Stealing From Motorists, Yet Again

I'm sure the trolls will be really outraged by this, and by
"outraged", I mean experiencing such a surge of spiteful pleasure that
they'll probably be wanking off while reading it (except that they
won't be too happy about the prison sentence bit...they think that
prison sentences should be given to "speeders" (i.e. all motorists)
instead).

It just shows the level of callousness that accompanies the trolls'
fight against the evil motorists: they would never accept the kind of
behaviour below if it was perpetrated against anyone but motorists,
but because it *is* against motorists, they not only accept it
(thereby ignoring their usual principles of basic decency), they
actually rejoice in it.  I suppose an irrational, idiotic pursuit such
as motorist-hating is likely to bring out the very worst in someone
(I'm sure that you're not all normally liars either, like you are when
you say "I'm not anti-motorist"), but it's still pretty shocking.

By the way, "_", do you agree that you're a complete twat who never
has anything original to say?  If so, just reply with "Don't feed the
troll".

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3835533.ece

Clamper had no mercy in extorting thousands from unwitting victims

A woman whose car-clamping operation extorted thousands of pounds from
motorists by towing away their vehicles and blackmailing them into
handing over cash has been told that she faces a prison sentence.

Rebecca Meakins victims included a doctor transporting blood samples
for analysis and a grandmother whose infant grandson was still in the
car.

Stafford Crown Court was told that motorists were targeted without
warning, often within moments of leaving the car park. They would
return to find their vehicles gone and were blackmailed into handing
over nearly £300 to get them back.

Meakin, 27, of Heath Hayes, Staffordshire, who had denied conspiracy
to blackmail, was remanded on bail for reports. She was told by Judge
Simon Tonking: Those who commit offences of blackmail or conspiracy
to blackmail are likely to receive a custodial sentence and that is
certainly the sentence on the cards in this case.

Jurors were told that motorists who tried to warn other people using
the private car parks about the practices of the clampers were
threatened.

In one incident, postal workers on the early morning shift had their
cars immobilised or removed. One motorist was clamped while visiting
his dead wifes grave and another had his vehicle towed away with his
medication inside.

Meakin, the owner of Rowencroft Immobilisers, was the person giving
the orders to the clampers.

The clampers tactics were aggressive and confrontational, often
causing the motorist to break down in tears, the court was told. The
clampers demanded the legitimate sum of £95 to release the cars, but
often a tow-away fee of £295 was added.

Signs warning people that they could be clamped were not obvious.

On occasions, cars would be used to block in cars being clamped,
Anthony Potter, for the prosecution, said. The final feature is the
manner in which Rowencroft demanded payment. Motorists were told only
cash would do. This was a cash cow, rather than an attempt to protect
private car parks. An operation not only criminal, but without
compassion.

One of Meakins victims was Tracy Cross, who had to put her grandson,
Jenson, in her 4x4 while she sorted out the clampers demand for £295
for parking at the Midland Tattoo Centre in Cannock.

Mrs Cross told the jury: I was standing next to my grandson, who was
on the drivers seat and they hitched up the back of my car. My two-
and-a-half-year-old grandson was on the drivers seat.

Mrs Cross, from Heath Hayes, Cannock, said she was given 15 minutes to
get the money  in cash  or the car would be towed away.

Amarjit Verma, a doctor from Cannock, was taking blood samples from a
90-year-old patient for analysis. He parked in the tattoo parlour car
park to collect some mail from the sorting office. When he returned he
found his vehicle jacked up and clampers demanding £295. Although he
said that it was vital the blood was analysed in a hospital, he was
told to pay cash.

He offered to pay by credit card, but Meakin refused. Kamran Khan, a
former clamper who admitted the conspiracy, told jurors that one man
paid £7,000 to get his vehicle back. Asked about this, Meakin said the
amount was £700 and it was charged to the finance company that owned
the car.

Khan said that Meakin told him off for not being quick to clamp cars.
He was told not to make it obvious to people that he was a clamper and
to wait until motorists had parked and left before clamping them.

Meakin rejected suggestions that she made more than £1,000 a day
from her car-clamping operation.

date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:40:19 -0700 (PDT) author: Nuxx Bar

Don't feed the Troll - was Re: Stealing From Motorists, Yet Again (was: Stealing From Motorists, Yet Again)

On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:40:19 -0700 (PDT), Nuxx Bar wrote:

date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:01:45 GMT author: _