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E: 15/06 Win a Volvo C30 Car (TW Smartphone + effort)
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http://lasteverc30.co.uk/
We're giving away the last Volvo C30 ever built. To make it even more special we've made it an R-Design with the T5 engine and added a Polestar upgrade (250 BHP). Want to know more? Read the finer details here & tweet to bring it closer to your area.
Today:
Tweet #LastEverC30 to bring the car from Sweden to the UK. There are prizes to be won en route.
Tomorrow - Friday:
Tweet #LastEverC30 #YourArea (e.g. #NorthWest) to bring the car closer to where you are in the UK
Final day - Saturday:
Solve our clues, discover the location of the C30 and get there as fast as you can to complete the final task.
If playing to win the last ever C30, you are responsible for having access to a smartphone on Day 3 as you will be asked to perform tasks which are internet and picture related.
Spot prizes are as follows:
We're giving away the last Volvo C30 ever built. To make it even more special we've made it an R-Design with the T5 engine and added a Polestar upgrade (250 BHP). Want to know more? Read the finer details here & tweet to bring it closer to your area.
Today:
Tweet #LastEverC30 to bring the car from Sweden to the UK. There are prizes to be won en route.
Tomorrow - Friday:
Tweet #LastEverC30 #YourArea (e.g. #NorthWest) to bring the car closer to where you are in the UK
Final day - Saturday:
Solve our clues, discover the location of the C30 and get there as fast as you can to complete the final task.
If playing to win the last ever C30, you are responsible for having access to a smartphone on Day 3 as you will be asked to perform tasks which are internet and picture related.
Spot prizes are as follows:
- A Fujifilm FinePix HS30 Digital Camera
- A pair of Nextbase 9" portable DVD Players
- A Kindle Fire Tablet, Wi-Fi, 8GB
- A Sony HDR-CX22OE HD 1080p Camcorder
- An iPad Mini, 16GB
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Volvo #LastEverC30 Competition(“Promotion”) Terms & Conditions
Promoter – VolvoCar UK Limited (“Volvo”).
WHO CAN ENTER THE COMPETITION?
1. The “Volvo #LastEverC30”promotion is subject to the following conditions and is open only to UK residentswho are 18 years or over.
2. Employees of Volvo, theirdealers, and agents or anyone connected with the Promotion and their familiesor employees are not eligible to take part.
HOW DOES THE VOLVO#LASTEVERC30 COMPETITION WORK?
3. Entry to the Promotion is throughthe Volvo microsite http://LastEverC30.co.uk (“the Site”) and/or Twitter usingthe hashtag #LastEverC30.
4. To enter the Promotion you haveto have a registered Twitter account and access to the internet. Access tointernet/3G and mobile phone signal is your responsibility; you are allowed toexit the area to obtain internet access should this be necessary to completethe final task.
5. If playing to win the last everC30, you are responsible for having access to a smartphone on Day 3 as you willbe asked to perform tasks which are internet and picture related.
6. The Promotion will run over threeconsecutive days, “Day 1” Thursday 13th June 2013, 07:00-19:00, “Day 2” Friday14th June 2013, 09:00 – 16:00 and “Day 3” Saturday 15th June 2013 2013, 10:00to when the first person completes the final task as outlined onhttp://LastEverC30.co.uk.
7. If no-one has correctly completedthe final task and won the C30 by 17:00 on Saturday 15th June 2013, thecompetition will close. In the event of this, Volvo will give the car awayusing an alternative method. This will be announced on the Volvo Car UKFacebook page and Twitter within 7 working days.
8. On Day 1, your tweets with thehashtag #LastEverC30 will enter you into a draw to win a prize once the carreaches each of the five destinations outlined on the map. Only tweets thatinclude the #LastEverC30 hashtag will be entered into this draw. You will haveto tweet at least once between each of the destinations in order to be eligibleto win the prize at the next stop. Each tweet gives you one entry. Multipleentries are allowed, but you can only win once on Day 1. Winners will beselected at random. For details on prizes, see separate point below.
9. Day 1 is a fictional journey anddoes not reflect the actual time it takes to drive from Gothenburg,Sweden to Dover, UK.
10. On Day 2, each of your tweetsfeaturing #LastEverC30 #YourArea (e.g. #LastEverC30 #Scotland)will add to the total number of entries for this particular area in the UK. Each area’sTwitter value is found based on the following calculation: (Total number ofmentions of an area’s hashtag) ÷ (Total number of people living in that area).With 1 being the maximum score and 0 being the minimum score, each area will beranked accordingly based on the calculation below
11. For example:
12. London: 4m(mentions of hashtag)/ 8m (population size) = 0.5
13. Northern Ireland: 3m (mentions of hashtag)/ 4m (population size) = 0.75
14. So in this example, Northern Irelandwould be in the lead.
15. The 12 areas and their populationsize have been based on the following NUTS_1 data, as defined by theGovernment. High level list of areas can be found here.from which you can click through to find the population size in each area e.g.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_West_England andhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_London.
16. Whilst every effort has been madeusing this calculation to make the competition as fair as possible to peoplethroughout the UK,Volvo cannot guarantee absolute numbers at a certain time or point when thecompetition starts.
17. In the event of a dead heat onDay 2, the winning area will be selected through a random draw of the top areaswith the same number of entries/tweets – see calculation above.
18. On Day 3, you will have to solvethe clues released onhttp://LastEverC30.co.uk and uncover the specific location ofthe car. You are responsible for getting to the location. Upon arrival at thefinal destination you will have to complete one final task, as outlined onhttp://LastEverC30.co.uk, which is to tweet aspecified quote found on the website at @VolvoCarUK and include an image of theactual last ever C30 at the hidden location. The wording of the quote must beexactly as displayed to be considered valid. Use of exact capital letters ornot does not matter when tweeting the quote, it is just the quote that mustmatch.
19. In the event of two peoplereaching the car at the same time, the deciding factor will be the time on thetweet sent to complete the final task. This information will be taken fromTwitter on a mobile device. The person whose correct tweeted quote shows upfirst on @VolvoCarUK’s @Mentions will be the person who wins the last ever C30prize. In order to make this competition open and fair to all the on-site teamwill not be able to assist you in any way on the day.
20. Once the winner has tweeted, are-tweet (by @VolvoCarUK) of the winning tweet can be used as a promoted formatto show and celebrate that someone has won the car (using #LastEverC30).
21. If you are found to be purposelyimpeding another player or cheating at any stage of the competition, you willbe disqualified immediately. The promoter’s decision on this is final andofficial judges will be found along the approach to the car site to enforcethis.
22. If you are found to be usingautomated tweets or other means to influence the outcome on any of the daysVolvo reserves the right to remove your entry/entries and you will bedisqualified.
23. By entering the competition youare granting permission for Volvo or Mindshare UK to contact you. If you are anyof our winners throughout the competition you are granting permission for Volvoor Mindshare UKto reveal your name on http://LastEverC30.co.uk and Volvo’s social media channels.
24. The promoter’s decision onwinners is final.
WHAT IS THE MAINPRIZE?
25. The main prize is a Volvo C30 T5R-Design with Polestar upgrade (250 BHP Petrol) Engine.
26. There is no cash or creditalternative and the prize is non-transferable and non-negotiable.
WHAT ARE THE OTHERPRIZES?
27. On Day 1, everyone who tweetswill be entered into a prize draw to win one of five prizes. If you are awinner, you will be requested to DM your contact details to Volvo who will getin touch to organise delivery of your prize.
28. The prizes are as follows:
29. A Fujifilm FinePix HS30 DigitalCamera
30. A pair of Nextbase 9"portable DVD Players
31. A Kindle Fire Tablet, Wi-Fi, 8GB
32. A Sony HDR-CX22OE HD 1080pCamcorder
33. An iPad Mini, 16GB
34. There is no cash or creditalternative and the prize is non-transferable and non-negotiable.
35. WHEN DOES THE COMPETITION CLOSE?
36. The #LastEverC30 competitioncloses on Saturday 15th June 2013 when the first person completes the finaltask, as outlined on http://LastEverC30.co.uk.
WHEN WILL THEWINNERS BE ANNOUNCED?
37. The winner of the Volvo C30 willbe announced on thehttp://LastEverC30.co.uk on Saturday 15th June 2013.
OTHER THINGS TOKNOW ABOUT THE VOLVO #LASTEVERC30 COMPETITION
38. The winner may be required totake part in publicity (including photographs).
39. No purchase is necessary to enterthe “Volvo #LastEverC30” Competition.
40. Entry implies acceptance of theserules.
41. The winner of the last ever C30must arrange for insurance and registration of the car by 1st August 2013,failure to do so may result in Volvo revoking the prize and offering it toanother contestant selected at random.
42. In the event that any winner isunable to take up the prize for any reason they must notify Promoterimmediately. In this circumstance, Promoter reserves the right to offer theprize to another entrant.
43. If the Promoter subsequentlydiscovers the winner is illegible, or foul play is suspected under these termsand conditions then the Promoter reserves the right to not award the prize andanother participant will be selected at random as the winner
44. Winners accept that the prizecould be cancelled or suspended for any reason whatsoever beyond the control ofthe Promoter.
45. The competition is in no waysponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Twitter. Twitter isnot responsible to participants in respect of any aspect of this competition.By entering this competition you are providing information to the Promoter andnot to Twitter.
46. Volvo reserves the right tocancel or amend the competition or the rules at its sole discretion and withoutnotice in the event of any event outside Volvo’s reasonable control. Anychanges will be an amendment to these terms and conditions.
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thanks for the post
i've added a link to the
Daily Competition post index - updated regularly
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4558767
2014 WTD ~ CH10OC50CW55PC10AB25BA120SB15OC30BC160BV105OC30CT20GC10GB100 :shhh:
Apparently everything has a happy ending and if you havent arrived at the happiness, it hasnt ended yet :think:0 -
I hope Volvo will specify exactly what the tags are for each of the 12 regions on Day 2.0
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today's tweet Tweet #LastEverC30 #YourArea (e.g. #SouthWest) and the C30 could soon be coming your way.Positivity is the key to success0
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I missed what area tweeted the most? Or do they not tell us till tomoz?0
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It's going to the East of England. clues tommorow for exact location.I am a Random Number!(£174)
2016:£14(venus),£50(WhiteHouse),£100(NisaNoFear),£10(SportsDirect)0 -
Thank you for playing. We will start again on Saturday at 10am.#StaySafeWishing you a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year0
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To win the car, find the last ever C30 and do the following:
- Tweet #GiveMeTheKeys @VolvoCarUK
- Include a photo of the last ever C30 at the hidden location in your tweet
1st clue up but can't get the audio clip to work. Further clues at 10.45, 11.15 & 11.45Positivity is the key to success0 -
Audio clip isn't much help lol. Its a bird cheeping and a click.
Bird sancturary / woodland / paintball (no idea what the click is or what bird song it is so wild guess world lol) could be waterfall in the distant background.
Its in East of England.LegalBeagles0 -
I think its eastbourne where the Aegon Tennis is being held. Sounded like a table tennis ball for the Tennis and its in Eastbourne for the Classic good luck all0
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