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Private clamping - what's currently the law?

I am an independent retailer. Recently our landlord has imposed clamping rules to our service yard where we used to be able to place one car free. The service yard has a barrier which is permanantly broken.Can the company still legally clamp vehicles?

Asked on 28 January 2012 by Essexgirl

Answered by Honest John

Yes. The law has not yet changed.

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