Terms

1. Informational purpose and scope of service

Local Minibus Hire UK is an independent online information resource and directory dedicated to group travel planning across the United Kingdom. We provide informative guides, vehicle-size recommendations, journey planning outlines, airport transfer guidance and route budgeting articles.

All materials, route suggestions, distance indications and cost guidance published on this Website are provided solely for general planning and informational purposes. They do not constitute formal transport contracts, legally binding quotes or guarantees of vehicle availability.

2. Independent transport operators and contracts

Local Minibus Hire UK is an information directory and planning platform. We do not directly own, lease, operate or drive passenger vehicles:

• All passenger transport services referenced on this site are operated by independent, third-party transport operators who hold appropriate Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operator licences or private hire operator licences issued by the relevant UK licensing authorities.
• Any transport contract, booking agreement or charter arrangement entered into following the use of this Website is made directly between the passenger group organiser and the independent licensed transport operator.
• Each operator maintains its own terms and conditions of carriage, cancellation policies, deposit requirements, baggage allowances and passenger conduct rules. Local Minibus Hire UK is not a party to any contract between you and an operator and accepts no liability arising from carriage.

3. Use of our interactive quote planner

Our interactive journey planner allows you to create a structured route brief based on passenger numbers, broad pickup and destination areas, travel timing and luggage levels:

• You agree to use the journey planner only for lawful, genuine group travel planning.
• You must not input false, fraudulent, spam or abusive information.
• In accordance with our privacy-first policy, you must not input private personal phone numbers or confidential personal identifiers into public route notes.
• Generated briefs represent planning summaries intended to assist you in discussing vehicle requirements with transport providers.

4. Intellectual property and website content

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Website, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws, database rights and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

You may view, download and print extracts from our Website for your own personal, non-commercial use in planning a group journey. You must not modify paper or digital copies of any materials, nor use any illustrations, photographs, branding or text separately from the accompanying explanatory copy. Systematic extraction or scraping of content, directories or databases without our prior written consent is strictly prohibited.

5. Third-party advertising and external links

This Website displays advertisements served by third-party advertising partners, including Google AdSense. We do not endorse or control the products, services or claims featured in third-party advertisements. Any interaction between you and an advertiser is governed solely by that advertiser's terms and policies.

Where our Website contains links to external websites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

6. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by English law, Local Minibus Hire UK excludes all representations, warranties, conditions and other terms (whether express or implied by statute, common law or otherwise) in connection with this Website.

• We do not guarantee that our Website, or any content on it, will always be available, uninterrupted, error-free or free from bugs or viruses.
• We will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, arising under or in connection with the use of, or inability to use, our Website or reliance on any content displayed on our Website.
• In particular, we will not be liable for any loss of profits, sales, business or revenue; business interruption; loss of anticipated savings; loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or any indirect or consequential loss or damage.
• Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.

7. Acceptable use and security

You must not misuse our Website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our Website, the server on which our Website is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to our Website. Breach of this provision constitutes a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.

8. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by the laws of England and Wales. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms or your use of the Website.

9. Contact and legal notices

If you have any questions about these Terms, or wish to send legal notices, please email us at [email protected] or visit our Contact Us page.