MATT-FRST

someone i know chopped a wheel clamp off after a baliff clamped her car and got rid of it(then got rid o the car after)

baliff complained and said he was gonna report it stolen but this was a while ago and it dont look like the police showed up





if he did report it whats the punishment?

Matt_B

All i know is it is LEGAL to remove a clamp from your car as long as you hand it in to a police station undamaged.

All i think she will get is prob a caution for criminal damage and have to pay for the clamp

Crowder

i'd just deny all knowledge and claim someone stole it off ur car How could they prove otherwise if no one saw u?

Crowds.

MATT-FRST

technically it was stolen because she didnt give it back or leave it anywhere


i said it was his own fault for leaving it lying around

MATT-FRST

this was about a year ago but she aint sure if she has a warrant out so is a bit scared to go the police station about another matter

PGT

we cut one off sisters suzuki swift with an angle grinder - took ages mind. the police came to the office and went through the motions but the copper was laughing all the time and put the words in sisters mouth. her statement read 'when i returned to my car there was no clamp fitted'. this was true as she had not cut it off. end of story

zippyobrien

iTrader: (2)

if its after 6mothds, say you want to take it to court, the evidence will be dismissed as the offence was witnessless and over 6 motnhs ago.

said to my by a police offiser just today

dojj

iTrader: (3)

you can remove the clamp if there is no damage
but if you cut it off (like one of the guys at work did once) you just put it into the nearest skip (like he did ) and forget about it

tabetha

If clamper has no license to clamp, he is breaking the law you can do what you like, it is a GIFT from him to you, you could also seek costs from HIM if not licensed.
If he is licensed and appropriate signs were displayed etc then it is criminal damage.
As it has been a year you can assume he was NOT licensed, your freind has no need to worry as said too long ago as it is over six months, they woulkd have been spoken to well before the end of this six months, NO CPS would run it and no court would accept it.
You are quite at liberty to remove by ANY means an illegal clamp, if it becomes damaged, they would have to sue you for damages, which would not happen in a months of sundays.
tabetha

alanfordtw-15

i removed a clamp on an escos wheel by letting all the air out of the tyre, and a bit of dragging and tearing and it came off(no laughing ) a cop car just pulled up as it came off in my hand and they said leave it there and radioed the clampers, they came and took a load of photos and said id be fined 700euros for damage to the clamp, i didnt put a scratch on it!

last i ever heard about it anyway the cunts
was funny cos my mother was there and gave me a hand taking it off and was then giving out to the clamper fellas, who were utter pricks actually