Private Clamping To Be Outlawed?

bromsgrovebarry

And what about this? Come on government do something, we need action not soundbites!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1303589/Clampers-target-nurses-car-demand-hundreds-pounds-tends-sick-elderly-woman.html

trisontana

And, as usual, the police don't want to know.

Coupon-mad

bromsgrovebarry wrote: »

And what about this? Come on government do something, we need action not soundbites!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1303589/Clampers-target-nurses-car-demand-hundreds-pounds-tends-sick-elderly-woman.html

That is so similar to the case Norman Baker MP quoted in February:

http://www.cix.co.uk/~normanbaker/pr/2010/100222_clamping.htm

Shocking daylight robbery. Hope the ban is immediate.

taffy056

bromsgrovebarry wrote: »

And what about this? Come on government do something, we need action not soundbites!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1303589/Clampers-target-nurses-car-demand-hundreds-pounds-tends-sick-elderly-woman.html

scumbags, really clamping must be made illegal now!

RonFog

Just watched news item on the One Show. They are reporting that clamping and towing on private land across the board will become illegal. Various clamping firms interviewed said that they would take it further. Seemed pretty clear to me.

trisontana

The only downside I can see is that the Daily Mail (which admittedly have been calling for a ban) will try and claim it's all down to them. I can see the three-inch high headlines now:-

The Mail Wins Another Victory

trisontana

RonFog wrote: »

Just watched news item on the One Show. They are reporting that clamping and towing on private land across the board will become illegal. Various clamping firms interviewed said that they would take it further. Seemed pretty to me.

Probably like that clamper who tried to take a restaurant owner to court for loss of earnings. This was because the guy had put up a notice in his window warning motorists not to park on an adjacent piece of land. Of course the judge threw the case out of court.

Coupon-mad

Just been confirmed on the BBC News, a complete ban on clamping on private land (except if at the behest of a Council, as I understand it, i.e. only firms acting for a Council).

Best news we've had on here in years!

But it will take until the New Year to get the law in place so we'll be seeing 6 months of all sorts of extra scamming attempts I bet to clamp 'moving' vehicles of peeps doing 3 point turns, people enticed to park...etc. Release and tow fees of a grand will be common I expect, all sorts of last-gasp criminality will be reported.

peter_the_piper

Just think of all the VAT and tax the government will be losing. Oh Sorry, I forgot, they don't pay tax and some even have put Barclays banks vat number on their paperwork.

anewman

/gloat mode on/ up yours clampers