1. The Prize
1.1 These terms and conditions apply to the ‘Learner Driver’ free prize draw which will take place across 14 consecutive days. The AA will give away £1,000 worth of driving lessons via the AA Driving School or BSM (subject to availability), alongside free access to our driving test theory app (the Prize), and 5 runners-up will be given access to AA Driving School Theory Test App for free (the Runner-Up Prizes). The AA will give away the Prize and Runner-Up Prizes via the AA's official accounts on Facebook and Instagram.
1.2 The Prize and Runner-Up Prizes are subject to availability.
2. Promoters Name & Address
2.1 The promotor of this free prize draw is Automobile Association Developments Limited of Fanum House, Basing View, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4EA and company number 01878835 (trading as the “AA Driving School” and “BSM”) (collectively, the AA).
3. How to Participate in the Prize Draw
3.1 To enter this free prize draw, please go to www.facebook.com/TheAAUK or www.instagram.com/theaa_uk/.
3.2. All entries require the participant to comment on the relevant social posts, in accordance with the specific requirements set out in the post.
3.3 The AA’s decision as to the acceptability of all entries is final, and any comments posted outside of the AA’s official accounts on Facebook and Instagram, or on social posts which do not relate to the Prize, will not be counted as valid entries.
3.4 You may only enter this free prize draw once across all social media channels relevant to the prize draw. Any duplicate entries will be disregarded.
3.5 No purchase or payment is necessary to enter the free prize draw or to win.
3.6 By entering this free prize draw you accept these terms and conditions.
4. Applicable Dates
4.1 This free prize draw will start at 09:00 on 13 October 2023 and, subject to Clause 9.3, the closing date and time for the free prize draw will be at 9:00 on 27 October 2023.
5. Eligibility
5.1 Subject to clause 5.2, the free prize draw is only open to residents of the UK who are aged 17 or over.
5.2 If you are under 18 years of age you must have parental or legal guardian consent before participating in the free prize draw. The AA reserves the right to request that you provide contact details of a parent / legal guardian as part of the process set out in clause 6.3 and may contact your parent or legal guardian to verify such prior permission.
5.3 The following are not eligible to enter or win this free prize draw:
5.3.1. employees of the AA or its holding subsidiary companies;
5.3.2 employees of agents or suppliers of the AA or its holding companies, who are professionally connected with the competition or its administration;
5.3.3 members of the immediate families of those identified in 5.3.1 and 5.3.2above; and
5.4 By entering the free prize draw, you confirm that you are eligible to do so and eligible to claim the Prize, the Runner-Up Prizes or any prize you may win. The AA may require you to provide proof.
5.5 Entries not in accordance with these terms and conditions will not be counted and will be excluded.
5.6 The AA’s decision as to the acceptability of all entries is final. Entries which are (as applicable): received after the closing date and time, incomplete, mis-spelt, incomprehensible or are otherwise not in accordance with the instructions given by the AA will not be entered into this free prize draw.
5.7 The AA accepts no responsibility for entries not successfully completed or submitted due to a technical fault (such as a technical malfunction, computer hardware or software failure, satellite, network or server failure) of any kind and/or where applicable. If for any reason a technical interruption, fault or site failure occurs when purchasing online, the AA does not take any responsibility for incomplete purchases and any incomplete purchases will not be considered valid for entry into the prize draw. Where applicable the AA accepts no responsibility for any purchases which are not completed for any reason.
6. Selection of the Winner and Runner-Up
6.1 The winner and 5 runners-up will be selected at random from all the eligible entries received via an automated process.
6.2 The winner and 5 runners-up will be notified by direct message on the relevant social media channel that was used to enter the competition on or before 10/11/2023. To claim the Prize and Runner-Up Prizes (as applicable), the winners will be asked to provide their full details (including proof of age, where relevant in accordance with clause 5.2) by no later than 23:59 on 17/11/2023 to enable the AA to verify their eligibility (which will include: full name and email address).
6.3 The Prize and Runner-Up Prizes may be transferred by the winners to a third party of their choice, provided that the relevant individual is a UK resident and aged 17 or over. The AA may require you – or the nominated individual – to provide proof.
6.4 The AA does not accept any responsibility if you are not able to claim any prize.
6.5 For the Prize, the winner (or eligible individual nominated by the winner under clause 6.3) must set up an account with the AA Driving School – we will assist you with the account set-up process. Once the account is set up, an amount equal to £1,000 will be added to the winner’s driving school account.
6.6 For the Prize and the Runner-Up Prizes, the winner and each of the 5 runners-up (or eligible individuals nominated under clause 6.3) will be given a promotional code via email to enable them to obtain free access to the AA Driving School Theory Test App. The promotional code will expire 4 weeks from the date of issue. A replacement code will not be issued if the promotional code is not used within this time.
6.7 The Prize and Runner-Up Prizes are awarded conditionally upon acceptance and if a winner and any runner-up does not provide the requested details in accordance with clause 5 above, the winner's and any runner’s-up prize shall be deemed as unclaimed or unaccepted and a supplementary winner and runner-up may be drawn at the AA's discretion.
6.8 The AA retains the right to substitute the Prize and the Runner-Up Prizes with another prize of similar value in the event the original Prize and Runner-Up Prizes offered are not available.
6.9 The Prize and Runner-Up Prizes are not negotiable, exchangeable or transferable for any other product or service or a cash alternative, and is not available for resale.
6.10 The decision of the AA is final. No correspondence will be entered into regarding the outcome.
7. Limitation of liability
7.1 In so far as is permitted by law, the AA, its agent or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the winner or any runner-up, or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up the Prize or Runner-Up Prizes except where it is caused by the negligence of the promoter, its agents or distributors or that of their employees. Your statutory rights are not affected.
7.2 Under no circumstances will the AA’s aggregate liability to you for any and all claims arising under these terms and conditions and/or the free prize draw which do not fall within clause 7.1 above exceed £200.00.
8. Data Protection & Publicity
8.1 The winner and runners-up may be asked to take part in future publicity.
8.2 The AA will use your personal data for the purpose of the management of the free prize draw, including to assess your eligibility for the free prize draw and to administer the competition. Please see the AA’s full Privacy Notice for more information.
8.3 The AA must either publish or make available information that indicates that a valid award took place. We are required to make the forename, surname and the country of the winner and runners-up available upon request.
8.4 If you object to any or all of your surname, country and winning entry being published or made available, please contact us at TheAA.com through the Contact us section, or through the AA’s social media channels. In such circumstance, the AA must still provide the information and winning entry to the Advertising Standards Authority on request.
9. General
9.1 If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these terms and conditions, the AA may, at its sole discretion, reserve the right to exclude you from participating in the free prize draw.
9.2 The AA reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel or amend the prize draw where it has become necessary to do so for any reason.
9.3 You understand that this prize draw promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook or Instagram and you hereby provide a complete release to Facebook and Instagram of any responsibility for this prize draw.
9.4 These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and the AA and supersedes and extinguishes all previous agreements, promises, assurances, warranties, representations and understandings between us, whether written or oral, relating to its subject matter.
9.5 These terms and conditions (and any issues or disputes arising) shall be governed by English Law, and the AA and entrants to the prize draw submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
10. Driving lesson terms
10.1 The Prize is for a maximum of £1,000 worth of driving lessons with the AA Driving School or BSM for the winner (or eligible individual nominated by the winner) to use. It is the responsibility of the winner to organise their own lessons, and the AA takes no responsibility in facilitating this beyond awarding the Prize.
10.2 The Prize is not available in conjunction with any other offers or discounts offered by the AA Driving School or BSM.
10.3 The Prize is subject to availability and driving instructor availability. The AA cannot guarantee immediate instructor availability in your area and the winner will be subject to standard waiting times.
10.4 The winner (or eligible individual nominated by the winner) may choose to undertake the driving lessons in an electric vehicle, or vehicle with an automatic or manual transmission. All vehicles are subject to availability and no transmission is guaranteed. All lessons must be booked on the same transmission.
10.5 Full terms and conditions for the driving lessons can be sent to the winner (or eligible individual nominated by the winner) or can be found on www.bsm.co.uk/terms-and-conditions and www.theaa.com/driving-school/driving-lessons/terms-conditions.