My Passat (beater) is clamped in the car park... We have private off street parking... I have two permits for both my cars... I have a visitors permit and a residents permit... However the Residents permit still has the old car reg plate number on it.... It's such a hassle to go and get a new one I have been putting it off... I have been swapping the permits over for a couple of months now......... Leaving the visitors permit on the car I leave at home and taking the dodge permit with me.... Well I got busted this morning, both cars were at home.... When I went to use the Passat for a Homebase and B&Q run I found it had a nice big yellow clamp on the wheel... I am off work Tuesday so will have to go and get a new permit...

Now the thing is.... I only use my Passat very occasionally so was thinking of not paying the clamp and putting a valid permit in the window for some time........ If I put a permit in the window... It is actually legally parked... So can they remove the car for non payment of the clamp? The car is taxed and MOT'd so it wont be violating any parking regulation....

I am guessing they have a limited number of clamps... So this one being stuck to my car till winter means it wont be making them any more money.....

I could just pay the

 

Private car park.... "Legally parked" doesn't apply .... They can do what they like. .... ..... .....

 

Diskcutter a few mates and happy days

 

but the sign says i will get into trouble if i remove or tamper with it... It said:


This Vehicle has been clamped Do Not attempt to Remove it...

Small print:

Vehicles not reclaimed after 48 hours may be removed for storage and will be liable to a recovery charge of

 

Find this guy:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3112670.stm

 

What a top bloke!

 

Is it Wndsworth council or a landlord/private clamping co that has got you.

I find Wandsworth can be OK, I've got off a few fines and they issue temp permits etc when changing cars. I learnt my lesson the hard way many years ago, forgot to pay a ticket and it doubled then posted a cheque that got lost (honestly) then forgot to send the replacement etc etc. ended up with a debt collector clamping the car and paying about

 

i can't be arsed with all the hassel so going to pay it....

Well i finish work at 12am so by the time i get home played a bit of xbox i think it might be time to give them a ring say 3am? ha ha ha

This morning I put a few drops of super glue in the lock.... They will be cutting it off!

 

You can saw them off with a good hack saw

A mate did this in a pub car park once and didn't hear any more about it!

 

I have tried to do the good thing and phone up and pay yesterday.... I was told as its after 4pm no body is working and to ring back at 10am Monday...


So i ring back at 10am on the nose... They said due to the nottinghill carnival... they are not releasing any cars today as they can't get to me.....


legally now where do i stand? they have refused to take payment and release my car till tomorrow?