Terms and conditions

Terms and Conditions of use:
Caravanninglinks is operated by Powerlink House Limited ("The Company"). By using the caravanninglinks.com website (the "Website") you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions (this "Agreement"). "Advert" means any information shown on this website for which a charge has been made.

A. Visitors

1. The Company is not responsible for the content and accuracy of any of the advertisements on the website.

2. Spamming is not permitted. You agree not to use the contact information or communication channels provided on this site for any purpose other than to explore the potential purchase or sale of an item being sold on this site.

B. Advertisers

1. As an advertiser you agree that the details and description of the item that you are advertising are true.

2. As an advertiser you agree that any personal details you include in your advertisement are provided at your own risk.

3. As an advertiser you agree that you either own or are permitted to sell the item/s that you are advertising.

4. In the case of classified advertisements as an advertiser you agree to contact the Company once the item that you are advertising is sold so that the advertisement may be removed from the Website.

5. As an advertiser you agree to inform the Company at the time of placing your advertisement whether you are a private seller or a trader. Under UK law you are legally required to differentiate between private and trade advertisements if no distinction is forwarded to the company in the case of classified advertisements the company will assume you are a private advertiser.

6. Under the United Kingdom Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000, you can postpone commencement of the advertisement until the seven working day cooling-off period has expired by notifying the Company that you wish to do so when you place the advertisement. However, if you choose to have your advertisement appear on the Website immediately, you are electing to commence the Service immediately and you thereby waive any right to cancel the Service under these regulations.

7. All details submitted are checked by an editor before being displayed on the Website. You agree to allow the editor to change the content of any details supplied by you should the editor find any content that they deem to be unsuitable or for any other reason or to place the details on a different page to the one selected, if any has been selected. We also reserve the right to edit excessively long text on mini sites. If you require more text then you may need to purchase additional pages.

8. The Company retains the right to remove any advertisements or details which in our sole judgement violates this Agreement.

9. By posting content to any public area of the Service, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to the Company an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully paid, worldwide license to use, copy, perform, display, and distribute such information and content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such information and content, and to grant and authorise sublicenses of the foregoing.

10. You may not use this site to promote any other service or website, without written permission from the site owners.

11. Do not upload files or post messages that contain photos, software or other material protected by intellectual property laws, rights of privacy or publicity or any other applicable law unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents. The company or the website is not responsible for any use of anything you say or post.

12. Do not upload files, photos, text, software or other material that may be considered to be pornographic, vulgar, political, or offensive to any other users.

13. Once your listing is visible on the site, we are unable to offer a full or partial refund. This applies even if you provide erroneous information or you fail to sell the item you are selling or your advert is removed before the advertising period expires.

14. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability

The website and the Company is not responsible for the verification of the legality, or validity of any information posted on the site. As such, The website and the Company cannot and will not make any warranty, express or implied about the functionality of this site or the products and or services posted within. You agree to use this site at your own risk. The website and the Company cannot be held liable for any damages, either physical or monetary, incurred while using this site, or engaging in business transactions with users of the site.

15. Data Protection

We will collect certain information about you in the course of dealing with you. This information will be processed for the purposes of completing an order. By submitting your enquiry you consent to the processing and transfer of information described in this notice.
Anyone who contacts the company or the website any information that you submit on the contact form is never shared with any third parties, including our partners. No credit card detail are held by us, a secure third party provider is used for all payments.

16. Miscellaneous

The website is not designed as the primary place to store any materials; you are responsible for creating backups of materials you post to the website such as photos, documents and software. The website and the Company are not responsible for loss of access to, or deletion or alteration of any materials included in any Service.

In respect of Private and other Classified adverts and items featured in the Caravanninglinks Shop:

Caravanninglinks, Powerlink House Ltd does not guarantee the accuracy of photographs or information supplied by advertisers on this site, all information is taken in good faith. Buyers must insure that the seller has the right to sell the goods advertised For Sale.

All details displayed are as received from the person/company advertising the item/s for sale.

Contact names and/or addresses are displayed entirely at your own risk.

Opinion expressed or claims made are not necessarily those of the publishers.

No responsibility can be taken for errors or omissions, all errors and omissions should be notified straight away and will be amended as soon as is practically possible.

It is your responsibility to ensure that buyers are genuine. Please be aware that various people from 'overseas' may try to offer to buy your item For Sale (This can happen from a classified advert on any website) offering more money usually asking you to pay for shipping after they have paid you (This will mean you pay the shipping costs and other expenses usually a lot of money)

Also please remember to ensure cheques have cleared before handing over your items.

Also please note that a receipt of purchase from when a previous owner purchased it does not prove that the current owner owns it. It may sound obvious but it's been tried.

As Seen on 'BBC Three's- The Real Hustle'.

This is how a scam could work as noted on the stolen page:

'At the moment there is a scam going on where somebody answers your ad and offers you £3-5000 or any other amount above your advert. They send a cheque by TNT special delivery paying you for your caravan and asking you to forward the extra £3-5000 or whatever by western union to Lagos, or wherever, to cover the cost of shipping your caravan to Lagos, or wherever. If you are stupid and send this money before the cheque is cleared " YOU HAVE LOST" '

A less elaborate version of this scam also exists with stolen cheques where you are asked to repay the balance of the cheque in cash or with a cheque or they simply use a stolen or forged cheque to try and purchase your item for the correct amount. 

Do not accept a Cheque unless you have seen the person write AND sign it in front of you even then do not hand over what ever you are selling until the cheque has cleared.

Also please note that a receipt of purchase from when a previous owner purchased it does not prove that the current owner owns it. It may sound obvious but it's been tried.

This further example has been forwarded on to me recently:

1.    They ask for the price, they then ask for the contact details; address, phone, fax - even though the telephone details are on your site. (And the price). NOTE: They will probably not name the item or refer to it as 'the item'. This is the stage to ignore the message, a genuine person would not ask these stupid questions.

2.    They informed you that they would agree the price (in this case £275.00) and that the item they were purchasing was one of many and that their courier would be in touch to arrange collection.

3.     A cheque arrives (in this case a cheque for £3,275.00) and an email soon follows explaining that they have paid the agreed sum for the item for sale (in this case £275.00) and that the additional amount (in this case £3,000.00) is for the courier. (Would you pay £3,000 to a courier for £275 worth of goods?)

4.    They then have the courier email with extremely well written credentials quoting UK and EU transit law and explaining that they will collect the item and the additional sum for carriage (in this case £3,000.00).

5.    They then ask that you pay the courier the £3,000.00 from your bank account/ personal cheque. DO NOT pay for the courier, that is the buyers responsibility.

This scam was recognised quickly and the details have been handed over with their cheque for £3,275.00 plus the emails to the local police.

Please be aware of emails from usually Nigeria or India usually using yahoo email addresses trying the cons mentioned above. Please do not reply to them.

Caravanninglinks advices treating advertising on the internet in the same way as your local paper, i.e if selling make sure the buyer comes and looks at your caravan/motorhome/trailer tent etc, let them make an offer and ensure you wait for cheques to clear before handing ANYTHING over (make sure you have seen them write the cheque AND sign it in front of you) DO NOT pay for a courier, that is the buyers responsibility.

Other Scams sent by email to watch out for for your information: