LOCATION
Heading south on the A1, exit at Junction 4 taking the A414, A1001 and A6129 exit signposted towards Hertford, Hartford and Welwyn Garden City. Continue for approximately 0.2 miles, at the roundabout take the 2nd exit on to the A414. On approaching the next roundabout take the 1st exit onto Mount Pleasant Lane / A414 and continue for approximately 2.5 miles. At the roundabout take the 3rd exit onto Holwell Lane / B1455. Continue for approximately 0.6miles and turn left onto the B158, continue for another 3miles. Turn right onto Brickendon Lane and continue for 1 mile. The sale ground will be located on your left-hand side.
If approaching from Ware, head West on the Hertford Road / A119 towards Chadwell, continue for approximately 1.8miles. At the roundabout take the 1st exit onto Gascoyne Way / A414. At the next roundabout take the 1st exit onto Hale Road / B158, At the next roundabout take the 1st exit onto Pegs Lane / B158 and continue for approximately 0.5 miles. At the next roundabout take the first exit onto Hornsmills Road / B158. After 0.2 miles turn left onto Brickdendon Lane and follow for 0.5 miles, the sale ground will be located on your left-hand side.
The sale ground will be signposted on the sale day and the nearest postcode is SG13 8NS
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All persons attending the sale ground are reminded that there may be risks on the site including moving machinery and vehicles and to exercise caution at all times with any children being fully supervised at all times. Any incidents that occur on the sale ground should be reported immediately to the Brown&Co Office for details to be recorded.
No vehicles will be permitted onto the sale ground during the sale.
PAYMENT DETAILS
All lots become the sole risk of the buyer at the fall of the hammer. The property in a lot purchased shall not pass to the buyer or be removed until payment has been cleared of the full purchase price (including commission and VAT) to the auctioneers. All lots must be paid for upon the receipt of the invoice sent by the auctioneers and within 1 week of the sale date. In order to comply with Money Laundering Regulations 2017, we are unable to accept cash payments for sums in excess of £7,500 either as a single payment or multiple payments totalling £7,500.
CARD PAYMENTS
We are able to accept VISA Debit Cards only. Payments by Credit Card are not acceptable.
CHEQUE PAYMENTS
Buyers unknown to the auctioneers wishing to pay by cheque with immediate clearance must be accompanied by a written Bank reference for a sum equal to or in excess of the total invoice. The reference must specify the sale location, date, the account details upon which the cheque will be drawn and the amount up to which their cheque will be honoured.
REMOVAL OF LOTS
No lots may be removed from site unless accompanied by a receipted invoice. All lots are to be removed by Thursday 27th February 2025
LOADING FACILITIES
Loading facilities will be available from the fall of the hammer for 10 days after the close of the auction only being Thursday 27th February 2025. Loading outside these times will be strictly by arrangement with the Sellers. Any lots remaining after Thursday 27th February 2025 will be re-sold (see section 12 of the Conditions of Sale). The Auctioneers and Seller will not accept any responsibility or liability for the loss or damage to lots left on the sale ground and all Buyers are reminded that they are entirely responsible for any lot purchased from the fall of the hammer. Vehicles entering the sale ground for loading must operate below a 5mph speed limit and move with caution.
BUYER’S FACILITIES
All registrations for this Online Timed Machinery Auction are provisional and subject to the approval of the auctioneer. Your Highest Bid will be treated as a valid bid even if at the time of placing it the RESERVE is NOT MET. Sellers may ask us to reduce the reserves in the closing hours and put items on sale. Remember when placing a bid, you are bidding to buy. Details are provided in good faith. They should not be relied upon as fact and buyers must make their own investigations where measurements, mileages, hours, condition, or authenticity are critical. Buyers should make themselves satisfied they are happy with the lot before they bid as viewing is available on all lots on the viewing days, all bids are non-retractable. Potential buyers who do not inspect lots prior to bidding, do so at their own risk. The condition and function of an item should be confirmed by the bidder, prior to bidding. As there will be NO refunds or allowance given after the closure of the bidding process. Your bid is your commitment to purchase. Transgression of these rules will be reported to i-bidder. com or bidspotter.co.uk and the bidder will be blocked from taking part in any future i-bidder.com or bidspotter.co.uk sales. No warranty is offered or implied. Each lot is bought and sold as seen. If a bid is placed during the last 3 minutes of a lot’s closing time then the closing time is updated to end approximately 3 minutes from when the bid is placed.
BUYER’S PREMIUM
There will be no Buyers Premium.
ONLINE BIDDING
Online bidding will be available at this sale via bid.brown-co.com, i-bidder. com or bidspotter.co.uk. A 2% plus VAT internet surcharge will be added to the hammer price for successful bids made online through bid.brown-co.com i-bidder.com or bidspotter.co.uk. We recommend that registration for online bidding is made before the online timed auction commences. VAT VAT will be payable on all lots in addition to the hammer price at the standard rate.
CONDITIONS
The sale will be conducted under our standard Conditions of Sale reproduced in this catalogue. All prospective Buyers should ensure that they have read and understood those Conditions. The act of bidding will be taken as acceptance of them.
ENGINE HOURS
Neither the Sellers nor the auctioneers make any warranty regarding engine hours or vehicles mileages.
INSPECTION OF EQUIPMENT
No powered machinery or equipment may be started without the prior approval of a Brown & Co representative.
FORTHCOMING SALES
If you wish to receive catalogues of future sales, please leave your name and full address at our pay office.
CATALOGUE ENTRIES
Whilst every attempt is made to ensure that the descriptions are accurate, no guarantees are either given or implied. Buyers should be aware that from time to time, lots are withdrawn and other lots added. Please contact the auctioneers prior to the sale to ensure that the machinery has been delivered onto the sale ground.
VIEWING
Wednesday 12th February 2025 and Thursday 13th February 2025 from 10am - 4pm. Viewings outside these times are strictly by arrangement.
EXPORT OF GOODS
All goods purchased at Brown & Co auctions that are to be exported or removed from the United Kingdom will:
1. Be dealt with under the requirements set out of HM Customs and Excise publications: a) VAT Notice 703 dated January 2021 – Good exported from the UK from January 2021.
2. Be ZERO RATED for VAT purposes subject to the following conditions being met:
a) The goods are removed from Great Britain within three months from the time of supply (the date of auction).
b) Brown & Co are provided with valid commercial documentary evidence that the goods have been removed from Great Britain within three months of the auction date. Unless and until the above requirements are fulfilled Purchasers will be charged VAT at the Great Britain standard rate (currently 20%). This will only be refunded if all requirements within the regulations are met within the specified time limits. Upon receipt of cleared funds the Purchaser at auction takes ownership of the goods and goods will not leave a vendors premises until this is the case.
The Purchaser or their agent will be responsible for removing the goods from Great Britain and will act as the importer of record and will be responsible for payment of any VAT, duties, goods and services tax, or other sales or import taxes or duties arising on the exportation of the goods from Great Britain and the importation of the goods into any country.
Neither Brown & Co or the Vendor are responsible for any VAT, duties, goods and services tax, or other sales or import taxes or duties arising on the exportation of the goods from Great Britain and the importation of the goods into any country by the Purchaser or their agent.
Further Guidance is available here for goods leaving the United Kingdom: https://www.gov.uk/check-customsdeclaration