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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. </advocate> 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