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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Create stronger legislation to protect motorists from private car parking companies. More details

Submitted by Thomas Bromfield – Deadline to sign up by: 21 September 2008 – Signatures: 121

More details from petition creator

The current licensing regulations on private car parking firms do not seem fit for purpose, and lead to exploitation of private citizens with car-clamps and fines which are difficult to stomach. Private car parking companies appear to have extraordinary amount of self-regulation and autonomy when it comes to fares and fines. This needs to be regulated to protect motorists from unscrupulous car park owners who can clamp vehicles (for amazingly weak reasons such as being 5 minutes late when returning to your vehicle) and then charge what they please for the removal of these clamps (sometimes £75 or more). It would be so easy to create clear legislation to protect motorists from being exploited and ripped off in this way. It seems criminal to me that private companies can clamp vehicles in the first place!

Current signatories

Thomas Bromfield, the Petition Creator, joined by:

  • John Dunbavin
  • Sandra Ferguson
  • William Moulton
  • michael potts
  • G. Bolgar
  • Philip Glover
  • John McMullan
  • John Talbot
  • Richard Pelling
  • Thomas Bowman
  • Glenn Yeates
  • Andrew Constantine, English Democrats
  • Karen Matthews -Getty
  • Derek R Allum
  • Peter Brown
  • Mr. John A Wood
  • Brian Wainwright
  • John Simpson
  • Peter Hargreaves
  • terence bromfield
  • G.J.Wilkins
  • Andrew Main
  • Steve Mott
  • Archie Turnbull
  • David Cottam
  • Peter McAuley
  • DH Harvey
  • Matt
  • Sarah McNeill
  • Alexandra Holme
  • Holly Templer
  • Nicola Kendall
  • lucy harwood
  • margaret townsend
  • njivan
  • barbara kelly
  • John Alexander Cole
  • N P Reynolds
  • Gary Collins
  • Stephen Hill
  • Jan Horsfield
  • w.siti
  • David Sharp
  • Matthew Richardson
  • Keith Ross
  • Charlotte Cooper
  • Frank Burton
  • Stuart Pawelczyk
  • Andreas Kamenou
  • Peter Maycock
  • Jamie Brown
  • Eileen Adams
  • john cooper
  • Daniel Cooper
  • Katrina Deacon
  • trish panico
  • John Barry Creaser
  • Emma Cannon
  • Hugh Ridgers
  • Samuel Gillespie
  • Samantha Gallier
  • Fiona Gardner
  • Adriana Danu
  • Deborah Baker
  • Ginny Robinson
  • Stephen Holmes
  • Jean Wright
  • John William Robinson
  • Andrew Frank Johnson
  • Christopher Checklin
  • samuel duckfield
  • Karen Morris
  • caroline green
  • Philippa Radley
  • Natalie May
  • Matthew Clarke
  • D Dalton
  • Lynette Leek
  • P Yeates
  • Y Smith
  • Jerry Cody
  • Joanna Hinchey
  • Pamela Ann John
  • Dwayne Forsell, SWR-UK.ORG
  • Paul Rossiter
  • Christopher Bennett
  • Eric Hal
  • Vince Shalom
  • Nichola Hendry
  • David Andrew Wilby
  • Benjamin Edward Bitcheno
  • Richard Wood
  • kerry lowe
  • Bill Appleton
  • Stelios Bekas
  • george neil
  • brian winson
  • DAVID JENKINS
  • Peter Jenkins
  • Rob Whitehouse
  • Mr L Pettersen
  • Bobbie Lomas
  • DEREK MILTON
  • linda jenkins
  • John Denby
  • C Johnson
  • Neil Palmer
  • john wright
  • ANNE FEA
  • John Davies
  • Peter Morgan, ABD.ORG.UK
  • James Mason, ABD.ORG.UK
  • Paul Morgan, SWR-UK.ORG
  • Stuart Leather
  • Howard Robinson
  • Stanley Bott
  • David Williams
  • Terence Hudson
  • Vanessa Robinson
  • Christine Sparks

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