If the car is removed and an offer is made to pay for restoration to the owner, can the clamping company refuse untill many hours later adding £50 for storage?
2007-02-01 22:32:19 · 8 answers · asked by shadimegeve 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Having parked on this open car park in the evening(post opening hours) for some years, suddenly the area is being policed by clampers. OK a chance to earn money for the landlord, but the signs when pointed out were obscure. I was furiuos but offered to the get the money because my house keys were inside the car and I needed to get home. Not only was I refused the cars return but also acess to the car for my keys. I had to ring a friend for a bed for the night and was told that I could not collect till 11 am because noone was at the compound. I said this cannot be correct because you are still taking cars there. In an effort to retrieve the house keys my friend phoned saying I was a diabetic and that the medication was in the car. "Not my problem, take her to a hospital" was the reply. The reteival cost me £395.00 pounds.£115.00 for the clamp, £230.00 for towing ( 2.5miles) and £50.00 storage. If an offer is made to retrieve the car can they still hold it to incur storage charges?
2007-02-02 01:07:38 · update #1
These services are contracted out and the landlord of the pub has no say in how you get your car back. unfortunately the clamping companies can hold you to ransom. You should pay what they ask to get your car back and then consider taking them to court for unfair/excessive charges. Other people have and have won, it is well known they extort money from people.
Good Luck!
2007-02-01 22:36:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Name is DMC - . In regards to matter raised I would like to make the following comments.
If your vehicle was clamped you can lawfully ask to recieve confirmation of the correctness of the clamping via the photographs taken at the time.
If the pics are not forthcoming or do not justify the clamping then you can legally attemot to reclaim your monies.
If the vehicle was already towed when you aked for access to the vehicle, then depending upon the tow companies policy they can refuse you, unless the matter is a medical emergency and police assistance can be obtained.
If you make an offer to pay, the tow company should release the vehicle as soon as possible, if their policy restricts release times for stored vehicles, they must cease and accruing charges from the point you offer to make payment and arrange a reasonable date and time to pay the release fee and release the vehicle.
They should not have charged you additional charges for circumstances regarding their internal policies.
Youn have good grounds to take the company to court, should they wish to appear and win, remember you dispute is not over the access to the vehicle for your keys or the clamping or possibly the towing of the vehicle, but the charges summed in order to collect your vehicle.
2007-02-04 09:17:15 · answer #2 · answered by David 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is still a public place, therefore the car will still need to be taxed and insured. Also, parking on the grass verge may be classed as illegal parking, so you could be ticketed for illegal parking as well as for no tax and no insurance. If the car is SORN it must be on private property, where the general public does not normally have access.
2016-05-24 04:42:28 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will probably have to pay up. Contact your local trading standards who may take up the case. You probably have a case in the small claims court to get your money back.
Trading standards or Citizens advice bureau will advise on small claims court.
Citizens advice bureau website has details of clamping laws.
2007-02-02 00:08:36 · answer #4 · answered by brian t 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They can legally remove your car and have a minimum charge but they cannot refuse you access to your car for personal belongings. Report them to your local police office as they are breaking the law by refusing you acces for your house keys etc.
2007-02-02 02:50:45 · answer #5 · answered by Mark B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Speak to trading standards and/or citizens advice bureau
2007-02-02 06:35:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you paid too much.. you could have paid someone to twok it cheaper than that
2007-02-02 07:39:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
petrol bomb their depot.i would
JOKING
2007-02-04 12:01:48 · answer #8 · answered by billybus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋