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War on Blackpool's clampers
VICTIMS of car clampers in Blackpool have welcomed a crackdown on the industry.
Under new Government proposals, clear signs will have to be introduced across Blackpool, along with maximum wheel clamp release fees.
People who have had their cars clamped and towed will also to be able to challenge firms if they feel they have been hit with extortionate
fees.
The proposal, an amendment to the Crime and Security Bill, which is passing through Parliament, has been welcomed by Blackpool South MP Gordon Marsden and people who have had their cars clamped in the resort and who say firms with high charges are the scourge of the town.
Rosemary Durrant, 57, who had to hand over 275 to get her car back after it was towed away from Charnley Road in Blackpool, said: "If there was an appeal court that would be good, so people could get their money back when they are charged so much.
"It doesn't do the town any good when this happens and it needs highlighting.
"It was very distressing. There was a sign in the window but other cars were covering it up and it was dark so we didn't see it.
"My partner, who was with me, is disabled after having a double cancer operation. There was no way we were going to get our car back unless we paid 275. It was scary."
Mrs Durrant's car was towed away by CID Security on February 27.
But Lee Simmons, owner of the firm, said there was no disabled badge on display and Mrs Durrant had parked in front of warning signs.
He said: "We work to the line. We have signs up – there is one on the wall just above head height and another in a window. Clamping is a dirty word but we work to the rules."
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