Clamping - private car park

NerfNerder

Hi,
I rent an apartment and car parking space with my apartment. The car park operates on a display disc basis. Any cars parked in a space have to have a disc which is a small piece of paper displayed in the window. If you do not have the paper then you get clamped.

I rented a car yesterday which I parked in the space with the disc on the window. The paper fell down and I never noticed. I woke up this morning with a clamp on the car which the clambers insisted I pay as they only accept appeals from people who have paid.

So now I want to appeal and I have to produce evidence to support my appeal. I am not sure what to provide. As it is pretty straight forward to explain but not sure how to prove it. Anyone any advice?

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

You probably have to pay to launch an appeal, and because it's an internal appeals process, and technically you weren't displaying a permit, it's destined to fail.

Don't throw good money after bad. Cut it off next time.

NerfNerder

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy wrote: »

You probably have to pay to launch an appeal, and because it's an internal appeals process, and technically you weren't displaying a permit, it's destined to fail.

Don't throw good money after bad. Cut it off next time.

From what I have read on the slip of paper they just want a letter to launch te appeal it doesn't mention anything to do with paying for it as well. In large part it is principle here as well, I pay for the space in my rent it hardly seems fair or logical. Considering how easily it can happen that the paper falls as well.

Little CuChulainn

They'll likely reject your appeal whatever you do. Clamper appeal systems are only there to convince you to pay the original fee.

Morpork

If it's a private car park then I bet they don't have a licence to clamp because there's no legislation for it. Take your appeal to your local authority. Next time cut/pick the lock. Or post here someone will help you out!

RJellybean

Morpork wrote: »

If it's a private car park then I bet they don't have a licence to clamp because there's no legislation for it. Take your appeal to your local authority. Next time cut/pick the lock. Or post here someone will help you out!

As it in a private car park there is absolutely nothing your local authority can do. The reason they can't do anything is because there is no legislation. I would in a parking section of a Local Authority. We don't clamp so if someone rings to say they have been Clamp we know its in a private car park and the advice we give is that its a civil matter and to contact the management company for the car park.

I expect you would get the same answer if you phone your local authority.

OP I would suggest you send a copy of your parking permit and a copy of your rental lease for the car. There shouldn't be an charge in lodging the appeal.

Good Luck

L1011

Due to the lack of legislation, a strongly worded letter demanding that the clamping company (one of the majors, multinational) prove they were acting legally has been sufficient to get me initially a 50% refund and then the other 50% when I pointed out that their form response didn't even vaguely match my actual complaint letter. Sent registered, and they still attempted to claim they'd not received it!

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If it wasn't a rental my advice would be to just leave it there clamped and ring to advise them that you won't be extorted and if they move your car you'll be onto the gardai.

Had this stalemate in a similar situation with private clampers a few years ago. After a few unpleasant exchanges they gave up and removed it after a few days.

Good to catch up on a bit of cycling anyway.

endacl

Apparently we're coming out of recession. There are other options for those dribbling knuckledraggers these days. Anybody who works as a clamper must really want to be a profession prick.

I echo the others. If it happens again, cut it off.