1.- Bétulo Rent a Car, S.L. binds itself to deliver to the rentee a vehicle in a good working condition, with all necessary accessories and tools and provided with the corresponding documentation.
2.- At the time of the delivery, the rentee or the person designated by him/her (provided that he/she is present at such moment) will be able to try the vehicle or point out its possible irregularities. If he/she does not do it, it will be understood that he/she has received the vehicle in a perfect condition.
In the vehicle delivery note the following data will have to appear:
a- The trademark and registration number of the vehicle.
b- The established rate.
c- The number of kilometres which appear on the milometer.
d- The existence of fuel in the vehicle’s deposit.
e- The existence, if the case were, of any irregularities found by the rentee. Any irregularity found at the time of returning the vehicle and which would not have been read before by the rentee at the time of taking the vehicle will be imputable to the rentee. Therefore, Bétulo Rent a Car, S.L. reserves itself the faculty of demanding the corresponding amount, and even bringing the corresponding legal actions.
3.- The driver of the rented vehicle will have to hold the corresponding driving licence (with a seniority above 2 years) and be 21 years old or older. The driver might be an individual different from the person signing the agreement, provided that he/she is present at the time of taking the vehicle and that his/her data appear on the corresponding section within the delivery note.
4.- Bétulo Rent a Car, S.L. binds itself to make, whenever it is necessary, all maintenance and repair operations on the vehicle.
5.- In spite of what has been stated in the previous clause, in those cases in which the repair and maintenance operations on the vehicle are necessary because of a careless attitude or a bad use of the vehicle by the Driver and/or the Rentee, the expenses caused will have to be borne by the rentee. In any case, the following expenses are to be borne by the rentee:
a- Damages on tyres.
b- Fuel expenses.
c- In case of refrigerator vans, the damages that the group might suffer, when the vehicle is used for aims different from those for which it is rented.
The rentee will pay the following expenses, which will be later payed back to him/her by Bétulo Rent a Car, S.L., having previously presented to it the corresponding debit notes:
a- Changes of oil and greasings that might have had to be made for several circumstances on the road.
b- Any kind of repair that might have had to be made on the road, provided that Bétulo Rent a Car, S.L. has given its permission for such repair.
6.- In case of suffering a breakdown or an accident, the rentee will have to inform Bétulo Rent a Car, S.L. about it within at most 24 hours. If he/she does not do so, the Rentee and/or the Driver will lose all benefits that the Insurance Policy might offer him/her.
7.- Bétulo Rent a Car, S.L. has entered a Policy for this vehicle, which insures it against damages to third parties with limited civil responsibility and fire. The inclusion of the Rentee or Driver in the Policy, as well as that of the other persons accompanying the driver or being in the vehicle will involve the payment of an amount which is additional to the preset rate. However, the covering of own damages will have the following exceptions:
a- A franchise of 50.000 Pesetas per accident (100.000 Pesetas for vehicles of Maximum Permitted Weight above 3.500 kg), plus the payment of the fix amount of rent for the days of stopping of the service.
b- The payment of the damages caused on the high parts of the vehicle because of any kind of obstacle.
c- Those cases in which, for rash imprudence or similar cases, such as infringements of the Traffic or City Legal Rules, the benefits of the Insurance Policy would not be applicable.
8.- Apart from the above obligations, the rentee additionnally binds him/herself:
a- To custody the vehicle while this agreement is in force.
b- To declare, at the time of taking the vehicle, the area in which it will be driven, without his/her being allowed to go out of it without previously informing Bétulo Rent a Car, S.L. about it, especially if such change in the path means leaving the national territory.
c- Not to subrent or let the vehicle and not to use it either in activities inappropriate for transport, such as sport races, driving on non advisable ways, etc.
d- To respect the date of return established in the agreement and inform about the possible extensions of its duration with a previous notice of 48 hours. In connection therewith, any part of a day will be counted as a whole day.
e- To fulfil the legal rules concerning loading, unloading and transportation. Any infringement in this point will be imputable to the rentee.
The vehicle must only be occupied by the maximum number of persons permitted by the Traffic Licence.
f- Not to load the vehicle above the permitted limits. The possible breakdowns caused by such overload will be a responsibility of the rentee.
g- Not to transport dangerous loads or loads for which the vehicle is not prepared. All damages caused for that reason will have to be borne by the client.
h- Not to suit Bétulo Rent a Car, S.L. for any accident or fire by which the merchandise would be destroyed or damaged, since the same is at all times responsibility of the rentee.
9.- Expressly renouncing to their own Courts, the parties submit any possible conflicts which might arise to the Courts of the city of Barcelona.
