Private land clamping

muckybutt

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

what i would do is buy a clamp, and when the clamper van turns up for the extortion money just clamp them and tell them that they will be towed away if they dont pay you 1million release fee.

Nice idea, however its strictly illegal for anyone unregistered to clamp another and ask for money

Jamie_Carter

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

The law won't come into force until sometime in October. So we are now seeing a "feeding frenzy" by the clampers.

Sorry. I was sure that the law came in last year.

peter_the_piper

Not until October this year so not long to wait. Expect ever more outrageous clamping stories on the run up to the ban.

Jamie_Carter

peter_the_piper wrote: »

Not until October this year so not long to wait. Expect ever more outrageous clamping stories on the run up to the ban.

Really? I'm sure I saw something on the news last year saying that the law had come in.

spiro

May be worth checking they complied with all the points in this factsheet.

www.adviceguide.org.uk/t_wheel-clamping_on_private_land.pdf

Read para 4 of this, it implies clamping will be banned in Oct but they can still tow.

http://www.transportxtra.com/magazines/parking_review/news/?id=30626

Aretnap

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

Really? I'm sure I saw something on the news last year saying that the law had come in.

It has been passed but not "commenced" so it does not yet have effect. A bit like the Easter Act 1928. As no commencement order has yet been published it's not even certain that it will come in in October, though that seems to be the date which is being talked about in the "industry".

vax2002

This forum can offer advice as well you know !

As said keep on at the bank, DEMAND dont ask, request section 75 forms be filed, threaten to close accounts, DEMAND to speak to managers.
This is your best line of attack, you can sue the Landowner and Clamper jointly and it must be jointly but a chargeable will achieve a quicker outcome.
Keep on at them, call every 5 minutes until they do get fed up.

If you have to go down the sue route, then you will need some ammunition from the council, they will hold planning documents for the retail park and this may have conditions on the parking that exclude charges.
Also the signs may not have planning intermission, so start making trouble for them.
You would need to show the clamping was unlawful and if it falls foul of the planning consent it was.
The clampers will have dozens of CCJ against them, they just ignore them, however the landowner will not and will need a good credit score so will fear a CCJ, so if the chargeback fails to the point the account is shut and a complaint made to the FOS then consider suing the land owner and clamper as jointly liable.

peter_the_piper

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

Really? I'm sure I saw something on the news last year saying that the law had come in.

Found this from a clamping company of all people, they also understand its October 2012.
http://www.national-clamps.com/news.php?xr=43

You can almost see the writer crying as he wrote it, so sad.

Hagrid2012

Thanks to everyone who has replied to my problem! My fury has subsided slightly but I'm sure will resurface when my credit card bill arrives. I will pursue it and all your advice will go to good use!

Hoof_Hearted

peter_the_piper wrote: »

Found this from a clamping company of all people, they also understand its October 2012.
http://www.national-clamps.com/news.php?xr=43

You can almost see the writer crying as he wrote it, so sad.

They can go back to their true profession -- mugging, burglary. extortion.