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Conditions
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Purchase
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Main Season Self-Hire Tickets (the "Tickets") are
available online from the Scudamore's website, by telephone from our
bookings office or on-station.
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2.
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Users
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Valid users of Season Tickets (the "Ticketholders")
are as follows:-
Darwin / Newton: purchaser (or the recipient if given as a
gift).
Erasmus / Pepys: purchaser (or recipient) plus one other
nominated user.
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3.
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Non-transferability
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Tickets are non-transferable to users other than the named
Ticketholder(s). Once confirmed, the identity of Ticketholders
cannot be changed.
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4.
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Validity
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Tickets are valid from the date of issue until 30 September 2012
(the "Valid Period"), after which date they expire.
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Applicable days
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During the Valid Period Tickets are valid on particular days (the
"Applicable Days") as follows:-
Darwin / Erasmus: weekdays only - weekends and public holidays
are excluded. Public holidays in this context refer to Good Friday and
Easter Monday, the two May Bank Holiday Mondays, the August Bank
Holiday Monday and any other UK public holiday that may from time to
time arise in the Valid Period.
Newton / Pepys: seven days per week.
Please note: if we consider conditions to be unsuitable or unsafe
on any given day, we reserve the right not to let out self-hire craft.
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Applicable hours
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On Applicable Days Tickets can be used between 09:00 and 21:00 or
the particular day's closing time (as displayed at the punt station)
if earlier than 21:00 (the "Applicable Hours"). Any
hire outside of the Applicable Hours will be charged at standard rates.
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7.
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Hire routes
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All Tickets apply to the Top River (Grantchester) and the College
Backs.
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Applicable stations
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Tickets may be used at our Mill Lane station (College Backs) and Mill
Lane boatyard (Top River) only. The Magdalene Bridge station is
excluded.
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Hire craft
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Tickets are valid for the following self-hire craft; standard 6-person
punts, canoes, kayaks (1 & 2-person) and rowboats (the "Hire
Craft"). Standard punts are available for the College Backs
and the Top River whilst the other craft are available for the Top
River only. Tickets are not applicable to 12-passenger
self-hire ferry punts on the Top River or to chauffeured tours in
either direction.
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Sessions
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Ticketholders are entitled to one free Hire Craft session (the
"Hire Session") per Applicable Day. A Hire Session
applies to one craft only at a time and may be as short as one hour or
as long as a day (i.e. the full Applicable Hours). Tickets cannot be
used for more than one Hire Session per day - e.g. both Ticketholders
cannot use a Hire Ticket for separate Hire Sessions on the same day.
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Hire procedure
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Hire Craft cannot be pre-booked and are subject to availability.
Before hire commences Ticketholders will be required to show valid
photo ID and to leave a hire deposit of the Ticket and a credit
card imprint, which must be taken afresh before each hire session.
Please note that we are unable to authorise free Hire Sessions unless
these requirements are met. Standard self-hire
Terms & Conditions
apply.
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Retention of tickets
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Please note that we are unable to keep Season Tickets at our premises
on behalf of Ticketholders.
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Prohibition on absentee hire
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Ticketholders must be present on Hire Craft throughout Hire Sessions.
The hiring of craft to "loan out" to third parties (i.e. the Hire
Ticketholder is absent for much or all of the Session) is specifically
prohibited. Flouting of this condition will lead to the immediate
cancellation of a Ticket without refund of any monies paid for the
said Ticket.
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Prohibition on public and / or commercial use
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Ticketholders are only entitled to use Scudamore's Hire Craft for
private and personal purposes. Public and / or commercial use is
specifically prohibited. Flouting of this condition will lead to the
immediate cancellation of a Ticket without refund of any monies
paid for the said Ticket.
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Amendments
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Scudamore's reserve the right to alter, amend or change these Terms &
Conditions without prior notice. Any material changes will be
communicated to Ticketholders in writing via email.
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