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Could this be the end of clamping?
17th August 2007
The Department for Transport has revealed new guidelines recommending that parking wardens do not clamp first-time offenders.
The u-turn has been described as 'a bid to win public support', but it ultimately still leaves clamping at the discretion of the parking warden.
The document states: "Wheel clamping may be brought into disrepute if a local authority permits it for what the public may regard as relatively unimportant contraventions."
It also suggests that minor offences, such as overstaying a parking bay beyond fifteen minutes, being parked on a single yellow line or in a residents' bay without a permit, be given a low priority with regards to clamping.
A spokesperson from the Department for Transport, said: "These persisent evaders are often not registered, or not correctly registered, on the DVLA database and therefore think that they can get away with not paying any penalty charges.
"We are bringing in quicker clamping and removal times for persistent evaders."
Edmund King, the RAC Foundation's executive director, commented: "Motorists will welcome restrictions on wheel clamping as the punishment rarely fits the crime. Clamping a car for overstaying on a meter makes no sense, as the parking place is then blocked for a longer period.
"Clamping is a crude activity, which should have been outlawed at the time of Dick Turpin."