Government Set To Clamp Down on Clampers
The proposed Crime and Security Bill is due to go
through Parliament soon. The bill contains various changes to the powers afforded to the Police and other Civil Enforcement agencies
and if passed, will also introduce new strict rules for car and lorry clampers.
The bill will introduce a new licensing scheme that requires Clampers to adhere to a code of practice and (amongst other things)
specifies limits on the penalty fines that Clampers can charge for vehicle release, rules on signage visibility and sets time limits
for the towing of a vehicle and ensures a fair complaints procedure.
This means that Operators might be able to take up and challenge clampers if they feel the clampers are
working outside of the proposed legislation.
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Reader Comments
| RIAZ | I used to run a shop near the town centre. My customers have been wheel clamped at neighbouring parking spaces, which are privately owned. Surprisingly, the clampers can get there within 15 minutes, as if they live nearby. The release fee was around 70 pounds. They have no feelings. I saw a documentary on TV, where a clamper has clamped the wheels of a funeral car. Can't get worse than that.
And believe me! It will make more sense to park on double yellow lines. |
| SCANIA MAN | Im from the south of Ireland and had a run to warwick som Bright spark of a clamper clamped my rear axel and left me the details of how to get released so to him and his company the TWO fingers the tick s te put the clamp on my lift axel and IF THEY WANT IT BACK they better get the boat or plane to dublin and pay the ransom of 200 Euros to us !!!!! |
| OLMC | HA HA, Nice! |
| derek | i was clamped at west thorrock retail business park
i was in a loading area there was signs on the service rosd into the loading area stating no parking but there where no signs in or about the loading area there clamped my hgv within 10min was this legal it cost me £250 to get released from clamp the firm i worked for refused to refund my money was this legaql? ..... !! IS CLAMPING OF VEHICLES ANY NY PLACE LEGAL REMOURS SAY IT IS NOLONGER LEGAL ,hope to see legal facts on vosa web site soon .. many thanks derek from burnley |
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