Terms of use
Access to the Website is subject to the following terms of use.
By accessing the Website, you accept all terms of use that apply to the facilities and services provided. We reserve the right to alter these terms of use at any time and it is your obligation to check regularly if changes have been made. Use of the Website after changes are posted on-line constitutes acceptance of any new terms of use.
In these terms of use: "we/us/our" means Auto Trader Limited; "Website" means the AutoTrader Website www.autotrader.co.uk; "you"/"your" means the user of the online services.
Access to Website
Access to our Website is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service we provide on our Website without notice (see below). We will not be liable if for any reason our site is unavailable at any time or for any period.
From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of our Website, or our entire Website, to users who have registered with us.
Content
By using the Website to search for vehicles, you agree that you will only use, reproduce and print materials comprising the results of such searches for your own personal, non-commercial purposes. You must only use the contact details provided by private advertisers to contact them in connection with a genuine enquiry relating to the purchase of the vehicle in question.
Pages contained in the Website may contain technical inaccuracies and typographical errors. The information in these pages may be updated from time to time and may at times be out of date. We do not accept responsibility for keeping the information up to date or liability for any failure to do so.
The material on the Website is only for information purposes. It does not constitute advice and you should not rely on any material on the Website to make (or refrain from making) any decision or take (or refrain from taking) any action.
The Website contains material submitted and created by private and trade dealers and other third parties. We exclude all liability for any illegality arising from or error, omission or inaccuracy in such material.
We give no warranties, conditions, guarantees or representations, express or implied, as to:-
- the completeness or accuracy of the advice and information contained on the Website or any associated website;
- the content of the advertisements for vehicles included in our database, including but not limited to the ownership, quality, authenticity of a vehicle or the content more generally including any photographs, compliance with description or fitness for purpose of any such vehicles. Whilst we use reasonable efforts to identify and remove fraudulent advertisements, we cannot guarantee to identify all fraudulent advertisements on the Website; and
- the results of any search of our database or circumstances where there is a limited number of vehicles selected by the search on our database which might meet the searcher's requirements.
The Website publishes advertisements placed by third parties to advertise their vehicles and other goods and/or services. We do not own the vehicles or goods advertised for sale on the Website and have no liability for these or for any losses that you may incur as a result of purchasing a vehicle, goods and/or any services advertised by third parties. If you choose to purchase a vehicle, goods and/or services advertised for sale by third parties on the Website, the contract will be between you and the third party advertiser (or seller) and not with us. You are responsible for taking steps to safeguard you and your money before contacting an advertiser or seller and/or making a purchase. Advice on buying a car safely is provided here . If you see anything suspicious, or believe an advertisement to be fraudulent, please report it to us immediately so we can investigate.
Copyright and trade marks
All rights, including copyright, in the content of the web pages, in the photographs of any vehicles displayed on the Website and all database rights in our database of vehicles, are owned or controlled for these purposes by us.
All trademarks, names and logos are the proprietary marks of AutoTrader, or of our associated companies. Marks identifying third parties are owned or licenced by those third parties or their associated companies. No conditions within these terms of use confers on you any licence or right under any trademarks, names or logos.
We are not liable for failure to perform any of our obligations under these terms of use caused by matters beyond our reasonable control.
Unless, by exemption permitted within these terms of use, you may not copy, reproduce, redistribute, download, republish, transmit, display, adapt, alter, create derivative works from or otherwise extract or re-utilise any of the contents of the Website. In particular, you must not cache any of the contents for access by third parties, nor mirror or frame any of the content of the Website nor incorporate it into another website without our express written permission.
Any information belonging to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (“DVLA”) which is made available on the Website (“DVLA Information”) is made available for your personal use only whilst visiting the Website. You agree not to use the DVLA Information for any commercial or business purposes. You may print one copy of the DVLA Information for future reference, but you must not otherwise reproduce or redistribute the DVLA Information (whether on its own or as a component part of any other product, service or material). You agree that you will not use the DVLA Information for any unlawful purposes or in a way which infringes the intellectual property rights of the DVLA or any other third party.
Liability
The material displayed on our Website (“Content”) is provided without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to its accuracy and as otherwise excluded in these terms of use. You understand and acknowledge that in using the Website, you may be exposed to Content that is factually inaccurate, offensive, indecent, fraudulent or otherwise objectionable to you. You agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against us with respect to any such Content.
To the extent permitted by law, we, other members of our group of companies and third parties connected to us hereby expressly exclude:
all conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute and
any liability for a direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with our Website or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of our Website, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it, including without limitation any liability for:
- loss of income or revenue;
- loss of business;
- loss of profits or contracts;
- loss of anticipated savings;
- loss of data;
- loss of goodwill;
- wasted management or office time; and
- for any other loss or damage of any kind, howsoever arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable.
This does not affect our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, nor our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter, nor any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
We will need to carry out routine maintenance and servicing of our servers and equipment from time to time. While we will seek to keep disruption to a minimum we cannot guarantee that the Website will be continuously available on-line. We therefore provide the Website on an "as is" and "as available" basis.
We make no warranty that the Website (or associated websites) is free from computer viruses or any other malicious or impairing computer programs. It is your responsibility to ensure that you use appropriate virus checking software.
We are not liable for any failure to perform any of our obligations under these terms of use caused by matters beyond our reasonable control.
Links to non-Auto Trader sites
The Website contains hypertext links to websites that are not operated by us or by our associated companies. We do not control such websites and are not responsible for their content. Our inclusion of hypertext links to such websites does not imply any endorsement of the material contained on the websites or of the owners.
Links to the Website
You may establish a hypertext link to the home page of the Website, without the need for our written consent, provided there is no implied endorsement or sponsorship of you, your company or your website by us.
Registration details
To gain access to certain services on the Website you will need to register (free of charge). As part of the registration process, you will be given a username and password. You agree that the information supplied with your registration will be truthful, accurate and complete. You also agree that you will not attempt to register in the name of any other individual nor will you adopt any username which we deem to be offensive. All personal information supplied by you as part of the registration process will be protected in line with our Privacy Policy.
Vehicle Checks
We provide the vehicle history checks and the 'Basic Checks' (together, the 'checks') subject to these terms of use and the Vehicle Check Terms & Conditions . The checks are produced using data from third party sources.
The checks are provided for your use only. You may print one copy of the check for future reference but you must not otherwise reproduce or redistribute the check. You agree that you will not use the checks for any unlawful purposes or in a way which infringes the intellectual property rights of any third party.
The checks are provided for information purposes only. They do not constitute advice and you should not rely on the checks to make any decision or take any action. We do not give any warranties, conditions, guarantees or representations (express or implied) as to the completeness or accuracy of the checks. To the extent permitted by law, we exclude any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with a check.
General
We reserve the right to assign or subcontract any or all of our rights and obligations under these terms of use to a third party. If we exercise this right, we shall name the assignee or subcontractor on the Website and you will be entitled to terminate the account within 5 working days. You may not without our prior written consent assign or dispose of any rights or obligations arising under these terms of use.
These terms of use of access together with our Privacy Policy contain the entire agreement and understanding between you and us relating to the Website, and supersede any and all prior agreements, arrangements, statements and understandings, except for any fraud or fraudulent representation by either party. We exclude all representations and warranties relating to access to use of the Website, whether they are statutory or otherwise, as far as is possible by law.
Our services are not suitable for those under sixteen years of age and, as such, by using our Website you represent that you are at least sixteen years of age. Persons who are at least sixteen years of age but under the age of eighteen years of age may only use the Website with legal parental or guardian consent.
If any of these terms of use shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, it shall not affect the enforceability of any of the remaining provisions.
These terms of use shall be governed by and in accordance with English law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
If you do not agree to obey these terms of use you must stop using the Website immediately.
Correspondence
All correspondence relating to the Website or these terms of use should be sent to:
Auto Trader Limited,
1 Tony Wilson Place,
Manchester,
M15 4FN
Email: enquiries@autotrader.co.uk
Telephone: 0345 111 0003
Opening hours:
Monday - Friday: 9am - 5.30pm
Registered office: Auto Trader Limited, 1 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester, M15 4FN.
Registered in England with company number 3909628. VAT number: 614891820