Removing wheel clamp legally

[evdok]

How to remove clamp legally...Wheel clamping... ( Part 2 ) - YouTube

 

[carat 3.6]

I prefer the circular saw method.

 

[Sp!ke]

A friend of mine has done this a couple of times now.

Didn't take him long to do.

Both times he kept hold of the clamp so he can return it to its rightful owner when they get in touch.

Surprisingly, nobody ever did.

 

[wemorgan]

power to the people!

 

[MD5]

I wonder how long that took him? He finished in darkness!

One point about the law, that the officer pointed out: if you give your name and address and a promise to pay, you haven't committed an offence, assuming you have no money at the time, and he used a restaurant bill as an example. Of course, if you then don't pay, it is a civil matter, and the police won't get involved any further.

I don't understand the difference between someone who orders a meal knowing they can't pay for it, and a shoplifter, so why doesn't the same law apply? i'm not talking about starving people, but people who play the system.

 

[MOCAŠ]

I don't understand the difference between someone who orders a meal knowing they can't pay for it, and a shoplifter, so why doesn't the same law apply? i'm not talking about starving people, but people who play the system.

I suppose it's a matter of proving that they knew they didn't have the means to pay when they ordered (and ate) the food. You know - "now, where's my wallet" syndrome.

I've noticed that some petrol pumps now carry a notice stating that you must have the means to pay before filling up, presumably to counter people claiming (perhaps genuinely) that they've left their wallet in another jacket. I know that's happened to me on a couple of occasions many years ago...

 

[MD5]

Does any responsible adult go for a night/meal out without checking essentials such as house keys and wallet/cash/cards? If the law was stronger, it would aid people's memories in these instances. I'm just wondering how many people don't pay after the event has been dismissed by the police.

 

[Shude]

Of course, if you then don't pay, it is a civil matter, and the police won't get involved any further.

If you DO pay at a filling station, but not the right amount then the police act as a debt collection agency!

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/ot-off-topic-forums/72109-takes-some-beating.html

 

[MD5]

If you DO pay at a filling station, but not the right amount then the police act as a debt collection agency!

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/ot-off-topic-forums/72109-takes-some-beating.html

Incredible! If it was me, I'd have contacted the issuing card company, not the police, and wouldn't have been hoping for much, to be honest.

Funnily enough, I was in Yorkshire a few months back, and filled up at a large forecourt, with parking, shop, etc. I pulled forward to park in a bay, and went in to buy a sarnie before paying. When I got to the cashier, he looked miffed when I gave him the pump number and my card. He thought I'd driven off, as my car had gone out of sight! Smiles all round, as I said I could have got away with it. Sat in my car eating my sarnie, the cashier came up a minute later, with my card, which I had left there!

 

[MarkJunedd]

the law is a donkey

 

[TDE1]

the law is a donkey

So is this fella in his MB. The clamp does come off though..

Removing a wheel clamp - Homer Simpson style - YouTube


And have to admire this woman on some level;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqjDrtg40p0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[ExW205and204]

I've used that car park.

Its Windsor and mega expensive.

 

[jefrs]

the law is a donkey

It sure is.

Especially as anything attached to the car becomes the property of the car owner.

 

[GordonTarling]

I've used that car park.

Its Windsor and mega expensive.

They're ALL mega expensive in Windsor!

 

[ucr]

clamped and no escape - YouTube

I think it needs a new wing

 

[Dieselman]

Cost to have clamp removed, £100,
cost of damage to car £300.

Looks like a plan.

 

[Spinal]

She's still the best...
[youtube]AqjDrtg40p0[/youtube]

 

[HR17]

Friend of a friend used to carry a bolt cutter in the boot. Said it was easy to remove a clamp in seconds. Apparently, as the clamps weren't his property, he could have been done for criminal damage. So he took them away with him to dispose of. He never got done, but don't know of the true legality of it or whether the clampers or police would follow it up. Very satisfying I suppose and possibly worth the risk.

 

[219]

My take on it ( although resident in Scotland where private clamping is illegal ) is that a clamp is no different from any other accessory fitted to a car .

Once the clamp has been fitted to the car , from a legal standpoint it can be argued to be part of that car ( just like a roof rack , towbar , a cycle carrier mounted on said towbar or even a trailer hitched onto the towbar ) and , by extension , the property of the vehicle's owner .

You can then thank the clamper for the kind gift of the added security device he fitted out of concern that your car might be stolen from an unsafe area , and dispose of the clamp as you see fit .

 

[jay1983]

clamped and no escape - YouTube

I think it needs a new wing

That is a Total petrol station on Wilmslow road in manchesters curry mile. I wasn't aware there was any clamping restrictions on that forecourt!