My new yellow calipers

[mach10]

:dead: Not sure where to post this, had a dream and couldnt wait to buy a vented carbon bonnet and exhaust and woke up to this

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5020/71240821zw4.png

I have a question too, they clamped me because the previous owner didnt pay 2 fines more than 1 year ago and they say now I am liable to pay for it because Im the registered owner? What should I do?

well I had no choice since it was heading to the impound and I paid 673 pounds on the spot, goodbye carbon bonnet + exhaust.

PS this is the first pic I have of my car with the rims and tints on, would a vented carbon bonnet suit it you reckon? with black side repeaters and I think it would be complete .. but obviously no where near to be finished now ..

What a beautiful birthday present for the car, got it in november 06

 

[MillerLight]

thats a pisser. cant help tho sorry

 

[Matta_88]

pisstake really cant you go back to the previous owner? or do all the rights etc. go over to you? sure someone on here will no

Carbon bonnet will suit it not a vented jap one tho lol imo anyway

 

[mach10]

i like the one on ktecs site, the vented one /drool

but yeah i was wondering if someone could tell me, ive paid already but i had no chice like i said =/.

 

[dick]

id have jacked it up and put a s skateboard under the wheel.

but that cant be right can it? surely no way that can be lawful?

 

[Tom]

Why did you pay it?

Its nothing to do with you! did you not explain?

 

[SteveC047]

Its not down to you to pay the fine, you should never of paid it, was it the council that clamped the car, or a private company.

If it was a private company good by money, if its the Council I would right a letter of complaint and get them to refund the money straight away. They should pester the previous owner for the fines and take him to court if needed.

 

[mach10]

I did explain but when i realised it was clamped they were ready to take it to the impound which cost 150 pounds if i can remember and 15 pound each day for storage or some s**t.

the guy said doesnt matter its your car now

dunno if it was a private company, it was some dude driving around in some white van with cameras all around it lol wtf was he doing in the ghetto that wnker!! he lucky the g00nz didnt slit all his 4 wheels like the bus does

 

[SteveC047]

Mate you have been well and truly caught with you pants around your ankles.

They cant just take a car away for no other reason than the previous owner has out standing fines against them. They should have gone through the DVLA to obtain the owners details and sent a court summons to his address.

 

[mach10]

Mate you have been well and truly caught with you pants around your ankles.

They cant just take a car away for no other reason than the previous owner has out standing fines against them. They should have gone through the DVLA to obtain the owners details and sent a court summons to his address.

what should i do? :dapprove:

 

[SteveC047]

well was it a Private Clamping company, if it is your fcuked. No chance of getting your money back and I wouldnt even bother kicking up a fuss, as you may just find you car gone the next morning with no idea where they have taken it.

If its the council I would phone them up arrange to take the V5 Doc to them with the details of ownership, date of purchase, any reciptes you may have for the car, and stand there until the payment is refunded and the details have been wiped from the system.

 

[ClioGav]

£673!?!? sounds like a scam to me! w*****s.

 

[mach10]

I paid by credit card if that helps, with a bogus 3% charge because of credit card. SCMAMERS!! ill check if its a private company right now brb

 

[MillerLight]

Get down the citizen advice bureau

 

[mach10]

checked receipt, they are called task enforcers?

 

[cat171]

The one good thing is that you paid on a credit card, as said get down the cab or a solicitiors thogh.

There is no way your liable for another persons parking fines & they can't make you pay (I know you did) tbh you could have called the police.

 

[ben_p]

LOL gutted

 

[DynamoDave]

If they'd tried to take my car I would've plonked my a*se in the drivers seat and refused to move!!

No chance I would've paid the fine and if they still continued to try and take the car I would've phoned the police!

Hope you can get your cash back mate

 

[cafcross]

so they just randomly clamped you because of the previous owner? not because you were packed on double yellows or anything? how did they find it?

 

[mach10]

so they just randomly clamped you because of the previous owner? not because you were packed on double yellows or anything? how did they find it?

I was sleeping and heard my alarm going off, outside my house no lines no need for permit or anything. they found it because of their remote van with cameras on it, it scans number plates as it drives along.

 

[Daniel]

I'd have gone f**king nuts.

It was silly of you to pay the fine but i'm guessing you're young and a bit naive. (sp)

Now, if i was you, i'd get on the blower to the Citizens advice, see what they say, then get on to the previous owner, then i'd get onto the credit card company and tell them you wish to cancel a payment as it was not authorised...ANYTHING has got to be worth a shot!!

 

[mach10]

I'd have gone f**king nuts.

It was silly of you to pay the fine but i'm guessing you're young and a bit naive. (sp)

Now, if i was you, i'd get on the blower to the Citizens advice, see what they say, then get on to the previous owner, then i'd get onto the credit card company and tell them you wish to cancel a payment as it was not authorised...ANYTHING has got to be worth a shot!!

yeah it was either pay it on the spot or watch them take it away. taking candy from a baby. i will phone citizens advice now

edit:

phone lines are closed ffs everything bad happens to me

 

[Daniel]

They can't tow it if you're sat inside it!

 

[Turkish]

Bunch of these private clamping bandits clamped up the wheel on a guy I used to work with's car. He went home got his tools (he is a tech) jacked the car up, unbolted the strut, took the clamp off without damaging it then handed it in at the police station as lost property. The clampers couldnt claim criminal damage or theft as a result so they ended up wasting their time and not making a penny.

 

[ForceIndia]

Call credit card company, asap get payment stopped.

 

[Daniel]

mach10 who have you contacted so far??

 

[mach10]

previous owner but he deny it lol CAB is closed. I will fone them tomorrow

 

[cat171]

Call them first thing tomorrow, tbh I doubt they were closed at 14:41 when someone said to call them.

 

[kevinhall]

As said above, phone your credit card company, explain the situation and try and get them to cancel or suspend the payment. Do it asap or you could be too late...

 

[Iridium]

Dude phone your credit card company NOW. Tell them it wasn't an authorised payment and you have no idea how it happened. That'll stop the payment. Then phone the police - seriously - what they did was so very against the law.

Dan

 

[B16DOE]

you will never get that money back

 

[Iridium]

He hasn't lost the money yet, it's on his credit card. Stopping the payment is still an option...

Dan

 

[adamRS]

TW4TS! That can't be legal.
Better man than me, I know I won't of been able to control my temper. Hope u get it sorted.

 

[Hazza]

Is that micra touching?

 

[Marky_]

Sounds like a scam to me.

Any update?