TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

Participation requires acceptance of these terms and conditions of participation. By taking part, the participant declares that he or she accepts the terms and conditions of participation. The following terms and conditions apply to the Road Transport Expo 2026 social media photo competition.

  1. Background:
  2. The organiser of the competition is Daimler Truck UK Ltd (Company Number 10304244) whose registered address is G Park Tongwell St, Willen, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, MK15 0YS (the “Promoter”).
  3. The competition is not associated with Instagram or Facebook or Meta Platforms, Inc. or LinkedIn and is in no way sponsored, supported or organised by any social media platform. The participant therefore indemnifies Instagram or Facebook or the Meta Platforms from all claims that could be made against Instagram or Facebook or Meta Platforms in connection with the implementation of the competition.
  • Eligibility to Participate:
  • You are eligible to participate if you are age 18 or over and reside in the United Kingdom.
  • Employees of the organiser and its sales organisation as well as their family members are excluded from participation in the competition.
  • You may participate for each submission cycle, meaning after each winner is announced a new cycle begins.
  • You must participate with your real identity.
  • The User Content must be your original photograph, taken by you and is not generated, created, altered or enhanced using artificial intelligence.  
  • You are the sole owner of all rights in the User Content (including copyright) and therefore do not infringe any third-party IP rights.
  • Participation
  • In order to participate in the competition, the eligible participant must:
  • Take a photograph at the Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK stand at Road Transport Expo 2026
  • Share the photograph on a public post on one of these social media channels: LinkedIn, Facebook or Instagram
  • Tag the official Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK account in the post
  • Present the post to a Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK representative at stand Y1 at Road Transport Expo as proof of entry

All steps must be completed for an entry to be valid. Entry to the Competition is free and no purchase is necessary.

Each qualifying post on a separate social media platform will count as one entry.

  • Duration
  • The Competition will run daily from 30 June to 2 July 2026, opening when the Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK stand opens and closing at 23:59 each day.
  •  The Competition is open to UK residents aged 18 or over, excluding employees of the Promoter, its group companies, agents, or anyone professionally associated with the Competition.
  • The Promoter reserves the right to verify eligibility and request proof of entry.

Participants who provide valid proof of entry at the stand will receive one promotional Mercedes-Benz Trucks merchandise item.

All valid entries will also be entered into a prize draw for a larger prize. A minimum of one winner will be selected per day, with additional winners selected at the Promoter’s discretion depending on the number of entries.

  • Winner Selection
  • Each day, the entries will enter a randomly selected prize draw, selected solely by the discretion of the Promoter.
  • The Promoter accepts no responsibility for entries not successfully completed due to a technical fault, technical malfunction, computer hardware or software failure, satellite, network or server failure of any kind.
  • Winners will be selected at random from all valid entries received each day.
  • Winners will be contacted via the social media platform used to enter via public comment on their entry post within five working days of the Competition closing.
  • If a winner cannot be contacted or does not respond within seven working days, the Promoter reserves the right to select an alternative winner.
  • The Promoter accepts no responsibility for entries not successfully received due to technical faults or platform issues.
  • The Prize
  • The Promoter is providing a social media giveaway for a chance to win Mercedes-Benz Trucks Merchandise.
  • The Promoter may choose, at their sole discretion, which of the Prizes to assign to the Winner and their decision is final. There is no cash alternative available and the Prize is non-refundable and non-transferable.
  • The Promoter reserves the right to withhold any Prize under these terms and conditions if they have been breached. In the event of breach, the Giveaway may be re-opened.
  • Only one prize per participant.
  • The winner will be notified via public comment on their entry post. In order to deliver the prize, it is mandatory to provide a shipping address by replying to the Direct Message after notification of the prize. The shipping address must be within the United Kingdom. Shipment shall be made exclusively to a private address (not to a PO box, package station or the like).
  • If the winner does not respond as described in within 7 days of the announcement via Direct Message, the organiser is entitled but not obliged to select a new winner.
  • Intellectual Property
  • By participating in the competition, the participant agrees to be named in associated social media post for the purposes of reporting about the competition and advertising the company/group on communication channels.
  • By submitting User Content, you grant the Promoter (and its affiliated companies, dealers, agencies and subcontractors) a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free licence to use, reproduce, store, copy, adapt, edit, crop, translate, publish, communicate to the public, display, perform, distribute and otherwise make available the User Content (in whole or in part) for the purposes of administering this promotion and for the Promoter’s marketing. This includes blurring parts of the photo any faces, vehicle registration plates, and other identifying vehicle information.
  • Where reasonably practicable, the Promoter will aim to credit your social media handle when using the User Content, but you acknowledge this may not always be possible.
  • General
  • If any of these clauses should be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable then such a clause shall be severed and deleted from these terms and conditions and the remaining clauses shall survive and remain in full force and effect.
  • Winners agree to the use of their name and image in any promotional activity following the Giveaway without remuneration.
  • The Promoter reserves the right to withdraw, postpone and/or amend the Giveaway and/or the Event at any time without notice.
  • Insofar as is permitted by law, the Promoter, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the Winner or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up the Prize 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.
  • These terms and conditions shall be governed and construed and have effect in all respects in accordance with English Law and the courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction.
  • Data Protection
  • The personal data you provide us will only be processed for the purpose of executing this competition. The data will be used to determine, reshare the image and your name, notify the winner of the competition as well as for uses within the scope of the rights granted by the participant in these terms and conditions.
  • You may withdraw consent at any time by by sending a direct message to us on social media or emailing UKCommunications@daimlertruck.com
  • The Promoter will only process your personal information as set out in the Privacy Policy (Privacy policy – Daimler Truck UK).