Clamp!!

[fan-attic-deano]

Just had my Van clamped because of no tax, pulled it off my drive to clean out the garage and parked over the road! I'm no tax dodger but due to being in the sh#t with money and the credit crunch, I was waiting till I got some work. anyway drop the violins lol

The van is on finance, can they crush it, I owe 12k still!

[Cara Van Man]

fan-attic-deano said:

Just had my Van clamped because of no tax, pulled it off my drive to clean out the garage and parked over the road! I'm no tax dodger but due to being in the sh#t with money and the credit crunch, I was waiting till I got some work. anyway drop the violins lol

The van is on finance, can they crush it, I owe 12k still!

I guess you didn't SORN it?

[AlexKP]

...and you'll still owe 12k if they crush it...

Just worth thinking about.

[ali_kat]

Sorry no sympathy with anyone that gets caught - they even send you reminders FFS!!

anonymous said:

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:fingerscrossed:

[mybrainhurts]

Cara Van Man said:

I guess you didn't SORN it?

Not relevant...it was on the road.

You'd think these DVLA tossers would exercise a bit of discretion in cases like this...

I'm beginning to wish I'd reported this one for illegal parking..

[tonyvid]

Surely, you still can?

[fan-attic-deano]

Sorry no sympathy! I did say drop the violins! I'm not asking for that geez! I have just lost my business and I'm on the floor. When it's like that, well in my world, you just keep getting kicked..! so trust mate your sympathy would not make the slightest bit of change!

Thanks for all the other tips though guys!

[hornetrider]

If its insured and MOT'd then just tax the fecking thing.

[mybrainhurts]

Next to Manchester airport...

[Vipers]

Pull up behind the camera, nip out, lift the bonnet, and start looking for that mysterious knocking you just heard from your engine, see what they do.

[mybrainhurts]

TVR Moneypit said:

mybrainhurts said:

Next to Manchester airport...

Thanks.

Also spotted approaching East Midlands airport...

[fan-attic-deano]

Vipers said:

Pull up behind the camera, nip out, lift the bonnet, and start looking for that mysterious knocking you just heard from your engine, see what they do.

After my run in with these guys, I'm going to lose control of my VAN, just as I pull up behind the slags! I'll just say the clamp stopped me from stopping then LMAO!!!

[Nolar Dog]

mybrainhurts said:

TVR Moneypit said:

mybrainhurts said:

Next to Manchester airport...

Thanks.

Also spotted approaching East Midlands airport...

And regularly on the approach road to the The Trafford Cenre, just off J10 of the M60.
They park in the layby by the side opposite the Chill Factor e ski slope.

[morgrp]

Nolar Dog said:

mybrainhurts said:

TVR Moneypit said:

mybrainhurts said:

Next to Manchester airport...

Thanks.

Also spotted approaching East Midlands airport...

And regularly on the approach road to the The Trafford Cenre, just off J10 of the M60.
They park in the layby by the side opposite the Chill Factor e ski slope.

Chill Factor E? that wins the PH most pun-nish business name of the day award!

[Parrot of Doom]

Nolar Dog said:

mybrainhurts said:

TVR Moneypit said:

mybrainhurts said:

Next to Manchester airport...

Thanks.

Also spotted approaching East Midlands airport...

And regularly on the approach road to the The Trafford Cenre, just off J10 of the M60.
They park in the layby by the side opposite the Chill Factor e ski slope.

And also on the eastbound lay-by of the A6144 at J8.

[Mr Will]

Ok, here's the plan.

1. Let down the tire on the clamped wheel
2. Jack up van
4. Pull the clamp away from the wheel and you should be able to get a tire-iron behind it to remove the wheel
5. Remove wheel (and clamp) from van
6. Slide clamp off wheel (which is now small enough to slip out due to flat tire)
7. Fit spare wheel
8. Drive van off the road
9. Deny all knowledge

Steps 1 to 8 will definitely work. Step 9 is fingers-crossed time!

[Nolar Dog]

morgrp said:

Chill Factor E? that wins the PH most pun-nish business name of the day award!

It does a bit doesn't it.

The place is great when it's quiet but horrendous when kids are there.

Chill Factor E

[stifler]

Angle grinder. Go for the tab that the padlock is through rather than the padlock. Remove from wheel. Put van back in garage. Buy a matchbox transit van (or whatever model of van you have). Get the tab welded up on the clamp. Reassemble the clamp in the road with your own padlock on it and the toy van in the middle. Deny all knowledge, ie "van was in garage all day officer".


If you do this, post pics!

[danrc]

Hand back the clamp in on piece un damaged and there is not much they can do if i remeber correctly. Ask in SP&L first though.

[elfer]

Do you definitely have to tax it? Can you not declare SORN now, pay the penalty for having kept it on the road untaxed and undertake to remove it from the road immediately the clamp is removed? Guess not but might be worth asking.