wheel clamping

spugment

Can I be LEGALLY clamped? I OWN a flat on a complex. I also PART OWN the freehold of the land. We have permits for residents, but I failed to display mine for a few minutes while visiting my flat and was clamped. I showed the clamper my permit, but to no avail and had to pay £80 to get the clamp taken off. The management of the complex were unsympathetic, but I feel there is no legallity in this. What do you all think please.

Half_way

There are a few cases like this over on pepipoo, first of all and this is impotrant check your lease/tenancy agreement, if it says you are entitled to a space and nothing about permits then they have trespassedd on your property.

again check your lease/freehold/rental agreement now.
if it doesnt mention anything about permits etc conitnue as below:

2: did you pay by credit card? of so phone your CC company up and ask for a charge back as the payment was made under duress.

3: inform the management company who eomployed the clampers that they are jointly and severly liable for the actions fo their agents, in this case the clampers, and you want a full refund or you may take legal action agains the clampers, the clamping bod who put the clamp on your vehicle, and most importantly the people who employed them ( management company)
4: also inform them that if any imobilisation device is fitted to your vehicle again, while in your space you will use whatever means required to remove, and or destroy such a device so as to make your vehicle usable, and that the clamping company/management company may also be charged costs for doing such a thing ( angle grinder hire/bolt cropper purchase)
5: issue a letter before action to the management company and the clampers to get your money back - someone else on here will have more on how to do this.

Coupon-mad

spugment wrote: »

Can I be LEGALLY clamped? I OWN a flat on a complex. I also PART OWN the freehold of the land. We have permits for residents, but I failed to display mine for a few minutes while visiting my flat and was clamped. I showed the clamper my permit, but to no avail and had to pay £80 to get the clamp taken off. The management of the complex were unsympathetic, but I feel there is no legallity in this. What do you all think please.

You somehow posted twice, two threads on the same subject:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3926175

The above thread has more replies but hey, we are on this one now!

You should be looking to opt out of any permit scheme, goodness knows why so many residents accept these in a car park where you have exclusive right to your own space. They have trespassed, not you. Sue them - National Clamps I suspect - and jointly name the managing agent.

Get help on pepipoo if up for suing - but do NOT be tempted to just sue the clampers alone, that would be totally pointless:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showforum=60

Read a few clamping threads on there like yours - there are several on the first few pages entitled 'clamped in my space' etc. Everyone is like you and about to sue if they have the balls for it - you can get this money back.

Start your own thread there with pics of the receipt and the signs/space.

HTH