has anyone or is it possible...

[cm1179]

to remove a wheel clamp without causing major damage? if you have done it, how did you do it?

 

[peterattheboro]

Pay the fine?

 

[Maccapacca]

Cut the padlock off return the clamp with new padlock

 

[MikeHiow]

It depends on the car and the route they've taken with the chain, but usually - yes.

Cutting anything, including the chain or padlock will constitute as damage whether you replace it or not - you mustn't do this.

 

[cm1179]

Cutting anything, including the chain or padlock will constitute as damage whether you replace it or not - you mustn't do this.

screw the clamp, i meant damage to the car! i haven't been or ever been clamped btw just wondered

 

[Disco Boy]

Depending on how they do it you can just take the wheel off.

 

[fonzee]

surely if you cut the clamp off, sling it in a hedge and drive off... all out of sight, they stand no chance of catching/fining you?

i know its unlikely, but still

 

[Morba]

The clamps are probably numbered and they know which ones they put on each car

 

[Doughnut007]

Depends on the clamp.

I once removed a clamp useing a Bolster and lump hammer.
The padlock was on the front half way up so just smacked it

I was clamped illeagaly on private land. The person who put the clamp on my car did not hold a SIA licence and refused to remove it so I did.

 

[MikeHiow]

It would have to be a proper micky mouse job to be able to just take the wheel off. 99% of the time it is chained around the shock or similar as well.

Yes, it can be removed without damaging the car as well.

 

[Mucky_Pup]

If it's out of sight, cut it off, take it with you and dump it in the sea/off a bridge, and claim your car was never clamped, and either some kind soul or anglegrinderman must have come and cut it off for you.

 

[Scania]

Air powered angle grinder.

 

[Will Gill]

wheel off, hub off, then take the clamp to the furthest away police station you can be bothered to travel to.

 

[InvaderGIR]

Just lower your car so much that they can't get a clamp round it.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

I was clamped on private land a few years back in the Baja by a bunch of cowboys. I had permission from the land owner to park there!

They'd wrapped it around my suspension arms.

However it wriggled loose, and I could tie it to the front bars, so I drove off.

Removed it elsewhere buy dismantling the suspension arms from the spindles.

I sent it in the post back to them, but they refused the delivery.

Lucky really, as it came in quite useful.

 

[Sone]

SB118 is an expert at this