Private clampers banned - Horray?

mqandy

The BBC have just reported that private clampers are to be banned.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10993473

As a motorist, this feels like a good thing.

But as someone who has a flat with private parking in the centre of a small city, I wonder what the effect will be?

If people were filling or blocking our resident's parking area, what would the legal options be now?

Any input from Scotland?

Rolandtheroadie

mqandy wrote: »

Any input from Scotland?

I thought clamping was like council tax increases, tuition fees and personal care costs.

molerat

Do you leave your front door open so anyone can walk in ? Block it or lock it.

molerat

scotsman4th wrote: »

I thought clamping was like council tax increases .............

Shhhhh, Glasgow council are making noises about it being unsustainable.

helnel

If the ban is introduced I wouldn't be surprised to see parking fines for parking on private land becoming legally enforcable.

taffy056

helnel wrote: »

If the ban is introduced I wouldn't be surprised to see parking fines for parking on private land becoming legally enforcable.

they would only become legally enforceable if there was truly an independent appeals process, also none of the current crop of ppc's should be allowed to operate as they are ALL scammers by acting illegally over a protracted time period, trying to pass off invoices as fines and completely lying on their tickets and letters, they don't deserve anything less than liquidation!

marmalize

just come up on website...............


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1303667/End-road-clampers-Cowboys-prey-millions-parking-private-land-outlawed-victory-Mail.html

taffy056

marmalize wrote: »

just come up on website...............

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1303667/End-road-clampers-Cowboys-prey-millions-parking-private-land-outlawed-victory-Mail.html

yeah I saw it when someone posted on another thread - thanks

mqandy

marmalize wrote: »

just come up on website...............


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1303667/End-road-clampers-Cowboys-prey-millions-parking-private-land-outlawed-victory-Mail.html

lol, not quite sure how it's a victory for the daily fail, but hey...

Hammyman

mqandy wrote: »

If people were filling or blocking our resident's parking area, what would the legal options be now?

Apart from sueing them for trespass, not a lot.

Personally, I'd put up a big "This is private property and we are not responsible in any way for any damage to unauthorised vehicles" then key every bloody one of them.

sarahg1969

helnel wrote: »

If the ban is introduced I wouldn't be surprised to see parking fines for parking on private land becoming legally enforcable.

They would probably be enforceable now, as the law stands, if they were not extortionate and did not constitute a penalty. There IS sufficient case law in place. There does not need to be a change so far as ticketing is concerned; all that's needed is for the PPCs and landowners to be a little less greedy.