Private wheel clamping to be banned 1st Oct 2012
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Fleet News said:
Wheel clamping without lawful authority will be banned in England and Wales from 1 October 2012, with anyone breaking the law facing criminal charges and a fine.
Once the ban comes into force on 1 October 2012, it will be illegal to clamp, tow away or immobilise a vehicle without lawful authority to do so. Anyone who breaks the law will face criminal charges and a fine if convicted.
In effect, this will ban most clamping and towing by anyone other than the police, local authorities, government agencies such as the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) and Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) - plus other bodies acting in accordance with statutory or other powers, such as railway stations and airports.
Bodies with lawful authority to clamp and tow may continue to contract out this work to private companies.
DVLA and VOSA will continue to clamp or tow vehicles which are un-roadworthy or have not had their vehicle tax paid.
Currently, the law says that individuals or businesses can clamp vehicles if they have a valid vehicle immobiliser licence from the Security Industry Authority (SIA). This will apply until the ban comes into force in October 2012.
ETA: Hopefully, not a re-post and, not before time.Once the ban comes into force on 1 October 2012, it will be illegal to clamp, tow away or immobilise a vehicle without lawful authority to do so. Anyone who breaks the law will face criminal charges and a fine if convicted.
In effect, this will ban most clamping and towing by anyone other than the police, local authorities, government agencies such as the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) and Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) - plus other bodies acting in accordance with statutory or other powers, such as railway stations and airports.
Bodies with lawful authority to clamp and tow may continue to contract out this work to private companies.
DVLA and VOSA will continue to clamp or tow vehicles which are un-roadworthy or have not had their vehicle tax paid.
Currently, the law says that individuals or businesses can clamp vehicles if they have a valid vehicle immobiliser licence from the Security Industry Authority (SIA). This will apply until the ban comes into force in October 2012.
Fox- said:
This is not great news at all because snuck into the legislation banning wheelclamps is, I beleive, a nice little bit making those ridiculous invoices from private parking companies legally enforceable..
I do hope somebody can prove me wrong on that!
What so they can't clamp, but still "invoice"?I do hope somebody can prove me wrong on that!
I thought they were already legally enforceable. By that I mean that, if they so wish, the private parking company could go through the small claims court to obtain a judgment on their £30 ticket and £75 costs (whatever it may be). They just chose note too, instead clamping the car, removing it to an impound and demanding silly amounts of money for its release.
Not a dig, genuinely intrigued...
d parked on my drive and I can't get out" thread.I thought the deal was that they can now invoice the registered keeper, they don't have to find out who the driver was?
There are still lots of other grounds for either ignoring or challenging a parking invoice in court though, and much better to sort things out that way than be held to ransom by clampers.
There are still lots of other grounds for either ignoring or challenging a parking invoice in court though, and much better to sort things out that way than be held to ransom by clampers.
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