No deal Brexit ferry firm that was handed a £13.8m Government contract despite having no ships
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Seaborne Freight is a start-up firm handed a no deal ferry contract by ministers The new firm appears to have copied its terms and conditions from a takeaway Rules on deliveries say the customer is responsible for checking a ‘meal’ The gaffe has been deleted but not before being ridiculed by Labour MPs Seaborne has a £13.8m deal to deliver cross-Channel ferries in a no deal Brexit
The no deal ferry firm that was handed a £13.8million Government contract despite owning no ships copied its terms and conditions from a takeaway shop, it was claimed today.
Seaborne Freight’s website includes a long run of small print that featured a section about ‘placing an order’ that placed an obligation on a
The clause has already been deleted from the company’s website but not before the firm and the Government were ridiculed by Labour MPs.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has already been lashed for signing off
The £13.8million deal is to provide a
Seaborne owns no ferries and has never run a cross-Channel service but insists it will be ready to deliver on the contract if called upon in the spring.
The firm’s website read: ‘It is the responsibility of the customer to thoroughly check the supplied goods before agreeing to pay for any meal/order.’
It also said: ‘Delivery charges are calculated per order and based on [delivery details here].’
In another section, the terms read: ‘Users are prohibited from making false orders through our website.’
It added: ‘Seaborne Freight (UK) Limited reserves the right to seek compensation through legal action for any losses incurred as the result of hoax delivery requests and will prosecute to the full extent of the law.’
