This cracks me up. DIY. Do it YOURSELF. 1) Women calls husband to come and remove wheel from car 2) Women takes it friends workshop to have clamp removed. 3) It's not 'genius' to remove something that's on a wheel, nor is it 'genius' to not even be able to remove a wheel oneself. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11932681
tweake,
Oct 14, 10:30pm
she will probably get charged with theft. remember the tradie who cut his off with an angle grinder. i think they where going to charge him for it. can't remember the outcome.
farwest,
Oct 14, 10:47pm
She dropped it off to them. where was the theft?
toenail,
Oct 14, 10:52pm
The charge won't stick. As far as I am concerned, the wheel clamp is just lost property. You can either return it to the police station, or dispose of it.
If I superglue a $2 coin to the bonnet of your car, and you drive off with it, then what can I charge you with?
sr2,
Oct 14, 10:56pm
If (as in this case) the clamping is on private land it becomes a civil matter, the Police will avoid being involved.
To quote the article, "Clamping on private land is regulated only by a voluntary code of conduct".
myrns,
Oct 14, 11:05pm
That fella would of had an easier time with a normal jigsaw fitted with a course blade. would take 5minutes max
saxman99,
Oct 14, 11:06pm
Common Assault in all likelihood.
supernova2,
Oct 14, 11:15pm
Potentially if you cut it off, as in damage it, you might get charged with something like wilful damage.
I guess the clamping outfits keep track of the rego number of the car they clamp so they can track down the missing clamps should you drive off with their property. In that case if you don't return it maybe a theft charge might stick, but perhaps it could also be argued that they gave it to you by attaching it to your car in such a way you couldn't give it back.
timmo1,
Oct 14, 11:19pm
Also, what did removing the tyre achieve? (except a tyre sale). you'd still have to cut the clamp off and if doing that, why not just keep the tyre intact?
supernova2,
Oct 14, 11:22pm
Anyone notice the high quality PPE being worn by the workshop staff?
supernova2,
Oct 15, 12:01am
My thoughts too but perhaps it just allowed a bit more wriggle room and they managed to slip the clamp off.
elect70,
Oct 15, 12:04am
Ever hear of them taking someone to court over cutting clamp off ? . First they have to establish the owner then establish who parked it there & who cut it off & owner under no obligation to give them that info . Theyd just put it in books as a loss .
budgel,
Oct 15, 12:46am
That video shows the only valid reason to have crap tyres on your car!
whqqsh,
Oct 15, 12:54am
better than stabbing the clamped in face I spose. or is it?
skull,
Oct 15, 1:05am
I noticed the white shoelaces and thought those aren't his work shoes.
toenail,
Oct 15, 1:32am
But by intentionally attaching an object to my private property, how is that still their property? If in the public, you slip an iphone into my carry bag, and I throw it out in to the trash or sell it on trademe, you can't do squat.
xs1100,
Oct 15, 4:01am
or even better a couple old wrecks dumped at that antique dealer in ponsonby might sharpen him up
richardmayes,
Oct 15, 4:41am
What clamp? My car never had a clamp on it. Sounds like a pack of lies to me.
gamefisher,
Oct 15, 4:58am
Cut them off with a battery powered disc grinder then let them spend the effort getting the money off you.
sr2,
Oct 15, 5:01am
LOL; he appears to be not quite what he claims to be?
Excellent idea, leave 2 or 3 there, he'll clamp them and be stuck with them.
In France they didn't put up with clamping BS. Lots of people started carry a tube of superglue with them and whenever they saw a clamp filled the lock up. A pain for the car owner, but a bigger, and more expensive, one for the company as they struggled to remove the clamp with the owner going berserk at them. You can imagine, "I've paid, I've paid, get it off, NOW ! ".
Nothing to do with the clampee, they weren't even there when the expensive lock was vandalised.
hkjoe,
Oct 15, 5:25am
Do you mean the steel-capped running shoes?
Also, and I'm sure a lot of people will disagree with this, but what sort of tyre are you going to get for $50?
whqqsh,
Oct 15, 5:35am
wow, I wonder if Prince Organ is related to Prince Albert?
bill1451,
Oct 15, 5:37am
exactly my thoughts hkjoe, a tyre for $50.00 would have to be a space saver with no tread. lol
sr2,
Oct 15, 5:45am
Too much information. !
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