It depends, they have got the cars keeper details and that's who would get prosecuted specially as there are so many street cams around, then if the car is causing an obstructions it would just get towed or bumped out of the way.
someone give this guy a job hes determined hardworking cool under stress and polite all the way through it. spot on dude if only there where more like you
A PERSONS CHECK!!!!??? Since when did the police become an identification service for private corporations!!!??? The police officer has no right to even process his name.
Even though the solicitor said it was theft by depriving the owner and possibly kidnapping not to mention endangering life - im sure you know better than a fully qualified police man and solicitor
Ferruzzicati, did he destroy it? No. On what grounds did Officer Dibble have to require a name and address, no offence had been committed nor was there likely to be an offence committed. I think Officer Dibble needs some retraining.
@@rawfootageaction5828 Yes but interference , even scratching the clamp, constitutes criminal damage (otherwise you could cut it off and reweld it!). Removing the clamp without marking it is the key
Absolutely........... you write ;) as if to highlight the irony\humour.........but its EXACTLY what these fuckers would do. Criminal mentality working JUST inside the law. Bunch of bastards.
+MGT Fucking right they would, too many people just pay the fine and forget it. Take the cunts for every penny you can, I say. Power to the people bro.
No, because it's lawful excuse, and whoever clamps your camp unless they have a court order or a statutory instrument then they have no legal right to clamp
I like the little old man, who obviously wanders from the nursing home so often, they thoughtfully put a hi-vis on him so they can find him again. Quite heartwarming really. Oh and nice anti clamping vid as well ! We don't really have that in Australia, but if we did, I am sure we would see an upturn in clamp to rectum injuries.
Clamping people’s vehicles is disgusting and shouldn’t be allowed. It’s so easy to go over the allotted time when your out shopping or working. But that’s what they rely upon, they sit in there cars just waiting and hoping.....
Indeed, there's no legal grounds to stop you touching anything that's placed on your vehicle. If that were the case, it would be illegal for clampers to TOUCH your vehicle when putting their leeches on it.
In Australia, if your vehicle has been wheel clamped there is little known law that states that anything that is attached to you car / motor bike, becomes the property of the owner of the vehicle. You then have the legal right to remove said attachment , put it inside your vehicle and drive off.
In law you may touch their clamp as much as you wish. However if you damage the clamp that is criminal damage. Of course, if the damage your vehicle while fitting the clamp you can take proceedings against the clamping firm for criminal damage. And don't let anyone try to dissuade you, I have done that 4 times now and each time I was successful
They clamped my car on my driveway a few years back. They wanted £550 for unpaid parking ticket. :( Wish I thought of removing the wheel. Great job!! thumbs up my man.
there was a clamper in our area who used to let 3 people park up in the 3 spaces there then after they went he would put his signs up and clamp the cars. and he would charge them £150 release fee and say Hes already called the toe trucks and charge them another £350 on top. until i took videos off him doing it and put them on dvd and sent them to the council and the local paper. i had my 4 tyres slashed for doing it but he ended up in high coart.
If a clamp is fitted to your car it then becomes an accessory. It doesn't matter who owns the clamp it now belongs to you the same as fitting spot lights. Because it's now a car accessory you can take it off how ever you feel fit but you must take it with you to avoid being charged for littering. You can't be arrested for theft because it was put onto your vehicle by a third party as a gift. Way 2 is to carry a clamp and clamp the clamper...
Haha you might have to put up a sign in your car stating that if anybody leaves anything on your car it becomes your property and will not be returned without paying a release fee of 100 pounds 😂
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TS 410 still saw has them off in less than 30 seconds. Just make sure there is no CCTV and take the clamp with you, that way they cannot prove you have damaged it. You just tell them you had it lockpicked and you left it on the road, not your problem someone stole it.Used to remove loads, it is illegal to clamp nowadays . I focus on DVLA clamps now. Cut 3 off last week .
hmmm old Citroens that go right down (gas suspension) to the ground and rise when the engine is (was) started. Don't think clamps existed back in those days.
West Senkovec - I suppose it would depend on how low yeah.... if it had a mental low skirt and bumper then they would have real trouble. Putting it through the spokes would damage them constituting criminal damage.
I keep a small dremmel and a cut off wheel. It takes longer, but they will cut through in less than a minute. Next is to find the guy that put it on, and throw it through his front window.
+Jerry Collins I agree your way would be fun. Would end up in court for damaging their property though. I guess you can use the dremel on the judges car after he fines you to get some payback.
Jerry Collins ive got an 18v hitachi brushless angle grinder. Would cut thru those bulshit clamps in seconds. lucky they cant do this shit in australia!
Conceptually depending on the facts in a civil case (and sometimes even criminal), if someone puts something on my property without my permission and it restricts me from being able to move my personal property like putting on a wheel clamp on my car, then there is legal cause of action to sue for trespass on to my property. The law shows that this indeed can be a form of trespass and unless otherwise expressed in a valid contract.
IT'S OBVIOUS YOU'RE OUT AFTER TROUBLE YOU LAME BRAIN STONER.YOU'RE JUST LUCKY I CAN'T GET MY HANDS ON YOU HAHA.YOU LITTLE BITCH.STUDY CONTRACT LAW!!.THIS IS THE LAST TIME I'M GONNA REPLY.NOT BECAUSE YOU'VE WON (AND YOU HAVEN'T).I JUST CAN'T BE ARSED ARGUING WITH SOMEONE WHO KNOWS FUCK ALL!!!!!
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Just to let you Know, that this happened to me. The Police were called. The clamping Company, said that unless I paid the fine, within a certain period, (Two hours or so) they would tow my Vehicle to their pound, which would incur, a further cost. But, in law, they can only tow your vehicle, to the nearest public highway, any further, (eg, to their pound) and it would be deemed, "Theft". Now, the important bit. It is not the "Company", that would be charged with theft, but the actual driver of the towing truck, so "He, or She", would get a criminal record, this, will stop them, from impounding, your Vehicle! You may still, however, have to pay the clamping fine! I didn't, the company released my Van, without charge!
I remember I whipped one of them off with a Stihl saw during rush hour just outside Edinburgh city centre once. It took less than 10 seconds and it was off! When I first kindled the saw up there was heads popping up all over the place to see what the noise was. I got a standing ovation from everyone present, the bus stop across the road erupted! It was hilarious! I also took another one off the exact same way just down from Anderson bus station in Glasgow years ago! Exact same response from everyone present! The moral of the story... Everyone likes to see a clamp coming off!! E V E R Y O N E!! 🤪
I don't know who was right or wrong but this guy has the worlds greatest attitude and should be commended for showing us all how to deal with adversity. Many Kudos to him~!!!!!
By the way - the police officer is totally wrong about it being an offence. It is not making off without payment. He is either being deliberately misleading (most likely) or his grasp of the law is very tenuous. To elide this with leaving a restaurant without paying is completely wrong. You should have taken his number and complained.
I will be producing this video as evidence that i dont have to pay for my restaurant bill but to just give in my name and address. Lets see what happens. One police with 2 rules.
The officer is saying that when entering a car park where you have to pay you are entering a contract and are required to pay (...and display, I assume, in this case). There should be a sign saying that if you don't pay and display then you could be clamped and subsequently subject to a release fee ...blah blah. Therefore the guy has parked his car, entered the contract and it's terms and conditions with the car park owner. He got clamped and they can make him pay the consequential fine.
You're right. It's simply an unpaid invoice and no one has a right to clamp your vehicle unless it's on a public highway. That Romanian guy is very clever though!
I don't see why the driver gave him his name and address. I would have said if you want that info, then put it through the system. Same sort of thing if a security guy wants your info or a community service person, etc, no one has the right to demand your details and this even applies to the police. You have to be arrested first before giving those details.
As long as you don't damage the clamp, you can remove it. Just jack up your vehicle, let some air out to the tyre and slide off the clamp. If you damage the clamp or cut the the lock it is criminal damage. and don't take the clamp, just leave it and drive off their property and put air back in the tyre.
I literally just told my husband to do this. They put a crappy clamp on worse than this, and we're removing the tyre tonight when the guy has come off duty and stopped spying on our car.
As a side note, if You have a Blue disability Badge they cannot legally clamp your car. Always display it even when not parked in a disabled space. A lot of people don’t know, including clampers, if your not sure about wher you parked take a photo of your car with the badge displayed BEFORE you leave it. Then if it does get clamped the police will make them remove it for you 😉👍
How can that copper try to infer that breach of contract is an arrestable offence?!! Crikey.. that is a bloody long bow to draw! Doesn't anyone teach policemen the Law?!
tasmedic the policeman is wrong. This is a civil matter, as long as he doesn't damage the clamp it is not an arrestable offence. He is still liable to the fine though. None of this matters anymore, this practise has been illigal for years in the UK, this is a very old video.
Nevets I guess the best way to enforce parking restrictions on private land would be to have a big gate and lock it behind the offender, or a sensible sort of access system like the multistorey car parks.
That copper breaking the law. Assisting a private firm to conduct business is illegal, he should be there entirely impartial to ensure there is no criminal activity taking place, which there isnt.
I got my illegal clamp off within 3 or 4 mins...it was SO easy...i threw the clamp in the river Thames..and apart from a letter asking for money and their clamp back...i heard nothing from them again.
I used a pair of bolt cutters to remove a clamp in a car park in Wimbledon once and threw it in the Thames while driving home....heard no more about it..!!
I heard an interesting account of Total-revenge regarding a wheel clamper knt, he was followed home quietly, and a few days later after harrassing people he came "home" to a TOTALLY stripped empty house, no furniture, no tv no computer, washing machine OR even any carpets. The result was the b/s was paid, selling ALL the clampers stuff paid for this plus enough over for a weekend trip woth all meals out ALL paid for from the proceeds of the sale. Justice can work in many ways 🤔😜🤣
+canturgan actually fella it has been quite a while far more than 2 years id say at least 10 because I was clamped and it still had the clamp on after it was made illegal and contacted the police on what to do the police told me to cut it off because there not allowed to clamp it had been sat in the car park for 3 weeks with the clamp on and police said that they wont be coming eny time soon so you cant be prosecuted and that was around 10 years ago
no before then I was taxing 1999 2001 and it was around that time the reason being it was illegal but red tape kept it from being enforced by the police it only came enforceable by the police in 2012 when the law on clamping was changed to criminal from civil but was well illegal before then its just the police didn't have the powers at that time, but you couldn't be prosecuted for criminal damage for removel of the clamp but when the laws changed it then became illegal to damage a clamp upon removel and this is when dvla started to use this method knowing that you could be prosecuted, wich in turn made them to start clamping vehcles on the drive too, but because then people were removing them, they then came up with the sorn rule because clamping was not a legal methord although enough to make them able to collect the vehcle so they could get revenue from you collecting your car from the pound
It is not illegal to remove a wheel-clamp when parked on private property and the vehicle is parked on private land. The land owner will be forced to sue for any damages.
It's a civil offence ,the cop should not get involved as it's not criminal if he assists the clamper sue him personally and the constabulary.good for you mate.
Just like to say I used your method of clamp removal today and I was surprised at how easy it was, wheel off remove two bolts a few whacks with a hammer and job done no laws broken and no parasites funded :D
sometimes people just dont think...i would have put three more on and said see y ou in 5 days time. Also would have charged him for camping on private property.
that cop cant tell the owner of the car/truck/van what to do cuz the owner has the right to remove the wheel without damage anything else & if that cop threat of arrest charge him or her with a lawsuit for making threat to cause harm & if the bailiff who put the clamp on the car call the cops for false report have them charge for false 911 call
Can't understand how they get away with it. The clamp was nearly as well integrated with his car as his engine is (OK slight exaggeration). It wasn't a stolen part and it was willingly incorporated to a private car. How can legal title to the clamp remain with anyone other than the car owner?
does remind me of a story I heard at work over a decade ago. Which ended in a Dutch truck driver looking at the smug cowboys in a clamping van, he flipped them the bird, they held their hands out like waiters expecting a tip, he got out and outstretched his arms trying to reach from corner to corner of his 500litre diesel tank, before going around the other side to draw attention to the other one. As he walked back around the front he saw them twirling their fingers around their temples followed by the return of their smug grins. He turned to his drivers door, dropped his pants and showed them his arse, climbed in, lifted up the clamped axle and drove off back to the docks with the idiot van following him.
pretty labor intensive to disconnect the ball joint, or strut. Couldnt you just wire it up to the undercarriage and let the chain drag on the street.....eventually one of the links will be ground off by the road (not you) and it will fall off. nice job otherwise fella, I approve of theft from scoundrels.
piece of cake, it will take me ONLY 10 minutes to remove that crap. wheel out, detach shock absorber at the bottom, wheel back in have red-bull while driving.
Police officer was wrong to get involved in a civil matter and threaten arrest. It was NOT "making off without payment" and the clamping firm already had the registration number of the vehicle anyway, it was a civil matter. If it were "making off without payment" then any parking company could ask for the arrest of any person who hadn't bought a parking sticker, which obviously they can't. You should put in a complaint about the police officer, he needs some training. The clampers always say "you can't touch the clamp" but of course you can touch and even remove the clamp by any means you want. You simply cannot damage the clamp as that's criminal damage. Picking the lock is best if you know a good locksmith, but this way works well too. :) Good work though, and good to show people how it's done. Can only do this with private firms clamps, not DVLA or police.
I would have just used an angle grinder You don't want me to touch your clamp ? Then don't touch my car By clamping it you made the car unusable, by rendering it unusable one might argue that this damages the value of the car
Yeah reppin Windsor 😂 I know the officer as well..when I was at collage there I was sat on my bike walking along with my mates and he stops me and gets all assy about me 'riding on the pavement'
I don't get it, pulls the wheel and unbolts the strut, slips chain off, took him till dark , loss half day wages, put van back together, now it should be aligned to keep it from wearing tires uneven, yep he sure showed them. Seems so uneducated.
Unbolting the strut would only knock alignment out on a vehicle with camber adjustment pretty much, which that van doesn't have to my knowledge. The hub can only fit the strut one way.
Surely it all depends on the wording of the contract. If payment is to remove the clamp then it would not be making off without payment because he did not require it's removal, so there is no service to pay for. If the penalty is for parking on the land or not complying with conditions then it becomes a civil matter, having no intention of paying would make it theft. Clamping for private companies has become illegal because it can be abused and it's requirement is redundant anyway because money can be recovered in court. Changing the subject, one thing that used to annoy me when I worked in a petrol station is that if a driver fills their car up with fuel, as long as the customer goes in the shop and says "I've got no money" and provides their address they can fill their car up with fuel and not pay for it, again this can be easily recovered with costs but my employer and one silly sausage work colleague wanted to put liability on me or other cashiers for "letting them do it", the other flaw is police refusal to do anything when the driver blatantly left false details.
***** Step 1: wait for the clamper to leave. Step 2: Grind the thing off while he is gone. Step 3: Drive away. Now the clamper has the burden of trying to prove in court that you were the one that damaged his property and not some random person doing a public service.
Haha yeah was dark by the time he finished wasn't it lol. Bet he would of made the money to pay the fine if he was working all that time haha. But still a legend none the less. It's not the money it is the standing up for your rights haha. Keep up the good work.
Also to everyone moaning about being clamped: I've never been clamped and do you know why? I can read signs and always pay attention to where I park. If nuggets like people who get clamped smartened up and stopped parking where they shouldn't clamping companies would dissappear within a month as they'd have no revenue. Problem solved.
Josh Pickles you are a fud.We in Scotland dont have this because we are men not shitebags like you fuckin English.You have let your rights be taken away one by one.
Allan Mcewan Actually I don't live in England. If I were to park in the centre of Edinburgh for the day without paying my car won't be towed away? Also what's a "Fud"? Some kind of insult?
I so admire this guy. He knew the law better than most people and he was determined to fight for his rights under the law. Those parking scammers are the criminals just how many people were helped to their graves by those fuckers?
We need more people like this in the community. I'd rather pay these guys and when these guys start getting paid by the people and start making as much as DVLA, maybe they'll stop the bullshit
Such a waste of time!! If I was the Clamper, I would have just waited until just before he had finished and put another one on the other side!! And If I was the Driver, I would have just not done whatever it was he done to get clamped in the first place (and if I had got caught doing something 'Clamp-worthy'. I would pay what is due!!) Both parties are as dumb as each other!!!
Except as was mentioned in the video, it was clamped wrongfully as there was still time left for him to be there. The parking twat wasnt playing by the book and just wanted some cash from what he thought was an easy target.
The police man is wrong, it's a civil contravention if the clamp is undamaged. It would never be an offence as that infers that criminal act has been committed. In fact it's none off the policeman's business if the removal is being carried out without damage or a breach of the peace.
I wonder if they could invent some kind of safety system, where if a clamp is detected it applies the handbrake, and quickly spins the wheel to deter anyone from tampering with the vehicle...
ive got two of those lovely clamps in my garage , thank you Aldi for the £5 bolt cutters
richard kendrick they'd have to be pretty damn big cutters to get through that chain
It depends, they have got the cars keeper details and that's who would get prosecuted specially as there are so many street cams around, then if the car is causing an obstructions it would just get towed or bumped out of the way.
My mate has 4 dvla ones in his bedroom lol.
Cordless Angle Grider and about 8 seconds to cut the dvla ones :P
No you can't bolt crop them chains there to strong I messed a pair of Irwin record bolt cutters on them
This is all very British a polish van driver dealing with an Asian clamper in a British car park.
lol
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What the fucks a british car park u mong
Yea it’s great if it winds you up 🤣🤣🤣
You sir are a modern day hero. I wish I had the courage and the know-how to do what you did.
someone give this guy a job
hes determined hardworking cool under stress and polite all the way through it.
spot on dude if only there where more like you
Ironically, he would make a good police man.
spot on but alas you need to have at least an abh or gbh or did i mean A level or Degree ahum
Yeah very impressive....it's what I call...aging lol
@@kdmc40 lol
A PERSONS CHECK!!!!??? Since when did the police become an identification service for private corporations!!!??? The police officer has no right to even process his name.
he literally said that with his fingers crossed behind his back.
I see the problem with the car, there is a chain stuck in the suspension and it needs to be removed otherwise an accident can happen.
He did not break the law...this was a civil matter from the start nothing to do with that copper...tut tut tut lied Mr plod.
+Craig Anderson Yes Police Officer either lying or ignorant of the law either way I agree with you Craig 'tut tut tut ..... Mr plod.'
Even though the solicitor said it was theft by depriving the owner and possibly kidnapping not to mention endangering life - im sure you know better than a fully qualified police man and solicitor
Craig Anderson Plod are crap!
Ferruzzicati, did he destroy it? No. On what grounds did Officer Dibble have to require a name and address, no offence had been committed nor was there likely to be an offence committed. I think Officer Dibble needs some retraining.
@@rawfootageaction5828 Yes but interference , even scratching the clamp, constitutes criminal damage (otherwise you could cut it off and reweld it!). Removing the clamp without marking it is the key
Car owner should have kept the clamp and charged the firm for storage
And an hourly rate for removing the clamp ;)
Absolutely........... you write ;) as if to highlight the irony\humour.........but its EXACTLY what these fuckers would do.
Criminal mentality working JUST inside the law. Bunch of bastards.
+MGT Fucking right they would, too many people just pay the fine and forget it. Take the cunts for every penny you can, I say. Power to the people bro.
ian davies That is also illegal and you can be charged with theft.
No, because it's lawful excuse, and whoever clamps your camp unless they have a court order or a statutory instrument then they have no legal right to clamp
I like the little old man, who obviously wanders from the nursing home so often, they thoughtfully put a hi-vis on him so they can find him again. Quite heartwarming really. Oh and nice anti clamping vid as well ! We don't really have that in Australia, but if we did, I am sure we would see an upturn in clamp to rectum injuries.
Oh yes we do. Cordless angle grinders are pretty cheap these days though and there's always a Bunnings nearby.
You mean Prince Philip?
Trevor Nunya: hahahhahaha!!!!! I can't stop laugh!!!!!!!! Was he found at last? lol!!!!!!!!!
Is that cause Australians like putting foreign objects up their bums?
I'm not taking the clamp off, I'm fixing my car. The clamp will fall off during the repairs. XD
Jack Evans Now that is Great and also true..
Suffolk
Don't forget to confiscate the clamp as evidence of their sabotage of your car. And send them the repair bill.
Clamping people’s vehicles is disgusting and shouldn’t be allowed. It’s so easy to go over the allotted time when your out shopping or working. But that’s what they rely upon, they sit in there cars just waiting and hoping.....
the policeman handled that perfectly, he expressed his disapproval of clamping law and then accepted that it was a civil case, excellent work.
If you can't touch their clamp, how can they touch your vehicle? Sounds like a pound of flesh to me.
Edward Walker They are full of shit, you can't damage it but they can't stop you touching it.
Indeed, there's no legal grounds to stop you touching anything that's placed on your vehicle.
If that were the case, it would be illegal for clampers to TOUCH your vehicle when putting their leeches on it.
In Australia, if your vehicle has been wheel clamped there is little known law that states that anything that is attached to you car / motor bike, becomes the property of the owner of the vehicle. You then have the legal right to remove said attachment , put it inside your vehicle and drive off.
Edward Walker exactly!!!!!
In law you may touch their clamp as much as you wish. However if you damage the clamp that is criminal damage. Of course, if the damage your vehicle while fitting the clamp you can take proceedings against the clamping firm for criminal damage. And don't let anyone try to dissuade you, I have done that 4 times now and each time I was successful
nice how the guy removing the clamp advised the copper on the law. changed his mind quite quick
They clamped my car on my driveway a few years back. They wanted £550 for unpaid parking ticket. :( Wish I thought of removing the wheel. Great job!! thumbs up my man.
Why do the clampers fear being photographed ? Usually people do this when they are guilty of something and don't wish to be exposed.
Felix Burke yeah. becouse someone will surely go back and beat the shit out of the person who did the clamping
there was a clamper in our area who used to let 3 people park up in the 3 spaces there then after they went he would put his signs up and clamp the cars. and he would charge them £150 release fee and say Hes already called the toe trucks and charge them another £350 on top. until i took videos off him doing it and put them on dvd and sent them to the council and the local paper. i had my 4 tyres slashed for doing it but he ended up in high coart.
i meant tow. lol
dooronron69 did you mean court* too?
+Dr Woo maybe. lol. damn predictive text.
I hope you went after him for tge tires as well. Cheeky petty shit they pull when they got caught red handed and have a temper tantrum.
*tires
If a clamp is fitted to your car it then becomes an accessory.
It doesn't matter who owns the clamp it now belongs to you the same as fitting spot lights.
Because it's now a car accessory you can take it off how ever you feel fit but you must take it with you to avoid being charged for littering.
You can't be arrested for theft because it was put onto your vehicle by a third party as a gift.
Way 2 is to carry a clamp and clamp the clamper...
Haha you might have to put up a sign in your car stating that if anybody leaves anything on your car it becomes your property and will not be returned without paying a release fee of 100 pounds 😂
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Fantastic and great attitude. I love when you tell the policeman you are not taking the clamp off but it may fall off when you repair your vehicle.
TS 410 still saw has them off in less than 30 seconds. Just make sure there is no CCTV and take the clamp with you, that way they cannot prove you have damaged it. You just tell them you had it lockpicked and you left it on the road, not your problem someone stole it.Used to remove loads, it is illegal to clamp nowadays . I focus on DVLA clamps now. Cut 3 off last week .
someone needs to design wheel covers that PREVENT a clamp from being applied
hmmm old Citroens that go right down (gas suspension) to the ground and rise when the engine is (was) started. Don't think clamps existed back in those days.
They will only go round the wishbone with a chain if that's the case.
West Senkovec - I suppose it would depend on how low yeah.... if it had a mental low skirt and bumper then they would have real trouble.
Putting it through the spokes would damage them constituting criminal damage.
Install 37 inch or larger tires.
Just buy a boot and put it on yourself. Also keeps someone from stealing the car.
I keep a small dremmel and a cut off wheel. It takes longer, but they will cut through in less than a minute. Next is to find the guy that put it on, and throw it through his front window.
+Jerry Collins I agree your way would be fun. Would end up in court for damaging their property though. I guess you can use the dremel on the judges car after he fines you to get some payback.
Jerry Collins ive got an 18v hitachi brushless angle grinder. Would cut thru those bulshit clamps in seconds. lucky they cant do this shit in australia!
In court for a five pound padlock? Criminal damage to a dubiously legal clamping? Get Real!!
Conceptually depending on the facts in a civil case (and sometimes even criminal), if someone puts something on my property without my permission and it restricts me from being able to move my personal property like putting on a wheel clamp on my car, then there is legal cause of action to sue for trespass on to my property. The law shows that this indeed can be a form of trespass and unless otherwise expressed in a valid contract.
this cop should realise that no one can be forced into contract
you are a prat. and a dobber
haha and you're saying this because i can't get my hands on you and you should study the law
Martin Humphreys what about little girls? can they be forced into a contract? cos thats what you are. and a prat
IT'S OBVIOUS YOU'RE OUT AFTER TROUBLE YOU LAME BRAIN STONER.YOU'RE JUST LUCKY I CAN'T GET MY HANDS ON YOU HAHA.YOU LITTLE BITCH.STUDY CONTRACT LAW!!.THIS IS THE LAST TIME I'M GONNA REPLY.NOT BECAUSE YOU'VE WON (AND YOU HAVEN'T).I JUST CAN'T BE ARSED ARGUING WITH SOMEONE WHO KNOWS FUCK ALL!!!!!
What's a Dobber, Mummy Euan?
I carry a battery grinder cut the chain keep the boot if they want it back charging $200
Pay a fine for what? The van driver is the victim here.
You sir, are the man! Good for you for sticking up for yourself and knowing what you're doing with vehicle engineering! Good work!!!!!!!
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Kerreecctt ! For 5 Points !!
Now, Can you tell Us - for the Bonus Point - what that Statement is Supposed to mean !?
It's 00.50hrs here, so you've 10 minutes to give your Answer, from NOW !!
Just to let you Know, that this happened to me. The Police were called. The clamping Company, said that unless I paid the fine, within a certain period, (Two hours or so) they would tow my Vehicle to their pound, which would incur, a further cost. But, in law, they can only tow your vehicle, to the nearest public highway, any further, (eg, to their pound) and it would be deemed, "Theft". Now, the important bit. It is not the "Company", that would be charged with theft, but the actual driver of the towing truck, so "He, or She", would get a criminal record, this, will stop them, from impounding, your Vehicle! You may still, however, have to pay the clamping fine! I didn't, the company released my Van, without charge!
I remember I whipped one of them off with a Stihl saw during rush hour just outside Edinburgh city centre once. It took less than 10 seconds and it was off! When I first kindled the saw up there was heads popping up all over the place to see what the noise was. I got a standing ovation from everyone present, the bus stop across the road erupted! It was hilarious!
I also took another one off the exact same way just down from Anderson bus station in Glasgow years ago! Exact same response from everyone present!
The moral of the story... Everyone likes to see a clamp coming off!! E V E R Y O N E!! 🤪
Hope nobody was killed when the road erupted, sounds like a volcano.
"You can't touch the clamp, it's private property" Says the man who touched the privately owned van in order to clamp it.
Top marks for this video.
Hero good on him for removing the clamp from those scam artists! Wish I had seen this video a few days ago!
Only a court has the right to fine its not a fine its a charge and he does not have to pay it if he believes he does not owe the money.
Jason Mad Thanks a LOT for this head up sir!
I don't know who was right or wrong but this guy has the worlds greatest attitude and should be commended for showing us all how to deal with adversity. Many Kudos to him~!!!!!
That is the best loop hole I've ever heard of, that dude deserves a round of applause
in new zealand it is illegal to issue tickets on private property(carparks) but they can clamp or tow.
I have a friend that cuts clamp and keeps it
By the way - the police officer is totally wrong about it being an offence. It is not making off without payment. He is either being deliberately misleading (most likely) or his grasp of the law is very tenuous. To elide this with leaving a restaurant without paying is completely wrong. You should have taken his number and complained.
I will be producing this video as evidence that i dont have to pay for my restaurant bill but to just give in my name and address. Lets see what happens. One police with 2 rules.
The officer is saying that when entering a car park where you have to pay you are entering a contract and are required to pay (...and display, I assume, in this case). There should be a sign saying that if you don't pay and display then you could be clamped and subsequently subject to a release fee ...blah blah. Therefore the guy has parked his car, entered the contract and it's terms and conditions with the car park owner. He got clamped and they can make him pay the consequential fine.
You're right. It's simply an unpaid invoice and no one has a right to clamp your vehicle unless it's on a public highway. That Romanian guy is very clever though!
Yep, your right, I stand corrected.
Yep, you're right. I stand corrected Josh.
I don't see why the driver gave him his name and address. I would have said if you want that info, then put it through the system. Same sort of thing if a security guy wants your info or a community service person, etc, no one has the right to demand your details and this even applies to the police. You have to be arrested first before giving those details.
when they clamp your wheel, they "stole" your car.
As long as you don't damage the clamp, you can remove it. Just jack up your vehicle, let some air out to the tyre and slide off the clamp. If you damage the clamp or cut the the lock it is criminal damage. and don't take the clamp, just leave it and drive off their property and put air back in the tyre.
I literally just told my husband to do this. They put a crappy clamp on worse than this, and we're removing the tyre tonight when the guy has come off duty and stopped spying on our car.
Simply boycott the supermarket's that extort money in this way.
The supermarket's what?
I am tempted to make my own clamp (pretty easy) and use it on the clamper's vehicle. Let's see how they react, when they get their own treatment.
mate your a legend your funny well handled sir!
As a side note, if You have a Blue disability Badge they cannot legally clamp your car. Always display it even when not parked in a disabled space. A lot of people don’t know, including clampers, if your not sure about wher you parked take a photo of your car with the badge displayed BEFORE you leave it. Then if it does get clamped the police will make them remove it for you 😉👍
This geezer is a legend.
Awesome video thank you for standing up to these clampers.
if someone gives you free scrap metal, why do you have to give it back?
How can that copper try to infer that breach of contract is an arrestable offence?!! Crikey.. that is a bloody long bow to draw! Doesn't anyone teach policemen the Law?!
tasmedic the policeman is wrong. This is a civil matter, as long as he doesn't damage the clamp it is not an arrestable offence. He is still liable to the fine though. None of this matters anymore, this practise has been illigal for years in the UK, this is a very old video.
Yes, I figured that the policeman was out of line. I'm glad to hear that clamping has been outlawed. I wish they'd do the same here in Australia.
tasmedic Our local council clamps people still but most of the clamping that was done on private land is finished.
Nevets
I guess the best way to enforce parking restrictions on private land would be to have a big gate and lock it behind the offender, or a sensible sort of access system like the multistorey car parks.
tasmedic Companies have car parks, that's private land, supermarkets etc. They don't want gates with locks on.
"Can't touch the clamp".....one would be found in the guys window when he got home !
That copper breaking the law. Assisting a private firm to conduct business is illegal, he should be there entirely impartial to ensure there is no criminal activity taking place, which there isnt.
I got my illegal clamp off within 3 or 4 mins...it was SO easy...i threw the clamp in the river Thames..and apart from a letter asking for money and their clamp back...i heard nothing from them again.
I like this chap. 😁
Must be an old video. As of 2012 wheel clamping on private land is illegal in England and Wales.
Well it does say uploaded 2010.
Good For You ! Stand Up to Government Oppression !
I used a pair of bolt cutters to remove a clamp in a car park in Wimbledon once and threw it in the Thames while driving home....heard no more about it..!!
I heard an interesting account of Total-revenge regarding a wheel clamper knt, he was followed home quietly, and a few days later after harrassing people he came "home" to a TOTALLY stripped empty house, no furniture, no tv no computer, washing machine OR even any carpets. The result was the b/s was paid, selling ALL the clampers stuff paid for this plus enough over for a weekend trip woth all meals out ALL paid for from the proceeds of the sale. Justice can work in many ways 🤔😜🤣
This is a very old video. To all you making recent comments: It has been illegal for private land owners to clamp a vehicle for many years.
+David Clark Not that many, about 2 years.
+canturgan actually fella it has been quite a while far more than 2 years id say at least 10 because I was clamped and it still had the clamp on after it was made illegal and contacted the police on what to do the police told me to cut it off because there not allowed to clamp it had been sat in the car park for 3 weeks with the clamp on and police said that they wont be coming eny time soon so you cant be prosecuted and that was around 10 years ago
Paul Reed
2012 in England.
no before then I was taxing 1999 2001 and it was around that time the reason being it was illegal but red tape kept it from being enforced by the police it only came enforceable by the police in 2012 when the law on clamping was changed to criminal from civil but was well illegal before then its just the police didn't have the powers at that time, but you couldn't be prosecuted for criminal damage for removel of the clamp but when the laws changed it then became illegal to damage a clamp upon removel and this is when dvla started to use this method knowing that you could be prosecuted, wich in turn made them to start clamping vehcles on the drive too, but because then people were removing them, they then came up with the sorn rule because clamping was not a legal methord although enough to make them able to collect the vehcle so they could get revenue from you collecting your car from the pound
Paul Reed
I suspect all that waffle could be condensed to about one paragraph. It currently just rambles on repeating itself. Try to be more concise.
Another Policeman who doesn't actually understand the laws he's paid to uphold. Time for a competance check me thinks. 😝
It is not illegal to remove a wheel-clamp when parked on private property and the vehicle is parked on private land. The land owner will be forced to sue for any damages.
It is, the courts recognise this as extortion
That was silly. If you undid the strut mounting.....Doh! 😂
It's a civil offence ,the cop should not get involved as it's not criminal if he assists the clamper sue him personally and the constabulary.good for you mate.
That copper was wrong or deliberately lying, the only people that can impose 'fines' are the courts. Every case on it's own merits.
Just like to say I used your method of clamp removal today and I was surprised at how easy it was, wheel off remove two bolts a few whacks with a hammer and job done no laws broken and no parasites funded :D
Durham Regional Police but ur a cop boi
I had a laugh. even more fun if they clamped the other side while he was taking that one off
sometimes people just dont think...i would have put three more on and said see y ou in 5 days time. Also would have charged him for camping on private property.
Bahaha
Far Queue I was thinking that 😂
Far Queue lol true
and then your house burns down one night and no one can figure out who started the fire.
Am a welder, everytime they clamp my van. I cut the chain and recycle the clamp.
Its a shame that clamping is now banned in private land in the uk
that cop cant tell the owner of the car/truck/van what to do cuz the owner has the right to remove the wheel without damage anything else & if that cop threat of arrest charge him or her with a lawsuit for making threat to cause harm & if the bailiff who put the clamp on the car call the cops for false report have them charge for false 911 call
Can't understand how they get away with it. The clamp was nearly as well integrated with his car as his engine is (OK slight exaggeration). It wasn't a stolen part and it was willingly incorporated to a private car. How can legal title to the clamp remain with anyone other than the car owner?
does remind me of a story I heard at work over a decade ago. Which ended in a Dutch truck driver looking at the smug cowboys in a clamping van, he flipped them the bird, they held their hands out like waiters expecting a tip, he got out and outstretched his arms trying to reach from corner to corner of his 500litre diesel tank, before going around the other side to draw attention to the other one. As he walked back around the front he saw them twirling their fingers around their temples followed by the return of their smug grins. He turned to his drivers door, dropped his pants and showed them his arse, climbed in, lifted up the clamped axle and drove off back to the docks with the idiot van following him.
pretty labor intensive to disconnect the ball joint, or strut. Couldnt you just wire it up to the undercarriage and let the chain drag on the street.....eventually one of the links will be ground off by the road (not you) and it will fall off.
nice job otherwise fella, I approve of theft from scoundrels.
You shopuld never ever stick your head in the wheel arch when the vehicle is on a jack.
I can't remember the last time I saw a traditional Bobby!
If he clamped another wheel then when you take that clamp off, put it in your boot temporarily.
I got one off my sprinter van by letting tyre down and using fairy liquid, bloke from DVLA Was well pissed off
That is priceless!
Enough people start doing that and they'll start towing and impounding.
piece of cake, it will take me ONLY 10 minutes to remove that crap. wheel out, detach shock absorber at the bottom, wheel back in have red-bull while driving.
Ooo poo pp
Did you record this video with a hair dryer?
Police officer was wrong to get involved in a civil matter and threaten arrest. It was NOT "making off without payment" and the clamping firm already had the registration number of the vehicle anyway, it was a civil matter. If it were "making off without payment" then any parking company could ask for the arrest of any person who hadn't bought a parking sticker, which obviously they can't. You should put in a complaint about the police officer, he needs some training. The clampers always say "you can't touch the clamp" but of course you can touch and even remove the clamp by any means you want. You simply cannot damage the clamp as that's criminal damage. Picking the lock is best if you know a good locksmith, but this way works well too. :) Good work though, and good to show people how it's done.
Can only do this with private firms clamps, not DVLA or police.
More people should be willing to do this and stand up to them.
Big Ian Builds Clamping on private land is illigal in the UK now. This is a really old video.
xlent mate...cool polite & determined...& a good laugh 👉.🛃 👈
just cut it off - and keep cutting them off never pay anything
Legend!
Can i ask why after the wheel was off you didn't just drop the suspension from the top and lift the chain over?
this guy is a legend i didn't know you can do this now i know i will do this my self great stuff love it
I would have just used an angle grinder
You don't want me to touch your clamp ? Then don't touch my car
By clamping it you made the car unusable, by rendering it unusable one might argue that this damages the value of the car
power to the people
jaz chahal j
"I'm not touching the clamp" - as he's holding the clamp. face palm......
Geraint Davies never said he was. Just commenting on the statement he made about not touching the clamp while he's touching the clamp
No, there is only a fine if it's damaged!
Paul Canning I think I see what you did there... unless it was accidental?
Geraint Davies I wonder what happens if you have a shiny alloy wheel and they scratch it?...
Yeah reppin Windsor 😂
I know the officer as well..when I was at collage there I was sat on my bike walking along with my mates and he stops me and gets all assy about me 'riding on the pavement'
"Come here, you enter a contract". Nope. A contract can only be made verbally or written.
They should clamp down on these people lol
Boom boom.
I don't get it, pulls the wheel and unbolts the strut, slips chain off, took him till dark , loss half day wages, put van back together, now it should be aligned to keep it from wearing tires uneven, yep he sure showed them. Seems so uneducated.
you honestly think this fuckhead has a wage at all?
unbolting the strut doesnt change the alignment, he didnt touch the the TCA or ends
gandi69 yes it's cheeper than paying him
A matter of principle, I would imagine.
Unbolting the strut would only knock alignment out on a vehicle with camber adjustment pretty much, which that van doesn't have to my knowledge. The hub can only fit the strut one way.
THT COPPER LOOKS LIKE HES BOUT 70 NEEDS TO RETIRE
Surely it all depends on the wording of the contract. If payment is to remove the clamp then it would not be making off without payment because he did not require it's removal, so there is no service to pay for. If the penalty is for parking on the land or not complying with conditions then it becomes a civil matter, having no intention of paying would make it theft. Clamping for private companies has become illegal because it can be abused and it's requirement is redundant anyway because money can be recovered in court. Changing the subject, one thing that used to annoy me when I worked in a petrol station is that if a driver fills their car up with fuel, as long as the customer goes in the shop and says "I've got no money" and provides their address they can fill their car up with fuel and not pay for it, again this can be easily recovered with costs but my employer and one silly sausage work colleague wanted to put liability on me or other cashiers for "letting them do it", the other flaw is police refusal to do anything when the driver blatantly left false details.
Yeah. Just disassemble and the reassemble the suspension. Normal thing to do.
18v cordless angle grinder.Would have saved all that and took seconds.
If he had damaged the clamp then he would be liable for the damage, that's the point of the video, how to remove the boot WITHOUT damaging it.
*****
Step 1: wait for the clamper to leave.
Step 2: Grind the thing off while he is gone.
Step 3: Drive away.
Now the clamper has the burden of trying to prove in court that you were the one that damaged his property and not some random person doing a public service.
30'' bolt cutter
MAKE SURE ITS HILTI
And he is still there today...
Haha yeah was dark by the time he finished wasn't it lol. Bet he would of made the money to pay the fine if he was working all that time haha. But still a legend none the less. It's not the money it is the standing up for your rights haha.
Keep up the good work.
I love that he didn't gave up lol
Also to everyone moaning about being clamped: I've never been clamped and do you know why? I can read signs and always pay attention to where I park. If nuggets like people who get clamped smartened up and stopped parking where they shouldn't clamping companies would dissappear within a month as they'd have no revenue. Problem solved.
Josh Pickles you are a fud.We in Scotland dont have this because we are men not shitebags like you fuckin English.You have let your rights be taken away one by one.
Allan Mcewan Actually I don't live in England. If I were to park in the centre of Edinburgh for the day without paying my car won't be towed away? Also what's a "Fud"? Some kind of insult?
Why, you say it like not all clampers are 100% honest and aren't money-grabbing parasites. How quaint.
vinnyvasquez Not all clampers aren't money grabbing parasites - say what buddy?
These arsehole companies in England make a tidy profit off unsuspecting drivers by NOT signposting their sites, you tossers
I so admire this guy. He knew the law better than most people and he was determined to fight for his rights under the law. Those parking scammers are the criminals just how many people were helped to their graves by those fuckers?
We need more people like this in the community. I'd rather pay these guys and when these guys start getting paid by the people and start making as much as DVLA, maybe they'll stop the bullshit
Such a waste of time!! If I was the Clamper, I would have just waited until just before he had finished and put another one on the other side!! And If I was the Driver, I would have just not done whatever it was he done to get clamped in the first place (and if I had got caught doing something 'Clamp-worthy'. I would pay what is due!!) Both parties are as dumb as each other!!!
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Except as was mentioned in the video, it was clamped wrongfully as there was still time left for him to be there. The parking twat wasnt playing by the book and just wanted some cash from what he thought was an easy target.
Moron
You can only clamp driver side front
The police man is wrong, it's a civil contravention if the clamp is undamaged. It would never be an offence as that infers that criminal act has been committed. In fact it's none off the policeman's business if the removal is being carried out without damage or a breach of the peace.
Actually the clampers by attaching the clamp in this manner are risking damage to the vehicles brake lines which is potentially dangerous
I wonder if they could invent some kind of safety system, where if a clamp is detected it applies the handbrake, and quickly spins the wheel to deter anyone from tampering with the vehicle...
"electric fence"
any thing attached to your vehicle belongs to the vehicle so you can do what you want to it