Originally Posted by turbocabessex

yesterday i arrive home from work to find my car clamped at the train station, for which reason i dont know why yet, but then called clamping company only to find they were closed and got redirected to some payment centre, now they told me the clamp would not be removed until today but also if it got to 24 hours they would remove my car to a pound and charge me further so i decide to leave it until ive spoken to someone, so ring a mate whos an ex clamper an he says can we remove it without damaging it, i said yes as its only chained through my lower arm and as luck would have it or through sheer laziness i hadnt changed the one i bought a while ago an was still in my boot to which he replies ok im on my way with tools, an hour later the clamp was removed with my old lower arm still attached, my mate said we had to leave the clamp where they clamped me otherwise they could have me nicked for theft if i removed it which i did (also took pics of undamaged clamp next to my fully mobile car) rang clamping company this morning and as soon as i said i had removed it they hung up and now wont even talk when i ring,
trouble is it was a few yrs ago my mate was a clamper and wondering if law has changed and if im likely to be in the shit for said actions
any info would be good
thanx
liam