← Lessons 16. Contracts and Conditions of Carriage
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1. INTRODUCTION 2. OWNED TRANSPORT 3. HIRED TRANSPORT 4. CONTRACTS OF CARRIAGE 5. FREIGHT FORWARDER 6. CLEARING HOUSE 7. SUB-CONTRACTOR 8. GROUPAGE OPERATOR 9. AGENTS 10. CONCLUSION 11. Quick Exam Numbers / Facts – Memorise These 12. Final Memory Checklist

11. Quick Exam Numbers / Facts – Memorise These

  • 3,500 kg GVW – threshold specifically mentioned in the material for considering operator-licensing implications when renting goods vehicles.
  • £1,300 per tonne – training material's stated normal RHA liability limit for loss or misdelivery where no other arrangement is made.
  • Hire purchase – the vehicle legally belongs to the operator after the final payment.
  • Finance lease – ownership remains with the finance organisation.
  • Contract hire – may include vehicle management, maintenance and roadside assistance; vehicles can be supplied with or without drivers.
  • Private carrier – can choose whether to accept work; strict legal liability generally depends on negligence.
  • Common carrier – must carry offered consignments and has absolute liability; the training material states road carriers today are private carriers.
  • Lien – right to retain goods until outstanding charges are paid.
  • Freight forwarder – arranges transport and documentation and may arrange customs clearance, warehousing and insurance.
  • Clearing house – commonly arranges transport by offering return loads to hauliers.
  • Groupage – consolidates small consignments into larger loads for transport and later breaks them down for local delivery.
  • Agency parties – principal, agent and third party.
  • Agent outside authority – the principal is not bound by the unauthorised contract, according to the training material.
  • Secret profits – must be disclosed; otherwise the principal may sue for repayment.