Please take a few minutes to review and become conversant with the following terms & conditions.

 

1. Tour Operator:     Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours Pty Ltd is owned and operated by Steven Craig and Martin Craig.

                                    Australian Company Number (ACN): 121 177 811

                                    (registered with the Australian Investment and Securities Commission (ASIC))

                                    Email vicmoto@bigpond.com, Website: www.vicmoto.com.au.

 

2. Minimum Age: The minimum age for tour participants is 18 years of age.

 

3. Tour Bookings and Payment:

• Tour bookings can be made on line, by email, by telephone, by facsimile or in person as described on the Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours website and advertising brochure.
• Payment is required in full prior to commencement of the tour and can be made by cash, credit card (Mastercard & Visa) or by Australian banks debit cards (EFTPOS). Personal cheques are not acceptable.
• After booking confirmation, which involves acknowledgement of this fact by Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours and tour participant(s), then the booking is binding. Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours reserves the right to consider a booking cancelled.

 

4. Tour Prices:

• Tour prices do not include the cost of courier charges in any form, medical insurance, overnight accommodation, additional hotel charges, telephone calls, drinks snacks and meals for tour participants unless specifically stated at the time of booking by the tour operators.
• Tour prices are shown on the Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours website and advertising brochure.

 

5. Tour Options and Features:

• These are described in brief overview on the ‘Tours & Prices’, ‘One Day Tours’, ‘Two Day Tours’ and ‘Custom Tours’ pages of the Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours website and the advertising brochure.
• Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours reserves the right to modify tours without notice to allow for changes in local road conditions due to road works, landslips, forest fires and road closures due to accidents etc.

 

6. Cancellations & Refunds:

• If a tour has to be cancelled by your tour operator due to extreme unforeseen weather conditions or equipment failure the tour will re-scheduled on a mutually agreeable alternative date, if this option is impossible for tour participant(s) then the cost of the tour will be refunded in full.
• If a booked and confirmed tour is cancelled by the tour participant(s) then a forfeit fee of $150.00 per person applies. If tour participants fail to appear on the day of the tour at the designated and agreed meeting point for the start of the tour, there will be no refund and the full cost of the tour is the forfeit fee.

  

7. Personal Data:

• Any personal data provided to Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours by tour participants is obtained solely for the purposes of booking and payment of tours.  
  • All data is stored remotely and securely and will not be distributed or sold to any third party by Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours.

 

8. Promotional Material:

• Tour participants shall be aware that Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours takes photographs and video images of tour participants depicting their interaction with other tour members and motorcycles during tours.
  • These images are obtained by the tour operator’s efforts and equipment, and remain the property of Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours. Copyright resides with Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours.
    • These images may be used for future advertising brochures, advertising layouts, slide shows, website content, marketing, magazine articles and other promotional uses.

 

9. Responsibilities & Liability:

• Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours is responsible for ensuring that motorcycles and safety equipment are maintained in a safe and serviceable condition to ensure operation in accordance with manufacturers’ specifications.
• Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours is not responsible or liable for any expenses incurred: As a result of missed subsequent travel connections; due to any delays, foreseen and unforeseen; as a result of any changes to schedules to accommodate unplanned events; theft of personal property or any other conditions beyond our control.
• Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours riders are responsible for exercising a reasonable standard of care whilst operating motorcycles carrying passengers in terms of riding in a safe, responsible and legal manner.
• Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours is not liable for the aggravation of any underlying medical conditions due to mounting/dismounting the motorcycles, being carried on the motorcycles as a passenger or the wearing of any of the supplied safety equipment. 
• Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours is not responsible or liable for any accidents and /or bodily injury or death resulting from any activity undertaken by tour participants whilst sightseeing, eating and resting during tours and whilst touring on motorcycles. Tour participants, their heirs, successors and assigns,  absolve Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours and its operators from any and all liability or claims directly or indirectly related to participation on a tour.

 

10. Riders and Passengers:

• Both riders and passengers should be aware at all times that traffic, road and weather conditions can increase the risks associated with travelling by motorcycle.
• Both riders and passengers shall understand and fully accept those risks and are responsible for behaving in a sensible manner that mitigates those risks.
• Passengers shall at all times adhere to the points highlighted in the pre-tour safety briefing.
• A moderate standard of fitness is required of all passengers and the ability to mount and dismount the motorcycle unaided in a manner that does not endanger the safety of the passenger or the rider is essential. A tour cannot commence if this condition is not met.
• Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours reserves the right to refuse to carry any person whose behaviour on a motorcycle threatens the safety of themselves, the motorcycle rider and/or other road users.

 

11. Consumption of Alcohol or Drugs:

• Tour participants shall not consume alcohol, illicit or prescription drugs (which adversely affect mental or physical coherence and coordination) during the course of a tour. Vicmoto Motorcycle Tour operators reserve the right at any time not to carry any person who in their opinion is unable to safely be a passenger on a motorcycle due to the consumption of alcohol or drugs.
• This also applies on overnight tours and tour participants should limit alcohol intake during evenings that are to be followed by motorcycle travel on the next day.
• Vicmoto Motorcycle Tours reserves the right to cancel a tour, or the remainder of a tour, in such circumstances without refund of the tour fee.  
• Tour participants may purchase bottles of wine on winery tours and they can be transported unopened in the motorcycle luggage compartments.

 

12. Safety Briefing:

• Tour participants shall receive assistance regarding the wearing and fitting of all safety equipment prior to the commencement of the tour.
• The wearing of all items of safety equipment is a mandatory requirement. Refusal to wear or inadequate fitting of safety equipment will result in the tour being cancelled.
• Tour participants shall also receive a safety briefing that covers mounting and dismounting the motorcycle and what is expected of them whilst travelling as passenger on a motorcycle.

 

13. Acceptance of Terms & Conditions:

• Tour participants are required to sign a copy of these Terms & Conditions immediately prior to a tour commencing and must be witnessed by the tour operators. Identification of participants must be verified to the satisfaction of the tour operators at this time.
• Signatories acknowledge acceptance of all the above Terms & Conditions.

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Tour Participant:                                                       

I, the undersigned, acknowledge that I have read and agree to be bound by all of the above terms and conditions. I acknowledge that there are risks associated with travelling on a motorcycle, which have been explained to me, and I and have been given a full verbal safety briefing prior to the commencement of the tour.   

Print Name:                                                                

 

Signed:                                                                           

Dated: 

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I, the undersigned, state that the identity of the above tour participant(s) has been established to my satisfaction and that they understand and agree to be bound by the above terms and conditions.

Print Name:                                                                

 

Signed:                                                                           

Dated: