advice for paid wheel clamp and fine

alwayslookintosave

i recently got clamped in a college car park,my ticket ran out by 15mins i ran out to get another and there he was clamping my car!! i had to pay £100 to get it released,was i wrong to pay it and was he allowed to clamp it? he was so so rude i cried!!
also about a month ago i was in a free b&q car park but overstayed my time by 25mins,i didnt realise it was 2hr max!! i also paid this £50 fine too!! i have no idea about what my rights etc are
is there anything i can do now?

thanks for any help

peter_the_piper

Check the signs in the college to see if there was a mention about clamping.
If the signs in the college car park are not VERY clear then you have a chance of getting it back but you will have to sue them/college if you paid cash or go through the bank for a chargeback if by card.
As for the B&Q you should have saved the £50.00 quid and ignored it. Read lots of posts about free car parks and you will see you do not have to pay anything.

esmerobbo

As P t P says it depends on the signs, check the car park. Hopefully if the signs do not conform a letter before action to the clampers, and the people who instructed them may get your money back.
Again as advised if you paid by credit or visa debit try a charge back stating you paid under duress and to limit further cost. It wont be easy but push the card issuer.
Again I am afraid the £50 you paid to these parasites has gone byebye's, but at least you know next time you have no need to pay!

C_Mababejive

As you are a tad forgetful,maybe you need to invest in some of these and keep them in your boot...?

http://boltcroppers.co.uk/Product/TB-OLY39048

peter_the_piper

Get onto your student union and campaign for the removal of these clampers. Whilst it fair to charge for parking, allowing one of these hyenas to clamp when a study session can overrun is unacceptable.

robredz

peter_the_piper wrote: »

Get onto your student union and campaign for the removal of these clampers. Whilst it fair to charge for parking, allowing one of these hyenas to clamp when a study session can overrun is unacceptable.

Yes a campaign by the SU can focus the minds of the College admin, when their action disrupts the place, say a "Park In", with a large body of students sitting in their motors, add local press clampers threatening allsorts, and being filmed making unlawful threats works wonders

peter_the_piper

I imagine a variation on the full supermarket trolley trick might work. Get all students in on this or it won't work. Get to within 10 mins of the end of a study session and all get up and leave telling the tutor that you must go or you will be clamped. Done a few times will soon hack them off.

AlexisV

• B&Q ticket was a trick and you shouldn't have paid. Never pay private parking invoices, simply ignore.
• The clamping situation depends on signage. Show us a photo and your receipt. You may or may not be able to get your money by suing the university in small claims court.