Driver damages car after failing to spot wheel clamp
 

http://www.itv.com/news/london/updat...t-wheel-clamp/

This may not surprise a lot of members. But, l did wheel clamping for a couple of weeks.

Good point to mention that when a vehicles gets clamped. Didn't the driver see the sticker on his door or window. Or was he driving blind:confused:

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Hope the driver pays for the damage caused to the clamp ;).

Would it be simpler if you just listed the jobs you havn't done Arthur?

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Clamped on the nearside wheel? I've seen people just ripping off the warning notices and chucking them... the realising.... OOPS!

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My jobs are endless. But, l didn't sit on my backside claiming benefits

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Only been unemployed three times - and had to claim Jobseekers. That's what forced me take anything

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Now, I don't drive. so may be wrong here, but wouldn't the car shown a noticeable resistance to moving? I would have thought he would at least have noticed that he was having to push the accelerator a lot harder just to move.

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Depends on the car. It may not have not needed much more power than it would have taken to get out of a drain or get over a curb when leaving a space.

Saying that, I certainly would have noticed as soon as it happened, and not continued driving!

Re: Driver damages car after failing to spot wheel clamp
 

You need a super hero:

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Angle Grinder Man!

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I thought that the clamp should be put on the drivers side.

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How can anyone drive a car away and not notice a clamp on it :confused:

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I suppose the same sort of people who drive miles on only three wheels without apparently noticing. :nutter:

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I've noticed that clamps are often fitted to the pavement side of the car so the fitter doesn't have to work in traffic.

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Good point.

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The story is a bit light on detail unless I'm missing something. Since it was a DVLA clamp did the driver also fail to notice that the car wasn't taxed? was it being driven to a pre-arranged MOT?

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You'd have to keep your fingers crossed that the Tester didn't notice the huge chunk of yellow metal attached to a wheel :D