Thank you all for the advice, I'm still a little nervous about this but I'm prepared to stand my ground, I assume if they do actually decide to take me to court there will be several steps along the way to settle and pay the fine(Just in case)? I'll keep you all posted on what I receive if anything (fingers crossed) I'm most worried about this becoming a criminal matter but I suppose until they prove that I cut and repaired (welded) up the chain it will remain a civil matter that is for the landlord to dispute? I need to check the signage and see if it say release fee of fixed penalty notice... Cheers

Hi, I was clamped on Saturday morning. I removed the wheel unhooked the chains and left it wrapped around the lower suspension arm, I drove 200 yards dragging the clamp to another car park where I cut through the chain and removed it using a generator and angle grinder. I repaired the chain with my welder and handed the whole clamp to the police as lost property. They do display signs but I don't know if it has the release fee displayed (£90) As the car is a company car with graphics and contact details the clampers have been in contact and left a message and called me at work asking for payment or it will go to a small claims court. They claim to have photo and video evidence that I drove away with it attached to the car. I don’t want to drag the name of my employer through the dirt but I also don’t want to pay them and they are telling me that the summons will be sent to my employer unless I pay them the £90 fee within 30mins or meet the clamper in a car park on wednesday with cash. Can they prosecute me? As I see it, because I no longer have the clamp (its at the police station), they have no evidence that I damaged it to remove it and it has been handed to the police. Can you give me a little advice? (asap, lol) I plan on emmigrating to the US in March and don't want any kind of criminal record as that will prevent me from moving (ironically I got clamped whilst collecting US passport pictures for US immigration applications) Thank you in advance