Help with clamp appealing?

jordan2014

Hi,

Two days my car got clamped in Dundrum for parking in a place I thought it was fine ( not used to driving in Dublin. ). The clamper seemed to have recorded my registration differently on the immobilisation notice. He said I was able to appeal my 80 euro back if I send the blue pamphlet back. I couldn't really understand him and did not want to waste his time so I did not ask much questions.

What should I do to get back the 80 euro and what should I write to them?

Thanks.

biko

Usually you pay fine first and appeal later by writing to the company to complain. Could depend on company, check the ticket for info.
Does ticket mention the parking offence?

challengemaster

jordan2014 wrote: »

What should I do to get back the 80 euro and what should I write to them?

Reality is you can write whatever you fancy, you're not getting your 80 quid back. All clamping operations tend to have in-house appeals, meaning you'll never win.

jordan2014

Hi,

I've paid the 80 euro fine straight after my vehicle getting towed as I had to return home. Just checked the pamphlet and it apparently I was " Parking on clearway ".

Thanks.

blackwhite

challengemaster wrote: »

Reality is you can write whatever you fancy, you're not getting your 80 quid back. All clamping operations tend to have in-house appeals, meaning you'll never win.

Sounds like it was Dublin City Council clampers, and not a private gang.

From the stats they publish appeals with the council seem to be generally handled quite fairly.

corktina

if you were parked on a clearway you have no grounds for appeal

TheDoc

If it's Dublin City Council you should appeal.

I was clamped few months back for supposedly not providing enough clearing for a corner. Long story short when I was speaking to the rep on the phone ( with a different clamper sitting in a van beside me who said he'd wait to take it off) and when I asked could she advise the van beside me to take out their equipement to measure, as there was clearly an error here, she advised they do not use measuring equipment. As did the clamper himself.
As you can imagine I was pretty gobsmacked and the rep knew she was in a bit of a corner.

Ended up paying the fine, sending on a few photos of where I had been clamped and received a refund relatively quickly to be fair.

That was when it was DCC, I won't go into the detail but you can put 2+2 together as what happened the time I got privately clamped.

jordan2014

TheDoc wrote: »

If it's Dublin City Council you should appeal.

I was clamped few months back for supposedly not providing enough clearing for a corner. Long story short when I was speaking to the rep on the phone ( with a different clamper sitting in a van beside me who said he'd wait to take it off) and when I asked could she advise the van beside me to take out their equipement to measure, as there was clearly an error here, she advised they do not use measuring equipment. As did the clamper himself.
As you can imagine I was pretty gobsmacked and the rep knew she was in a bit of a corner.

Ended up paying the fine, sending on a few photos of where I had been clamped and received a refund relatively quickly to be fair.

That was when it was DCC, I won't go into the detail but you can put 2+2 together as what happened the time I got privately clamped.

Yeah, it was DCC that clamped me. Any ideas of how I would be able to receive a refund? I still have the blue DCC notice and the receipt of the 80 euro payment I paid.

Thanks.

BandyMandy

There's no point in appealing you were in an clearway and in the wrong.

Reg'stoy

jordan2014 wrote: »

Hi,

Two days my car got clamped in Dundrum for parking in a place I thought it was fine ( not used to driving in Dublin. ). The clamper seemed to have recorded my registration differently on the immobilisation notice. He said I was able to appeal my 80 euro back if I send the blue pamphlet back. I couldn't really understand him and did not want to waste his time so I did not ask much questions.

What should I do to get back the 80 euro and what should I write to them?

Thanks.

Are you saying that the incorrect reg was on the documentation, as in not yours. You might argue that point, but they will have taken pictures of the postion of the car and it's reg.

As above parked in a clearway no real appeal there, lucky you weren't lifted.

Chance your arm about the wrong reg, but your seeing as were clamped in a clearway and you can't really agrue that it wasn't you. Rather you might argue that you have receipts showing you paid for the unclamping of a car with a different reg should you wish to appeal the fine. They might refund now rather than being forced to at a later date.

Point out nicely that you can't appeal the fine because the reg of the car clamped (technically) doesn't match your actual car.

markpb

I'm confused. Why would DCC/DSPS be clamping in Dundrum? That's about four miles south of their territory.

corktina

markpb wrote: »

I'm confused. Why would DCC/DSPS be clamping in Dundrum? That's about four miles south of their territory.

LIDL satnav?

jordan2014

Reg'stoy wrote: »

Are you saying that the incorrect reg was on the documentation, as in not yours. You might argue that point, but they will have taken pictures of the postion of the car and it's reg.

As above parked in a clearway no real appeal there, lucky you weren't lifted.

Chance your arm about the wrong reg, but your seeing as were clamped in a clearway and you can't really agrue that it wasn't you. Rather you might argue that you have receipts showing you paid for the unclamping of a car with a different reg should you wish to appeal the fine. They might refund now rather than being forced to at a later date.

Point out nicely that you can't appeal the fine because the reg of the car clamped (technically) doesn't match your actual car.

For example: My car's reg is 06-WW-6068 but on the immobilisation notice it is 06-WW-6956.

I didn't know it was a clearway as the lines on the ground were quite old and blurry so I thought it would have been grand, haha.

I have the vehicle unclamped now. The clamper just told me I was able to get my 80 euro back since the registration was incorrect and I'm just wondering what I should write to them as I didn't get much info off of the clamper.

Thanks.