A UK exam board is offering a qualification in wheel clamping.
Clampers will be able to take a two-unit course, which will lead to a vocational BTec qualification in "vehicle immobilisation".
And frustrated motorists will be reassured to know that "conflict management" is part of the course work.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4055651.stm
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Find vehicle.
Clamp it.
Drive off.
Right, that was easy. Wheres me certificate, then?
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I agree that they should have to be trained. For a start, they need to know whether the clamp they are using can damage the vehicle and they should also know how to fix the clamp without causing damage.
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They should also be taught how to dress and how to string a sentence together.
PP
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They should also be taught how to dress and how to string a sentence together.
wotcha mean innit?
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next you'll be telling me we are going to get qualified police instead of "Community Support Officers", it will never catch on
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Judging from the cowboys in Plymouth a few weeks ago....
Surely once these guys get qualifications, then they'll be over qualified for the job?
Self defeating really :)
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Seriously, probably the first step to regulation. That can't be bad. The same as they've done with Doorstaff. About time.
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My brother is doing his doorstaff qualification this week. He told me that the cleaners, managers, barstaff etc, will also have to do a similar course. Something to do with responsible management of keys. Also anyone who lifts big packages will have to do a similar course. Not a bad earner for the government though, £53 to do the course at college, £190 to register with the government and be a fully fledged bouncer. Renewable every 3 years.
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see www.the-sia.org.uk/licences/vi.asp for information on the licensing side of things - related to P E posts re doorstaff. All (private) clamping operatives will need to be licensed. If they are not licensed they will be commiting an illegal act. You can only get a license by being appropriately qualified in vehicle immobilisation.
Hope this clears things up in terms of the whys of qualified clampers (sorry, qualified vehicle immobilisation operatives).
As an aside, this regulation will apply to all those working in the security guarding, clamping and door staff.
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Dear Mr Blair,
Although I have been breathing without difficulty or training for a number of years I understand that, following the introduction of one of your new laws, this will become illegal from 01/04/2005 if not licenced to do so by the appropriate authorities. At first I thought you were taking the pee but on further investigation found you not to be authorised under The Urinary Removal and Storage Act 2004 (as amended) so clearly this isn't the case.
I have contacted the accredited colleges in my town and have been advised that none of them have any spaces until May 2005.
Please advise on my best course of action.
An early reply would be appreciated, although I wont be holding my breathe......
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Licensing doorstaff is a "good thing" Real career people have nothing to fear - it will drive out the minority who are thugs and drug dealers or so we hope. Perhaps the same is true about clampers. Now that does need regulating.
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illegal act.
A criminal offence no less. The Police are already issuing warnings in my area - and will be clamping down before Christmas (sorry)
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Surely to complete exams they will also need to be able to read and write.
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"Any object or device placed on or attached to this vehicle without the consent of the driver will be removed and disposed of. Any costs incurred will be recoverable from the owner of such object or device.
The placing of any such object or device on this vehicle without the consent of the driver will be deemed to be full accepance of the terms of this notice."
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Imagine that on your CV. Qualified Wheel Clamper with 3 years' experience. Well-developed human relations skills.......
What was that saying? The whole world is mad save thee and me and even thee's a little queer?
(Since that's an adjective and not a noun it's OK to say it).
Perhaps I am of simple mind but what is the purpose of clamping anyway? Why prevent someone from moving their car from a place you didn't want them to put it in in the first place?
Logic clearly has no part in the process so it must be simple malice (allied of course to getting into your wallet, which was probably what it was all about in the first place).
Last year I parked outside my hotel in Tunbridge Wells not knowing I had unwittingly occupied a parking space "belonging" to a company in the next building. I was duly clamped. Or the car was, I should say.
On finding this out I eventually managed to locate Cromagnon Man in a security uniform who said "you're taking up one of our parking spaces so that's why we clamped you mate".
Duh!!!
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