COWBOY CLAMPERS COULD BE DRIVEN OUT OF BUSINESS

The Crompton Street car clampers could be driven out of business when the law on wheel clamping is changed.

The Crime and Security Bill is currently being considered in Parliament. It will limit the activities of rogue car clampers such as City Parks Management, which operates the car park on Crompton Street in Derby’s city centre.

The Bill is set to limit the release fee to between £40 and £70, but City Parks Management currently charge a minimum release fee of £125. When this Bill becomes law these modern-day highway robbers will either have to behave responsibly or be driven out of business.

City Parks Management doesn’t even have planning permission to operate its car park, but Councillor Lucy Care, who is responsible for planning and transportation in Derby, refused to order enforcement action. So it's good to see our Derby campaign having some impact on the legislative programme.

The Bill is currently being considered by a committee of MPs. I have written urging them to consider an outright ban on wheel clamping on private property as it is in Scotland. These are the MPs sitting on the Crime and Security Bill Committee and I would urge everyone reading my blog to write to them as well.

• Tony Baldry,
• Tom Brake,
• James Brokenshire,
• Simon Burns,
• Alan Campbell,
• Jim Dobbin,
• Robert Flello,
• David Hanson,
• Douglas Hogg,
• Dr Brian Iddon,
• SiobhainM cDonagh,
• Shona McIsaac,
• Mark Oaten,
• Andrew Rosindell,
• Alison Seabeck
• Dave Watts.