Some good news

[4GS]

To make you smile:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles /news/news.html?in_article_id=516009&in_page_i d=1770&ct=5

[Panic Button]

If I get unreasonably clamped I will hire an angle grinder and cut it off. Cheaper and more satisfying

I will of course leave the clamp there, or they could accuse me of theft.

[4GS]

The law says that you can remove the clamp yourself, however you may NOT damage it, that's deemed as a criminal offence. This man may help do it though:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlan ds/3485625.stm

[Panic Button]

Oh yes, I'm sure its not legal, but I guess the clamping company would have to sue you.

I'll see them in court.

Oh and I'll get a red top newspaper interested in the case, so hopefully they will pay the fine - that is of course, if the other side turn up in court.

[jake-the-peg]

Of course you could always park legally!

[anotheoldgit]

It would not make you smile if you was one of the residents that had a permit to park there but could not because some anti-social type had parked there without a permit.

Once again a case of this modern society who are not prepared to be disciplined for cocking a snoot at rules and regulations.The same can be said for those that park in disabled parking bays.

Regarding those motorists that blocked the entrance, the Police should have charged them with obstruction.

Why should people moan about children who are not disciplined, when adults act like this, teach by example.

[Panic Button]

Jake, you are right.

It is all hypothetical because I do park legally, so will not get clamped.

I love the idea of John's angle grinder man. It's not me though!

[saxy_jag]

Well, it certainly wouldn't make me smile either, anotheoldgit, if I were one of the people legally entitled to park there but hadn't got my permit because some half-**sed company didn't get around to sending it to me.

As far as I'm aware, parking across someone's entrance-way isn't something the police can do anything about as long as you're not blocking access to public property or in a restricted area. If I'm wrong, then me and my neighbour are gonna both get charged, because we've parking across each other's driveways for years (with permission - we're good friends).

I want to high-five these people. It's about time the big guys were made to realise they can't push the little guys around just because they are the big guys.

[ludwig]

It does makes me smile. I always park legally and have never been clamped, but when you hear about the antics of some of these clampers, you realise alot of them are basically just thugs who've been given a license to extort money. Repect to angle grinder man.