Or maybe you could go away, and stop being unhelpful? I wanted some real help. Not an idiot pointing out slight semantics. You're wrong. Get over it.

No, thankfully, I didn't have to pay. I think the clampers started to understand they had made a mistake. They took the car off, and left. I spoke to their offices, and they told me that some of the places they check still have restrictions today and some don't. Our road didn't today. They said sorry loads, but I don't see why if anyone here makes a mistake, we get charged loads for it. They made a total mistake. I think they should be punished for it. I wanted to know if anyone has some control over these towing companies? There must be someone overseeing them surely?

They were. And they are..? Have a look at the directgov website. It says: 'There are currently eight permanent bank holidays in England and Wales' Good Friday 10 April It says there clearly, that good friday is included as a bank holiday. IN ANY CASE, as I've already said, the PARKING COMPANY has apologised and told me that they DO NOT enforce parking TODAY as it is A BANK HOLIDAY.

I fall to understand what Green man is trying to do? I've spoken to the parking company. They have now checked and it turns out they do not enforce the parking restrictions today. Bank holiday or Public holiday. It doesn't matter. It's not in force.

No, he is correct. Today isn't a 'Bank Holiday'. It is a 'Public Holiday'. Do you know when another public holiday is? Christmas day. Would you expect to be clamped then? The name of the day is being a bit picky. It's a holiday, how ever you put it.

I just want some advice from anyone that might be able to help. I parked today (Good Friday) on my partners private road. We live together, but I can not have a residents permit to park, as the car is in my name, and the flat in his. I can get a visitors permit, but it won't come till the end of the month. However, a letter posted in the flats from the company that own them states clearly, that the are no restrictions between 8pm and 8am, on a Sunday, or on a bank holiday. I woke this morning to a loud noise outside. When I looked, I saw that my car was being towed away. I rushed outside, in a blind panic (I was clamped and removed by them before a few months back, because a code I using had fallen off my dashboard - that cost me £400!) to stop them. I grabbed the letter about when the restrictions are in order, and showed it to them. By this time, my car was on the tow truck. They told me that they still removed cars today, and that it wasn't a bank holiday. At one point, as they attempted to move off, I jumped up to my car to get in, so they told me to contact the number on their van and talk to them. I did so, explained to the guy on the other end, and he asked me to pass to one of the clampers. They talked for a bit, and I could hear him reading the details of the letter to them. He then got off the phone and told me, that they would take the car, and I would need to pay the release fee, but if they were in the wrong, they would refund it. By this point, my partner had joined me, and also, a man from the end of the street had also confronted them - telling them that it was a bank holiday. He even moved his car to block them in while some other residents called from their windows that it was a bank holiday. After they attempted to move the car again, I jumped up into my car, while they were trying to grab and pull me down; Thankfully I got in and locked the door. At this time, my partner was trying to stop them pulling me down. One of the clampers insulted my partner and I with some homophobic language. While in the car, I called the police although I was told it was a civil matter (Though there was nothing civil about what was happening!) and they couldn't do anything. I was rather hysterical to be honest at this point, as they were banging on the windows and slowly moving the truck. I hung up the phone, to try and call the people in charge of the houses, but they are closed till Tuesday. Finally they relented, and I got out, and they took my car off. A few minutes later the police did indeed come, I'm not sure if it was because of my crazy screams for help, or if someone else called them. But they were only there for a second then left. Finally the guys moved my car off and went. So apart from the basic, it was a bank holiday and the parking is allowed point, I'm also annoyed that, they only start checking cars at 8am. I ran outside at 8:10am as they were removing me. But speaking to them before and looking on the notice signs, it says there should be a two hour clamping, before they tow you away. I don't know if they even put a clamp on, but they were towing me away 10 minutes after they started!!! As well as that, I injured myself on the side of the car as I tried to get in and they pulled me back... We had abuse shouted at us… They ignored all the people and the letters that told them it was exempt on a bank holiday... We had the stress of it all (I’m still shaking now, two hours after). If this had been an older person, it could have really affected them. And they wouldn’t have been able to stop them taking the car by jumping in it. I want to know who I can complain to. MP’s, Ombudsmen… Anyone! I have an address for complains at the company itself, but I doubt that will do any good. Any help is appreciated!!

If anyone could give me some help, I would be most thankfull! I was visiting my partner in north london, who lives on small a private road. The agency who run the road have appointed a company call ECS parking to patrol it etc. ( The road is about 20 min from white hart lane). I called the company to get a code, so I could park there over the weekend. I wrote the code on some paper, and put it in my window. It was fine on saturday and sunday, but on monday, I found I had been clamped in the morning and then towed away an hour or so after. After getting my car back later that day, I found the paper on the floor of my car - it must have fallen off the window. Ok, my mistake - but the thing is, I was charged £400 to get my car back. (£130 for the clamp £230 for the towing and £30 for a day storage.) I just think that that is terribly harsh. Ok, I made a mistake - But Four Hundred pounds for a slight mistake? The point of the clamping and removing to stop people parking there when they are not entitaled to. I basicly am entited, as I'm dating someone who lives there and had a code to stay there. I more or less got my car off them, and drove it straight back to where they had removed it from (With code displayed now!) and got charged for it. I can understand that I would need to pay for the time and wasted tow truck and people involed. But I can't believe that would cost £400. Who can I appeal to? There's a PO Box on the back of the ticket for appeals, which I'm going to try, but it doesn't say who they are. I've also left messages with the agency who hired this parking firm. The houses and flats in the area are supposed to be affordable and cheap places for people just starting out - I hardly think having such a high fine for such a mistake is reasonable! God knows what would happen if I totally broke the rules. I suspect they'd clamp my feet, or tow away my legs. Any help?