Clamping companies need strict regulation (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)

Clamping companies need strict regulation

3:57pm Thursday 3rd December 2009 in

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WELL done Nicholas Taylor. (Angry drivers take on clampers – and win, November 26). Barely regulated and thirsty for cash, clamping companies get a virtual free reign to force hard-earned cash out of unsuspecting motorists.

I myself have fallen foul of their unscrupulous ways and have a claim pending.

Mr Taylor’s victory gives me hope that I may yet emerge victorious from the saga, which has caused no-end of grief.

The Government must tighten regulation to ensure clampers follow a strict code of conduct – including reasonable fines – and enable drivers to make a quick and easy claim against a penalty.

All too often the paperwork, unhelpful staff and the need to retrieve a vehicle deter many from kicking up a fuss.

Jay Lightbourne, Albert Road, Leyton.