Clamper's, have you been donet?

pickarooney · 30-04-2010 01:15PM

WindSock wrote: »

I wish we were like the French where they feck up the clamps. I remember hearing of a chap who used to go around and pry the clamp off your car for a few bob. We need more entrepreunur entrepon bright young business people like that.

It's no coincidence that the verbs 'to clamp' and 'to sabotage' are the same word in French.

It also means 'to make clogs' but I haven't worked out how that fits in yet.

Tail Wagger · 30-04-2010 08:41PM

InReality wrote: »

Them yellow boxes are pretty important in hospitals areas. Yer man should not have parked in them , even a small bit.

How many times do you see any car parked properly in a space?... In this case, it was a disabled bay?

The old guy of 72years parked that way, so as not to inconvenience the disabled driver next to him who had overshot his own parking space.

All we ask for is common decency and sense in a situation like this? and not to be fcuking prate's everyday.?

Capt'n Midnight · 30-04-2010 10:06PM

pickarooney wrote: »

It also means 'to make clogs' but I haven't worked out how that fits in yet.

you've heard of the expression a spanner in the works,

try throwing a wooden show into a wooden machine and see how it gets on

On QI they said that when clamping was introduced in Paris people would carry superglue to put in the locks of any clamped cars. It was a nightmare for a few weeks since the clampers could not release any cars. Then they gave up .

squod · 30-04-2010 10:08PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

you've heard of the expression a spanner in the works,

try throwing a wooden show into a wooden machine and see how it gets on

On QI they said that when clamping was introduced in Paris people would carry superglue to put in the locks of any clamped cars. It was a nightmare for a few weeks since the clampers could not release any cars. Then they gave up .

Remarkable, any links?

Capt'n Midnight · 01-05-2010 12:15PM

squod wrote: »

Remarkable, any links?

Someone may have transcribed the entire script of all the episodes and uploaded them.

Other wise you'd have to illegally download all the episodes and watch them.

Or buy the DVD.

Or deal with the concept that some of us get information from sources other than the interweb. And for copyright reasons those sources are not re-distributable.

BTW:

If you damage a clamp then IIRC they can get you for criminal damage.

Best invest in a DS , hard lock and drop the suspension.

Capt'n Midnight · 01-05-2010 12:18PM

http://sites.google.com/site/qitranscripts/transcripts/3x07

Stephen
You know what happened in France, with clamps? They lasted about two weeks. The French just went around putting superglue in the locks. Everyone, people who . . . it wasn't their car, just every Frenchman just decided, as one man, to say non to the clamp.

weldoninhio · 01-05-2010 01:55PM

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

Sums them up for me tbh

The scumbags, they even have a pro film crew in to film the reaction, look at the sound boom just above the coffin.

Abrasax · 01-05-2010 03:04PM

Superglue the lock on the clamp, then pay the fine.
The clampers now have 2 hours from the moment you paid to unlock it.
With the the lock superglued, they now need to call a locksmith. After six this is gonna take a while and the time should run out.
You're then entitled to claim the fine back and the clampers are out of pocket, having paid for the locksmith and a new lock.
If everyone did this, they'd soon be a thing of the past.

Forest Master · 01-05-2010 03:31PM

starbelgrade wrote: »

Have you got one in English?

It was in English. You can't understand foreign accents?

Abrasax wrote: »

Superglue the lock on the clamp, then pay the fine.
The clampers now have 2 hours from the moment you paid to unlock it.
With the the lock superglued, they now need to call a locksmith. After six this is gonna take a while and the time should run out.
You're then entitled to claim the fine back and the clampers are out of pocket, having paid for the locksmith and a new lock.
If everyone did this, they'd soon be a thing of the past.

Misinformed, mate. They don't call a locksmith - they just cut a link off the chain with an angle grinder. Takes 1 minute.
A friend of mine glued the lock last year - I was there. The clampers were pissed about the lock being glued, couldn't prove it, and just got on with it.

Adamisconfused · 01-05-2010 04:47PM

I don't know if they're legal, but if they are, bump keys are the way to go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrRxvZtmbX4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xkkS2p7SuQ

Capt'n Midnight · 02-05-2010 12:22AM

Adamisconfused wrote: »

I don't know if they're legal, but if they are, bump keys are the way to go.

In the UK you could probably get done for going equipped

The Aussie · 02-05-2010 12:37AM

Abrasax wrote: »

Superglue the lock on the clamp,

What happened to "Super Glue Man" down here in Cork, i saw one of his victims/patsys a few months ago, slowed down long enough to have a laugh, the locksmith had a big cheesy grim on his head at the situation.

KevinVonSpiel · 02-05-2010 12:41AM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

In the UK you could probably get done for going equipped

In the UK you could probably get done for being Irish

Midnight_EG · 02-05-2010 12:42AM

KevinVonSpiel wrote: »

In the UK you could probably get done for being Irish

Why?

Capt'n Midnight · 02-05-2010 12:18PM

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Why?

Where have you been for the last 841 years, 1 day, 3 hours , 15 minutes ?

Capt'n Midnight · 02-05-2010 12:24PM

The Aussie wrote: »

What happened to "Super Glue Man" down here in Cork, i saw one of his victims/patsys a few months ago, slowed down long enough to have a laugh, the locksmith had a big cheesy grim on his head at the situation.

By day a locksmith with a cheesy grim
but at night he changes into his alter ego , that champion of freedom - superglueman !

http://graphjam.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/song-chart-memes-super-glue.jpg

mojesius · 02-05-2010 12:26PM

Upon paying for your ticket, don't forget to take it out of the machine. :mad:

timmywex · 02-05-2010 12:32PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOth1bEAOng

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLFqy8OqMRw&feature=related

Should all follow this chap to be fair!

Cuddlesworth · 02-05-2010 01:15PM

timmywex wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOth1bEAOng

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLFqy8OqMRw&feature=related

Should all follow this chap to be fair!

The little I could see of where and how those vans were parked, I'm not surprised they were clamped. He has a very large wheelbase on that van, its closer to a truck than anything else. Their is no way that in a small road you could park it comfortably.

timmywex · 02-05-2010 03:32PM

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

The little I could see of where and how those vans were parked, I'm not surprised they were clamped. He has a very large wheelbase on that van, its closer to a truck than anything else. Their is no way that in a small road you could park it comfortably.

No to be fair i know the area, it was comfortably parked, its just the residents association didnt want any commericial vehicles parked there at all!

segaBOY · 02-05-2010 04:25PM

timmywex wrote: »

No to be fair i know the area, it was comfortably parked, its just the residents association didnt want any commericial vehicles parked there at all!

Residents can go a bit OTT sometimes, my neighbours seem to think they own the whole public street outside their house (which is located in a terrace).

They get p'ssed off if anyone parks within a 12 metre radius of their house (as they usually park their 3 cars there) even if there is plenty of other spaces around, a bit sad.

Nervous Wreck · 02-05-2010 05:02PM

It's really easy to say shít like "Fúckin clampers are just a bunch of blah blah blah". If you don't want to get clamped, don't park illegally. The situation in the OP is well over the top, in fairness but it's a one incident. My cousin called me a few weeks ago after getting clamped and the conversation went like this:

"Fúckin scumbag clampers just clamped my car."
"How come?"
"I was parked on a double yellow line."
"So you parked illegally?"
"Yeah but it was only for ten minutes!"
"So how are they scumbags?"
"Because it was only for ten minutes."
"Yes. You were illegally parked for a full ten minutes and they did their job."
"Scumbags!"
"They're scumbags for doing their job and you're a model citizen for selfishly breaking the law instead of paying 20cent for parking?"

The point being, just because you fúcked around and got caught doesn't make someone else a prick for catching you. People have jobs to do. By parking illegally, you are keeping them in business. Moans.

:P

segaBOY · 02-05-2010 06:31PM

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

It's really easy to say shít like "Fúckin clampers are just a bunch of blah blah blah". If you don't want to get clamped, don't park illegally. The situation in the OP is well over the top, in fairness but it's a one incident. My cousin called me a few weeks ago after getting clamped and the conversation went like this:

"Fúckin scumbag clampers just clamped my car."
"How come?"
"I was parked on a double yellow line."
"So you parked illegally?"
"Yeah but it was only for ten minutes!"
"So how are they scumbags?"
"Because it was only for ten minutes."
"Yes. You were illegally parked for a full ten minutes and they did their job."
"Scumbags!"
"They're scumbags for doing their job and you're a model citizen for selfishly breaking the law instead of paying 20cent for parking?"

The point being, just because you fúcked around and got caught doesn't make someone else a prick for catching you. People have jobs to do. By parking illegally, you are keeping them in business. Moans.

:P

I see your point, your friend should have paid the fare.

Saw an off duty Garda (had a sports jacket over his uniform and was in his own car) double park at the top of Grafton St. today and walse into a Centra. If some of the law enforcers have blatant disregard for parking laws what message does this send out to joe public?

Slightly OT but just a point.

I think a lot people regard parking regulations as being a money making racket run by the Council. I once saw an elderly man clamped because 1/5th of his car was on a double yellow, despite the fact he paid his ticket and wasn't obstructing anyone/any traffic. Situations like this evoke emptions and make people call clampers "scumbags". A lot of them are simply out to catch people and show absolutely no leniency. The fact that many of them are paid per clamp means that they become ruthless in doing their job and this leads to resentment when honest mistakes (such as what I mentioned above) occur and are punished.

VinnyTGM · 02-05-2010 06:42PM

Was clamped before and had to pay 80 euro release fee, but if it happened again, I'd probably cut it off.

Nervous Wreck · 02-05-2010 06:58PM

segaBOY wrote: »

I see your point, your friend should have paid the fare.

Saw an off duty Garda (had a sports jacket over his uniform and was in his own car) double park at the top of Grafton St. today and walse into a Centra. If some of the law enforcers have blatant disregard for parking laws what message does this send out to joe public?

Slightly OT but just a point.

I think a lot people regard parking regulations as being a money making racket run by the Council. I once saw an elderly man clamped because 1/5th of his car was on a double yellow, despite the fact he paid his ticket and wasn't obstructing anyone/any traffic. Situations like this evoke emptions and make people call clampers "scumbags". A lot of them are simply out to catch people and show absolutely no leniency. The fact that many of them are paid per clamp means that they become ruthless in doing their job and this leads to resentment when honest mistakes (such as what I mentioned above) occur and are punished.

Dublin City Council clampers aren't paid by the clamp, they have a flat rate of pay. They do, however, get a commission.

segaBOY · 02-05-2010 08:08PM

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

Dublin City Council clampers aren't paid by the clamp, they have a flat rate of pay. They do, however, get a commission.

That's what I meant. It incentivises them to clamp as much as they can.

Nervous Wreck · 02-05-2010 08:38PM

segaBOY wrote: »

That's what I meant. It incentivises them to clamp as much as they can.

It gives them incentive to be vigilant.

Tail Wagger · 02-05-2010 10:00PM

I drive a van when working and it drives me mad when I stop in a town with a loading bay and it's dotted with cars, and in most cases there's a car park off the road near by. I think it's the drivers in general they love to park outside the shop they are going to...... But when they are signing on in the dole they go round the block looking for a spot as far away as possible from the dole?

Mint Sauce · 02-05-2010 10:19PM

Stinicker wrote: »

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

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would love to see what happened next

starbelgrade wrote: »

Have you got one in English?

sounded english to me, had an accent but still perfectly understandable

squod · 02-05-2010 10:19PM

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

People have jobs to do. By parking illegally, you are keeping them in business.

By rewarding them for using force to to remove the use of your vehicle (piracy) you are making them money (randsom). Clamping is not regulated in this country.

Clamper's, have you been donet?

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