{"id":3900,"date":"2010-10-08T14:42:31","date_gmt":"2010-10-08T14:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=3900"},"modified":"2010-10-08T14:42:31","modified_gmt":"2010-10-08T14:42:31","slug":"clamping-at-colwick-another-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=3900","title":{"rendered":"Clamping At Colwick: Another Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve written in the last few months about <a title=\"Wheel Clamping At Colwick\" href=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=2551\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> clamping at Colwick MPTC<\/a> (with updates after <a title=\"Wheel Clamping At Colwick - Update\" href=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=3075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> the original clamped ADI<\/a> contacted me, and after I&#8217;d seen <a title=\"Wheel Clamping At Colwick - Another One\" href=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=3168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> another car clamped<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Another reader has contacted me with the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Hi\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">I was also clamped on the 11th May and had no choice but to pay for removal of my wheel clamp &#8211; \u00a3140!!!\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">I rang the police as i was clamped by an irish male in a landscaping van, who looked very suspicious and unprofessional.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The police didn&#8217;t beleive he was &#8216;official&#8217; but I had no choice to pay him. He said to appeal against it, which i have sent several e-mails to Town Park Management and not had any response. <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">I think it is absolutely disgusting. I have parked there for years to walk my dog and are very angry at the situation. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hopefully, the <a title=\"Private Clamping To Be Banned\" href=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=3401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> forthcoming ban on private clamping<\/a> will stop the cowboys at  City Estates (and their mercenary deputies)\u00a0raking in money for their own benefit.<\/p>\n<p>All that crap in their letter at the test centre &#8211; claiming it is because of &#8220;Health &amp; Safety&#8221; &#8211; is bullshit. I was down there the other night on a lesson and there were lorries and cars\u00a0parked all over the place as they used to be. City Estates is just sending out their deputies when they need a few quid, and targeting people who are less likely to be able to do something about it.<\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"_marker\">\u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve written in the last few months about clamping at Colwick MPTC (with updates after the original clamped ADI contacted me, and after I&#8217;d seen another car clamped). 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