MAN South Africa

Conditions of participation: Truck Max Mileage Master 2025

1. ORGANISER AND PROCEDURE OF THE COMPETITION

Organiser

  • MAN Automotive (South Africa) Proprietary Limited has announced the “Truck Max Mileage Master” competition, which is free for participants. We are looking for the MAN truck with the highest mileage.
  • Please note that the competition is designed and implemented exclusively by MAN Automotive (South Africa) Proprietary Limited without any involvement or intervention by Facebook or Instagram, which platforms are used solely for marketing & communication about the competition.
  • The provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI), the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), the Electronic Communication Act (ECA) and the Electronic Communications and Transaction Act (ECTA) may be applicable to ensure that information collected, processed, shared and stored is dealt with appropriately. The relevant legislation also focuses on consumer rights and fair business practices. In addition, all communication must be in line with the relevant legislation.

Procedure

  • The start date for the competition is on 01.10.2025, and the deadline for entries on our relevant online platforms is 31.10.2025.
  • The participant with the highest mileage submitted is eligible to win, provided that their entry complies with the rules of the competition. The winner will be announced on our social media pages and invited to Durban to receive their formal prize.
  • Each participant must provide their consent to participate in the competition to be eligible for the prize and invited to the collection event. The finalist will be contacted by phone and email after entries have closed. If no response is received from the winner within three days, the prize will be forfeited, and they will be replaced by the next-ranked participant.
  • In the event that the information provided by a participant is false, they will be disqualified from the competition and replaced with the next-ranked participant.
  • In consenting to the terms and conditions of the competition, participants must be aware that their names and photos will be shared on the online (and offline) channels of MAN Automotive (South Africa) Proprietary Limited, as well as on all MAN Truck & Bus SE, and all other online (and offline) channels of all MAN Truck & Bus subsidiaries. In addition, participants also consent to their information and images being provided / submitted to international press and for their use for relevant reporting purposes.
  • Participants who have not submitted all the relevant information for entry will not be considered.
  • MAN Automotive (South Africa) Proprietary Limited reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions, to extend, shorten, modify or cancel the competition in the event of force majeure or if circumstances beyond the company's control make this necessary.

2. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION AND PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE

Eligible entities

  • Participation is open to legal entities that own or operate a MAN truck registered in a country where MAN Automotive (South Africa) Proprietary Limited has a local subsidiary, operates a National Sales Centre, or is recognised as an official importer. This includes Namibia and Botswana.
  • If the entrant is not a representative of the company owning the vehicle, he or she must obtain permission from the owner of the truck to participate in this competition

Persons excluded from the competition

  • Employees of MAN Automotive (South Africa) Proprietary Limited and its subsidiaries, of all branches of the MAN Automotive (South Africa) Proprietary Limited Group and its sales and service network in, as well as persons who were directly or indirectly involved in the conception, implementation or administration of the competition and their family members (living in the same household).

Trucks and pictures submitted

  • The participant must have at least one MAN truck in their fleet. The truck whose details are submitted must be roadworthy, functional and comply with the legal provisions and road traffic regulations, as provided in the National Traffic Act 93 of 1996, as amended, and the Regulations thereto.
  • All MAN trucks built from 2007 onwards can participate.
  • The submitted mileage must not be falsified and must be verifiable at any time via video call and/or vehicle inspection.
  • The information submitted by participants will be submitted to the organising committee via the MAN Automotive (South Africa) Proprietary Limited landing page for this competition.
  • By participating, all participants confirm that they have read and understood all the terms and conditions of the competition, including the information regarding use of personal data, and agree to them unconditionally upon registering and thus participating in the competition. Failure to comply with these terms and conditions will result in their disqualification from participation in the competition and the waiver of any prizes to be won.
  • The terms and conditions of participation can be viewed at any time during the competition on the MAN Automotive (South Africa) Proprietary Limited competition website (also via this link). Participants can save or print a copy of the complete document if needed.
  • The trucks registered for the competition must comply with all applicable legal requirements. Vehicles that display images and decorative material of a racist, defamatory, political or moral nature will not be considered.
  • Images with pornographic content or that are misleading to a general audience will not be considered in this competition.
  • Copyrights and intellectual and/or industrial property rights must be respected when designing the truck's decorative elements. Authorisation from the rights holder (institution, company or author) is required when reproducing an element subject to intellectual and/or industrial property rights. MAN accepts no responsibility for participants who have not obtained the requisite permission from intellectual and/or property rights owners where their property is used, in addition to that belonging to MAN.
  • All participants must ensure that the photos submitted for online posting and participation in the competition are new and original entries. This excludes any distribution, compilation, reproduction, representation or plagiarism of existing elements that are the property of third parties.
  • Text and photo publications are subjected to a rigorous moderation process to ensure that they meet the requirements. The following principles must be adhered to during moderation:
    • Any intellectual and/or industrial property rights of third parties, in particular trademark and design rights;
    • Individual rights and image rights and the right to privacy;
    • Maintaining public order and morality. For example, the justification of crimes against humanity, incitement to racial hatred, pornography, child pornography, the depiction of drugs or illegal substances, etc. are not permitted; and
    • Maintaining the brand image and/or reputation of the organising company.
  • Photographs and entries that do not meet these criteria will not be considered for participation in the prize draw, and entrants disqualified on this basis will not be entitled to a prize.
  • If, despite this moderation, photos are posted online without the consent of third parties and are, thus, in violation of their image rights, participation in the competition will also be terminated under these conditions.