CLAMPING of cars by private companies should not be permitted without the consent of Limerick City Council.
The contentious issue of clamping was again raised by city councillors at a meeting in City Hall recently. Stressing that he has, on a number of occasions, called for an official report on clamping in the city, from City Hall executives, Cllr Pat Kennedy said he had also requested a report from the city manager.
He was commenting, following Cllr Kieran O’Hanlon’s denouncement of clamping in the city.
“I’ve also called for a report on clamping in the city – if it is to continue, the process should go through the democratic process, by voting on it,” said Cllr O’Hanlon, who added:
“I want a report on how it is operated and how people can be clamped without the authority of this council”.
In agreement, Cllr Ger Fahy said there is a lot of anger among members of the public about clamping.
“There’s no cap on what the private companies can charge the motorists when their cars are clamped. I very strongly believe that we must check out the legality of the situation, as at the moment, it is totally out of order,” he said.
