Vehicle Clamping
In short, i parked my vehicle in an area which at first glance i assumed was a legitimate car park. I was in a hurry to take my son to the nearby railway station, i looked for a ticket machine, there were none, i looked in the other vehicles that were parked there and saw no tickets on display. Apart from large advertising boards within the 'car park' no other sineage caught my eye, there certainly weren't any at the open entrance. I left my vehicle at 14.35, returned at 14.55, (20 minutes) - my vehicle was gone. Eventually saw the 'discreetly' positioned signs in between the big advertising boards warning that the land was indeed private and that vehicles were liable in the first instance to be clamped, ultimately towed away, the other vehicles remained, only mine was taken away, it later transpired that the other vehicles were left in place by the clamping company as decoys to lure fools like me to park there. I had to pay �375.00 to get my vehicle back. The charges were as follows, �200.00 for towing away, �125.00 for clamp release, and �50.00 for storage. 'Q', Is there not a period of time required from clamping to actual towing away, 20 minutes does seem to be a dreadfully short time before resorting to such actions. Thanks.