Are you a clamper? What are you going to do?
Are you a clamper? What are you going to do?
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Papa Hotel

Original Poster:

12,760 posts

211 months

Friday 20th August 2010
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I can't imagine any of you will break cover and admit your occupation, but it'd be nice if you did. Share your point of view on this latest rule change and how it'll affect you.

Tell us your story.

Negative Creep

26,074 posts

256 months

Friday 20th August 2010
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Move onto another way of extorting money from people I guess

frosted

3,549 posts

206 months

Friday 20th August 2010
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No pity, at the end of the day they are thugs ,So coming to a debt collector agency near you .


Papa Hotel

Original Poster:

12,760 posts

211 months

Friday 20th August 2010
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frosted said:
No pity, at the end of the day they are thugs ,So coming to a debt collector agency near you .
Also human beings with families and responsibilities. I didn't hold out much hope any would reply, it's more unlikely now with your little pop.

Jonboy_t

5,038 posts

212 months

Friday 20th August 2010
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Not all of them are thugs! Decent (honest/legal etc) clampers only get defensive when turned upon by the 'clampee' (<-- word?), it's the cowboys that will get offensive and these are the guys that need shutting down/putting away.

Don't get me wrong, I think ticketing is a cleaner and better way of enforcing parking, but I also think the clampers who take the mickey have given the genuine ones a bad name!

12gauge

1,274 posts

203 months

Friday 20th August 2010
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Most are members of the 'travelling community' are they not?

Presumably theyll just go back to stealing manhole covers and road signs and anything else of scrap value.

Papa Hotel

Original Poster:

12,760 posts

211 months

Friday 20th August 2010
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12gauge said:
Most are members of the 'travelling community' are they not?

Presumably theyll just go back to stealing manhole covers and road signs and anything else of scrap value.
Has anyone got a slow-clapping smiley?

Liquid Knight

15,754 posts

212 months

Friday 20th August 2010
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I've just applied to be a traffic warden. wink






Only joking, or am I?

0191mark

6,087 posts

205 months

Friday 20th August 2010
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Papa Hotel said:
frosted said:
No pity, at the end of the day they are thugs ,So coming to a debt collector agency near you .
Also human beings with families and responsibilities. I didn't hold out much hope any would reply, it's more unlikely now with your little pop.
Oh dear, has the nasty man fwightened the poor likkle clampers away? wink

N88

1,314 posts

208 months

Friday 20th August 2010
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What is this latest rule change you speak of? Had a quick browse but couldnt find anything.

minky monkey

1,566 posts

195 months

Friday 20th August 2010
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The fella that works at my place is actually very good. Certainly not overzealous, allows waiting time etc, properly checks the cars for permits - not just the windscreen either!, the fees are £45 all in. Sure he does his job, he's been there for years.

I asked him what he's going to do, having worked in the uni for years his got a fair few contacts so shouldn't have a problem. I do feel for him TBH, a decent bloke doing a sensible job that's been ruined by greedy scumbags.


kambites

71,474 posts

250 months

Friday 20th August 2010
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N88 said:
What is this latest rule change you speak of? Had a quick browse but couldnt find anything.
I believe the government is planning to ban clamping on private land.