TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Last modified: 15 Aug 2022

Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using the services offered by The Lorry Pte Ltd (“TheLorry“) or (“We”, “Us”, or “Our”), a company incorporated under the laws of Singapore. These terms set forth the legally binding terms and conditions for your use of Our Services as contained in http://www.thelorry.com (“Website“) (collectively with the site, referred to as “Services“).

GENERAL TERMS

Any such purchasing terms and conditions shall apply only if We expressly confirm the same in writing. Acceptance of your delivered goods shall be deemed acknowledgement of our terms and conditions. We do not ship for you any combustible materials, items that contain poisonous fumes and any such items that is deemed dangerous and illegal in Singapore. You will be liable if you fail, neglect or refused to inform us on the nature and condition of your items for shipment.

Please also see our Return and Refund.

USE OF INTERNET AS MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION

You acknowledge that the internet is not a secure medium and information submitted for the Services hosted on Our Website may be accessed by third parties. TheLorry accepts no liability whatsoever in this circumstance.

DOCUMENTATION OF OUR SERVICES

Any form of documentation provided by Us must not be copied or made available to any third party or use for any other purpose other than the intended and agreed purpose as indicated in Our Website.

DELIVERY OF GOODS

We endeavour to adhere to stipulated delivery deadlines as indicated in Our Website. However, due to the hazards and peculiar features of Our Services, delivery deadlines will not be binding unless expressly agreed otherwise. Our contractual obligations are subject to a case to case basis based on your request and additional charges may incur.

LIMITATION

IMPRACTICAL OPERATIONS

Nothing in this terms and conditions shall require the mover to perform pick-up or delivery service at any location from or to which it is impracticable, through no fault or neglect of the mover to operate vehicles because of:

  1. The condition of roads, streets, driveways or alleys;
  2. Inadequate loading or unloading facilities; or
  3. Riots, Acts of God, the public enemy, the authority of law, strikes or labour unrest the existence of violence, or such possible disturbances as to create reasonable apprehension of danger to person or property.
TRANSPORT AND GOODS LIMITATION

There are a number of prohibitions for the use of TheLorry services. The following cases are specifically prohibited:

  • ABSOLUTELY NO CARRIAGE OF ANY PERSON in cargo compartment for any distance or reason ever.
  • ABSOLUTELY NO CARRIAGE OF ANY ANIMAL in cargo compartment for any distance or reason ever.
  • Items of extraordinary value or items that are irreplaceable should not be moved via TheLorry.
  • NO Hazardous Materials to be carried but is not limited to: explosives, gases, flammable liquids, flammable solids, poisonous or infectious substances, radioactive material, corrosives.
  • NO firearms, ammunition or other explosive materials.
  • NO illegal goods.
  • Mover does not hold out to transport jewellery, objects d’art, currency, documents items of unusual value or rare metals. Unless otherwise indicated herein or agreed to by contract.

Mover shall not be required to accept for transportation any truckload shipment which exceeds gazetted by Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Singapore Traffic Police (TP) weight limit or which occupies more than the full visible capacity of the vehicle which is provided or size of vehicle that have been booked prior to pick up date even if the vehicle provided may be able to carry the excess load.

APPOINTMETNS/PICKUP AND DELIVERY TIMES

Pick-ups and deliveries shall be made between 0800hrs- 2000hrs local time unless special arrangement already been made and agreed upon for timing beyond previously mentioned time. Appointments shall be made at no charge. Mover shall not be liable for late deliveries or unkept appointments due to circumstances beyond mover’s control such as but not limited to weather and traffic conditions, store loading and wait times, customer special requests, and other unexpected barriers to loading or unloading.

LIMITATIONS OF MOVER’S LIABILITY FOR PREMISE CLEARANCE

Mover assumes no responsibility for insuring or otherwise providing for clearance of vehicle through or inspection by premise’s management. Mover is not responsible for the application for entry permit into pickup or delivery premise if the management rule and regulation require entry pass or permit to be applied beforehand. Mover or party in possession shall not be liable for loss, damage, deterioration of the goods or delay in delivery due to the process for management clearance or inspection.

PICKUP AND DELIVERY SERVICE

The rates named herein include pickup or delivery at all points within the limits of the cities, towns, villages and other points from and to which rates apply, but each booking will include only pickup and one delivery unless special request are made and the additional charges is agreed upon.

WAITING TIME
Mover shall allow 45 (forty-Five) minutes of waiting time both for loading and unloading to be completed. Such time shall commence from the time the mover arrived or from the time the mover was requested to wait for loading or unloading to start, whichever is later

APPLICATION OF ACCESSORIAL CHARGES

In addition to the base rate and additional services requested for any booking and unless otherwise agreed in writing, the following accessorial charges shall apply and shall be reflected on the amended booking details and receipt shall the customer request for one.

DETENTION
  1. This item applies when the mover’s vehicles with driver are delayed or detained beyond the free time provided for herein at time of delivery to the customer or at time of pick-up when such delay is not the fault of mover.
  2. Unless otherwise agreed, charges for detention will be charged to the customer for both unloading and loading.
  3. When computing time, the beginning time shall be the time the driver notifies the customer of driver’s arrival and that the vehicle is available for loading or unloading, as the case may be, but in no case shall time commence prior to the time of any appointment or the actual time of loading or unloading, whichever comes first.
  4. When computing detention charges, all non-working time shall be excluded. Non-working time includes lunch breaks, coffee breaks, and rest breaks.
  5. If, at the end of business day, unloading has not been completed and cannot be completed that day, the customer shall be given the following options:
    1. Mover may return to mover’s terminal with what goods and items has not been unloaded, but mover shall return the following day with the balance of the goods and items during the customer’s available time
    2. Any unused free time from the first day will continue into the second day, charges to commence when all free time has expired.
  6. If a vehicle is both unloaded and reloaded, each transaction will be considered separately and free time shall apply to each separately.
  7. When delay occurs beyond free time, the charge for detention shall be 1 (one) unit of the total price of the job per 1 ½ hour or fractions thereof.
  8. Mover shall give customer the opportunity of signing the detention records and the customer to make any corrections to these records at the time. If customer refuses to sign said records, Mover’s records will govern.
CANCELLATION OF BOOKING

Any cancellation shall be made BEFORE twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled pick-up by informing The Lorry Pte Ltd. Customer Service or the assigned mover by call, email, or text.

If a service is booked and then cancelled within twenty-four (24) hours of scheduled pick-up, customer shall pay Fifty Percent (50%) as cancellation fee. Cancellation fee may also be applicable but not limited to the following circumstances:

If the mover already arrived discovers, through communication with the customer, that the customer’s items are not eligible for the Services due to not limited to, items under the “TRANSPORT AND GOODS LIMITATIONS” list and/or incorrect information provided by the customer that make the moving process unable to proceed.

COLLECT ON DELIVERY

For Collect on Delivery payment method, mover will accept cash payment only when customer choose Collect on Delivery (CoD) as method of payment when completing the booking form. For payment method other than cash such as and not limited to cheque and bank transfer, the payment shall be made to The Lorry Pte Ltd, not to the mover unless agreed upon. For “Online Payment” method, the mover shall not be allowed to request additional payment from customer unless there are additional request that are not included in the original booking and the additional charges that is agreed upon shall be made to the mover. Mover’s drivers are not authorized to produce any invoice or receipt for the service provided. The Lorry Pte Ltd shall provide invoice or receipt upon customer’s request. If a collect on delivery shipment is inadvertently accepted and delivered without obtaining payment or if payment is stopped on uncertified funds, customer’s is responsible to ensure full payment is made within three (3) days. Mover will collect charges from delivery receiver ONLY when requested by customer.

ADDITIONAL LICENSE, PERMITS AND DEPOSIT FEES

Whenever any additional license or permits are required, such as but not limited to, warehouse entrance pass, foreign commerce, customs fee and premise’s management deposit fee, the charge shall be arranged and provided by the customer and not the mover. If and/or when mover(s) are refused entry due to improper documentation, the fee of Fifty Percent (50%) of the moving cost will be assessed accordingly. Additional fees for driver detention, and/or storage will also be applicable.

TAILGATE UNITS

Per booking fee of SGD20.00 is applicable when requesting a vehicle equipped with a hydraulic tailgate.

STORAGE OF LOADS AT MOVER’S FACILITY

Mover will assess SGD50.00 per night applicable for all loads stored at mover’s facility, subjected to space and availability.

FINES

Customer shall be responsible party for payment of or reimbursement to mover, for any fines resulting from excess weight or dimension of any shipment that causes the mover to be in violation of any local, state, or federal law. Fines incurred for equipment defects are the responsibility of the equipment owner.

LONG PUSH

TheLorry reserves the right to charge a fee for a ‘long push’ service. A base fare will be charged when movers load and unload your belongings from a minimum distance of 50 meters away from the unloading area to the building entrance or loading bay.

STAIR CARRY

TheLorry reserves the right to charge a fee for ‘stair carry’ service, a base fare will be charged when movers require to load and unload your belongings using stairs. This applies to a building that an elevator or service lift is not accessible for moving.

BEFORE/AFTER OPERATION HOURS BOOKING

Booking made before 8 AM and after 8 PM (before/after operation hours booking) will be subjected to an additional charge of 20% from the total price. In addition, detention as otherwise provided herein shall apply between the time of arrival and loading or unloading and/or the time of subsequent dispatch.

RECONSIGNMENT OR DIVERSION

A request for diversion of transport will be subject to the following definitions, conditions and charges:

  1. Request for diversion must be informed to The Lorry Pte Ltd. Customer Service department in writing (email or chat) or phone call.
  2. Diversion prior to movement of a shipment shall bear the rate that would otherwise have applied if the shipment was originally scheduled for movement to the final destination.
  3. Diversion en route shall be determined on the basis of the distance from origin to final destination via diversion point.
  4. If the transport is returned to the origin point, the rate to be applied will be the applicable rate to the most distant point actually travelled in addition to the mileage rate from same back to point of origin.
ADDITIONAL PICK UP/DROP OFF (STOP-OFF)

The following provisions govern additional stops in transit to partially load or unload, except as otherwise specifically provided.

  1. Items received from one receiver at one point at one time in one booking, may be stopped in transit for partial loading and/or unloading only at points within the scope of mover’s operations or as otherwise agreed by mover.
  2. The party or parties authorized and designated by the customer to accept at a point or place of stop-off may be the same or other than the customer in the booking details.
  3. The request for additional pick up or drop off must designate the following:
    1. Stop-off point or points and places.
    2. The weight, quantities, markings, and description of articles to be loaded or unloaded.
    3. The name, contact number and address of the party authorized to accept item for unloading at point of stop-off.
  4. A notation will be made on the booking details and description of the portion of the items unloaded at each stop-off.
  5. The substitution of items for that originally loaded or any exchange of contents at a point or place of stop-off may be permitted if agreed to with customer and noted on booking details.
  6. Additional charges on item(s) stopped to partially load or unload must be prepaid or guaranteed by the customer. If not prepaid, the customer must show on the booking details the name of one party from whom the entire charges, including the stop-off charges, shall be collected, which must be a party to whom a portion of the items to be delivered.
  7. The rate that customer shall pay for mover’s stop-off service shall be assessed at the rate applicable from point of origin to stop-off location and/or from one stop-off location to another stop-off location in addition to the original charge for point-of-origin to the final destination.

PASSING OF RISK

When the your goods are transported or moved for the purpose of transportation, any risk (including accidental loss, destruction or deterioration) (“Risk“) shall pass to you as soon as we have delivered the goods to the assigned mover. As part of Our value-added Services, We will assist in ensuring the highest level of care is administered while handling and transporting your goods but we cannot accept any liability arising therefrom.

INDEMNITY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

You undertake the Services at your own risk and agrees to indemnify TheLorry and its employees against all costs, losses, damages, expenses and liabilities (including for loss of reputation and goodwill and professional advisors fees) and any claim arising from your own actions in any way in connection with the Services, or a breach of your obligations as set forth in these Terms and Conditions.

TheLorry is not liable in any way for any costs, expenses, damages, liability or injury arising out of or in any way connected with the Services. This limitation does not exclude any liability for negligence by TheLorry or death or personal injury arising out of such negligence.

INSURANCE COVERAGE

The policy cover loss of General Household & Personal Effects-House & Office Move but excluding the following:

  • Goods which are excluded by law, regulations or statute of any Jurisdiction to or through which the property is transported
  • Dangerous and or Hazardous cargo such as flammable liquid, solid, radioactive material, corrosives, IMDG cargo and the likes
  • Yachts shipped as cargo
  • Precious jewellery / Precious metals / Precious stones / Bullion / Cash securities and/or other cash equivalents
  • Military goods listed under Schedules 1 & 2 of the UK Export Control Order 2008 as may be amended from time to time
  • Livestock / Bloodstock / live animal and the likes

Any loss or claims must be made 24 hours by the customer after booking completion.

SEVERABILITY

The invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability of the whole or part of these Terms and Conditions do not affect or impair the continuation in force of the remainder of the Terms and Conditions.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

These Terms and Conditions represent the entire agreement between the parties relating to the Services (unless otherwise expressly confirmed in writing by TheLorry) and supersede all prior representations, agreements, negotiations or understandings (whether oral or in writing). Except as specifically set out herein, all conditions, warranties and representations expressed or implied by law are excluded. For the avoidance of doubt, no information of any nature about the Services or any of these Terms and Conditions should be relied upon unless confirmed in writing by TheLorry.

NO WAIVER

The failure to exercise or delay in exercising a right or remedy provided hereunder or by law does not constitute a waiver of the right or remedy or waiver of other rights or remedies.

GOVERNING LAW

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with Singaporean law and the parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Singaporean courts.

SPECIAL TERMS

These Terms and Conditions are not intended to nor shall create any rights, entitlements, claims or benefits enforceable by any person that is not a party to them. No person shall derive any benefit or have any right, entitlement or claim in relation to this Terms and Conditions.

FAIR USE POLICY - HOME MOVING PACKAGE

SINGLE ROOM MOVING PACKAGE 1 BEDROOM HOME MOVING PACKAGE 2 OR 3 BEDROOM HOME MOVING PACKAGE 4 BEDROOM OR LARGER HOME MOVING PACKAGE
SINGLE MATTRESS + FRAME (DISMANTLED) X 1 SINGLE/QUEEN MATTRESS + FRAME (DISMANTLED) X 2 SINGLE MATTRESS + FRAME (DISMANTLED) X 1 KING / QUEEN MATTRESS + FRAME X 4
WARDROBE X 1  (DISMANTLED) 3 SEATER SOFA X 1 KING / QUEEN MATTRESS + FRAME X 2 4 / 5 SEATER SOFA X 2
SHELF X 1 WARDROBE X 1 (DISMANTLED) 4 SEATER SOFA X 1 WARDROBE X 6 (DISMANTLED)
COMPUTER DESK X 1 SHELF X 2 WARDROBE X 3 (DISMANTLED) SHELF X 6
COMPUTER CHAIR X 1 DINING TABLE X 1 SHELF X 3 DINING TABLE X 2
DINING CHAIR X 6 DINING TABLE X 1 DINING CHAIR X 12
COMPUTER DESK X 1 DINING CHAIR X 6 COMPUTER DESK X 4
COMPUTER CHAIR X 1 COMPUTER DESK X 2 COMPUTER CHAIR X 4
COFFEE TABLE X 1 COMPUTER CHAIR X 2 COFFEE TABLE X 2
BEDSIDE TABLE X 2 COFFEE TABLE X 1 BEDSIDE TABLE X 6
WASHING MACHINE X 1 BEDSIDE TABLE X 3 WASHING MACHINE X 2
REFRIGERATOR X 1 WASHING MACHINE X 1 REFRIGERATOR X 2
REFRIGERATOR X 1 DRYER X 2
DRYER X 1

CHANGES TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

We reserves the right to update these Terms and Conditions at any time and any changes may be made without notice to you. We recommend you to read this Terms and Conditions periodically.

By continuing to access or use Our Services after those revisions or changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new Terms and Conditions, please stop using the Website and/or Our Services.

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