Hull Karting is an initiative instigated and managed by Hull City Council. These terms and conditions are governed by Hull City Council.

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For full terms and conditions please read the ‘Terms and conditions 2019‘ PDF.

Summary of main points

Bookings

Unless deposit has been paid to Hull Karting for your event then you do not have a booking.

Payments

For groups of four people or fewer it must be paid in full when booking the event.

For any race event a minimum of £100 deposit must be paid for the booking.

All deposits are non-refundable.

All bookings must be paid in full two weeks before the event for the number of people the event is booked for. If fewer people turn up to the event than booked there is no refund.

The organiser must pay the full cost of their event for the number of drivers that they have booked for, even if fewer drivers attend on the day.

Cancellation policy

If the booking is cancelled you will lose your deposit.

If the booking is cancelled with less than 7 days’ notice you must pay the full race costs.

There is no refund to any driver if that driver fails to attend or is withdrawn from the racing for any reason*

(* exemption can be made for drivers not able to attend due to having, or self-isolating, because of Covid).

Drivers

Need to be at least 8 years of age and 4’6″ tall and be physically and mentally fit to participate in motor sport activity and are competent to do so.

All drivers must complete the health and safety induction including and briefing.

Understand that motor sports are dangerous and agree to accept that Kingston upon Hull City Council cannot be held responsible for injuries or loss of life due to participating in motor sports and activities except for incidents involving negligence on the part of the Hull City Council.

Hull City Council does not provide personal accident insurance for participants or third party public liability insurance for any participants of motor sports and activities.

Customers must inform staff of any accidents or injuries they suffer and help complete the accident forms.

Hull Karting has a strict policy that customers must not drive with alcohol or drugs in their body.

The Race Director can stop anyone from driving on the track, for any reason.

Anyone whose behaviour is deemed dangerous may be excluded from attending Hull Karting in the future.

All drivers must complete and sign a consent form, and consent forms for under 18-year-olds must be signed by a parent/guardian.

Circuit exclusions

Adult races are for people aged 14 years and upwards.

Book and Drive – Family sessions are for 8 year olds and upwards ( must be over 4’6″ tall)

Drivers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Adults and children are not permitted on track at the same time unless they are from like-minded groups and only for Book and Drive Family and Friend sessions only.

All events do have maximum run times applied to prevent delays to later bookings. It is unusual that they are enforced but your session may be brought to an end even if it hasn’t been fully completed.

Late arrivals and no-shows

Bookings can only be adjusted at the discretion of the circuit manager but are non-refundable.

Drivers arriving after the safety briefing has commenced are not allowed to race and will not receive any refund.

If customers are late their event can be reduced in length and time to make up for lost time.

If you arrive so late your race can’t run there is no refund and you have to pay the full costs.

Unexpected cancellation or delay

If your event is cancelled or delayed due to ‘unforeseen circumstance’, for example power failure, fire, ice or any other cause beyond Hull Karting’s liability, we will either refund or book your event for another date.

Delays caused by driver accidents or poor driving on track will not be refunded or re-scheduled.

All karting events may overrun due to unforeseen delays. Any quoted “End Time” is an estimate, for guidance only.

Driver’s personal protective equipment

We recommend drivers wear trainers

Race suits, helmets and neck braces are all provided.

You are required to wear a suitable balaclava and gloves for karting.

You can purchase a balaclava or gloves from us for £2 each or both for £3, when you arrive. Or you can bring your own.

Below is an example of suitable balaclava and gloves. All gloves must have grip on palms to drive the karts – if unsure please ask when booking or before event starts.

Acknowledgement of the risks of motor sports

MOTOR SPORTS ARE DANGEROUS
I understand that by participating in Karting and motor sport activities at Hull Karting, East Hull wheels I am exposing myself to serious injury, disablement and potential loss of life and that I do so voluntary and entirely at my own risk.

Hull City Council terms and conditions

Security

To maintain a secure site, network traffic is monitored. This is to detect or investigate unauthorised uses such as attempts to upload or change information, or attacks on services, or other attacks intended to cause damage. An example of this is when you send us an email (whether you use an online form or otherwise), it could be intercepted and checked by us, or on our behalf, before it reaches the intended recipient in the council.

Please note that while we always aim to protect your information, if you submit information to us by email or via an online form, it cannot be made totally secure.

Disclaimer

The council makes every effort to ensure that information on this website is accurate and current. However, the council cannot accept responsibility for any loss, damage or inconvenience caused by any error or inaccuracy in any of the material on this website.

Link policy and content usage

Link to other organisations

The council will consider linking to organisations that offer a service that we agree complements a council service and is of benefit to the public. However we will not link to organisations that are for profit.

Linking to information, products and services on third party websites does not imply the council’s endorsement or approval of that information, product or service.

Links to our website

You may place a link to this website as long as you comply with the conditions below –

• you must not replicate (duplicate, copy or reproduce) content from the Hull Karting website, except where written permission has first been obtained from the council
• you must not create a frame or border environment around any Hull Karting content
• you must not deep link to any Hull Karting website content in such a way that by doing so you pass it off as you own website content
• you must not imply that Hull City Council or Hull Karting are endorsing your website, or your products and services
• you must not present false information about Hull City Council and Hull Karting
• you must not use Hull City Council’s logo without prior consent of the council
• you must ensure that your website does not include content that could be construed as distasteful, controversial or offensive
• you must ensure that your website does not infringe any intellectual property or other right of any third parties

The council reserves the right to request that any link in breach of these guidelines is removed and to take whatever action deemed necessary

Virus protection

The council makes every effort to check and test the material on its website. However, it is advisable to run an anti-virus program on any material you download. The council cannot accept any responsibility or liability for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or to your computer system, which may occur as a result of using material from this website.

Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, the design and layout of this website, and all the materials published on this website including text, graphics and other material on the website is copyright of Kingston upon Hull City Council. The council permits you to view and download material on this website for your personal, non commercial use.

Images

Whenever possible the council obtains (either directly or via third parties) the express permission for images of people to be used on its website. However this is not always possible for group photographs. If you appear in any such photograph and wish it to be removed, please contact the council.

Our branding

The council’s Armorial Bearings (the Three Crowns) is protected by the Kingston upon Hull Act 1984. You would need the council’s prior written permission to use these and the names “Kingston upon Hull City Council” and “Hull City Council”. Requests to use the names or armorial bearings should be made to –

The Head of Legal and Democratic Services
Guildhall
Alfred Gelder Street
Hull
HU1 2AA

The terms, conditions and privacy statement also apply to third party applications on this website.

Contact us

If you –

• have any questions about this privacy statement
• want to request use of any material protected by copyright
• would like to link to pages on our site
• think any of the information on our website is wrong, or inaccurate

Please contact –

Hull Karting
Hull City Council
Poorhouse Lane
Preston Road
Hull
HU9 5HE

Tel: 01482 308 740
Email: [email protected]

If you have queries or concerns regarding –

• the information we hold
• how we comply with the Data Protection Act
• how we comply with the  Freedom of Information Act

Please contact –

The Information Governance team
Hull City Council
Ground Floor
City Treasury Building
Hull
HU1 2AB

Tel: 01482 300 300
Email: [email protected]