Legal

Terms of use

Last revised 21 August 2026.

1. Who operates this website

This website is operated by Global Batteries Xpress (Pty) Ltd, a private company registered in the Republic of South Africa. The following particulars are given in compliance with section 43 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002.

  1. Full legal name: Global Batteries Xpress (Pty) Ltd
  2. Registration number: 2026/573894/07, registered 22 July 2026
  3. VAT registration number: Application in process
  4. Directors: D Botha; JJ Coetzee
  5. Physical address and registered office: 15 Tarry Road, Alrode South, Alberton, Gauteng
  6. Postal address: 15 Tarry Road, Alrode South, Alberton, Gauteng
  7. Website: www.gbxpress.co.za
  8. Telephone: South Africa, plus 27 063 854 2382
  9. Franchise enquiries: nustores@gbxpress.co.za. General enquiries: info@gbxpress.co.za. Legal and privacy: legal@gbxpress.co.za

This website does not sell goods or take payment. Batteries are sold by the individual Global Batteries Xpress stores, each of which publishes its own terms of sale and its own section 43 particulars on its own site.

2. Nothing here is an offer of a franchise

Nothing on this website is an offer, a projection, a forecast or a guarantee of the performance of any outlet. No statement made here may be relied upon unless it is repeated in the Disclosure Document or in the Franchise Agreement itself.

Any investment figure on this website is indicative, excludes VAT unless expressly stated otherwise, and is current only at the date of publication. What a particular store costs depends on the format, the site, the landlord's tenant installation and the opening stock mix.

Completing an application form on this website does not constitute an offer or an acceptance and creates no contractual obligation on either party.

3. Your rights if you do go on to buy a franchise

The Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 and the Regulations published under it give you the following rights, which we cannot contract out of and do not attempt to:

  1. You will receive a Disclosure Document that complies with Regulation 3 of the Regulations to the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008, at least fourteen days before you are asked to sign a Franchise Agreement.
  2. You may cancel a signed Franchise Agreement without cost or penalty within ten business days of signing it, by written notice. Section 7(2) of the Consumer Protection Act gives you that right and nothing we agree can take it away.
  3. You are entitled to a Franchise Agreement that complies with Regulation 2, including the specified minimum terms and an express notice of your cooling-off right on the first page, and to terms that are fair, just and reasonable under section 48.
  4. The right to the information required by Regulation 3, including our growth and financial standing, a certificate signed by our auditor or accounting officer, written projections prepared on a reasonable basis, and a list of existing franchisees you may contact.
  5. The right to refer a dispute to the National Consumer Commission or a consumer court, and, in a matter concerning the motor industry, to the Motor Industry Ombudsman of South Africa, the industry ombud accredited under section 82 of the Act.

If anything said to you verbally, in an e-mail, on this website or in a brochure conflicts with the Disclosure Document or the Franchise Agreement, the Disclosure Document and the Franchise Agreement prevail — and you should not rely on the other statement.

4. Accuracy, market figures and third-party information

We take reasonable care with what we publish. Market statistics on this website — the age of the vehicle parc, the size of the aftermarket, replacement intervals — are given for context, are drawn from the sources named alongside them, and should be independently verified before you rely on them for any decision.

Historical trading figures for the franchisor-owned Alberton store are actual recorded results for the period stated. They are not a projection, a forecast or a guarantee of the performance of any franchised outlet, and they are published with that statement attached every time they appear.

Images marked as concept renders are design concepts. They are not photographs of trading stores and no store is represented as looking like them.

5. Trade marks and content

The Global Batteries Xpress name and device, the Novax® name and device, the store design and livery, the Operations Manual, the System and the content of this website are the property of Global Batteries Xpress (Pty) Ltd or are used by it under licence. You may not copy, reproduce or adapt them, or use them in a way that suggests an association with us that does not exist.

You may link to this website. You may not frame it, present it as your own, or use it in a way that misleads a visitor about who they are dealing with.

6. Liability

We provide this website as it is. To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for loss arising from your use of it, from a technical failure, or from reliance on information on it that is later corrected. Nothing in this clause limits or excludes any liability that cannot lawfully be limited or excluded, including liability under section 61 of the Consumer Protection Act, or our liability for fraud.

7. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by South African law. If you have a complaint, write to legal@gbxpress.co.za first — we would rather fix it than argue about it. You retain your right to refer a complaint to the National Consumer Commission or to a consumer court.

8. Changes

We may change these terms. The version on this page is the current one and carries the date it was revised. Material changes affecting a live franchise application will be brought to the applicant's attention directly rather than only posted here.