Clamped and now taken.....

[PocketTheDifference]

Haha Well I took a day off yestarday from work, thought I would enjoy the sunshine, Turns out I GOT CLAMMPED, I live on a street and if you had a day off and parked there they would ticket you even if you where on the allocated parking spaces section. So yestarday got up looked out and ....I was clamped by the council, also just to take the michael, when they used to ticket people it was always residents and not the fools who used to use it as free parking for days out everyday i get home and people are taking up our spaces!!! Ridiculous now, I have to pay Release fee or risk fine going up. Its in query with them at the moment, does that mean it on hold??

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Now I have just phoned up they people as it is just before 24 hours that i noticed it there, and turns out they took it at 9 this morning, They hadn't phoned me back, I asked why,
"its because he took your number down and couldn't get hold of you" thats the answer I got, then I spoke to a manager who said he would look into it and get back to me, the car is Miles and miles away aswell so they didnt give me 24 hours and they didnt get back to me but they HAVE fined me an probably will still get me to go and get the car on top of fees. Why are these guys above the law? how can they take me car, not only to mention this but i have about 900 pounds worth of my cricket gear in the back and my cars not locked so joy to that aswell

Please Please somebody advise - who can i phone to say they have taken it unlawfully etc, I really am going to take them to court if they don't release it I just can't believe it!!!

[Curlyben]

Re: Clamped and now taken.....

It all boils down to SIGNS and LINES.

Is the signage lawful and clearly understandable ?
Where you lawfully parked, ie in a marked bay with appropriate pass etc ??

[PocketTheDifference]

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When I moved intot his Property they had signs and used to parking fee everybody parking there during the day this moved to weekends aswell BUt after a protest fromm other residents, this was revoked and have not seen anysince - One side of the road has signs becuase it doesn't have parking bays, our side has lines and no signs that would cause me to be there without meaning, and we havn't been given passes onlt to park in a different parking place in town between working hours.

Not only this but they didn't get back to me when i was querying it, and they admited ont he phone that they took my number wrongly so took it anyway.

OpBC

[Curlyben]

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So, overall, a distinct lack of signage telling you what happens if you park there too long.
THIS is VERY important.

Without these signs they have basically STOLEN your car and should be reported to the POLICE for theft of a motor vehicle.

[PocketTheDifference]

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Is that really what I should do? I did say to them i will phone the police which they said would be fine. There was a lack of time clamped aswell, how am I meant to distinct 24hours when they don't give me a time that they clamped it. thats what im annoyed at otherwise i would have sorted it.

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[Curlyben]

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No signs clearly stating what will happen, then YES report the SOB's

What authority are they claiming allows them to tow your car anyway ?

[Curlyben]

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Forgot to mention, is this Council or private firm ?

[PocketTheDifference]

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~Council.... Bet thats not the best answer They are buggers for this. I wasn't even aware this area had a clamping zone

[Curlyben]

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Even better then as your complaint to the Police is not only Theft of a motor vehicle, but MALFEASANCE as well

Do you have the ticket they issued as I bet that's full of holes as well.
Should mention which part of TMA (Traffic Management Act) they are acting under, but with defective signs then they are royally screwed.

[PocketTheDifference]

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Its With DVLA Saying its been spotted without Tax, Not only did I buy Tax a couple fo days before (online) but I was not on the Public Highway, I was innocently parked up NOT using the car. It not only all this but the 24hour thing!!!

[PocketTheDifference]

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Hi Again All that are reading,
Interesting Twist here, Apparently they have spoken to the council and my street has been "de-classified" as a permited parking place becuase apparently it wasn't working out - How the hell am I supposed to know that not being notified?? Oh and the car pound closes half hour after i finish work and its and hour maybe more away so can't have car back until saturday - They have however, NICELY decided not to charge me any money for it.....

OPbC

[Curlyben]

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They should be returning it to you as well.
they have after all STOLEN it and the council have now admitted that fact.

Now what was the number for the police again.

[PocketTheDifference]

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Ha well I intend to phone the council to ask about parking because there are no signs here and ive never been told that parking changed and neither have my neighbors, the sign post are empty, so they are my first port of call. I also can;t get my car until Saturday as place closes at 5 haha what a joke. they have no right to take it for Christ sake. So i have until friday to sort somthing against them. they are really unhelpful aswell, on the phone they just leave a silence until i talk they say very minimal and the woman was rude as anything, although requesting the manager he was nice and said their sorry about it....

cheers Curly

[Amethyst]

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Might be a plan to take some piccies of the empty posts x Just in case.

[pompeyfaith]

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Indeed, very good point Amethyst as Ive know councils to rush to the spot and fit them soon as you mention this.

So do it soon as.