Sentence examples for wheel clamp from inspiring English sources

Let's wheel clamp them into gridlock in the battle for hearts and minds.

But two decades after the immobilizing wheel clamp all but disappeared from the city's streets, the device, known as a boot, is coming back.

Though city marshals, sheriffs or the police will still be allowed to tow cars violating certain city parking rules — including cases where a car is blocking traffic or creating another safety hazard — the wheel clamp is expected to predominate.

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has likened it to a wheel clamp on British businessmen.Stamp duty also interferes with international takeovers, according to a study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, a think-tank.

"Any parent who gets a phone call from his son saying, 'Oh, you might see me in the newspaper; I'm a superhero wheel clamp vigilante' -- it might take them a little while to formulate their views," he said in an interview.

Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly, fresh from his morning gym routine, taking a heavy-duty pair of bolt cutters to a wheel clamp after getting stung by parking enforcers.

At Michelin, the Pax tire system changes the entire wheel, clamping a tire onto a precision wheel, which includes a rubber insert ring.

Knight said: "Following the ban on wheel clamping in 2012, private parking providers are now issuing a ticket every seven seconds – many of them in dubious circumstances.

Fines for parking on private land The good news is that since last October, wheel clamping on private land has been banned.

The 41-page document contained numerous populist measures to deal with the "little annoyances of everyday life", such as banning wheel clamps, and a ban on gazumping on house purchases.

Those who take no action receive a fixed penalty notice of £100, followed by wheel clamping, impounding or prosecution, with a maximum £1,000 fine.