Is it not great news that wheel clamping is to be banned on all private land after ministers acted to halt the practice?

They will still be able to give tickets and being private land it is highly likely that the cost associated with these fines will be stupid amounts of money!!

Yes terrific. Cowboys in whatever sphere shd be shut down. I think that the landowners were often blamed for draconian methods when they were not a party to it.

It's great that they are stopping these rogue companies that charge hundreds of pounds after clamping. They certainly should be outlawed. But I do have some sympathy with people who have private parking which is used unauthorised. I used to work in an office where I would come and go during the day. We had private parking but I often came back to find cars parked in our spaces. It's infuriating when you are paying for the spaces and have work to do!

Not for me! The car park space outside my flat that is on private ground and which I lease was always being used by anyone and everyone before they imposed clamping notices in the area. No other form of restriction worked and people ignored all the notices that were put on their windscreens. The clamping company used by the management company has a good reputation and they are not cowboys. Its very frustrating finding someone in your space - the only reliable alternative is to put up a lockable barrier post or bollard.

Yes its great news.
But did you know that the only establishment that can punish people and that includes fines is the law.
The whole practice beggers belief to me, I dont think the Scots allowed it from the word go

I'm going to play devils advocate now and swing it round. What about all the private land owners. They return home one night to find a car has been left there, no return within the night. What do you do? You can't clamp it anymore...

yes i agree, wheel clamping on public property is fine, in fact i agree with it, theres nothing quite so offensive when somebody parks in the middle of the road blocking everyone else at the equivalent of hospitals and streets! but i'm not sure who monitors and keeps an eye on private clampers but it doesnt look to have been a well monitored system.

It is good and bad. If I was constantly finding people parked on my land perhaps either blocking me in or stopping my customers parking I might not feel so happy. On the other hand the way some of the clampers behaved was appalling. Perhaps when they are banned at the same time some protection/new rules can be introduced for the land owners.

It is good news these clampers offered no warning and often used entrapment techniques on the unaware public often imposing extortionate release fees.

The real problem are the extortionate fines and the some of the clampers scary aggressive manner. People caught by these clampers seemed to have no rights and while they may be in the wrong, I don't think that justifies behaviour like that. Do have sympathy for people whose private parking is constantly used by people with no right to it, but there must be another way to deal with this.

Yes it is and the whole practice needs to be strictly regulated to ensure that those who remain in this business have guidelines set that they have to adhere and a national standard to outline the fees that they are allowed to charge. Some of the stories I have read are horrendous and whilst I don't condone parking just wherever you choose through arrogance and or laziness but nor does it mean that you should be held to ransom by these firms. Some of the tactics they employ are shocking. At the dance school that my daughter used to go to I saw them on numerous occasions pounce on parents that hadn't paid the 50 pence charge for a half hour stay. I never forgot to ensure that I had 50 pence in my purse every time I went to park there on a Saturday morning!! £120 release fee is unjustifiable.

It would be good if you could stop the heavy handed clampers that charge and arm and a leg. I see the need to deter people parking on private land so some fair method to prevent this needs to be in place.

I'm a bit biased against this, because my private parking is often taken up by people who are inconsiderate or just don't care. In turn, this puts me at risk of being clamped as I then have to park in someone else's space. I leave notes or attempt to phone our clamping company to avoid being punished for other people's behaviour, but it happens so often here to various residents that I consider clamping the only way to actively deal with the issue. We're in a desirable city centre location, for parking, and people would take advantage of that even more if we didn't have regular clamping patrols.