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dxmedia:
There appears to be a difference between parking and waiting.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-17581800-when-you-can-park-on-double-yellows.do


--- Quote ---Illegally parked cars should be moved on but not ticketed if the driver is present and vehicles with diplomatic plates should be ticketed but not clamped.
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But going into google on it, it looks like a complete minefield. Best thing to do is put a claim back in for the money.  Did the people who did the clamping have a licence? If not it's illegal for them to clamp anyway.

Discotel:
Thanks for the advice mate, but please trust me on this... I checked, double checked and checked again....They were SIA registered, I even called the SIA to make sure...I checked with the land owner, and he confirmed he gave them permisson to clamp there....Because it is on private land the same rules of the public road do not apply, ie if a traffic warden comes along with you in the car he of course will give you the chance to move, but because these scum get paid per clamp they will not...The police said they were doing NOTHING WRONG and had not broken any laws...When you are told this what else can you do...The traffic lights scenario...If the car is not moving with you in it...Then you are waiting, but the car is isnt waiting for anything, its a car therefore parked/stationary..The law expects this on a public road and as such would not clamp you, on private land its different....And with regards to getting the money back via the courts...The company in question were on Watchdog and owe other people who they WRONGLY clamped a total of

Niel:

--- Quote from: Discotel on October 19, 2010, 19:36:21 ---Thanks for the advice mate, but please trust me on this... I checked, double checked and checked again....They were SIA registered, I even called the SIA to make sure...I checked with the land owner, and he confirmed he gave them permisson to clamp there....Because it is on private land the same rules of the public road do not apply, ie if a traffic warden comes along with you in the car he of course will give you the chance to move, but because these scum get paid per clamp they will not...The police said they were doing NOTHING WRONG and had not broken any laws...When you are told this what else can you do...The traffic lights scenario...If the car is not moving with you in it...Then you are waiting, but the car is isnt waiting for anything, its a car therefore parked/stationary..The law expects this on a public road and as such would not clamp you, on private land its different....And with regards to getting the money back via the courts...The company in question were on Watchdog and owe other people who they WRONGLY clamped a total of
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Yoshi:

--- Quote from: Discotel on October 19, 2010, 19:36:21 ---Thanks for the advice mate, but please trust me on this... I checked, double checked and checked again....They were SIA registered, I even called the SIA to make sure...I checked with the land owner, and he confirmed he gave them permisson to clamp there....Because it is on private land the same rules of the public road do not apply, ie if a traffic warden comes along with you in the car he of course will give you the chance to move, but because these scum get paid per clamp they will not...The police said they were doing NOTHING WRONG and had not broken any laws...When you are told this what else can you do...The traffic lights scenario...If the car is not moving with you in it...Then you are waiting, but the car is isnt waiting for anything, its a car therefore parked/stationary..The law expects this on a public road and as such would not clamp you, on private land its different....And with regards to getting the money back via the courts...The company in question were on Watchdog and owe other people who they WRONGLY clamped a total of
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Gordo:

--- Quote from: Landy1uk on September 24, 2010, 14:54:24 ---In the town near me there is a lesure park Cinema, restrants, Bowling ally, 2 night clubs and enterence Footonly to Railway station.

 There was a period when they were clamping willy nilly that got in to the local press, as company doing the clamping said the recipts from these places wern't proff the people had used them... So not much trade there now, anyway I've not been in the for 3 or 4 years,

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That'll be Stevenage then  :-k

Nothing seems to get people worked up more than parking. It's something we all have to do, and most of the time where we do it is in our hands.

There's a big difference between on-street parking, off-street parking and parking on private land. Private parking enforcement is lucrative, and it's up to the land owner how they manage it. If they don't want people parking there at all then a barrier is the easy option to stop people getting on to the private land in the first place. If they permit parking they can set the rules and the charges as they see fit. Don't agree with them? Don't park there. If you're allowed an hour and stay for 65 minutes you've overstayed.

It's a bit like speeding: we know the rules, we play the game, and sometimes we get caught out...

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