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Clamped & then unclamped & ticketed outside my house
kirstypea
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Got home from a weekend away to find my car had a parking ticket outside my house.:mad:
Our flat is part of a huge converted regency terrace with a small carpark & kerb (on the driveway so I'm presuming private land) infront. I parked on the kerb. According to my neighbour, they clamped it, came back & unclamped it, then left a ticket. It was parallel parked so I'm presuming they couldn't get in to tow it. I had parked in front of my own front door, but was a foot or so past the boundary with next door, which is marked by a slightly different colour of stone. There is a sign warning about clamping, but it mentions resident's permits, which none of the other cars in the carpark & on the kerb have. There are no road markings or parking bays.
Apparently the landlord next door hires the firm & he or maybe his tenants tip them off when there's someone parked who they don't think is a resident. It can't be patrolled cos they'd have to clamp everyone, seeing as there are no permits on any of the cars!:rolleyes:
Am I ok just to ignore the parking charge notice?
Our flat is part of a huge converted regency terrace with a small carpark & kerb (on the driveway so I'm presuming private land) infront. I parked on the kerb. According to my neighbour, they clamped it, came back & unclamped it, then left a ticket. It was parallel parked so I'm presuming they couldn't get in to tow it. I had parked in front of my own front door, but was a foot or so past the boundary with next door, which is marked by a slightly different colour of stone. There is a sign warning about clamping, but it mentions resident's permits, which none of the other cars in the carpark & on the kerb have. There are no road markings or parking bays.
Apparently the landlord next door hires the firm & he or maybe his tenants tip them off when there's someone parked who they don't think is a resident. It can't be patrolled cos they'd have to clamp everyone, seeing as there are no permits on any of the cars!:rolleyes:
Am I ok just to ignore the parking charge notice?
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Yes- ignore it. :-)0
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And No they cannot legally clamp for an unpaid, alledged invoice. (before you ask)I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.0
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peter_the_piper wrote: »And No they cannot legally clamp for an unpaid, alledged invoice. (before you ask)
And if they did, you'd be within your rights to cut the clamp off.0 -
I would say most certainly yes.0
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