wheel clampers

[dxmedia]

Just as a thought, has anyone with a lifted truck with enough clearance tried driving with a clamp on, and what would the implications be?

[Range Rover Blues]

Tyre damage.  I wonder if you would be liable for damaging the clamp in that  manner.

[bobtailed disco]

  sorry sir didn't see it  :lol:  :lol:

[DaveM0YAA]

A friend of mine with a Rover 200 found his car had been clamped but they'd put it on the passenger side with ticket on the windscreen (suppose to clamp drivers side with warning sticker on drivers door).
The damaged caused by the clamp he "didn't see" wrote the car of, so he sued the clamping company and won.

[dxmedia]

Best thing to do to a rover 200  :lol:

[stretchy]

it was fine until I tryed to turn a corner. riped my wing up like a can opener and riped the break lines bent drag link

i only went up the road slow to where he couldent fined me to call my mate to bring the cutters

il put the picture up when i get a chance

the clamp was fine lol

[Disco Matt]

Same effect as fitting tyres which are too big for your suspension height/steering lock stops really!

[Discotel]

Right guys I have a 100% definative answer for this post, AS I WAS CLAMPED MYSELF (

[Range Rover Blues]

The sooner the gov't make it illegal the better, except of course these theiving scum will just find another way of extorting money from people.  I'm very surprised though that if a clamper blocks your path then sticks a clamp on it that the police didn't see that as suspicious.  Maybe they only go the extra mile when they have a film crew with them.

[lambert]

"blocked by barrier" ~ entrapment, take them to court.

[Discotel]

The police were there when they said block by barrier, I said thats crap you are stopping me leaving a place I should'nt be in anyway...They said as it was private land the rules are different...What a joke....

The goverment have banned it but it wont take effect until next year...that means that the clampers will be out in force to get as much money as possible from people before they ban it...

[dxmedia]

If there is someone in the drivers seat with keys and can legally drive that car, then it's not parked, it's waiting. Different law. Can't be clamped for waiting.

I'm 90% sure on that, but dont take it as gospel.

[stretchy]

im getting a sthil saw to keep in my boot just incase..

[Discotel]

LOL....at the last 2 posts....I of course argued this fact that if my wife was in the drivers seat then they can not clamp it...Guess what I got told......Its a 50/50 choice as yes she is in charge of the vehicle. but it is still parked, ie not moving so you can still be clamped/blocked in...As for the stihl saw...lol....I have every tool you can think of in my van and if there had of left me alone the clamp would have been off in 30 seconds flat...BUT as they do not leave until you pay them cutting it off in front of them would leave me open to criminal damage...

[dxmedia]

So if your sitting at traffic lights with the engine running your parked?   Na no your not.  Sounds like you were railroaded into paying.

[dxmedia]

There appears to be a difference between parking and waiting.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-17581800-when-you-can-park-on-double-yellows.do

Illegally parked cars should be moved on but not ticketed if the driver is present and vehicles with diplomatic plates should be ticketed but not clamped.

But going into google on it, it looks like a complete minefield. Best thing to do is put a claim back in for the money.  Did the people who did the clamping have a licence? If not it's illegal for them to clamp anyway.

[Discotel]

Thanks for the advice mate, but please trust me on this... I checked, double checked and checked again....They were SIA registered, I even called the SIA to make sure...I checked with the land owner, and he confirmed he gave them permisson to clamp there....Because it is on private land the same rules of the public road do not apply, ie if a traffic warden comes along with you in the car he of course will give you the chance to move, but because these scum get paid per clamp they will not...The police said they were doing NOTHING WRONG and had not broken any laws...When you are told this what else can you do...The traffic lights scenario...If the car is not moving with you in it...Then you are waiting, but the car is isnt waiting for anything, its a car therefore parked/stationary..The law expects this on a public road and as such would not clamp you, on private land its different....And with regards to getting the money back via the courts...The company in question were on Watchdog and owe other people who they WRONGLY clamped a total of

[Niel]

Thanks for the advice mate, but please trust me on this... I checked, double checked and checked again....They were SIA registered, I even called the SIA to make sure...I checked with the land owner, and he confirmed he gave them permisson to clamp there....Because it is on private land the same rules of the public road do not apply, ie if a traffic warden comes along with you in the car he of course will give you the chance to move, but because these scum get paid per clamp they will not...The police said they were doing NOTHING WRONG and had not broken any laws...When you are told this what else can you do...The traffic lights scenario...If the car is not moving with you in it...Then you are waiting, but the car is isnt waiting for anything, its a car therefore parked/stationary..The law expects this on a public road and as such would not clamp you, on private land its different....And with regards to getting the money back via the courts...The company in question were on Watchdog and owe other people who they WRONGLY clamped a total of

[Yoshi]

Thanks for the advice mate, but please trust me on this... I checked, double checked and checked again....They were SIA registered, I even called the SIA to make sure...I checked with the land owner, and he confirmed he gave them permisson to clamp there....Because it is on private land the same rules of the public road do not apply, ie if a traffic warden comes along with you in the car he of course will give you the chance to move, but because these scum get paid per clamp they will not...The police said they were doing NOTHING WRONG and had not broken any laws...When you are told this what else can you do...The traffic lights scenario...If the car is not moving with you in it...Then you are waiting, but the car is isnt waiting for anything, its a car therefore parked/stationary..The law expects this on a public road and as such would not clamp you, on private land its different....And with regards to getting the money back via the courts...The company in question were on Watchdog and owe other people who they WRONGLY clamped a total of

[Gordo]

In the town near me there is a lesure park Cinema, restrants, Bowling ally, 2 night clubs and enterence Footonly to Railway station.

 There was a period when they were clamping willy nilly that got in to the local press, as company doing the clamping said the recipts from these places wern't proff the people had used them... So not much trade there now, anyway I've not been in the for 3 or 4 years,

That'll be Stevenage then  :-k

Nothing seems to get people worked up more than parking. It's something we all have to do, and most of the time where we do it is in our hands.

There's a big difference between on-street parking, off-street parking and parking on private land. Private parking enforcement is lucrative, and it's up to the land owner how they manage it. If they don't want people parking there at all then a barrier is the easy option to stop people getting on to the private land in the first place. If they permit parking they can set the rules and the charges as they see fit. Don't agree with them? Don't park there. If you're allowed an hour and stay for 65 minutes you've overstayed.

It's a bit like speeding: we know the rules, we play the game, and sometimes we get caught out...