Clamped bike

[big d]

I’ve come home today to find my bike has been clamped by the DVLA and I believe this has been done unlawfully, if anybody can confirm or help to clarify if what I believe is true this would be great.

So the vehicle is currently SORN and is off the road, it is on the pavement outside my house but has been covered ensuring that the number plate is not visible, it is on the footpath however it is position not to obstruct, now from what I recall the dvla are not allowed to remove or tamper with any covering to reveal a number plate in order to manufacture grounds for clamping which they have done.

Any help would be great, also to add this has also been done do a neighbor a few doors down who is in the exact same situation as I am, Thanks, Dan

[Nobby the Bastard]

[Ste]

"which they have done"

How do you know that?

[big d]

[Ste]

What makes you think it was the DVLA clamping person rather than the person who reported your untaxed bike parked on the pavement?

[stinkwheel]

The highway extends to the boundry with the adjacent landowner.

So for streets with a pavement, where the pavement meets the boundry of the premesis adjacent to the road. On a country troad, to where the verge meets the field boundry.

So it sounds like you've been keeping a SORN vehicle on the highway.

I got fined for having an unsorned vehicle fully dismantled in my shed.

However, for shits and giggles and on the assumption they have chained it through a wheel, see how cheaply you can get a wheel and tyre off ebay. Undo wheel, slide wheel and clamp out of the way, change disc over and put the bike somewhere it's NOT on the highway.

You're not allowed to tamper with a clamp but you're allowed to strip your bike. I bet you can get a wheel with a tyre on cheaper than the "release fee". You'll still be looking at a potential prosecution for keeping a SORN vehicle on the highway but you won't have to pay the pikeys who drive round clamping things a fee.

I'd make sure a mate is on hand to video it though. Firstly to ensure said pikeys don't try to kick the shit out of you and secondly to prove you didn't tamper with, damage or steal their clamp.

https://youtu.be/0QkM-dWAXOs
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[Kawasaki Jimbo]

Surely any authority would leave a calling card to let you know who they were, why they'd clamped the bike and what happens next.

[Easy-X]

I'm quite lucky: I've got a patch of grass outside my house and it's owned by the council. Had a SORN old Golf sat out there for a year or so and the DVLA couldn't touch it The council kept coming around and muttering about it but they never got around to being legally shirty before I scrapped it.

Does it have any markings or contact numbers on the clamp? Are you sure it's the DVLA? They usually slap a sticker on as well to make things clear.
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[linuxyeti]

Think yourself lucky as..

[P.]

Big d head by the sounds of it

Why would you do that, thats [previous nutter members] ideology.

[kgm]

Is it also uninsured and lacking an MOT? If so there's offences for both of those too.

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

[Easy-X]

[owl]

Was the front end dismantled perchance?
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[bhinso]

For some reason I'm reminded of Arcane leaving bike bits outside then moaning when the council took them away.

[Easy-X]

[owl]

[bhinso]

^^ Thread of glory.

[leolion]

if you near London i wouldn't worry im sure the moped boys will still be able to nick it even with a clamp on.

[stinkwheel]

[Monkeypony]

[Evil Hans]

[leolion]

[Nobby the Bastard]

Strangely, the cheapo cover that I got from lidl has a clear window at the rear....
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[Grubscrew]

I recon it’s one of your neighbours dobbing you in!
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