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[unlucky alf]

why do you have to pay a cancellation fee for something you didnt order or book?, that is totally wrong but then again cowboys make their own rules up as they go along

[Vamps]

I am just amazed that you had £320 in cash   How many people carry that much money or even have that much that can be made available Now.

Was not carrying cash - had to draw it from a ATM - just got paid a few days back and had been saving for my daughter's b'th day. Needless to say we are now revisiting all the expenses and her b'thday celebrations will have to be unfortunately scaled down... . She would be 2 so I can get away with it this year..

Make the most of it, Miss Vamps is 9 on Thursday and we are looking at something for her and 3 friends, gone are the days of big party's.  She wants to do 'something different' it may be pony trecking, whatever it is it is going to be expensive, on top of all the gifts etc. Kid's are not cheap are they....

[going crazy]

Thank you, everyone for your responses and your support.

I was fined by a new company setup in April and which probably belongs to the same dodgy outfit which was liqudated in Feb - solicitors reckon these sort of companies are usually liquidated as they have pending claims against them - so all of those can be avoided by liquidating the company, now talk of taking the micky out of the system and add some more..they are already there..

and still the law does not see the need to regularise them - admire the scots on this one... they got there early and ahead..

Right - here is the update

• No help from Police - redirected to watchdog, londonnite etc..
• Trading standards say there is nothing much they can do if it was a private land - the company is authorised to charge what they like
• Spoken to a solicitor and they reckon I should write a letter to the company demanding a refund or report the company for 'Phoniex trading' - might work but not quite sure.. worth a try, they say

Next Steps
1. Will verify if the road is actually private road or the board just says private and the company actually cashed in..
2. Solicitors reckon - double yellow lines cannot be put up on private roads- they need to have counsel permission and approval

Any solictors on this forum, please?

[Vamps]

Thank you, everyone for your responses and your support.

I was fined by a new company setup in April and which probably belongs to the same dodgy outfit which was liqudated in Feb - solicitors reckon these sort of companies are usually liquidated as they have pending claims against them - so all of those can be avoided by liquidating the company, now talk of taking the micky out of the system and add some more..they are already there..

and still the law does not see the need to regularise them - admire the scots on this one... they got there early and ahead..

Right - here is the update

• No help from Police - redirected to watchdog, londonnite etc..
• Trading standards say there is nothing much they can do if it was a private land - the company is authorised to charge what they like
• Spoken to a solicitor and they reckon I should write a letter to the company demanding a refund or report the company for 'Phoniex trading' - might work but not quite sure.. worth a try, they say

Next Steps
1. Will verify if the road is actually private road or the board just says private and the company actually cashed in..
2. Solicitors reckon - double yellow lines cannot be put up on private roads- they need to have counsel permission and approval
Any solictors on this forum, please?

There is some truth in that.  My office is on a 'Private' industrial estate and I Had a problem with a parking ticket, which I Did get rescinded.  Local Council Parking Enforcement have major problems with these places, particularly with clamping, seems the law is a minefield with many many loop holes >:(

[MikeDundee]

Had the same problem a couple of years ago, there is a thread on it somewhere in general chat, exactly same issue as yourself. Had written a letter to the clamping firm and actually hand delivered it, never got any response ..............Basically you are stuffed, and they can almost do and charge as they like on private roads.......................watchdog is probably the way to go, but that will only highlight the issue, doubt would make the government do anything about it though .

[Martin_1962]

What you need is a lot of Omegas with large drivers to park up there.

Clampers are just thugs so are therefore legitimate targets

[Lazydocker]

What you need is a lot of Omegas with large drivers to park up there.

Clampers are just thugs so are therefore legitimate targets

Sounds like a mini-meet to me!

[KillerWatt]

Clampers are just thugs so are therefore legitimate targets

[going crazy]

Thank you, everyone for your responses and your support.

I was fined by a new company setup in April and which probably belongs to the same dodgy outfit which was liqudated in Feb - solicitors reckon these sort of companies are usually liquidated as they have pending claims against them - so all of those can be avoided by liquidating the company, now talk of taking the micky out of the system and add some more..they are already there..

and still the law does not see the need to regularise them - admire the scots on this one... they got there early and ahead..

Right - here is the update

• No help from Police - redirected to watchdog, londonnite etc..
• Trading standards say there is nothing much they can do if it was a private land - the company is authorised to charge what they like
• Spoken to a solicitor and they reckon I should write a letter to the company demanding a refund or report the company for 'Phoniex trading' - might work but not quite sure.. worth a try, they say

Next Steps
1. Will verify if the road is actually private road or the board just says private and the company actually cashed in..
2. Solicitors reckon - double yellow lines cannot be put up on private roads- they need to have counsel permission and approval
Any solictors on this forum, please?

There is some truth in that.  My office is on a 'Private' industrial estate and I Had a problem with a parking ticket, which I Did get rescinded.  Local Council Parking Enforcement have major problems with these places, particularly with clamping, seems the law is a minefield with many many loop holes >:(

How did you get it rescinded? I would love to challenge the double yellow lines on a private road..that seems to the the only major point I have at the moment.

[going crazy]

Unfortunately, had to fork out cash

They refused any form of payment other than cash?

If so, the alarm bells would have already been ringing and I'd have called the old bill at that point.

I checked with them later on and they said they cannot help as it is written on the notice board the only accepted form of payment is Cash - the clamping company get away with a murder as long as it is mentioned on the notice... what a world...

[going crazy]

What you need is a lot of Omegas with large drivers to park up there.

Clampers are just thugs so are therefore legitimate targets

Sounds like a mini-meet to me!

Sounds like a plan - but I don't want any one of us to be clamped or punished as I can't get over it and am really angry a part of me wants to be on the other side of the law just to get my anger out...
Doesn't bode well if the parking fine is meant to ensure you stay on the right side of the law..

[Martin_1962]

What you need is a lot of Omegas with large drivers to park up there.

Clampers are just thugs so are therefore legitimate targets

Sounds like a mini-meet to me!

Sounds like a plan - but I don't want any one of us to be clamped or punished as I can't get over it and am really angry a part of me wants to be on the other side of the law just to get my anger out...
Doesn't bode well if the parking fine is meant to ensure you stay on the right side of the law..

Just make sure there is a disc cutter

[Lazydocker]

What you need is a lot of Omegas with large drivers to park up there.

Clampers are just thugs so are therefore legitimate targets

Sounds like a mini-meet to me!

Sounds like a plan - but I don't want any one of us to be clamped or punished as I can't get over it and am really angry a part of me wants to be on the other side of the law just to get my anger out...
Doesn't bode well if the parking fine is meant to ensure you stay on the right side of the law..

Just make sure there is a disc cutter

I thought it was classed as criminal damage if you damaged the clamp

It was the only good thing about Citroen's hydrolastic suspension... Drop it to it's lowest setting and they couldn't get the clamp on

[Mr Skrunts]

What you need is a lot of Omegas with large drivers to park up there.

Clampers are just thugs so are therefore legitimate targets

Sounds like a mini-meet to me!

Sounds like a plan - but I don't want any one of us to be clamped or punished as I can't get over it and am really angry a part of me wants to be on the other side of the law just to get my anger out...
Doesn't bode well if the parking fine is meant to ensure you stay on the right side of the law..

Just make sure there is a disc cutter

I thought it was classed as criminal damage if you damaged the clamp

It was the only good thing about Citroen's hydrolastic suspension... Drop it to it's lowest setting and they couldn't get the clamp on

It is and is illegal to remove one.  But I would have thought that only to be true on councel setups and not what may well end up being an illegal opperation.

[Lazydocker]

What you need is a lot of Omegas with large drivers to park up there.

Clampers are just thugs so are therefore legitimate targets

Sounds like a mini-meet to me!

Sounds like a plan - but I don't want any one of us to be clamped or punished as I can't get over it and am really angry a part of me wants to be on the other side of the law just to get my anger out...
Doesn't bode well if the parking fine is meant to ensure you stay on the right side of the law..

Just make sure there is a disc cutter

I thought it was classed as criminal damage if you damaged the clamp

It was the only good thing about Citroen's hydrolastic suspension... Drop it to it's lowest setting and they couldn't get the clamp on

It is and is illegal to remove one.  But I would have thought that only to be true on councel setups and not what may well end up being an illegal opperation.

I thought you were entitled to remove it providing there is no damage caused... If you can let the tyres down you can do it by removing the wheel