WHO WE ARE

  • If you reside in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the rest of the World (excluding Australia, the United Arab Emirates, the EU and the USA/Canada) you are entering into a contract with Bavaria Motor Auctions United Kingdom. If you reside in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the rest of the World (excluding Australia, the United Arab Emirates, the EU and the USA/Canada, references to “Bavaria Motor” / “we” / “us” and “our” in these Terms is a reference to Bavaria Motor Auctions UK Limited.

ABOUT OUR TERMS

  1. These Terms explain how you may use this website https://bavariamotorauctions.com and/or any mobile application, services, products or tools. You should read these Terms carefully before using the Site.
  2. By accessing or using the Site or otherwise indicating your consent, you agree to be legally bound by these Terms and the documents referred to in them.
  3. If you do not agree with or accept any of these Terms, you should stop using the Site immediately.
  4. If you have any questions about the Site, or you would like to make a complaint about our services, please contact us by e-mail on: info@bavarianmotorauctions.com
  5. Where we have received a complaint by you in relation to our services, we shall acknowledge your complaint within two (3) working days and subsequently conduct reasonable investigations into it. If, after such investigation, we establish that there may be an issue with our services, we shall, at our sole discretion, either:
    1. take steps to remedy the defect in our services; or
    2. where you have already paid our fees in accordance with clause 12, refund you a fair proportion of those fees paid; or
    3. where you have not already paid our fees in accordance with clause 12, charge you a fair proportion of fees (include no fees, where reasonable).
  6. If you've contacted us and you feel that we haven't resolved your complaint satisfactorily, please email or write to our Head of Dispute Resolution Email:

LISTING A VEHICLE OR AUTOMOBILIA FOR SALE ON OUR SITE

  1. You first submit a request and upload photos and related information, including your proof of ownership and finance on the Auction Lot. Further information can be found in our FAQs and our Sell With Us section.
  2. Bavaria Motor’s will consider the proposed Auction Lot and confirm if the Auction Lot is accepted to be listed on the Site. Bavaria Motor may assist Sellers in the creation of their listings (including the content of such listings) but it remains each Seller’s sole responsibility to make sure that its listings are accurate. There will be a pre-auction period where you will need to wait for the Auction Lot to go live.
  3. After the Auction Lot is accepted for listing, you shall be committed to have the Auction Lot listed with us exclusively for at least a 7 day auction (a “Live Auction”) together with any extension of that Live Auction. This means that during this period, you shall not use another means of sale unless we agree and notify you in writing of our consent. Due to the nature of an auction, it is not possible for us to run a Live Auction if you use another platform to sell your Auction Lot. Therefore, we require you to exclusively use this Site to sell your Vehicle or Automobilia, once we have accepted the Auction Lot.
  4. You can require a reserve for the Auction Lot. Once a reserve is agreed by Bavaria Motor Auctions, you may reduce it or withdraw it by written notice to Bavaria Motor Auctions, but you cannot increase it without our prior written consent. Further information can be found in our FAQs.
  5. Bavaria Motors gives no warranty or representation as to the anticipated or likely selling price of any Auction Lot. Any estimate given, whether written or oral, as to the estimated selling price of any Auction Lot is a statement of opinion only and may be subject to revision from time to time at Bavaria Motors’ sole discretion and should not be relied upon as an indication of the actual selling price.

BIDDING FOR A VEHICLE OR AUTOMOBILIA ON OUR SITE

  1. If you are a Buyer bidding for an Auction Lot you acknowledge that it is your responsibility to:
    1. arrange an inspection of an Auction Lot you intend to bid on;
    2. check the accuracy of your bids — all bids are made at your own risk;
    3. directly contact the Seller to purchase the Auction Lot once your bid is approved by us as the highest bid on the Auction Lot (or the first offer in the Buy Now option), subject to achieving any reserve required by the Seller unless the reserve is waived by the Seller;
    4. check the Auction Lot at the point of collection;
    5. independently determine the description, ownership, value, condition, authenticity and quality of the Auction Lot; and
    6. pay shipping and delivery costs associated with your purchase of an Auction Lot, including but not limited to taxes, fees and testing charges.
  2. As a Buyer, you agree in regard to each bid submitted for an Auction Lot that:
    1. your bid is a legally binding obligation on you, that if your bid is successful and achieves any reserve required by the Seller (unless the reserve is waived by the Seller), you must pay our fees; and
    2. you are making an irrevocable offer to purchase that Auction Lot and you must pay to the Seller the final amount of your highest bid; and
    3. . You cannot withdraw your bid, including any “Max Bid”.
  3. It is the responsibility of a Buyer and Seller, respectively, to negotiate the terms of a binding transaction and enter into a sale contract for an Auction Lot.
  4. If you as the successful Buyer fail to complete the purchase of the Auction Lot (including failing to pay to the Seller the final amount of your highest bid within the timeframe agreed with the Seller) for any reason other than the default of the Seller, you will be obliged to pay the fees to Bavaria Motors Auctions . We will assist the Seller to attempt to sell the Auction Lot to an underbidder.
  5. The highest bid placed during the Live Auction will remain open for acceptance by the Seller for 24 hours following the Live Auction. During this period, Bavaria Motor Auctions will take steps to contact the Seller and determine whether they are willing to accept the bid. Following confirmation from the Seller we will notify the Buyer whether the Seller is willing to accept the bid. The Buyer’s bid will be deemed to be rejected if the Seller has not notified us in writing of its willingness to accept within 24 hours following the auction ending. If your bid is successful, subject to achieving any reserve required by the Seller unless the reserve is waived by the Seller, you will pay to the Seller the final amount of your highest bid within 7 working days of the auction ending unless otherwise agreed with the Seller. If you do not make payment in full to the Seller within the 7 working days, or within the timeframe agreed with the Seller, you will lose the right to purchase the Auction Lot and the fees paid and payable to Bavaria Motor will not be refundable. You will complete the purchase of the Auction Lot and make payment to the Seller, and pay our fees, in the name or entity in which you are registered as a user with Bavarian Motor Auctions.
  6. It is for the Buyer and Seller to agree a suitable payment method for the Auction Lot. If you want to protect your funds for purchasing an Auction Lot, you may opt to use an escrow agent. The escrow agent will hold the funds in their escrow account (subject to their terms of service and agreed fees) and will release the funds to the Seller once the sale is agreed.
  7. Bavaria Motor Auctions may at its discretion remove any bid made by a Buyer bidding for an Auction Lot if:
    1. you have not provided us with a valid payment method for our fees, either because we could not pre-authorise your payment card, or for any other reason;
    2. you have made a clear typographical error;
    3. we believe the Seller is bidding for the relevant Auction Lot, or we believe you are bidding on behalf of the Seller; or
    4. you did not pass one or more of the background checks we have made on you.
  8. You warrant that the funds you use for your purchase of an Auction Lot, and the payment of our fees, have no link with criminal activity including, without limitation, money laundering, tax evasion or terrorist financing.
  9. Bavaria Motor Auctions reserves the right to place bids on Auction Lots on its own behalf for testing and maintenance purposes.