{"id":20853,"date":"2020-06-17T00:11:50","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T23:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/?p=20853"},"modified":"2020-06-17T12:33:21","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T11:33:21","slug":"clamping-how-to-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/clamping-how-to-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Clamping: How to appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Can you appeal a clamping and is it worth making the effort asks Geraldine Herbert<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Here’s what you need to know<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Reasons for clamping<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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  1. If your vehicle causes a hazard or obstruction, e.g. on a clearway<\/li>\r\n
  2. If your vehicle is illegally parked, e.g. on a double yellow line.<\/li>\r\n
  3. If the time allowed on a Pay-and-Display ticket (max. 3 hours) has expired.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    All signs in a car park have to be clearly readable, \u201cin plain language\u201d, clean and in good condition. They must also be properly positioned, of a certain size and must clearly state terms and conditions, including the clamp release charge and any additional charges.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    Grounds for Appeal<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    1) Paid parking grace period – If you park your car where you have to pay for parking, you have a grace period of ten minutes to pay the parking fee before you are clamped. So, for example, if you have to run to a shop to get change to pay for the parking you have ten minutes to do so and put the parking ticket on the vehicle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    2) You believe the clamping of your vehicle occurred\u00a0outside the time-period\u00a0of restricted parking.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    3) You believe the location where you parked was\u00a0not within a restricted parking zone.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    4) Your parking ticket was\u00a0not seen\u00a0by the clamping operator<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    How to appeal<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    1) If you are clamped in a statutory area (an area under the direction of a local authority) and want to make a complaint or appeal the clamping fee, you should contact your\u00a0local authority. You should write to or email the relevant authorities to make your complaint. You should give details of the situation and enclose any documents that could help your case. Most complaints will be acknowledged within a few days. Your claim will be investigated and you should receive a response within a month.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    If you are clamped or have your vehicle relocated from a non-statutory area, such as a private car park, and you want to appeal the decision, you should complain to the owner of the parking place in writing, within 60 days of the date of getting the clamp.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    If your clamping appeal is unsuccessful you have 30 days from receipt of the decision to further appeal the decision to the\u00a0National Transport Authority (NTA)<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    Geraldine Herbert<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    17th June 2020<\/strong><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    According to new figures, almost 130 motorists every day in Dublin city are clamped writes Geraldine Herbert but you can appeal and it’s worth making the effort<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20855,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[356,117],"tags":[3231,3233,1841,569],"yoast_head":"\nClamping: How to appeal - wheelsforwomen.ie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/clamping-how-to-appeal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Clamping: How to appeal - wheelsforwomen.ie\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"According to new figures, almost 130 motorists every day in Dublin city are clamped writes Geraldine Herbert but you can appeal and it's worth making the effort\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/clamping-how-to-appeal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"wheelsforwomen.ie\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wheelsforwomen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-06-16T23:11:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-06-17T11:33:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/clamping_cover.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1350\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"450\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Geraldine Herbert\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Geraldine Herbert\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/clamping-how-to-appeal\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/clamping-how-to-appeal\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Geraldine Herbert\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/#\/schema\/person\/4e9263f6ed5330b3f3553487011f8b95\"},\"headline\":\"Clamping: How to appeal\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-06-16T23:11:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-06-17T11:33:21+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/clamping-how-to-appeal\/\"},\"wordCount\":385,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"appeal\",\"Clamping\",\"fines\",\"parking\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Driving Tips\",\"Latest\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/clamping-how-to-appeal\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/clamping-how-to-appeal\/\",\"name\":\"Clamping: How to appeal - 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