, he has a period of 1 year from the date of purchase to enrol in one of dates proposed by SARL Driving Event. Beyond this period, the service is lost, unless a postponement request is made by mail or email before the expiry date of the ticket from SARL Driving Event. In this case, a one- time extension of 6 months validity of the ticket may be granted.

For all purchases on the SARL Driving Event website, the client has a period of 14 clear days to exercise their right of withdrawal. If the 14-day period expires on a Saturday, Sunday or a bank holiday or non-working day, it is extended until the next working day. If the right of withdrawal is exercised, SARL Driving Event refunds the customer for all sums paid (unless the service has already taken place) within 14 days following the date on which this right was exercised.

Once the date of the service has been confirmed by SARL Driving Event (at the time of ordering or subsequently), the customer undertakes to be available to carry out the service between 07:30 and 20:00, according to the activity. The customer can request the postponement of the service up to 30 days before the reserved date (45 days for the services which take place on the ice circuit at Flaine), unless he has opted for postponement insurance which allows him to postpone up to 10 days before a course or 3 days before a track day (postponement possible only once). On Trackdays, in the event of postponement of the enrolment, coaching sessions already reserved cannot be postponed.

For Trackdays, if the vehicle or driver does not comply with the driving conditions (see the list of participation conditions specified in our Trackday regulations available here) access to the track may be refused. In particular, if the vehicle exceeds the noise limits imposed by the circuit, the vehicle will not be authorised to run on the track and no refund will be given. It is the responsibility of the driver to ensure that his vehicle does not exceed the noise limit authorised on the track concerned.

SARL Driving Event reserves the right to modify, cancel or interrupt the service in the event of unfavorable weather conditions or a force majeure situation (natural disaster, health crisis, etc…). If the service is cancelled, the service will be postponed by SARL Driving Event, in agreement with the customer. In the event of cancellation, any costs incurred by the customer (transport, accommodation…) will not be covered by SARL Driving Event. It is therefore strongly recommended to take out cancellation insurance when organizing your stay. If the service is interrupted, the part of the service not provided (if the interruption exceeds 30% of the planned activity time), may be postponed by SARL Driving Event, in agreement with the client.

Upon signature of the quote, SARL Driving Event undertakes to reserve the sites which will enable the activity to be carried out. The date specified in the quote is then no longer modifiable. In the event of unfavorable weather conditions, the service may be cancelled, modified or interrupted. If the service is cancelled, the service will be postponed or reimbursed by SARL Driving Event, in agreement with the customer. In the event of cancellation, any costs incurred by the customer (transport, accommodation…) will not be covered by SARL Driving Event. It is therefore strongly recommended to take out cancellation insurance when organising your stay.

If the service is interrupted, the service may be subject to compensation by SARL Driving Event, in proportion to the service provided (if the interruption exceeds 20% of the planned activity time). If the service is modified, the invoice may be subject to a price adjustment in favour of the customer.

In the event of late payment, a penalty equal to 3 times the legal interest rate will be payable (Decree 2009-138 of 9 February 2009). The legal interest rate used is that in force on the day of the service. This penalty is calculated on the amount excluding taxes of the remaining due, and runs from the due date of the price without any prior notice being necessary. A fixed compensation of 40€ for recovery costs will be payable (Decree 2012-11 15 of 9 February 2009).Additional compensation may be claimed when recovery costs exceed the amount of the lump sum compensation.

If within 15 days following the implementation of the “ Late Payment “ clause, the buyer has not paid the remaining sums due, the sale will be automatically cancelled and may give rise to the right to the allocation of damages for the benefit of SARL Driving Event.

The liability of SARL Driving Event cannot be implemented if the non-execution or delay in the execution of one of its obligations described in the general conditions results from a case of force majeure .As such, force majeure means any external, unpredictable and irresistible event within the meaning of article 1148 of the Civil Code.