MSE News: Clampdown on cowboy clampers revealed by Government

James_N

The Scottish Assembly - who are not entirely stupid - ruled clamping by private firms in Scotland illegal.

What were the reasons? Are these reasons not as applicable to the rest of the UK?

Why can't we have the same in England and Wales?

kwaks

James_N wrote: »

The Scottish Assembly - who are not entirely stupid - ruled clamping by private firms in Scotland illegal.

What were the reasons? Are these reasons not as applicable to the rest of the UK?

Why can't we have the same in England and Wales?

I am afraid you give the Scottish Assembly too much credit. Twas a Judge who put this extortion to the sword

Black v Carmichael 1992 SCCR 709

Paranoid

Stories about the innefective Security Industry Authority, The useless British Parking Association. And the DVLA with it's huge loss of Registeration Documents and supplying electronic links to villains seem to go on for ever.

As suspected, and reported by other posters. new measures to control this "industry" are clearly not going to be effective and nothing but tinkering with the (lack) of regulation

kidcole

Coupon-mad wrote: »

Might be good for some MSEers and pepipoo posters near enough to Enfield to go along to this after all we are all 'employed in a parking/clamping advice capacity' (albeit voluntarily and not on the side of the clampers...;)).

unfortunately, you have to be invited to the meeting

svlpacker

I live on a development in London which is not gated, so we've had big problems with people using it as a free car park, often to the point were there wasn't sufficient space for residents to park their vehicles.

3 months ago we brought in a clamping company and now there are no problems with non-resident parking, and I can park my car near my flat instead of having to leave it on the main road.

So for me, clamping has been great !!

peter_the_piper

svlpacker wrote: »

I live on a development in London which is not gated, so we've had big problems with people using it as a free car park, often to the point were there wasn't sufficient space for residents to park their vehicles.

3 months ago we brought in a clamping company and now there are no problems with non-resident parking, and I can park my car near my flat instead of having to leave it on the main road.

So for me, clamping has been great !!

Glad to hear they have sorted the parking problem. I hope that, when the day comes as it inevitably will, when the permit drops onto the floor or you forget to put it on that they use common sense and not clamp a resident. :eek:

ashleypride

svlpacker wrote: »

So for me, clamping has been great !!

Clamping isn't good for anyone apart from the clampers themselves. I've seen this so many times, once they've 'solved' the parking problem, they'll have to get a little more sneaky to get any revenue. They'll clamp you if you haven't got a tax disc displayed, or for your car being in a 'unroad' worthy condition. Your mates will get clamped when they park there for a minute to pop a card through your door.
When the time comes and you are clamped, good luck trying to argue with the bullies and thugs. Good luck with the compaines fake appeals process, good luck taking the clampers to court and then realizing they have wound up and done a runner.

Clamping & towing by a private company is extortion and theft plain and simple.

Coupon-mad

svlpacker wrote: »

I live on a development in London which is not gated, so we've had big problems with people using it as a free car park, often to the point were there wasn't sufficient space for residents to park their vehicles.

3 months ago we brought in a clamping company and now there are no problems with non-resident parking, and I can park my car near my flat instead of having to leave it on the main road.

So for me, clamping has been great !!

Spot the troll, don't feed it.:money:

If not a troll then why the heck not just put a gate there?

Why invite a pack of hated and detested clamping parasite knuckle-dragging neanderthals to crawl all over your land, just waiting until one of your visitors or yourself makes a minor parking bay error or the permit falls into the footwell.

It will happen, clampers do not care about who they clamp or the legalities, it is all about money. I know of NO exceptions so yes, I will tar them all with the same brush.

anewman

Coupon-mad wrote: »

Why invite a pack of hated and detested clamping parasite knuckle-dragging neanderthals to crawl all over your land, just waiting until one of your visitors or yourself makes a minor parking bay error or the permit falls into the footwell.

Sadly I'm sure the reason has to do with money.

Clamping company cost = £0 (they make their money from clamping people and towing them).

Putting up a gate with a decent entry system and maintaining it = £ (ok not really sure on cost but I guess it would be at least £1000 with costs year on year). People are all too happy to pay £800+ a month for their poncy yuppie flat, but when it comes to clubbing together to stump up under a tenner a month to pay for a gate they aren't interested.

Like you say, I am sure people are all for it until they get clamped themselves, and because it's only one or two people in the whole street who have their permit fall into the footwell no-one else gives a crap about them, so long as it doesn't happen to them and they can keep their wallet in their pocket.