Driving with Clamp on in Ranelagh

Deank · 31-01-2013 09:50AM #1

My brother was walking through Ranelagh yesterday when he came across some lunatic driving down the road with a public authority clamp still attached to his front passenger wheel.

A total Homer Simpson moment. Enjoy.

Dodgy version of vid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiNvMJTJr0Q

Cleaned up version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtKdmE7XwBk

Chris_Heilong · 31-01-2013 10:34AM

Good thing the BMW was RWD.

corktina · 31-01-2013 01:04PM

Probably get prosecuted for dangerous driving now, and rightly so.

Del2005 · 31-01-2013 01:45PM

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Good thing the BMW was RWD.

They never clamp the driven wheels, unless it's a 4x4.

Mar4ix · 31-01-2013 01:51PM

id say, new front left tire , fine and new clamp to pay for now. that all will be more, than pay just fine.

Deank · 31-01-2013 01:53PM

Mar4ix wrote: »

id say, new front left tire , fine and new clamp to pay for now. that all will be more, than pay just fine.

Apparently he made sh!t of the road too, so no doubt he'll have to pay for that to be repaired also.

digger58 · 31-01-2013 02:08PM

Why didn't he call "Angle grinder man"

Deank · 31-01-2013 02:14PM

digger58 wrote: »

Why didn't he call "Angle grinder man"

He was clamped by the Local Authority, not by private clamping scum, LA clamping is legal, he's in deep sh!t now.

poggy · 31-01-2013 02:18PM

Did he know he had a clamp on?
Shouldn't the clamp be on the drivers side always to ensure its seen before being driven off?

31-01-2013 02:33PM

Del2005 wrote: »

They never clamp the driven wheels, unless it's a 4x4.

I don't think that's the case. Almost positive I've seen plenty of FWD cars with a clamp on the front wheels.

Del2005 · 31-01-2013 04:37PM

Sky Deep Kid wrote: »

I don't think that's the case. Almost positive I've seen plenty of FWD cars with a clamp on the front wheels.

Could have been cowboy clampers. Any LA clamps I've seen have always been on a non driving wheel.

Anan1 · 31-01-2013 04:41PM

Del2005 wrote: »

Could have been cowboy clampers. Any LA clamps I've seen have always been on a non driving wheel.

Ranelagh is LA clamp central, and (might be coincidence, but I doubt it!) that's an LA clamper van right behind the car.

Deank · 31-01-2013 04:44PM

Anan1 wrote: »

Ranelagh is LA clamp central, and (might be coincidence, but I doubt it!) that's an LA clamper van right behind the car.

I can confirm it was the LA that clamped the car. Wouldn't fancy being that man, he'll have the book thrown at him.

biko · 31-01-2013 05:22PM

"Angry people do stupid things" part 47387...

Del2005 · 31-01-2013 05:29PM

Anan1 wrote: »

Ranelagh is LA clamp central, and (might be coincidence, but I doubt it!) that's an LA clamper van right behind the car.

I was replying to the post below about cars being clamped on the driving wheels. Not who clamped the car in the OP

Sky Deep Kid wrote: »

I don't think that's the case. Almost positive I've seen plenty of FWD cars with a clamp on the front wheels.

garclo · 31-01-2013 07:50PM

Del2005 wrote: »

Could have been cowboy clampers. Any LA clamps I've seen have always been on a non driving wheel.

I got clamped on pearse st last year by LA and they put it on the front(driving) wheel.

kona · 31-01-2013 08:04PM

What a spastic

AlmostQuick · 31-01-2013 08:13PM

According to a comment on You Tube, this is the guy who who claimed the banks were making him homeless when he decided to stop paying his mortgage but in fact had 18 other properties...

Deank · 31-01-2013 08:49PM

AlmostQuick wrote: »

According to a comment on You Tube, this is the guy who who claimed the banks were making him homeless when he decided to stop paying his mortgage but in fact had 18 other properties...

Yup "allegedly" it is the same poor aul pensioner, and a pretty abrasive character too going by my bro's comments on what he said to him.

Driving with Clamp on in Ranelagh

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