Terms and conditions

1. Parties

The lessor is La Royale S/A with registered seat in Geneva (hereinafter referred to as the “lessor” or “La Royale”). The lessee is the respective natural person or legal entity entered in the rental agreement who rents a vehicle of the lessor.

The lessee is the legal or natural person in whose name the contract is established. The Lessor offers the lessee to rent the vehicle described on the "Description" sheet attached to this contract. The lessee by accepting this offer undertakes to respect the contractual provisions as described below. It have been specified that the contract concluded include the general conditions (below), the special conditions, the descriptive statement of the vehicle drawn up contradictorily on departure and on return, or failing that, the invoice and the security deposit.

1/ WHAT CONDITIONS DO I HAVE TO FILL TO BE ABLE TO RENT?

Both the main driver and the additional drivers must be at least 21 years old and have held their regulatory driving license for more than a year. Restrictions exist according to vehicle categories.

 

2/ WHAT AM I RENT?

The vehicle given to you under the rental contract is the one designated in the description of the vehicle. Before taking charge of the vehicle, you must complete and sign this descriptive statement with the Lessor, and you thus acknowledge the contradictory nature of the said description.

 

3/ FOR WHAT USE OF THE VEHICLE?

You agree to drive responsibly and to respect the Highway Code. You also agree that the vehicle will not be used: for the paid transport of passengers, to propel or pull any vehicle or trailer or any other rolling object or not, in the context of competitions, for illicit purposes, for learning to drive.

You agree to keep said vehicle closed and locked outside of periods of use, keeping the keys, which must under no circumstances be left on board.

Under no circumstances should you assign, sell, mortgage or pledge this contract, the vehicle, its equipment or its tools, nor treat them in a way that is detrimental to the Lessor.

You agree not to modify or add any equipment to the rented vehicle. The renter is responsible for any violation.

 

4 /WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO DRIVE AND IS INSURED?

Only the drivers named in this contract and approved by the Lessor are authorized to drive the vehicle. You can register a second additional driver in the rental contract with the same insurance conditions.

Please note: Only the drivers named on the rental contract are insured under the Lessor's insurance contract.

For how long ? The end of the rental contract is materialized by the delivery of the vehicle and the return of the keys to an employee of the Lessor, in the agency, on the date and at the time provided for in the rental contract, as well as the contradictory establishment of the descriptive state back.

There is only an extension subject to prior agreement with the Lessor, at the customer's written request.

Any failure to return at the end of the contract, or any failure to pay, authorizes La Royale SA to repossess the vehicle, at any time, by any means, by operation of law, even voluntary to the lessee.

 

5/ HOW AM I INSURED?

Are insured, the driver(s) named on the rental contract as well as the passengers, and this, for the entire duration of the rental until the return of the keys and papers to the Lessor during the hours opening of the agency. The driver(s) designated in the contract benefit(s):

- the car insurance policy taken out by the Lessor covering Civil Liability for damage caused to third parties, theft or attempted theft of the vehicle, fire and damage to the rented vehicle subject to a deductible whose amount varies according to the category of the vehicle and subject to specific provisions.

In the event of theft, the tenant is only released from his obligation to return, and the rental ends only by providing proof of the reality of the theft, in the absence of any complicity, provocation, or seriously faulty behavior on the part of the tenant, who must always lock the vehicle even from the inside, switch on the alarm and park in a secure car park.

WHAT ARE THE INSURANCE OPTIONS?

-Deductible reduction insurance (CDW) which allows the insured to pay only a reduced deductible in the event of an accident or theft (only valid if the claim is covered by insurance).

WHAT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY FOR IN THE EVENT OF A CLAIM?

Three cases arise:

-Either you are not responsible for the loss when the insurers have been able to attribute all the responsibility for the loss to an identified third party, in which case you owe nothing and this deductible is not applied.

-Either you are totally or partially responsible for the loss when it is covered by the insurance, in which case, you will only owe the deductible and this, up to the amounts specified in the special conditions of this rental contract.

-Either the loss occurred under the conditions referred to in the next paragraph, in which case, the Renter is not covered by the insurance contract and is liable for the vehicle, and/or the value of the vehicle and/or the damage caused to third parties.

What are the deductible amounts?

The deductible is the maximum amount remaining payable by you when the damage to the vehicle is covered by the insurance. The deductible is doubled in the event of theft. Its amount, which differs depending on the category, is indicated in the general rental price list which can be consulted at the agency.

WHEN AM I UNINSURED?

You are not insured in the following cases:

-If you are unable to return the original keys of the vehicle to the Lessor after noticing the theft thereof, provided that the theft is attributable to you. In this case, you will be required to pay the value of the vehicle.

- When the damage to the vehicle results from burns, interior deterioration, overloading, poor appreciation by the driver of the size of the vehicle, in particular on the upper parts (above the windscreen), the damage caused to the lower parts of the vehicle (below the bumper) such as damage to tyres, hubcaps and rims as well as their mechanical consequences.

- When the driver is in a state of drunkenness as defined by the Highway Code, or when the driver has used legally prohibited drugs or narcotics, or when the driver has taken medication, whether medically prescribed or not, whose notice specifies that their use is likely to cause a state of drowsiness.

- When the damage to the vehicle occurs when the vehicle has not been returned on the date provided for in this contract, this case being considered as driving against the will of the Lessor and misappropriation of the vehicle. This provision does not apply if you have obtained an express agreement to extend the rental period from the Lessor.

-If you and/or the driver have provided the Lessor with false information concerning your identity or the validity of your driving licence. The same will apply in the event of false declarations on the joint report or the declaration of loss or the description on the return of the vehicle.

-For damage or loss, of any nature whatsoever, affecting personal effects, objects or animals contained in the vehicle.

-When the damage results from a voluntary act of yourself and/or the driver. Tampering with or transformation of an element of the vehicle (engine transformation, installation or removal of an accessory, meter tampering).

- When the vehicle is used for paying passengers or for learning to drive.

- When the vehicle is rented and used overloaded, carrying a number of passengers or a load greater than that authorized on the gray card

-For broken glass.

PLEASE NOTE : In all these cases, you are liable for all repairs and/or the value of the vehicle upon presentation of the corresponding supporting documents.

 

6/ WHAT SHOULD I DO IN THE EVENT OF BREAKDOWN, ACCIDENT, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OF THE VEHICLE?

WHAT ARE MY OBLIGATIONS IN THE EVENT OF THEFT OR ACCIDENT?

- You agree to comply with the following obligations :

Declare the theft or attempted theft of the vehicle to the police authorities and to the Lessor as soon as you become aware of it and to provide the latter within 48 working hours with the filing of a complaint and the original keys of the vehicle.

Immediately declare to the Lessor, La Royale SA any traffic accident concerning the rented vehicle, at the latest within 24 hours, and give the Lessor a legible copy of the joint report completed and signed by both parties as well as the contact details of the witnesses, if any. In the event of an accident without a third party, you must make a declaration of the exact circumstances of the loss.

Breakdown and repatriation costs are the responsibility of the tenant, who retains the right to return and repeat payment to the responsible third party.

A breakdown does not suspend the contract, in particular the payment of the rental.

 

7/ THE TERMS OF THE SECURITY DEPOSIT :

The amount of the security deposit is equal to twice the amount of the deductible contracted according to the category of the rented vehicle. The latter will be wholly or partially acquired by the Lessor in the event of damage or theft of the vehicle attributable to the Lessee. In the absence of damage or theft, this security deposit will be refunded to the Tenant at the end of the contract and this, within a maximum period of 8 days after the end of the rental materialized by the return of the vehicle to the Lessor. The lessee already accepts that the Lessor may debit the amounts due for additional costs (see paragraph 8) from his bank account by means of bank pre-authorization.

 

8/ WHAT DO I HAVE TO PAY TO THE OWNER?

- Certain costs, that is to say incurred at the signing of this contract:

The price listed on the rental contract, payable in advance and in cash.

Any delay in payment entails the automatic and automatic withdrawal of interest at the rate of 1% per month and compensation for damages at 15% of the unpaid amount in principal.

The services you have requested from the Lessor, the supplements provided for in the general rental rate available in the agency.

-The additional costs noted, when the vehicle is returned:

.damage to the vehicle not covered by insurance,

.the contractual deductible in the event of a partially or totally responsible accident,        

.for damage costing less than the deductible, the rate corresponding to the estimate (vehicle manufacturer or approved bodybuilder) will be applied,

. miscellaneous tickets and fines legally payable by you and attributable to the custody and use of the vehicle

.parking fees

.costs of expert report, costs of immobilization and claims management

.the missing fuel charges when a discrepancy is found on the level of the gauge of the return description

.an additional day of rental of the category of the vehicle rented on the basis of the general rate will be invoiced to the Tenant in the absence of return at the said time and after a tolerance period of 30 minutes

.repairs induced by a fuel error

PLEASE NOTE: If the tenant does not take possession of the vehicle on the scheduled date and time, the Lessor may withhold a fraction of the rental price. A reservation only commits the Lessor after agreement and payment of a deposit equal to 30% minimum of the rental. In the event of cancellation, the deposit remains with the Lessor, even in the event of force majeure. If the cancellation occurs between the 8th day and 48 hours preceding the start of the rental, the compensation is increased to 50% of the rental amount. Less than 48 hours from the start of the rental, this compensation is equal to the amount of the rental.

 

9/ COMPETENT AUTHORITY
The contractual language is French, and Swiss law is applicable. Jurisdiction is therefore attributed to the courts of the domicile of La Royale SA.