Seeing a clamper van getting clamped and towed... priceless! (From Echo)
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Seeing a clamper van getting clamped and towed... priceless!
4:10pm Tuesday 9th March 2010 in
FOR many motorists, these picture of a prolific wheel-clamping firm’s van being clamped for having no road tax will be regarded as poetic justice.
An employee of Southend-based LBS Enforcement, which has demanded substantial payment from hapless motorists across the region, got a taste of their own medicine.
Southend Council spotted the car and swooped. The vehicle was clamped, towed away and impounded.
As it happened, an LBS tow truck arrived on the scene...seemingly just too late to save its own vehicle.
The drama unfolded in Lundy Close, Eastwood, at 9am on Friday and the scene was captured by an amused resident, who snapped the action on his mobile phone.
The resident, who didn’t wish to be named, said: “It was such a fiasco and so funny.
“The clampers obviously hoped to take the van away, but the council beat them too it!
“I don’t think they were amused as one of them stuck a finger up.
“I took the pictures because it was so hilarious and I think a lot of people will be very pleased to see them get clamped for a change.”
Imran Kazalbash, Southend council's team leader for waste management, said the action was authorised by the DVLA, which was contacted by the council after the discovery was made.
He said: “If the owner of the vehicle arrives at the pound to claim their vehicle, and they bring with them their up-to-date tax disc, it will cost them £100 to reclaim their vehicle. This was the situation with the vehicle in question, which has now been reclaimed.
“However, if people do not bring their up-to-date tax disc with them, they will be charged £260.
“They would then be refunded £160 if they returned shortly afterwards with their up to-date tax disc.”
When contacted by the Echo, LBS Enforcement declined to give an official comment as company director Mark Stone was on holiday.
However, an employee said the truck had been immediately retaxed and collected from the council on Friday, and blamed the situation on a clerical error.
Comments(36)
Rochfordangler
says...
4:28pm Tue 9 Mar 10
What comes round goes around !
Nebs
says...
4:34pm Tue 9 Mar 10
thelonewhinger
says...
4:37pm Tue 9 Mar 10
We are told that when police stop vehicles which are untaxed they have the power to seize and crush them unless heavy penalties are paid quickly by the owner - why did LBS escape this? Also - did I not see double yellows where the van was parked? Just £260 for major parking offence, failure to display / failure to tax and towing /storage/ recovery. Reckon they got off far too lightly...
woodsman
says...
4:50pm Tue 9 Mar 10
firedog
says...
4:59pm Tue 9 Mar 10
soul man
says...
5:11pm Tue 9 Mar 10
Trainman
says...
5:20pm Tue 9 Mar 10
!!!!!!!!!!
EstuaryView
says...
6:52pm Tue 9 Mar 10
.
We all know that "clerical errors" rarely occur in isolation!
SaveOurStanford
says...
10:34pm Tue 9 Mar 10
SERVES THE 2 **** A LESSON !
Mr Stone & Mr Baker
COULD NOT HAPPEN TO NICER PEOPLE . HA HA HA
LBS Enforcement Ltd
PO Box 1391 London Road
Leigh-On-Sea
Essex
SS9 2SA
Freephone: 0844 335 8470
bytheway
says...
12:04am Wed 10 Mar 10
astratwozero
says...
9:07am Wed 10 Mar 10
essexboi1989
says...
9:30am Wed 10 Mar 10
j-w
says...
10:37am Wed 10 Mar 10
This Happened in Western Approaches (not lundy close) The double yellows were left over from last year when work was being done to replace the bridge, they were blanked out when the work was finished but have started to reappear (even jobs like removal of lines don't get done properly these days), still i agree the council should have thrown the book a bit harder at this mob.
milkshake
says...
10:51am Wed 10 Mar 10
But i took it on the chin and paid the fine ...............
Trev boy
says...
12:35pm Wed 10 Mar 10
It is now common place to see unprofessional and loutish behavour by workers in the public sector.
Maybe I should not have used the word gentleman?
astratwozero
says...
12:40pm Wed 10 Mar 10
milkshake
says...
1:40pm Wed 10 Mar 10
astratwozero wrote:please tell us all more or is it top secret?
some more things are going to happen to this firm very soon,things are in motion already.
stonybrig
says...
4:22pm Wed 10 Mar 10
Buffalo Bill
says...
5:17pm Wed 10 Mar 10
http://www.echo-news
.co.uk/news/5010546.
___Park_legally_to_p
ut_us_out_of_busines
s___/
Where are you now sir clampolot?
Remember if you fall foul of this lot of cowboys then head over to http://forums.pepipo
o.com/ and you will discover how their business model works and how to reclaim any monies you may have mistakenly paid them in the past!
I took a clamping company to court and won! Got money back and compensation for my time.
Buffalo Bill
says...
5:20pm Wed 10 Mar 10
http://www.essex.pol
ice.uk/contact_us/re
porting_crime.aspx has the details
evilc
says...
3:21pm Thu 11 Mar 10
The finger action is part of that training it actually means 'a number one salute' of thanks to members of the public interested in their current activity.
john1q
says...
12:38pm Fri 12 Mar 10
john1q
says...
12:53pm Fri 12 Mar 10
andy:)
says...
2:12pm Fri 12 Mar 10
http://www.consumera
ctiongroup.co.uk/for
um/parking-traffic-o
ffences/251267-clamp
er-clamped.html
It discusses the facts that LBS have 12 outstanding CCJ's against them !.
They are unlisenced by the clamping authority and they appeared to have been using a fraudulant VAT number, and we are supposed to pay these crooks money if we dare park in the wrong place !
It's about time, clamping was outlawed like in Scotland.
Andy
andy:)
says...
2:14pm Fri 12 Mar 10
more to follow
and they got no dosh assets -£95 ,
total against them
Total Number of Exact CCJs - 12 Total Value of Exact CCJs - £10,826
these not paid
02/03/2010 NORTHAMPTON CCBC £617 Judgement-
23/02/2010 NORTHAMPTON CCBC £317 Judgement
16/02/2010 NORTHAMPTON CCBC £311 Judgement
18/01/2010 SOUTHEND £865 Judgement
23/12/2009 NORTHAMPTON CCBC £196 Judgement
all 12 outstanding
29/10/2009 credit rating 2 : Caution - Credit at your discretion
Which goes to show, if they clamp you, TAKE THEM TO COURT AND GET YOUR MONEY BACK !
andy:)
says...
2:51pm Fri 12 Mar 10
http://www.thisistot
alessex.co.uk/biller
icay/BILLERICAY-Car-
clamp-firm-spotlight
/article-1509091-det
ail/article.html
BUT..on the LBS site..
http://lbsenforcemen
tltd.com/default.asp
x
they claim to have SIA licence badges.
You can report illegal use of this at the SIA website, go to..
http://www.sia.homeo
ffice.gov.uk/Pages/e
nforcement-reporting
.aspx
Lets put an end to this horrible bunch of crooks.
andy:)
says...
2:56pm Fri 12 Mar 10
...
If a vehicle immobiliser uses threatening behaviour or intimidation they may be committing a criminal offence and we would recommend that you report such instances to the police.
...
..
I'd consider the one finger salute threatening and intimdating.
Andy
milesawayfromessex
says...
2:59pm Fri 12 Mar 10
No point peeing through their letter box, as its nothing to do with them.......... However......
milesawayfromessex
says...
3:12pm Fri 12 Mar 10
The yellow tow truck in their website pictures, and the barn its shown in with their vans, im sure thats at the junction of Canewdon Road/ lark Hill Road / Hydewood Lane, in the Ashingdon / Canewdon areas. Its next door and to the right of two cottages, which as far as i know have nothing to do with the company.
I have had dealings with these people, not wheel clamp related, they operate outside the law.
milesawayfromessex
says...
3:20pm Fri 12 Mar 10
33 Sandringham Road
Southend on sea
SS1 2UQ
Has something to do with their website admin also.
AspergerKidJoe
says...
7:21pm Sat 13 Mar 10
john1q
says...
11:27am Sun 21 Mar 10
'V' wrote:These people are boasting to earn £1900 a week from this.One of their methods is clamp you then tow you away to any local carpark, ie Homebase diy and leave your car there until you call them to pay for its release.anyone ever goiing to clacton beware they sit waiting in Agate rd which is near the seafront and they park the tow truck 2 mins away .
Should have driven the scum to a cashpoint and demanded £400. Then thrown the book at them for having an untaxed (and therefore uninsured) vehicle on the highway.
HLBS
says...
3:03pm Sun 21 Mar 10
They are now operating in Clacton & are hitting the local headlines up there.
Just remember :-
They park on private land themselves & wait for VICTIMS. Their appeal process is a waste of time.
They have been dropped by some of their customers after they realised there under hand ways !!
We just have to wait until the law is changed - clampers are not allowed to operate in Scotland !!!
john1q
says...
9:51pm Tue 23 Mar 10
HLBS wrote:Those LBS clampers park the tow truck in the Comfort Hotel car park on the seafront
I was clamped by LBS and I took them to court, & won. They do not bother to turn up as they would rather be making someone else's day a bad one. If you pay be credit card you can try & claim the money back under the credit consumer act. No money has been forth coming from LBS. They have 11 un-satisfied CCJ'S. But I would advise that people continue to take them to court if the signs are not clear. They also caused over £100 of damage to my car.
They are now operating in Clacton & are hitting the local headlines up there.
Just remember :-
They park on private land themselves & wait for VICTIMS. Their appeal process is a waste of time.
They have been dropped by some of their customers after they realised there under hand ways !!
We just have to wait until the law is changed - clampers are not allowed to operate in Scotland !!!
john1q
says...
9:54pm Tue 23 Mar 10
john1q wrote:At Clacton on sea
HLBS wrote:Those LBS clampers park the tow truck in the Comfort Hotel car park on the seafront
I was clamped by LBS and I took them to court, & won. They do not bother to turn up as they would rather be making someone else's day a bad one. If you pay be credit card you can try & claim the money back under the credit consumer act. No money has been forth coming from LBS. They have 11 un-satisfied CCJ'S. But I would advise that people continue to take them to court if the signs are not clear. They also caused over £100 of damage to my car.
They are now operating in Clacton & are hitting the local headlines up there.
Just remember :-
They park on private land themselves & wait for VICTIMS. Their appeal process is a waste of time.
They have been dropped by some of their customers after they realised there under hand ways !!
We just have to wait until the law is changed - clampers are not allowed to operate in Scotland !!!
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Towed away – the vehicle is harnessed ready to be lifted on to the council tow truck and impounded
One-finger salute – the irate driver in the clamped vehicle
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'V' says...
4:24pm Tue 9 Mar 10