Anyone been Clamped ?

[churchill]

I thought I saw a notice in Nathon warning that cars parked illegally would be clamped ….

[Tropicalevo]

A friend of mine was 'clamped' some years back by an enthusiastic BIB.

The clamping consisted of a chain and a padlock. Pay the 'fine' and the BIB opened the padlock.

[BigC]

1 word answer and that is " yes"

[BigC]

In Chaweng a few weeks ago

[churchill]

What is the fine ? How easy or not to get released ?

[dotpoom]

Be prepared.....

Edited August 20, 2014 by dotpoom

[gjoo888]

The police have been clamping illegally parked cars for a few years near my house in Bangkok. I believe the fine is, or was, 400 Baht.

I had a padlock put on my motorbike about a year ago. Had to wait for a cop to show up, paid him off and was on my way.

[pjuk]

My jeep was clamped about 25 years ago when I left it parked on Kata corner in Phuket.

I used it as an excuse to move into the local bar! 3 days later the BIB came in the bar and very apologetically ask me to pay 100B fine so they could remove the clamp as it was the only one they had and my jeep was causing an obstruction. I far as I know the clamp was never used again in Kata.

[shaurene]

I was clamped in Khon Kaen went to the police station paid 200bt told to go back to my car, 10 mins after I got back a cop came and released the clamp, no big deal.

[Gandtee]

I was clamped in Walking Street twenty years ago. The cops at the police box at the entrance of the Street called a baht bus to take me to the cop shop to pay the fine. I got it knocked down to baht 300.

I think I must have been the first to be clamped in Pattaya. I would imagine some bright cop thought that it would be a 'nice little earner'. Never seen a wheel clamp in Pattaya since.

[waoscar]

Clamp on 25th December 2013.

Pattaya 2nd Road just north of Pattaya Central Road on the right hand side.

Discovered the most efficient process in all of Thailand that day.

Walk down to police station on beach road (5 mins), took number, wait 5 minutes, paid 400 fine plus 300 for clamp service or something.

Received three receipts.

Told to go back car, clamp gone.

5 minute walk back to car and by the time I got there the clamp was gone. There I was expecting a 2 hour wait like in Perth sometimes waiting to be

unclamped.

By the way if you drive up 2nd road Pattaya you will see the No Parking Signs AFTER you have gone past them, they are all angled way from the single

direction of travel.

[KhnomKhnom]

IMPORTANT........... Inspect your wheels before driving away.

The clamp is yellow, but unless you see it before trying to drive away, you will be for a sudden shock and maybe some car damage. I don't think there is one standard wheel used, especially if some wheels are too near obstructions like curbs.

Five years ago I came to my truck to find a clamp installation in progress. I wai, beg in English and bow lots. I dropped a 500 on ground. Nice smiling officer picked it up, took away the clamp, pointed to a sign in Thai saying wrong side of street, and here is the best part....

OFFICER STOOD IN A PROPER SPOT, HELD IT OPEN FOR ME, AND THEN WAVED ME IN. He saluted me.

It was then that I knew I had moved to the correct place for me!

[Strangebrew]

Done me to once in US picked lock put on cop car left. Cops were in donuts shop at the time

[smotherb]

Had a wheel clamp made up at my local welding shop, clamp it on my car whenever I park.

[BigC]

What is the fine ? How easy or not to get released ?

Yes fine

Had to go to bohput police station to pay and have it removed

My misses sorted most of it out

[ColdSingha]

IMPORTANT........... Inspect your wheels before driving away.

The clamp is yellow, but unless you see it before trying to drive away, you will be for a sudden shock and maybe some car damage. I don't think there is one standard wheel used, especially if some wheels are too near obstructions like curbs.

Five years ago I came to my truck to find a clamp installation in progress. I wai, beg in English and bow lots. I dropped a 500 on ground. Nice smiling officer picked it up, took away the clamp, pointed to a sign in Thai saying wrong side of street, and here is the best part....

OFFICER STOOD IN A PROPER SPOT, HELD IT OPEN FOR ME, AND THEN WAVED ME IN. He saluted me.

It was then that I knew I had moved to the correct place for me!

haha not surprised he saluted others are saying the fine is 200 baht

[paulsr]

I was clamped two days ago in Nakhon Si Tammarat. The clamp was a dark red color, which I could have missed, but there was a large sticker on the driver's side window which I couldn't miss. A motorbike taxi took me to the police station to pay the B500 fine, and by the time we'd arrived back at the car, the clamp was gone.

I parked at the end of a line of cars, but apparently just slightly into a bus stop. At least now I know what yellow and white stripes on the curb mean.

[PoorSucker]

At least now I know what yellow and white stripes on the curb mean.

Here on Samui it means Taxi parking.