got clamped in private car park

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I was working down lancaster tonight and around 8.20pm I parked in a private car park, its £1.60 for a evening ticket, I did not have any change so I went to get some from the pub I work in around 5 minutes later get back to my car to see a clamp !
I ring them telling them the situation and are not interested just arrogant *****s, they come down in a clapped out fiesta van and want £100 to remove it!
There is a sign stating about parking without a ticket they can clamp and then tow away and not paid?

After arguing with the guy I had to pay, if I wasn't miles away and had no wallet then I would have removed the thing myself!

What is the legality on clamping in private car parks? the company was called UKPS http://www.ukprotectionservices.net/
 
nooooooooooo!!!!!!! take the clamp off they cant stop u or deny u acces to your property as long as you dont damage the clamp

clamps r easy to remove also

and if they try and tow your vehicle stand in the way they can not move it without your consent

if u need to call the police and explain they are denying you acces to your right of entry and use of your property.

even if you do damage it. its not a criminal offence to remove a clamp and if they try and stop you physically thats assault.

they have to sit there and watch you take it of


when its off they can not deny you acces to move your vehivle

if they want to take you to a civil court they can try (only if you have damaged the clamp) but they wont do it..

ive taken loads of at my last place of employment and they never had a single succesfull claim

sod them leaches.......

ofc you dont park on a public highway and expect to get away with it thats a diferent matter..

but they rely on intimidation and peoples ignorance to collect money they dont have a right to deny you acces to your property or movement of that as long as its on private propert that also as far a si remember is for council car parks as they are not classed as highway.


that was how i understood it last time i had dealings maybe it has changed so u may need to read up on it...
 
OP - get over to www.pepipoo.com and ask for their expert & experienced advice. UKPS are a well known bunch of *insert expletive here*.
Provided you persist and listen to their advice, you'll get your money back.
Good luck!
 
So there were signs warning you'd be clamped if you parked there without ticket. You then parked there without a ticket, left the car park and are upset you got clamped? You were fair warned tbh..

Unless then sign said you were free to park there for 5 mins whilst you got some change?
 
GeX said:
So there were signs warning you'd be clamped if you parked there without ticket. You then parked there without a ticket, left the car park and are upset you got clamped? You were fair warned tbh..

Unless then sign said you were free to park there for 5 mins whilst you got some change?
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Making a comment like this is a bit like clamping someone who has only parked up to get change to pay your meter - yeah, your technically in the right, but its still a dick move
 
For the average person there is no way you would instinctively know if a) you could remove the clamp or b) how to. When you are in that situation I would argue it's easier just to cough up the £100 and be done with it, regardless of whether or not it's morally right for them to be clamping you.

Out of interest, how do you remove a clamp? :D
 
GeX said:
So there were signs warning you'd be clamped if you parked there without ticket. You then parked there without a ticket, left the car park and are upset you got clamped? You were fair warned tbh..

Unless then sign said you were free to park there for 5 mins whilst you got some change?
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It doesn't really work like that as these companies have no right to clamp you.

You or I could draw up a random sign and put it outside our own house and then proceed to clamp people who park there - it's the same thing.

I would be really interested to know if the charge back on a CC has worked for anyone, as it's by far the easiest way to get your money back. Taking apart a clamp is probably childs play for some people but I wouldn't have the tools with me or know where to start.
 
Linkex said:
Making a comment like this is a bit like clamping someone who has only parked up to get change to pay your meter - yeah, your technically in the right, but its still a **** move
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But how do clampers know you've only gone to get change for the meter - unless there's a period of grace stipulated on the sign you cannot make the assumption that there is.

Peerzy said:
It doesn't really work like that as these companies have no right to clamp you.

You or I could draw up a random sign and put it outside our own house and then proceed to clamp people who park there - it's the same thing.
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Under current legislation they do have the right to clamp you, assuming they have the correct licence from the SIA. I'm not saying I agree with it, but that's how it is at the moment.

http://www.inbrief.co.uk/motoring-law/wheel-clamping-law.htm

Are you suggesting that I could clamp a car parked on the road outside my house? We both know that that is silly - this thread is about parking on private property.
 
GeX said:
Under current legislation they do have the right to clamp you, assuming they have the correct licence from the SIA. I'm not saying I agree with it, but that's how it is at the moment.

http://www.inbrief.co.uk/motoring-law/wheel-clamping-law.htm

Are you suggesting that I could clamp a car parked on the road outside my house? We both know that that is silly - this thread is about parking on private property.
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Hmmm I'm obviously not up to date with what you can and can't do. I make sure I avoid places that look like clamping spots, but my GF's sister got hit for £250 a few months back.

Horrible as they threatened to take her car, she was on her own and it was about 11 at night and they reduced her to tears.
 
GeX said:
But how do clampers know you've only gone to get change for the meter - unless there's a period of grace stipulated on the sign you cannot make the assumption that there is.
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Do you think that they happened to patrol in just as he left, found his car out of all of the ticketed cars and clamped it in that time? Of course not, they had a spotter, so don't give me that 'how do they know' ****. Thier methods are designed to ensure everyone who breaches the rules even slightly gets clamped.

And to reiterate - I didn't say they were in the wrong, I said they were dickus maximus.
 
Linkex said:
Do you think that they happened to patrol in just as he left, found his car out of all of the ticketed cars and clamped it in that time? Of course not, they had a spotter, so don't give me that 'how do they know' ****. Thier methods are designed to ensure everyone who breaches the rules even slightly gets clamped.
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You missed my point. Imagine you are the spotter, you see a car drive in, person gets out of the car and walks off. It is your job to spot people doing this, and then pass that on to be clamped.

Why do people think rules NEED to have wiggle room on them - yes it is **** that leaving a car there for 5 mins has resulted in a £100+ release fee, but the signs will clearly state that you CANNOT park there without a ticket.

Again, not saying I agree - clampers hold cars to ransom and like Peerzy has said they can be down right horrible about - but the current legislation allows them to clamp like this.
 
Not had the misfortune of this happening tbh, but I'd happily come back with the genny and grinder and cut their ******* clamp into strips of metal.
 
The most expensive clamp I can find after a 2 min search on ebay is £90. The majority are £20.

Surely therefore, the most logical step is to remove clamp, (damaging it if required) and pay them the £20 (at worst £90) for a replacement?

Edit: or in fact just kill the padlock?

Couldn't you also carry around your own clamp, and when the ****** turn up to take off yours, clamp their van?

I'd love to see their faces XD
 
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