£50 deposit per person required at time of booking for all Irish tours. £150 deposit per person required at time of booking for UK tours. Balance of payment for these tours to be made at least 30 days before the start date of the tour.
£300 deposit per person required at time of booking for continental tours. Balance of payment for continental tours to be made at least 60 days before the start date of the tour.
Cancellations received prior to 30 days before departure of Irish and UK Tours will receive full refund less £25 cancellation fee per person to cover costs, cancellation of continental tours require 60 days notice. Cancellations received less than 30/60 days before departure will not be entitled to any refund unless we can resell the holiday. All cancellation requests to be in writing.
All money received is held in a secure account to comply with the Package Tour Regulations. In the event of insufficient demand for a particular tour, we reserve the right to cancel, upon which you will be offered alternative dates/tour or a full refund.
Prices quoted for tours normally include Bed & Breakfast in comfortable hotel accommodation and the services of a knowledgeable tour manager with full daily route for each day of the tour. The following are your responsibility... and the list is not finite... Provision of motorcycle, fuel, evening meals, snacks, any other food, drinks, fines, tickets, car parking, ferries (unless stated in tour description), entrance to tourist sites etc. etc....
Please note, Personal Travel, Accident, and Roadside assistance/recovery insurance for you, your pillion and your motorcycle MUST be taken out to cover any loss from illness, breakdown or accident. Most policies also cover loss or theft of personal items whilst abroad, and cancellation if you should become ill after booking your holiday and are unable to take it.The policy should clearly state that it covers repatriation for you and/or your motorcycle in the event of an insured incident that would curtail your holiday. We are unable to offer refunds for early terminations of tours by individuals or for any reasons that are outside our control. Check your policy covers Republic of Ireland - it's outside the UK and some policies will need European extension to be valid.
Insurance should be arranged at the time of booking and is an absolute necessity for ALL tours .You are responsible for yourself, your pillion and your motorcycle.
Your arrangement of suitable insurance is a condition of our accepting your booking for any given tour.
We reserve the right to ask customers for proof of insurance or for details of the insurance policy they may have in force, before commencing any tour.
We are unable to recommend any particular companies policy, it is up to the individual to make sure that any insurance purchased meets their needs.
Motorcycles must be road legal, taxed, insured and MOT'd if required. The rider must be fully licensed and is solely in charge and control of his/her motorcycle and fully responsible for their actions and riding manner at all times. They will in no way hold John Bruce, Motoireland Motorcycle Tours, or any of its officials or helpers responsible for any accidents, incidents or mechanical breakdowns whilst on tour.
Places on our tours are sold on a strictly "First come, first served" basis. A place is only guaranteed on receipt of a completed booking form and the relevant deposit. All bookings are confirmed in writing.
Our tours are planned many months in advance, occasionally we may have to make minor adjustments to the route advertised or use alternative accommodation for reasons outside our control. Any changes will be kept to a minimum and will not affect the quality of your experience with us.
Motoireland Motorcycle Tours or our tour managers cannot be held responsible for any delays due to weather conditions, late or cancelled ferries, road closures/diversions, or any additional costs associated with such occurrances. Any additional costs including tolls, food, fuel and accommodation in these circumstances must be borne by the individuals concerned.
We recommend that motorcycles be at least 600cc, and of a type suitable for touring. if you're not sure of suitability please get in touch and we should be able to advise you.
Dangerous riding will not be tolerated, we reserve the right to exclude any person from a tour if the safety of others is put at risk due to their irresponsible behaviour. This is not the place to race your mates, act the fool or to be a nuisance to others. The tour manager’s decision is final on this matter and no refund will be considered in these circumstances.
There may be price fluctuations as we operate in areas covered by different currencies. We will do our best to keep prices down and will absorb the first 2% of any increase that may occur on any published tour price. In exceptional circumstances we reserve the right to apply a surcharge on any increases above 2%.
All details given on booking forms are treated in strictest confidence, we only use your personal data for purposes directly related to booking and running tours, for our own administration, and to comply with relevant legislation. We do not sell or pass on any of your details to third parties.
Most countries in Europe have a minimum age of 18 for riding a motorcycle on the road, unfortunately this means that only persons over 18 years of age may bring a motorcycle on tour.
We encourage safe riding at all times.
If you need to know anything else about our tours, have any questions about touring, or need clarification of any content on this website, please get in touch by any of the means on the "Contact Us" page.
