taylorboosh
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update where?
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1_Litre_Porsche_Beater
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The fine is to deter the person from parking illegally on someones property again, the clamp is a deterant to others and a means of immobilising the offender until the fine is paid.
By removing the clamp you can be charged with criminal damage, depends how arsey the company is, they can do you for a scratch that could of already been there, and you try proving you didnt scratch a clamp which is covered in scrapes already.
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mad_mike252
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZeSzPdilvQ&NR=1
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Adam-D
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cheerd me up this fine morning 
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corsa_rob
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOuVhMz4WFw&NR=1
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pow
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I have a clamp on a 13" steel wheel on my garage roof 
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Skylined
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Registered: 27th Sep 05
Location: Sideways, Surrey
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quote:
Originally posted by john-d
update where?
First post
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
are you able to get them off do you reckon?be fucking class just to leave them in the space, and wait in the bushes for the clampers to come back
On the front you can, but you need to separate the ball joint from the suspension arm. On the rear it would depend on what they thread the chain through. If there's a nice piece of solid welded up chassis or suspension then they will probably use that.
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike B
I remember reading a while back, I think it was Ed got clamped, came back, had a look how it was attached, jacked the car up, took the clamp off, then the knobheads picked the clamp up and put it on the other side  So he had to pay cos he didn't have time to take it off again 
It's true  £80
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Skylined
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The clamp shown on the pic goes through the spokes on the wheel though.
Surely no way to get them off?
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ed
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Oh right, no chance then. My one went behind the McPherson strut and looped around the suspension arm, so I un-bolted the lower ball joint which gave sufficient slack for the clamp to be removed from the wheel. I was very proud of myself for getting the damn thing off at least
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
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clamping should be illegal!
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ed
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Amen to that one brother.
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red_top_corsa
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we should all just do this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOuVhMz4WFw&NR=1
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Jambo
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its very wrong. Seizing your property (what if u needed it in an emergency?!) and they hold it to an extortionate ransom.
I had to pay £150 when i was 40mins late back to a pay and display in Windsor. An absoloute outrage. My mistake as i was late. But charging me for 10days parking for being 40mins late?!
Its basicly legal extortion. Needs banning.
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1_Litre_Porsche_Beater
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It used to be alot worse until they brought in the governing body SIA, i do agree though it is ridiculous is some places. I actually have a nvq in vehicle immobilisation ( yes they do such a thing) so i could do clamping but decided not to, the company who offered me a job charged £250+vat to remove a clamp if you return within 10 mins, if no one returns then the tow truck is called which is another £150+vat. If the person came back to their car when the tow truck had been called you were charged a cancellation fee for the truck which is £150+vat. So basically just shy of £500 for potentially being parked for 11 mins, if the owner was abusive you could charge an extra £50 and if they so much as touched the clamp a damage fee of £50 also. The uniform came with a stab vest i couldnt do that to someone
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neilb1
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Registered: 7th Jul 08
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do what me mate did cut it off and scrap the car lol paid 100 quid for a jeep and got it clammed in that night of buying it just weighed all of it in clamp and all lol
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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Theres an idea, I should weigh my clamp in!!
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Jambo
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that is disgusting.
(the £500 bit)
[Edited on 23-06-2009 by Jambo]
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ed
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That is absolutely despicable, and is a perfect metaphor for what living is this small penised country is like a lot of the time.
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