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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/rogue-clampers-pocket-55m-a-year.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Cowboy clampers take up to 55 million pounds from drivers every year, the Home Office has said" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-rogue-clampers-pocket-55m-a-year.jpg" alt="Cowboy clampers take up to 55 million pounds from drivers every year, the Home Office has said"/></a></p>
<p>Cowboy clampers take up to £55 million from drivers every year, the Home Office has said.</p>
<p>The figures, released as the Government takes steps to make wheel-clamping on private land a criminal offence from next year, back concerns that rogue operators were extorting millions of pounds from unsuspecting motorists.</p>
<p>But some critics, including the British Parking Association (BPA), criticised the Government for creating &#8220;a charter for the selfish parker&#8221;, giving drivers the freedom to park wherever they want.</p>
<p>Home Office Minister Lynne Featherstone said: &#8220;For too long motorists have fallen victim to extortion and abuse from rogue clamping companies.</p>
<p>&#8220;I have been outraged by cases of drivers being frog-marched to cash points late at night or left stranded by rogue operators who have towed their vehicle away. Clearly this is unacceptable.</p>
<p>&#8220;By criminalising clamping and towing on private land this Government is committing rogue clampers to history and putting an end to intimidation and excessive charges once and for all.&#8221;</p>
<p>Evidence from England and Wales showed around 500,000 clampings take place annually on private land with an average release fee of £112 and 98% of fees being paid as drivers want to get their vehicles back, the Home Office said.</p>
<p>Previous efforts to curb unscrupulous clampers have failed and England and Wales are behind Scotland which introduced a ban nearly two decades ago.</p>
<p>The new measures will be introduced later this week in the Government&#8217;s Protection of Freedoms Bill. Once in force, the new law will mean only police or councils will be allowed to immobilise or remove a car in exceptional circumstances, such as a car blocking a road.</p>
<p>But motoring organisations have also warned about the rise of private operators issuing penalty tickets as they turn away from clamping.</p>
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