No more clamping in Cork

[never]

From start of new year,there will be no more clamping in Cork. The contract is not being renewed.

 

[tmacie]

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[JP Stone]

Great, hopefully now those clammpers will crawl back to the hole they came from, clamps and all.

 

[gingin]

so now instead of being clamped illegaly parked cars will be towed away is it?

 

[D-man.]

Then given to a non-national if you don't reclaim it within 2 hours.

Sure they're very poor.

 

[Blueswannabe]

Cool. I doubt they'll be as quick to tow as clamp though, plus if you see them about to tow the car and hop in they can't proceed.

 

[JP Stone]

Its interesting now that this is happening, considering Leo Varadcur said not so long ago that he was going to introduce legislation to regulate the clamping business.

So is this the city council, perhaps saying F
this for a game of soldiers, or is it simply an accounting decision as I always understood that the clampers were an expense as opposed to actually creating revenue?

Of course they will still have their own wardens, unless people were following the parking rules, after all not too many of us have the money there and then to realise our cars.

 

[RutlandStreet]

I was watching a programme last night about Westminster Council.

Now apparently a traffic warden has to observe a vehicle in the same spot for 20 mins before puttin a ticket on it, not watch constantly but if they return 20 mins later and it's in the same place then they ticket it. What they do is note the position of the air valves on the tyres so they know it hasn't moved.

Now some drivers are wise to this, so the move the vehicle a fraction, when the warden comes back the 20 mins has to start again.

Loophole I never knew existed, is it the same there I wonder?

 

[ex-craichead]

From start of new year,there will be no more clamping in Cork. The contract is not being renewed.

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[JP Stone]

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Heard it on 96fm news, contract will be up on Jan 4 2012 and will not be renewed.