dubdeb
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Hi,
Today a van we own which has been parked in the development we've lived in for almost a decade, in visitor parking was clamped. It has been parked here for more than 4 years and not a problem until today.
At the same time other commercial vehicles were parked nearby and they weren't clamped.
Rules state 'no high-sided commercial vehicles' and the van doesn't fall into this category, it's the same as the one parked next to it most nights which is owned by somebody who has never been clamped and has lived here longer - the only difference with him is that he owns his apartment whereas we are tenants.
On calling the clamping company we were advised that the owner of the van has been blacklisted!
We have no idea why he would be blacklisted, why others who lived here as long as 18 years have never been clamped and why somebody would go to the trouble of adding notes to the system of the clamping company to say he was blacklisted.
We've had to pay to have the clamp removed but in a development of several hundred apartments where on any given night there are 20+ commercial vehicles parked, we need to find out how to deal with blatant discrimination.
The van wasn't causing an obstruction, and wasn't parked in a private spot, we appear to have fallen foul of somebody with access to the management company who has never spoken to us but has an issue with vans in what would once have been considered an upmarket development.
Any thoughts or advice would be welcome.
Today a van we own which has been parked in the development we've lived in for almost a decade, in visitor parking was clamped. It has been parked here for more than 4 years and not a problem until today.
At the same time other commercial vehicles were parked nearby and they weren't clamped.
Rules state 'no high-sided commercial vehicles' and the van doesn't fall into this category, it's the same as the one parked next to it most nights which is owned by somebody who has never been clamped and has lived here longer - the only difference with him is that he owns his apartment whereas we are tenants.
On calling the clamping company we were advised that the owner of the van has been blacklisted!
We have no idea why he would be blacklisted, why others who lived here as long as 18 years have never been clamped and why somebody would go to the trouble of adding notes to the system of the clamping company to say he was blacklisted.
We've had to pay to have the clamp removed but in a development of several hundred apartments where on any given night there are 20+ commercial vehicles parked, we need to find out how to deal with blatant discrimination.
The van wasn't causing an obstruction, and wasn't parked in a private spot, we appear to have fallen foul of somebody with access to the management company who has never spoken to us but has an issue with vans in what would once have been considered an upmarket development.
Any thoughts or advice would be welcome.