Early Morning Clamping?

cormie

Just curious to see have many people been clamped first thing in the morning at all? Most Pay and Display areas start at 07:00 around Dublin City anyway so has anyone here come out at 07:30 to find they've been clamped? How many clamping teams work around the night aswell I wonder? I know there's a few 24hr pay and display areas and I'm sure they nab quite a lot of unsuspecting folk in these throughout the night but I wonder what time the rest of them start work too?

VinnyTGM

I got clamped once, I wasn't happy.

Bonito

1.) Deflate tyre.
2.) Remove tyre.
3.) Remove clamp.
4.) Put on spare tyre.
5.) ??????
6.) Profit!

alias no.9

Many years ago now but I once got clamped at 8 minutes past 7 on Echlin St, Dublin 8. Yes, hands up, I was in the wrong but I was livid at the time as I had to travel to Waterford for an interview that morning and I think that traffic enforcement at that hour should prioritise cases that obstruct traffic flow.

alias no.9

Bonito wrote: »

1.) Deflate tyre.
2.) Remove tyre.
3.) Remove clamp.
4.) Put on spare tyre.
5.) ??????
6.) Profit!

Clamps these days usually have a chain threaded through the wishbone.

bijapos

Bonito wrote: »

1.) Deflate tyre.
2.) Remove tyre.
3.) Remove clamp.
4.) Put on spare tyre.
5.) ??????
6.) Profit!

More of a loss than a profit really.

I doubt if you can remove a clamp this way, but even if you do take it off like this or by cutting it they have it photographed.

And yes they do come after you for the full amount.

Bonito

alias no.9 wrote: »

Clamps these days usually have a chain threaded through the wishbone.

This is the joys of having a car with multispoke alloys and very low.

They can't get the chain, clamp or their arm between the arch and the tyre or through your alloys to fit the chain.

Also, if it's a private company and you don't damage their clamp, you can do whatever you like.

Cookie_Monster

bijapos wrote: »

More of a loss than a profit really.

I doubt if you can remove a clamp this way, but even if you do take it off like this or by cutting it they have it photographed.

And yes they do come after you for the full amount.

but sir, I came back to my car and found a clamp on the ground beside it

mondeo

My sisters friend only recently parked his car for literally for 5 mins on D.8 while he went to use the bathroom in her house. Came back found a clamp on his wheel. Expensive bathroom break!

Big Nasty

mondeo wrote: »

My sisters friend only recently parked his car for literally for 5 mins on D.8 while he went to use the bathroom in her house. Came back found a clamp on his wheel. Expensive bathroom break!

That's takin' the piss altogether!

MetzgerMeister

Bonito wrote: »

1.) Deflate tyre.
2.) Remove tyre.
3.) Remove clamp.
4.) Put on spare tyre.
5.) ??????
6.) Profit!

How are you supposed to take off the wheel if the clamp is covering the bolts???

muckwarrior

I don't know if it's the same everywhere, but on my road you can only pay for parking up to 12 midnight. That means that if you don't want to get clamped the next morning you have to go out again at 7am and put in more money. What a load of bollox!

cormie

muckwarrior wrote: »

I don't know if it's the same everywhere, but on my road you can only pay for parking up to 12 midnight. That means that if you don't want to get clamped the next morning you have to go out again at 7am and put in more money. What a load of bollox!

It certainly is. It's not the same everywhere thankfully, one area I used to have to PAD in a lot you were able to pay after 7pm and it would start at 07:00 the next morning. There were a few times I forgot to PAD the night before and it's such a pain getting out of bed to stick a bit of paper in the vehicle :mad:

Cookie_Monster

muckwarrior wrote: »

I don't know if it's the same everywhere, but on my road you can only pay for parking up to 12 midnight. That means that if you don't want to get clamped the next morning you have to go out again at 7am and put in more money. What a load of bollox!

there are a few places I know of that are similar but if you pay past midnite the ticket is extended past 7am to whenever the money runs out. that way you can pay up to 10am (for example) the night before

gerdee

Got clamped on Sir John Rogerson Quay in Dublin 2 at 8:12 last Thursday. Pay parking starts there at 8. I must have just missed them when i came out. No point being angry, I broke the rules.

squod

Makes my blood boil

bijapos

bijapos wrote: »

More of a loss than a profit really.

I doubt if you can remove a clamp this way, but even if you do take it off like this or by cutting it they have it photographed.

And yes they do come after you for the full amount.

A number of people have posted on here about removing clamps from private clampers and not had any problems after.

squod

bijapos wrote: »

More of a loss than a profit really.

I doubt if you can remove a clamp this way, but even if you do take it off like this or by cutting it they have it photographed.

And yes they do come after you for the full amount.

Clamping is still illegal bijapos

Anan1

I think cormie's talking about council as opposed to private clamping.

Guy:Incognito

Bonito wrote: »

1.) Deflate tyre.
2.) Remove tyre.
3.) Remove clamp.
4.) Put on spare tyre.
5.) ??????
6.) Profit!

How do you profit? At best your in the same position you were before getting clamped but have a deflated tyre.

Bonito

einheisserschre wrote: »

How are you supposed to take off the wheel if the clamp is covering the bolts???

When you deflate the tyre, this will fit in between the clamp. Get a long bar for some leverage and the minute you get them bolts rotating, you're laughin'.

Please, allow my Eastern European friends to demonstrate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHwKLhIpa94

Stekelly wrote: »

How do you profit? At best your in the same position you were before getting clamped but have a deflated tyre.

Well, I wouldn't have had to pay for parking so I saved whatever it would have been to park.

Air is free up my way.