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Unfairly Clamped

Volvoboy · 2006-10-15 09:50:26

last nite i drove into town and parked on Dolier Street where i thought was leagal, we sat in the car where we parked, we were disgussing where to go, Q-bar or go back to tomangos, we were in the car for no longer than 5 minuites, so we decided to go into Q-bar me and two others walked around to Q-bar other two young ones…

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#32 16-10-2006 2:28pm
netwhizkid

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If the clampers were a private company I mean, Private Enterprise has no legal basis in this field and our constitution would rule so. If Clamping is to be enforced it should be by civil servants and by the councils or relevant authorities.

As for Prison, lol!! Murderers and Peado's hardly get prison now. Poor Box maybe but prison lolz

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#33 16-10-2006 2:41pm
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Clampers on public streets operate on contract to the local authority.

Also, if it's a private carpark, then it would be at the carpark owners discretion.

Finally, assault is assault.

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#34 16-10-2006 11:36pm
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Fey! wrote:

Also, if it's a private carpark, then it would be at the carpark owners discretion.

No, it operates on a contractual basis. A sign must be present saying e.g. "Cars parked here will be clamped", to which a person agrees by parking their car. If there are no warning signs and a private citizen clamps another then the clamped party should have a clear action, probably in trespass.

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#35 16-10-2006 11:57pm
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Volvoboy wrote:

we were disgussing where to go, Q-bar or go back to tomangos,
-VB-

id rather give the clamper my hard earned than either of those two holes he did you a favour

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#36 17-10-2006 8:14am
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PeakOutput wrote:

id rather give the clamper my hard earned than either of those two holes he did you a favour

True!

Sorry to go OT has anybody noticed some signs in the city have been changed from 19-00 to 21-00 in parking bays. I see a lot more cars clamped in and around camden street every morning. Its been a long time since ive worked in the city but I had always presumed 7-00 to 19-00 but thats not the case anymore?

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#37 17-10-2006 6:14pm
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appologies for responding sooner, looks like this is case of lesson learned the hard way.

Thanks for the helpful responses and the not so helpful ones.

-VB-

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#38 17-10-2006 7:35pm
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Chonker wrote:

True!

Sorry to go OT has anybody noticed some signs in the city have been changed from 19-00 to 21-00 in parking bays. I see a lot more cars clamped in and around camden street every morning. Its been a long time since ive worked in the city but I had always presumed 7-00 to 19-00 but thats not the case anymore?

This used to be the case but it's changed in a lot of places now. Was parking in Nth Great Georges St at about 7.30pm last week and noticed a clampers van parked on the st near the junction with Parnell. Had a glance at the signs and it's pay parking until midnite :eek: now. Wouldn't even have thought of looking. They were just waiting for people to park and picking them off like fish in a barrel. Needless to say, I moved the car. Went down to Cumberland St, across the road, 7-7 parking 30 secs away.

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#39 17-10-2006 7:48pm
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kbannon wrote:

There is a time period AFAIK. However, as you were parked within a taxi rank a different set of rules apply and I don't believe that you are given any sympathy by DSPS because you shouldn't be there regardless of how many taxis are there.

Hmm.. and we all know how taxis obey the parking rules. On Saturday I was outside Le Chateau at the Academy St/Patrick St junction in Cork and during the 45 minutes I was there 5 taxis broke the red lights.

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#40 17-10-2006 8:33pm
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parsi wrote:

Hmm.. and we all know how taxis obey the parking rules. On Saturday I was outside Le Chateau at the Academy St/Patrick St junction in Cork and during the 45 minutes I was there 5 taxis broke the red lights.

Two wrongs don't make a right! This thread is about someone clamped for parking in a taxi rank - not about taxis breaking the law so stay on topic!

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#41 17-10-2006 8:37pm
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Think yourself lucky. My van was nearly lifted from there, I ran back when I saw them lifting it, they told me I was too late so I got into it and they had to put it down .

That was last year after Arsenal had just one the FA cup, he told me I was lucky that Arsenal had won the cup and he was in a good mood

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#42 18-10-2006 12:41pm
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netwhizkid wrote:

If it was a private clamper you should hire an lawyer and sue as they are unconstitutional. A bolt cutters and a disc grinder come to mind plus a haymaker for any thick clamper. If I ever get clamped that will be my way of dealing with it. Something similar happened last year when some fella took his expectant wife into the GP and when he came out to rush her to Hospital his car was clamped. Clamper got KO'd.

AFAIK if you can remove the clamp in this situation without damaging it then there is nothing that can be done, but if you go at it with an angle grinder you can be done for criminal damge. See thread below

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054873590&referrerid=&highlight=clamped+at+work

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