Booking terms

1. How a booking works

You enquire about a listing. The team accepts your request, then you pay for the drive in full through our secure checkout. Your booking is locked in once payment clears. Payment in full is what guarantees the team you will be on the grid and guarantees you the car will be there.

2. Payment and holding

The full amount is paid upfront and held securely by RaceCarsHire; it is not released to the team until 24 hours after your drive is completed. That holding window is your protection: if the day is cancelled or the car does not run, the money has never left holding and comes straight back to you. Payments are processed through Stripe; RaceCarsHire never stores your card details. Paying confirms you accept these terms plus the team's own hire agreement.

3. Cancellations, rescheduling and no-shows

Cancel 14 or more days before your date and you are refunded in full. Cancel within 14 days and 20% may be retained for the team, since a late cancellation usually means the car sits idle; the balance is refunded. If you simply do not show up on the day while the team is at the circuit with your car prepared, 20% is retained and the balance refunded. If you need to move a date, teams will generally reschedule you once at no cost where the calendar allows.

4. Weather and track closures

If the circuit closes or the team calls the day off (weather, track conditions, mechanical failure before you drive), you get a full refund or a new date, your choice. Your money is still in RaceCarsHire's holding at that point, so the refund is immediate and does not depend on the team. Rain alone does not cancel a test day; driving in the wet is part of the training.

5. Damage and excess

Every team sets a damage excess for their car and it is stated before you pay anything. You are liable up to that excess for damage caused while you are driving. You sign the team's damage agreement before you get in the car. Mechanical failures that are not driver-induced are the team's responsibility.

6. Licences and eligibility

You must hold the licence level stated on the listing (or complete the licence the team arranges) and follow all circuit and category rules. Teams may refuse to run a driver on safety grounds; if that happens before you drive for a reason within your control, 20% may be retained and the balance refunded.

7. Motorsport risk

Motorsport is dangerous. You participate at your own risk and will be required to sign the circuit's and the team's waivers on the day. RaceCarsHire is a marketplace; the team providing the car is responsible for the vehicle, the crew and the on-track activity.

8. Contact

Questions about a booking go to the team first. Questions about these terms or a payment go to RaceCarsHire via the enquiry form on any listing.