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On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:09:11 +0000 tom wrote: > Grant Sewell wrote: > > On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:09:48 +0000 > > Simon Williams wrote: > > > > > >> tom wrote: > >> > >>> There was a white line! People just didn't want to play. There was > >>> no legal route that gave any satisfaction other than putting up > >>> signs and getting a clamp. > >>> Calling the council or the police doesnt get you a car when you > >>> need one or cover you for loss of income. We left before getting > >>> to that point - doing it yourself involved too much effort (credit > >>> car, letting people out at five in the morning) but you can see > >>> why people do get in clamping companies. We were 15 miles from > >>> Stansted and people would leave their cars for two weeks, come > >>> back find it had been towed and then complain - not for long I'm > >>> 6'5. I can see why people hate clampers but there must be some > >>> way of dealing with pathological parkers > >>> > >> Anyone who parks in front of driveways, in disabled spaces, etc > >> should be clamped or towed. Same for too close to junctions and > >> other dangerous and stupid places. Frankly they should also get > >> points on their license. > >> > >> Only when you are parked somewhere valid for a few minutes too long > >> are you allowed to hate clampers. If the place you parked was never > >> valid then you're a selfish git and you deserve everything you get > >> and more. > >> > > > > <advocate type="devil's"> > > But who decides what is a "valid" place to park and what is not? > > Was the car parked 15 miles from Stansted actually parked > > illegally? If not, then I'm sure the car owner would argue it was > > a perfectly valid place to park for two weeks. > > > Not when its got a dropped kerb, a white line on it and a set of huge > gates with a no parking notice. But is/was it technically illegal? That's the angle the car owner would take, is it not? I happen to agree with you, but we do live in a litigious society and if it were to end up in court, you can bet your digestive exit orifice that this question would be raised. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html