- The customer must ensure that if the grab lorry is to be driven on private property that the permission of the landowner has been granted.
- Acorn Transport & Plant Hire Ltd will take no responsibility for any damage to a customer’s premises or manholes if the ground or site is not suitable for a HGV vehicle, or capable of carrying the weight of a HGV vehicle.
- Driving an HGV over block paving, slabbed driveways, soft and unlevel ground is NOT advisable and is done so at the customer’s risk. A written disclaimer will be required, should you (the customer) require our vehicles to drive on surfaces that are likely to become damaged.
- Acorn Transport & Plant Hire vehicles will not access any sites over a raised kerb and our drivers will not deliver / collect where we are required to lift over walls, fences, hedges or any other obstacle, no matter how high without a signed, dated written disclaimer, should you (the customer) require our vehicles to lift over any obstacle that is likely to become damaged.
- The Maximum Gross Weight of 8-wheeled vehicles is 32 tonnes.
- Waiting time charges of £60 per hour will apply after 15 minutes from time of arrival. Wasted journey charges will also apply.
- Please ensure there is enough space for access purposes. A typical delivery vehicle will require a clearance of 2.9m wide.