browneggsandham
Member
- Apr 12, 2011
- 211
Hi all,
As the thread title suggests, my car was towed by a well know private clamping company Whites who operate in the Fratton Park stadium car park, during the Pompey game, simply for failing to display the ticket in my window, despite having paid the £10 to the steward on the barrier in order to gain access.
I was denied access to my car until the Monday morning, as they had removed it to a secure compound in Southampton which was closed over the weekend.
It ended up costing me £636 to have my car returned to me, an extortionate amount for what it was.
So why am I posting this on here? Well my story was featured in a news article in the local press in Portsmouth which suggested that I was not the only Brighton fan to suffer this fate that afternoon. One of the stewards in the car park also said something to that effect, suggesting that several cars had been towed.
I'm looking to see whether or not this was the case, and whether or not on the off chance, any of the affected parties post on here, or perhaps are known to someone who posts on here?
I have been taking some brilliant advice from the motorist advice forum Pepipoo, including from a couple of our fellow fans, at least one of whom I know also posts on here. Perhaps if one of you guys sees this, you could post the relevant links for me, NSC tells me that due to my measly post count, I can't do this.
I am looking to take this all the way to court if necessary, these people are such rogues it is untrue. So if you are someone who's been affected, post back or PM me. And if you know someone who has been, send them in this direction.
Otherwise, although I am led to believe that since the article was published in the paper the Whites clamping signs have now been removed by the land owners, take my experience as a warning, especially at Fratton Park in the future. I'd hate anyone else to suffer the same annoyance.
As the thread title suggests, my car was towed by a well know private clamping company Whites who operate in the Fratton Park stadium car park, during the Pompey game, simply for failing to display the ticket in my window, despite having paid the £10 to the steward on the barrier in order to gain access.
I was denied access to my car until the Monday morning, as they had removed it to a secure compound in Southampton which was closed over the weekend.
It ended up costing me £636 to have my car returned to me, an extortionate amount for what it was.
So why am I posting this on here? Well my story was featured in a news article in the local press in Portsmouth which suggested that I was not the only Brighton fan to suffer this fate that afternoon. One of the stewards in the car park also said something to that effect, suggesting that several cars had been towed.
I'm looking to see whether or not this was the case, and whether or not on the off chance, any of the affected parties post on here, or perhaps are known to someone who posts on here?
I have been taking some brilliant advice from the motorist advice forum Pepipoo, including from a couple of our fellow fans, at least one of whom I know also posts on here. Perhaps if one of you guys sees this, you could post the relevant links for me, NSC tells me that due to my measly post count, I can't do this.
I am looking to take this all the way to court if necessary, these people are such rogues it is untrue. So if you are someone who's been affected, post back or PM me. And if you know someone who has been, send them in this direction.
Otherwise, although I am led to believe that since the article was published in the paper the Whites clamping signs have now been removed by the land owners, take my experience as a warning, especially at Fratton Park in the future. I'd hate anyone else to suffer the same annoyance.
