Brexit? A mess, you say?
In the latest round of ‘You couldn’t make it up’ news as relates to Brexit, the ferry contractor at the centre of a ‘no deal’ Brexit row has been accused of lifting its terms and conditions directly from a takeaway delivery website.
Last week, Seaborne Freight was given a £13 million contract to provide additional ferry crossings should the UK leave the European Union without an agreement.
Now it appears that the ferry company has adopted a unique approach to their manifesto, with the official terms and conditions referring to “any meal/order” with regards to their supplied goods.
Though the conditions have been changed since being highlighted on social media, the original wording under the headline of “Placing an order” read:
“Seaborne Freight (UK) Limited will make its best efforts to deal with third parties that are reputable and provide quality products and services.
“However, Seaborne Freight (UK) Limited does not accept responsibility or liability for the quality of any goods served, delivered by or collected from any third parties.
“It is the responsibility of the customer to thoroughly check the supplied goods before agreeing to any meal/order.”
Below that, reference is made to the customer’s responsibility “to ensure delivery address details are correct and detailed enough for the delivery driver to locate the address in adequate time”, which is handy for when you really need a ferry in a pinch.
Let's just state this again. Seaborne Freight, the company given the contract to run ferry services from Ramsgate, post-Brexit, appears to have website terms and conditions copied from a fast food delivery site. pic.twitter.com/xY557Rqsgn
— Jon (@ormondroyd) January 2, 2019
The gaffe was further underlined by Deputy Leader of the UK Labour Party Tom Watson:
Seaborne Freight. No ships, no trading history and website T&Cs copied and pasted from a takeaway delivery site… (h/t @ormondroyd) pic.twitter.com/yuVnNFXjqo
— Tom Watson (@tom_watson) January 3, 2019
As noted, the above has been amended once deep embarrassment presumably set in, but much like Brexit itself, there’s really no going back on the mess that’s been made here.
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