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I have just been Clamped

  • 26-02-2014 01:55PM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi is it possible to remove a clamp legally. I was parked outside Galway hospital. I read on here before where someone cut one off their car. I don't want to get screwed for damaging the clamp.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,302 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    I do believe thats a council clamp ? Whats written on it and if so i would just pay up.

    Edit : Nope private company called parkrite http://guh.hse.ie/Patients_and_Visitors/Parking/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,313 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    Hi is it possible to remove a clamp legally. I was parked outside Galway hospital. I read on here before where someone cut one off their car. I don't want to get screwed for damaging the clamp.

    If its chained round the drop link, its not top bad of a job.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    I do believe thats a council clamp ? Whats written on it and if so i would just pay up.

    Edit : Nope private company called parkrite http://guh.hse.ie/Patients_and_Visitors/Parking/

    Yes it is parkrite. Ring a Dublin number and pay€75 release fee. Not a hope am I paying that. Can I legally cut it off?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,412 ✭✭✭whomitconcerns


    (Posted from my high horse)

    Why do you feel you dont have to pay? You were parking against the rules, yes?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,042 ✭✭✭zl1whqvjs75cdy


    did you have the hazards on OP? Known clamper repellent. In all seriousness I'd cut it off but up to yourself.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,739 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    I am wondering the same. a photo might be good to see why you were clamped?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,313 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    Yes it is parkrite. Ring a Dublin number and pay€75 release fee. Not a hope am I paying that. Can I legally cut it off?

    Not really. You'd risk being charged with criminal damage. Safer to remove it without damage.

    If that's too much hassle for you, pay the declamp fee


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,282 ✭✭✭Bandara


    Hospitals all have considerable carparks

    If you'd used one you'd wouldn't have been clamped

    Pay up


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,208 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    Yes it is parkrite. Ring a Dublin number and pay€75 release fee. Not a hope am I paying that. Can I legally cut it off?

    Legally.... no.

    It's kind of like being able to Legally able to shoplift, there are only repercussions if you get caught :pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,656 ✭✭✭norrie rugger


    Hi is it possible to remove a clamp legally. I was parked outside Galway hospital. I read on here before where someone cut one off their car. I don't want to get screwed for damaging the clamp.

    Did it hurt?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,656 ✭✭✭norrie rugger


    Bandara wrote: »
    Hospitals all have considerable carparks

    If you'd used one you'd wouldn't have been clamped

    Pay up

    Do they really?

    Naas has a tiny one that is prepay. It's really helpful that you have to prepay for a parking space, before you go into A&E. I might be 1 hour I might (probably) be 10 hours.
    Heard of people getting clamped after they are sent (to wait again) for an x-ray.

    Hospital parking, for patients, is the worst kind of profiteering there is.

    Somewhere like the the Coomb charges something like €4 for the first 3or4 hours then €5 PER hour after that. So screw you if your wife is giving birth and you can not go move your car, we are either clamping you or charging you ridiculous parking costs


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,523 ✭✭✭runawaybishop


    Bandara wrote: »
    Hospitals all have considerable carparks

    If you'd used one you'd wouldn't have been clamped

    Pay up

    When attending UHG it is advisable to leave at least two hours extra as there can be a queue for parking spaces at peak times e.g. visiting times, large out patients clinics etc.

    Parking at GUH can be ****e at times.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    Do they really?

    Naas has a tiny one that is prepay. It's really helpful that you have to prepay for a parking space, before you go into A&E. I might be 1 hour I might (probably) be 10 hours.
    Heard of people getting clamped after they are sent (to wait again) for an x-ray.

    Hospital parking, for patients, is the worst kind of profiteering there is.

    Somewhere like the the Coomb charges something like €4 for the first 3or4 hours then €5 PER hour after that. So screw you if your wife is giving birth and you can not go move your car, we are either clamping you or charging you ridiculous parking costs

    Agreed, parking in Naas hospital is a joke. There isnt even an alternative; the on street parking is also prepaid, and the multistory car park is too far down town to be a viable alternative.

    Charging for hospital parking is pretty low tbh. I can understand why they need to deter people from using it all day (especially somewhere like Naas), but once you can show that you have a genuine reason for being at the hospital then there should be no charge.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,178 ✭✭✭Fozzie Bear


    Hi is it possible to remove a clamp legally. I was parked outside Galway hospital. I read on here before where someone cut one off their car. I don't want to get screwed for damaging the clamp.

    Hmmmm, is this you?

    Galway Parking ****


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,208 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    Do they really?

    Naas has a tiny one that is prepay. It's really helpful that you have to prepay for a parking space, before you go into A&E. I might be 1 hour I might (probably) be 10 hours.
    Heard of people getting clamped after they are sent (to wait again) for an x-ray.

    Hospital parking, for patients, is the worst kind of profiteering there is.

    Somewhere like the the Coomb charges something like €4 for the first 3or4 hours then €5 PER hour after that. So screw you if your wife is giving birth and you can not go move your car, we are either clamping you or charging you ridiculous parking costs

    Drive and park and then walk into Accident and Emergency, over here they would tell you to gtfo and go make an appointment with your GP.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭Col200sx


    Hi is it possible to remove a clamp legally. I was parked outside Galway hospital. I read on here before where someone cut one off their car. I don't want to get screwed for damaging the clamp.

    OP, are you saying you were parked outside the hospital within the grounds, or are you saying you were parked outside of the grounds of the hospital altogether?

    Not very clear.

    I'm aware there's clamping in operation across from UHG, outside of the Ulster Bank and those units. Have often seen many clamped there.

    EDIT: Sounds like you're parked right outside entrance to hospital.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,208 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    Ah no .. it was this one :)
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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    When attending UHG it is advisable to leave at least two hours extra as there can be a queue for parking spaces at peak times e.g. visiting times, large out patients clinics etc.
    I'm sorry, but this is complete and utter nonsense.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,656 ✭✭✭norrie rugger


    Drive and park and then walk into Accident and Emergency, over here they would tell you to gtfo and go make an appointment with your GP.

    Sorry, I'll tell people to get their children to go to A&E alone in future, as they are not allowed drive them.


    As for adults attending, I could think of many reasons that you would need to attend that would allow you to drive. One example is something like meningitis or other disease. Another? Kidney Stones. Another? Lacerations
    Want more, or is your straw man all used up?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,208 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    Anan1 wrote: »
    I'm sorry, but this is complete nonsense.

    Says so on their page:
    http://guh.hse.ie/Patients_and_Visitors/Parking/
    When attending UHG it is advisable to leave at least two hours extra as there can be a queue for parking spaces at peak times e.g. visiting times, large out patients clinics etc.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    It could say it on the front wall and it'd still be nonsense - there are countless parking spaces within a short walk of UHG.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,656 ✭✭✭norrie rugger


    Anan1 stop lad, you're embarrassing yourself now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    Anan1 wrote: »
    It could say it on the front wall and it'd still be nonsense - there are countless parking spaces within a short walk of UHG.

    Logic would suggest that they didnt just pull that from nowhere, and there must have been good reason (at some point at least) for them to warn people to leave to two hours to allow for parking.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,208 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    Sorry, I'll tell people to get their children to go to A&E alone in future, as they are not allowed drive them.


    As for adults attending, I could think of many reasons that you would need to attend that would allow you to drive. One example is something like meningitis or other disease. Another? Kidney Stones. Another? Lacerations
    Want more, or is your straw man all used up?

    Driving with Meningitis, Kidney Stones, Lacerations is extremely dangerous, call an Ambulance or get a Taxi.

    Meningitis (Halluciations from high temperature no fit state to drive)
    Kidney stones (extremely painful no fit state to drive) although to be honest most of them pass on their own anyway.
    Lacerations (not even sure what you mean, but if you were in such a bad way that you need to go to A&E you shouldn't drive.

    With kids I don't see the issue, its not you thats in A&E, its your kid, you can easily go out and renew your parking ticket.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    djimi wrote: »
    Logic would suggest that they didnt just pull that from nowhere, and there must have been good reason (at some point at least) for them to warn people to leave to two hours to allow for parking.
    Can you think of any possible reason? Because, short of every space in Galway city and most of the way to Moycullen being occupied, I honestly can't. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    Hmmmm, is this you?

    Galway Parking ****

    No that's not me.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,656 ✭✭✭norrie rugger


    Driving with Meningitis, Kidney Stones, Lacerations is extremely dangerous, call an Ambulance or get a Taxi.

    Meningitis (Halluciations from high temperature no fit state to drive)
    Kidney stones (extremely painful no fit state to drive) although to be honest most of them pass on their own anyway.
    Lacerations (not even sure what you mean, but if you were in such a bad way that you need to go to A&E you shouldn't drive.

    With kids I don't see the issue, its not you thats in A&E, its your kid, you can easily go out and renew your parking ticket.

    Meningitis suspicion, fine to drive
    I've had Kidney Stones, very painful but not too bad to not drive *In my case*
    Lacerations are cuts. If I need stitches I need to go to A&E, does not mean that I need an ambulance and no taxi driver would (or should be expected to) take someone into their car bleeding.

    So leave the kids alone in the waiting room, or on a trolley alone? Kids need supervision at ALL times in a hospital and nurses have too much to be doing than play babysitter. Also you need to be present to give consent. Your child is drastically ill and you would leave them to top up the parking metre? AFAIK you are not allowed to Top Up btw. You have to vacate the spot that you are using.

    Again, there are reasons why patients (or their guardian) would drive. Why are you strawmanning this?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    Anan1 wrote: »
    Can you think of any possible reason? Because, short of every space in Galway city and most of the way to Moycullen being occupied, I honestly can't. :)

    I dont know the area, but it strikes me as a very strange warning to give unless there is very good reason to do so. Im fairly sure that I have never seen anywhere else advise leaving two hours just to get into the car park...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,523 ✭✭✭runawaybishop


    Anan1 wrote: »
    It could say it on the front wall and it'd still be nonsense - there are countless parking spaces within a short walk of UHG.
    Anan1 wrote: »
    Can you think of any possible reason? Because, short of every space in Galway city and most of the way to Moycullen being occupied, I honestly can't. :)

    Any possible reason? Maybe someone going to hospital might not be up to a walk? That hospital is shocking for parking.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,208 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    Meningitis suspicion, fine to drive
    I've had Kidney Stones, very painful but not too bad to not drive *In my case*
    Lacerations are cuts. If I need stitches I need to go to A&E, does not mean that I need an ambulance and no taxi driver would (or should be expected to) take someone into their car bleeding.

    So leave the kids alone in the waiting room, or on a trolley alone? Kids need supervision at ALL times in a hospital and nurses have too much to be doing than play babysitter. Also you need to be present to give consent. Your child is drastically ill and you would leave them to top up the parking metre? AFAIK you are not allowed to Top Up btw. You have to vacate the spot that you are using.

    Again, there are reasons why patients (or their guardian) would drive. Why are you strawmanning this?

    All I said was that if you managed to drive into A&E on your own "over here" they would send you home and tell you to make an appointment with your GP.
    If you drove in and actually needed immediate attention there would be question marks as to whether you were in a fit state to drive to get to the hospital or get home.

    IMO if you have some sort of injury/illness that requires you to go to A&E its not possible for you to judge yourself if you are fit to drive or not.

    If you are in a state where its an absolute emergency then get someone to drive you or get a taxi or as a last resort call an ambulance.

    For kids i'm sure its possible your partner/friend/parents turns up at some stage so you can at least go to the toilet.

    A&E is an important service, no point in clogging it up for someone that actually needs it, on the other side no point in endangering other road users trying to make things more convenient for yourself.


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