Clamping firm is prosecuted with the owner facing prison.

BAILIFFCHASER

Clamp firm boss in blackmail plot - court
THE boss of a clamping firm that illegally clamped cars in Worcester and then blackmailed the drivers into handing over cash is facing jail.Rebecca Meakin, aged 27, of Rowencroft Immobilisers, was found guilty at Stafford Crown Court this week of conspiracy to blackmail in Worcester and in three Staffordshire towns. She had denied the charge.Meakin's clamping team targeted motorists parking on land at the former Courts furniture store (now Aldi) in Lowesmoor. In Spring 2006, south Worcestershire police received six complaints from drivers who faced parking penalties and vehicle retrieval costs approaching £300.Inspector Andy Smith, head of policing in Worcester city, said the company employed workers who were not properly licensed under the Security Industry Association, and that they had towed vehicles to locations that were not secure and recognised."All clamping operatives should be registered with the Security Industry Association and, when issuing a fine' or retrieval charge they should always issue a receipt bearing SIA authorisation and the amount paid," he said.
Sgt John McCreedy, of Stafford police, said: "During 2006, Rowencroft Immobilisers used sharp practices to extort large sums of money from motorists who, in some cases, had parked on private land without the owner's permission."Company owner Rebecca Meakin, fronted the operation and took this opportunity to clamp and remove vehicles to undisclosed locations - making thousands of pounds and causing misery to her victims.
"Among these was a doctor delivering blood for an elderly patient and a grandmother who witnessed Rowencroft trying to tow her vehicle with her young grandson still inside.
"Victims were told their vehicles would be taken to secure compounds that did not exist." Meakin, of Millers Vale, Heath Hayes, Cannock, was released on conditional bail and is due to be sentenced in the next month, with the trial judge warning she faces a prison sentence.
9:59am today

custardy

good stuff,im glad we dont have this in scotland.
shame the rest of the uk couldnt get the same legislation

avantra

I am full of grief


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BAILIFFCHASER

Cant help feeling sorry. What she going to do in jail ? Clamp everybody who wont give her a fag ?

Crabman

Doesn't she have to repay motorists their money?

BAILIFFCHASER

I do not know probably will have to.

bargepole

She should make lots of new friends in the women's prison ...

But no doubt anytime soon we'll have the usual self-righteous suspects on here, saying that these drivers shouldn't have parked on private land, they should just pay up, hanging and flogging is too good for them, I've never had a ticket in my life, yada yada yada ...

tomstickland

Won't be long.

BAILIFFCHASER

To many people around to criticise others but they cannot do better in the first place.

bargepole

PASTTACTICS wrote: »

I am interested in this persons posts. What have you got against people going about their own business ?

When their "own business" is legalised robbery (or as in this particular case, not even legal), the more people who stand up to these scum, the better.

If you were in a room with an civilian speed camera operator, a private bailiff, and a car clamper, and had a gun with only two bullets, which two would you shoot?

Answer: the car clamper twice, just to make sure! (But it would be a close call)

MJI1962

Shoot two and beat the other to death!