No more wheel-clamps in Amsterdam

Puffin13 · Post by **Puffin13** » Wed 31st Dec 2008 06:23 am

No more wheel-clamps in Amsterdam
December 30 2008

Today was the last day the wheel-clamp will be seen in Amsterdam.

The much dreaded device, meant to make sure false parking did not go unpunished, was introduced 25 years ago. At the time, illegal parking got out of hand in Amsterdam, and the wheel-clamp was introduced to help a strict parking laws enforcement.

Nowadays, enforcing the rules has become more efficient, and false parking is not a serious problem any more. Moreover, foreign cars do not escape so easily any more either: parking fines can be enforced in all neighbouring countries in Europe.
Parking enforcement has become one of the few departments of the City of Amsterdam that turn out a profit.

Alderman Herrema officially handed the last wheel-clamp to the Dutch Police Museum, saying that the device no longer becomes a city that wants to show hospitality towards its visitors.

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laidbackfreak · Post by **laidbackfreak** » Sun 11th Jan 2009 03:38 pm

on the rare occasion I've driven, I've never worried about these as I always arrange parking with the hotel I'm staying at so much more easier than trying to remember where I've parked it otherwise.

USbongLord · Post by **USbongLord** » Sun 11th Jan 2009 09:39 pm

go to philly..they will put boots on all 4 tires...lol

laidbackfreak · Post by **laidbackfreak** » Mon 19th Jan 2009 07:33 pm

USBONGLORD wrote:go to philly..they will put boots on all 4 tires...lol

got to liverpool here and they'll do the same