“Appropriate Vehicle” means the vehicle which complies with the conditions specified in paragraph 10 of the Regulations.
"Bid" has the meaning given in clause 4.3.
"Bidder" a person or body of persons corporate or unincorporate who places a Bid for the Lot.
"Buyer Premium" 3% of the Hammer Price of the Lot.
"Buyer" means the Bidder that places a bid which becomes the Hammer Price at completion of the auction and who purchases the Lot pursuant to clause 4.6.
“Certificate” means the Certificate of Entitlement in relation to the Right to be issued by the DVLA to the Buyer.
"Contract" has the meaning given in clause 4.6.
“Cyber Security Incident”    an event which compromises the availability, alteration, authenticity, access to, integrity, confidentiality of the Website or causes the unauthorised destruction of stored, transmitted or processed data or of the services offered or accessible via the Website and its network and information system. 
"Deposit" a monetary deposit payable to JPS by a Bidder that wishes to place a bid for an amount higher than the initial Spending Limit automatically applied to every account upon completion of registration.
“DVLA” means the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency, an executive agency of the Department for Transport that is responsible for the registration and licensing of vehicles in the UK.
"Hammer Price" the highest Bid placed in respect of a Lot and which is accepted by JOHN PYE AUCTIONS. For the avoidance of doubt, the Hammer Price is exclusive of VAT.
"Intellectual Property Rights" means all copyright and related rights, trade marks, business names and domain names, rights in get-up, goodwill and the right to sue for passing off, rights in designs, database rights, rights to use, and protect the confidentiality of, confidential information (including know-how) and all other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications and rights to apply for and be granted, renewals or extensions of, and rights to claim priority from, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world.  
“Invoice” means the invoice sent to the Buyer by JOHN PYE AUCTIONS for a particular auction. The invoice will list the Lot, or the Lots purchased by the Buyer at that auction and the total sum due under that invoice. If Lots are listed, the Buyer acknowledges and agrees that each Lot is under a separate contract between the Buyer and the Seller.
"JOHN PYE AUCTIONS" means John Pye & Sons Limited (company number: 02564753) with registered office at James Shipstone House, Radford Road, Nottingham, NG7 7EA. VAT number: 117777249.
"Lot" means in each case the Relevant Right allocated with a specific lot number in a particular auction, to be acquired by the Buyer from the Seller. The defined term Lot in these Terms is a reference to a single lot. For the avoidance of any doubt “Lot” is not interchangeable with “Invoice” and therefore all and any fees and charges defined as payable per Lot in these Terms are calculated per Lot and not per Invoice.
“Regulations” means the Sale of Registration Marks Regulations 1985.
“Relevant Right” means a right acquired by the Buyer from the Seller to have assigned to an Appropriate Vehicle registered in the name of the Buyer or a person nominated by them, a registration number in accordance with the Regulations.
"Seller" means the Secretary of State for Transport, which authorises the DVLA to sell the Lot on its behalf.
“Spending Limit” means the initial limit applied to each Bidder upon completion of registration, which limit may be increased upon payment of the appropriate Deposit.
"Terms" means these terms and conditions for general auctions.
"Thirty Minute Rule" has the meaning given in clause 3.10.
"Website"Dvlaauction.co.uk
"Working Days" a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday or public holiday in England, when JOHN PYE AUCTIONS is open for business.

3.4.1 limit or restrict who can participate in an auction for the Lot;
3.4.2 refuse to accept and/or may reject a Bid at any time prior to formation of the Contract for the sale of any Lot;
3.4.3 remove a Lot from sale prior to formation of the Contract (and may then re-auction the Lot); and/or
3.4.4 cancel any Bid made at any time (including after formation of the Contract pursuant to clause 4.5) following a Cyber Security Incident. 

4.1 The Buyer acknowledges and accepts that the Contract is not a consumer contract for the purposes of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.  To the fullest extent permitted by law all express and implied warranties and conditions are excluded from the Contract.
4.2 Where JOHN PYE AUCTIONS indicates that it is prepared to sell the Lot by auction, such an indication shall constitute an invitation to treat and not an offer to sell.  
4.3 The Bidder may place a bid on the Website by clicking the "Submit max bid" button for the Lot and submitting the requested information.  By submitting a bid for the Lot ("Bid"), the Bidder makes an offer to JOHN PYE AUCTIONS to purchase the Lot on these Terms.
4.4 The Bidder may not retract its Bid at any time. 
4.5 The Buyer shall be the highest Bidder at the end of the auction  of the Lot (which shall be the time stated on JPS’ server), subject to the Thirty Minute Rule); at this point a contract for the sale and purchase of the Lot on these Terms shall come into existence between the Seller and the relevant Bidder who is then the Buyer ("Contract"), subject also to JOHN PYE AUCTIONS' right to reject Bids and to the Seller’s right to withdraw a Lot from auction under clause 3.4.2 and subject to the Seller and JOHN PYE AUCTIONS’ rights to terminate the Contract under clause 10.
4.6 The Buyer acknowledges and accepts that it has no right to cancel the Contract or return the Lot.

5.1 The Bidder represents and warrants and undertakes that:

6.1 All Bidders: 6.2 Without prejudice to clause 6.1, if the Bidder wishes a third party to be named as a nominee on the Certificate first produced after the end of the auction for the Lot, they must provide the full name of that third party to JOHN PYE AUCTIONS before making payment for the Lot(s), or within five Working Days of the end of the auction, whichever is sooner. Nothing in this clause 6.2 shall affect the Buyer’s future ability to remove or change the party named as nominee on the Certificate.

7.1 JOHN PYE AUCTIONS is acting as agent of the Seller only and gives no warranty as to the Seller's title to the Lot.
7.2 Title to the Lot and to any Intellectual Property Rights which may subsist in the Lot shall never pass to the Buyer.
7.3 Risk in the Lot shall pass to the Buyer from the date that the Certificate is received.
7.4 Until risk passes to the Buyer, the risk in the Lot remains with the Seller.  
7.5 It is the Buyer's sole responsibility (if appropriate) to obtain adequate insurance for the Lot from the time that risk passes to the Buyer. JOHN PYE AUCTIONS and the Seller shall have no liability for the loss or theft of, or damage to, the Lot after this time.
7.6 Once JOHN PYE AUCTIONS has received from the Buyer payment in full for all sums due to JOHN PYE AUCTIONS and the Seller under these terms (including any sums due to JOHN PYE AUCTIONS or the Seller in respect of any other Lots sold to the Buyer), the Buyer will become entitled to receive the Certificate(s) from the DVLA.

8.1 The price payable by the Buyer for the Lot shall be: 8.2 The Lot is sold exclusive of VAT which (if applicable) shall be payable by the Buyer at the prevailing rate in addition pursuant to clause 8.1.5.
8.3 The Buyer shall pay for the Lot in full and in cleared funds on creation of the Contract (see clause 4.6) and in any event by no later than by 11.59pm within five Working Days of the date that the sale is concluded pursuant to clause 4.6 or such other time as is specified by JOHN PYE AUCTIONS. Time for payment is of the essence.
8.4 Payment must be made in British Pound Sterling (GBP) and can be made by CHAPS, bank transfer or online payment (using the Website) or as otherwise specified by JOHN PYE AUCTIONS.  The Buyer must state the Invoice number along with the reference code specified (if any) when making payment.  For queries about payment, please contact the JOHN PYE AUCTIONS’ accounts department.
8.5 All amounts due under these Terms from the Buyer shall be paid in full without set-off, withholding or deduction; however, if the Buyer has paid a Deposit, the amount of that Deposit will be deducted from the amounts due under these Terms and shown on the Buyer’s invoice.
8.6 The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that payment for the amounts due to JOHN PYE AUCTIONS must be received in full by JOHN PYE AUCTIONS before JOHN PYE AUCTIONS will notify the Seller that the Buyer has purchased the Lot.
8.7 Subject to clause 10, where a Bidder has paid a Deposit, JOHN PYE AUCTIONS will return the Deposit to the Bidder (unless the Deposit is applied as part payment against the Invoice pursuant to clause 8.5) within three Working Days of the end of the auction, including in circumstances where the Bidder becomes the Buyer.        
8.8 If the Buyer fails to pay in cleared funds the amounts due to JOHN PYE AUCTIONS by the due date for payment then, without prejudice to any other right or remedy that JOHN PYE AUCTIONS may have, JOHN PYE AUCTIONS shall be entitled to charge the Buyer fees of £20 or 1% of the Hammer Price, whichever sum is higher,  which fees will be applied to the Buyer’s Invoice on the first day after the due date for payment.  The same amounts listed above in this clause will further be applied to the Buyer’s Invoice on each of the second, third, fourth and fifth days after the due date for payment providing that the Invoice remains unpaid in full or part.

9.1 Once payment in cleared funds for all sums due from the Buyer has been received in full by JOHN PYE AUCTIONS, JOHN PYE AUCTIONS shall provide the Seller with details of all Lots sold in the auction, including the Hammer Price, and the identity and contact details of the Buyer of each Lot.  DVLA will post the Certificate(s) of Entitlement (V750) to the Buyer.  Time for delivery of the Certificate(s) to the Buyer is not of the essence.

10.1 If the Buyer fails to pay in full any of the amounts due under the Contract(s) on or before the due date for payment, without prejudice to any other right or remedy that the Seller and/or JOHN PYE AUCTIONS may have, JOHN PYE AUCTIONS and/or the Seller may do any or all of the following: Termination
10.2 The Seller and/or JOHN PYE AUCTIONS can terminate the Contract without incurring any liability to the Buyer and without prejudice to any other right or remedy that the Seller and/or JOHN PYE AUCTIONS may have, if: 10.3 In the event that the Contract is terminated under clause 10.1, without prejudice to any other rights or remedies of the Seller and/or JOHN PYE AUCTIONS: 10.4 Where the Contract is terminated under clause 10.2.2 or 10.2.3, all monies paid by the Buyer in respect of the purchaser of the Lot will be refunded in full.
10.5 The Buyer shall indemnify and keep indemnified JOHN PYE AUCTIONS and the Seller against all liabilities, costs, claims, expenses, damages and losses (including but not limited to any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal costs (calculated on a full indemnity basis) and all other professional costs and expenses) suffered, incurred or paid by JOHN PYE AUCTIONS and/or the Seller arising out of or in connection with the termination of the Contract (except where terminated pursuant to clause 10.2.2 or clause 10.2.3) and resale of the Lot.
10.6 If the Buyer commits a breach of these Terms, JOHN PYE AUCTIONS reserves the right to reject or ignore any bids or offers made by or on behalf of the Buyer at a future auction or sale.

11.1 All Intellectual Property Rights in and to the Website and any advertising materials, catalogues or brochures issued by JOHN PYE AUCTIONS and any photographs, illustrations or other images of the Lot are and shall remain the property of JOHN PYE AUCTIONS or the Seller or their licensors. The Buyer shall not copy, reproduce, alter, adapt, modify, translate or deface such Intellectual Property Rights in whole or in part for any purpose.

12.1 Buyers are reminded that JOHN PYE AUCTIONS acts only as an agent of the Seller and is not the supplier or owner of the Lot.
12.2 Nothing in these Terms shall limit or exclude the liability of JOHN PYE AUCTIONS, the Seller, or those third parties connected to JOHN PYE AUCTIONS and/or the Seller, and each of their directors, employees, subcontractors and agents, for: 12.3 If JOHN PYE AUCTIONS or the Seller fails to comply with these Terms, it or they shall be responsible for loss or damage the Bidder or the Buyer (as applicable) suffers that is a foreseeable result of its or their breach of these Terms or its or their negligence, but no party referred to in clause 12.2 is responsible for any loss or damage that is not foreseeable. Loss or damage is foreseeable if it was an obvious consequence of the breach or if it was contemplated by the parties to the Contract at the time the Contract was entered into.
12.4 Subject to clause 12.2, all conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity,  are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, expressly excluded.
12.5 Subject to clause 12.2 and clause 12.6, the liability of JOHN PYE AUCTIONS and the Seller and those third parties connected to JOHN PYE AUCTIONS and the Seller, and each of their directors, employees, subcontractors and agents, for loss incurred or suffered by any Bidder or the Buyer or any other person arising out of or in connection with the Contract or the Lot, shall be limited to the price paid by the Buyer for the Lot or, where no price has been paid, limited to the price agreed under clause 4.5.
12.6 Subject to clause 12.2, JOHN PYE AUCTIONS and the Seller and those third parties connected to JOHN PYE AUCTIONS and the Seller, and each of their directors, employees, subcontractors and agents shall under no circumstances whatsoever be liable to any Bidder or the Buyer or any other person, under or in connection with the Contract or the Lot, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, misrepresentation, or otherwise, for any:

13.1Personal data that is processed by JOHN PYE AUCTIONS in relation to the Contract shall be processed by JOHN PYE AUCTIONS in accordance with its Privacy Policy which can be viewed at www.johnpyetrade.co.uk/terms/privacy.

14.1 JOHN PYE AUCTIONS and the Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer for any delay or failure in the performance of its or their obligations under the Contract caused by factors beyond its or their reasonable control including (without limitation): 14.2 In such circumstances, JOHN PYE AUCTIONS shall notify the Buyer and take reasonable steps to minimise any delay.  The time for performance by JOHN PYE AUCTIONS and/or the Seller shall be deemed to be extended for the period that any of the above continues.

15.1JOHN PYE AUCTIONS and the Seller reserve the right to revise and amend these Terms from time to time to reflect changes: Such amendments shall be posted on the Website and shall be effective immediately provided that such amendments shall not affect any contract already concluded under clause 4.6.
15.2 These Terms, including the introduction of any additional terms and conditions, shall only be varied with the express written consent of both the DVLA and John Pye Auctions Manager.
15.3 If any court or competent authority decides that any provision whether in whole or part within these Terms is invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to any extent, the term will, to that extent only, be severed from the remaining terms, which will continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. 
15.4 If, or to the extent that, any of these Terms (as amended from time to time) are Terms to which any of the provisions of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 or any subsequent modification or re-enactment thereof apply then such Terms shall be enforceable only to the extent permitted by those Acts or their subsequent modification or re-enactment and these Terms shall be construed accordingly. 
15.5 If at any time JOHN PYE AUCTIONS fails to insist that the Seller and/or Buyer perform their obligations under the Contract, or if JOHN PYE AUCTIONS does not exercise any of its rights or remedies under the Contract, that will not mean that JOHN PYE AUCTIONS has waived such rights or remedies and will not mean that the Seller and/or Buyer does not have to comply with those obligations.  If JOHN PYE AUCTIONS waives a default by the Seller and/or Buyer that will not mean that JOHN PYE AUCTIONS automatically waives any prior and/or subsequent default by the Seller and/or Buyer.  No waiver by JOHN PYE AUCTIONS of any of the Contract shall be effective unless JOHN PYE AUCTIONS expressly states that it is a waiver and JOHN PYE AUCTIONS tell the Buyer and Seller so in writing. 
15.6 No waiver by the Seller shall be effective unless the Seller expressly states that it is a waiver and the Seller tells the Buyer and JOHN PYE AUCTIONS so in writing.
15.7 The Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior representations, agreements, negotiations and understandings between the parties.
15.8 The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that it has not relied on any statement, promise or representation made or given by, or on behalf of, JOHN PYE AUCTIONS or the Seller which is not set out in these Terms. 
15.9 With the exception of JOHN PYE AUCTIONS, a person who is not party to the Contract shall not have any rights under or in connection with them under Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999. 
15.10 The Contract, the sale of the Lot, any disputes and/or claims arising out of it shall be governed by English law and JOHN PYE AUCTIONS, the Seller and the Buyer all agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts to resolve any such disputes.

16.1 For questions, comments or complaints, please contact JOHN PYE AUCTIONS using the details below:
Online AI Chat: available on www.johnpye.co.uk and www.johnpyeauctions.co.uk and Customer Service (johnpye.co.uk)
Write:  John Pye & Sons Limited, Head Office, James Shipstone House, Radford Road, New Basford, Nottingham, NG7 7EA.
Email: help@dvlaauction.co.uk
Call: 0300 029 8080
Last updated: 19 September 2025