A man has sawn his car in half with an angle-grinder in protest at it being clamped outside his home.
Ian Taylor, from Tredworth, Glos, said the untaxed Ford Fiesta was parked on his drive with only part of a rear wheel poking out on to the pavement.
The 40-year-old builder said the vehicle was going to be scrapped anyway, but he wanted to make a point.
A spokesman for NCP Services said half of the car was parked on the road and should therefore have been taxed.
'Jobsworths'
Mr Taylor bought the Fiesta for his stepson with the intention of restoring it, but it was beyond economical repair.
"I told [my stepson] not to bother, so we parked it up, we were going to get rid of it. I came home from work the other day and it'd been clamped," he said.
Mr Taylor said he made several efforts to explain that the car had a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) certificate verifying it had not been driven on the road and that it had been parked on his drive.
The car was beyond repair and due to be scrapped anyway
"We tried to talk to [NCP]. I said, 'you're not taking it'. I got my cutter and cut it in half," he said.
"[I'm] happy I got one over on them. They're jobsworths, for the sake of an inch and a half on the path."
James Pritchard, communications manager for NCP Services, said clamping staff had photographs to prove that half the car was on the public pavement.
"We were astonished at the reaction this gentleman had to the fact we put a clamp on his car.
Fortunately, the only damage was done to his car and as far as our people are concerned we stand by what they did
James Pritchard, NCP Services
"It was a remarkable incident which highlighted some of the problems my colleagues face while they're doing what is a very important job in ensuring that motorists tax their vehicle," he said.
"And in cutting his car in two, he managed to put both himself at risk and also a number of bystanders - along with ourselves, the police had to be called and the fire brigade, as he set fire to the car while cutting it in two.
"Fortunately, the only damage was done to his car and as far as our people are concerned we stand by what they did."
I find this hilarious, I wish he hadn't bungled his courageous efforts by setting the car alight but I think its silly to waste all this money when he had sorn it and it was parked on his drive...Bafooons:wah:
Man cuts up car in half in clamp protest
Man cuts up car in half in clamp protest
Chezzie;863220 wrote: A man has sawn his car in half with an angle-grinder in protest at it being clamped outside his home.
Ian Taylor, from Tredworth, Glos, said the untaxed Ford Fiesta was parked on his drive with only part of a rear wheel poking out on to the pavement.
The 40-year-old builder said the vehicle was going to be scrapped anyway, but he wanted to make a point.
A spokesman for NCP Services said half of the car was parked on the road and should therefore have been taxed.
'Jobsworths'
Mr Taylor bought the Fiesta for his stepson with the intention of restoring it, but it was beyond economical repair.
"I told [my stepson] not to bother, so we parked it up, we were going to get rid of it. I came home from work the other day and it'd been clamped," he said.
Mr Taylor said he made several efforts to explain that the car had a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) certificate verifying it had not been driven on the road and that it had been parked on his drive.
The car was beyond repair and due to be scrapped anyway
"We tried to talk to [NCP]. I said, 'you're not taking it'. I got my cutter and cut it in half," he said.
"[I'm] happy I got one over on them. They're jobsworths, for the sake of an inch and a half on the path."
James Pritchard, communications manager for NCP Services, said clamping staff had photographs to prove that half the car was on the public pavement.
"We were astonished at the reaction this gentleman had to the fact we put a clamp on his car.
Fortunately, the only damage was done to his car and as far as our people are concerned we stand by what they did
James Pritchard, NCP Services
"It was a remarkable incident which highlighted some of the problems my colleagues face while they're doing what is a very important job in ensuring that motorists tax their vehicle," he said.
"And in cutting his car in two, he managed to put both himself at risk and also a number of bystanders - along with ourselves, the police had to be called and the fire brigade, as he set fire to the car while cutting it in two.
"Fortunately, the only damage was done to his car and as far as our people are concerned we stand by what they did."
I find this hilarious, I wish he hadn't bungled his courageous efforts by setting the car alight but I think its silly to waste all this money when he had sorn it and it was parked on his drive...Bafooons:wah:
Anything for the almight buck. My husband has a shop and it has a driveway (his driveway) and the police ticket his trucks all the time for blocking his own driveway.
Ian Taylor, from Tredworth, Glos, said the untaxed Ford Fiesta was parked on his drive with only part of a rear wheel poking out on to the pavement.
The 40-year-old builder said the vehicle was going to be scrapped anyway, but he wanted to make a point.
A spokesman for NCP Services said half of the car was parked on the road and should therefore have been taxed.
'Jobsworths'
Mr Taylor bought the Fiesta for his stepson with the intention of restoring it, but it was beyond economical repair.
"I told [my stepson] not to bother, so we parked it up, we were going to get rid of it. I came home from work the other day and it'd been clamped," he said.
Mr Taylor said he made several efforts to explain that the car had a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) certificate verifying it had not been driven on the road and that it had been parked on his drive.
The car was beyond repair and due to be scrapped anyway
"We tried to talk to [NCP]. I said, 'you're not taking it'. I got my cutter and cut it in half," he said.
"[I'm] happy I got one over on them. They're jobsworths, for the sake of an inch and a half on the path."
James Pritchard, communications manager for NCP Services, said clamping staff had photographs to prove that half the car was on the public pavement.
"We were astonished at the reaction this gentleman had to the fact we put a clamp on his car.
Fortunately, the only damage was done to his car and as far as our people are concerned we stand by what they did
James Pritchard, NCP Services
"It was a remarkable incident which highlighted some of the problems my colleagues face while they're doing what is a very important job in ensuring that motorists tax their vehicle," he said.
"And in cutting his car in two, he managed to put both himself at risk and also a number of bystanders - along with ourselves, the police had to be called and the fire brigade, as he set fire to the car while cutting it in two.
"Fortunately, the only damage was done to his car and as far as our people are concerned we stand by what they did."
I find this hilarious, I wish he hadn't bungled his courageous efforts by setting the car alight but I think its silly to waste all this money when he had sorn it and it was parked on his drive...Bafooons:wah:
Anything for the almight buck. My husband has a shop and it has a driveway (his driveway) and the police ticket his trucks all the time for blocking his own driveway.
Man cuts up car in half in clamp protest
Seems they are a law unto themselves.
My sister in law lives in Kingston Upon thames and has a driveway but the neighbours kept parking with their tail end overhanging so my father in law couldn't get his car into the drive. When she complained to the parking wardens they said the driveway was private property so they couldn't do anything about the neighbour blocking it!
My sister in law lives in Kingston Upon thames and has a driveway but the neighbours kept parking with their tail end overhanging so my father in law couldn't get his car into the drive. When she complained to the parking wardens they said the driveway was private property so they couldn't do anything about the neighbour blocking it!
Man cuts up car in half in clamp protest
Victoria;863316 wrote: Seems they are a law unto themselves.
My sister in law lives in Kingston Upon thames and has a driveway but the neighbours kept parking with their tail end overhanging so my father in law couldn't get his car into the drive. When she complained to the parking wardens they said the driveway was private property so they couldn't do anything about the neighbour blocking it!
In my neck of the woods, if your car is hanging over my driveway and I hit it backing out, it's your fault.:wah:
My sister in law lives in Kingston Upon thames and has a driveway but the neighbours kept parking with their tail end overhanging so my father in law couldn't get his car into the drive. When she complained to the parking wardens they said the driveway was private property so they couldn't do anything about the neighbour blocking it!
In my neck of the woods, if your car is hanging over my driveway and I hit it backing out, it's your fault.:wah:
Man cuts up car in half in clamp protest
Its never my fault:wah:
Man cuts up car in half in clamp protest
Ah the joy of living in a civilised country. Our high court ruled in 1992 that clamping was illegal as it was tantamount to extortion and theft. Overnight the clampers went out of business.
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Man cuts up car in half in clamp protest
I saw this on the BBC website at lunch time,
i wouldn't do it myself but its good he is proving a point.
What is this country coming to. :-3
i wouldn't do it myself but its good he is proving a point.
What is this country coming to. :-3
Man cuts up car in half in clamp protest
gmc;863744 wrote: Ah the joy of living in a civilised country. Our high court ruled in 1992 that clamping was illegal as it was tantamount to extortion and theft. Overnight the clampers went out of business.
oh shurrup:p:D
oh shurrup:p:D
Man cuts up car in half in clamp protest
posted by jester
Here they don't clamp a vehicle, they tow it to an impound yard run by a private company, they can charge you up to 3 times the value of the vehicle as of the date it was towed, if you cant pay, they can sieze the vehicle by [aying the DMV fees only, then they can sell it and you owe them the difference.
That's extortion. How come nobody has challenged it in court?
Here they don't clamp a vehicle, they tow it to an impound yard run by a private company, they can charge you up to 3 times the value of the vehicle as of the date it was towed, if you cant pay, they can sieze the vehicle by [aying the DMV fees only, then they can sell it and you owe them the difference.
That's extortion. How come nobody has challenged it in court?
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Man cuts up car in half in clamp protest
In my opinion, based on observation, to be a wheel-clamper, you really need to be a virtuoso on the single-valve pink oboe.
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN PUN
Man cuts up car in half in clamp protest
Scrat;866094 wrote: People probably have, the judge gets a cut and so does the city ect so it doesn't get anywhere.
Ever hear of a hockshop? We have them here in America. You can take a personal item there (TV, Jewelry) and use it as collateral for a small amount of cash. Theives will steal your stuff from your home and do the same thing.
In Tacoma Wa if your home is burgled and you go to the hockshops looking for your stuff and find it you usually have to pay the tab to the owner to get it back.
You're getting stolen from twice, you'd think the hockshop would be out the money they loaned to the theif for not checking. Not so, they have too many politicians for friends.
We call them pawnshops. If they bought goods in good faith they are OK if not it's a criminal offence to buy goods knowing they are stolen.
Who elects the politicians? Come to that don't you have courts to decide the legality of something? That's what happened in scotland (scotland & england have different legal systems) the high court ruled clamping and demanding money for release was extortion.
Who the heck decoded up to three times the value of the vehicle was reasonable?
Ever hear of a hockshop? We have them here in America. You can take a personal item there (TV, Jewelry) and use it as collateral for a small amount of cash. Theives will steal your stuff from your home and do the same thing.
In Tacoma Wa if your home is burgled and you go to the hockshops looking for your stuff and find it you usually have to pay the tab to the owner to get it back.
You're getting stolen from twice, you'd think the hockshop would be out the money they loaned to the theif for not checking. Not so, they have too many politicians for friends.
We call them pawnshops. If they bought goods in good faith they are OK if not it's a criminal offence to buy goods knowing they are stolen.
Who elects the politicians? Come to that don't you have courts to decide the legality of something? That's what happened in scotland (scotland & england have different legal systems) the high court ruled clamping and demanding money for release was extortion.
Who the heck decoded up to three times the value of the vehicle was reasonable?