A Gloucester man took drastic action when his car was clamped - he sawed it in half. Ian Taylor, 40, of Tredworth, said: "I bought the car for my stepson to do up but it was below economical to do it so it has been parked on the drive for months."I have a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) certificate and it has never been driven on the roads. It was clamped because I didn't have road tax but it was off the road." Mr Taylor, who is a builder, discovered the burgundy L-reg Ford Fiesta, which he had bought for his 16-year-old stepson Scott, had been clamped at about 12.30pm on Wednesday.He said: "I couldn't believe they had clamped it on the drive, just because half the tyre was on the road off the boundary of our drive on a footpath. We tried to complain but no one we spoke to knew what the legislation was.
"So when the lorry came this morning to take it away, I used a petrol disc cutter to cut it in half. I am absolutely furious. I paid £50 for the car and it would cost me £280 to get it unclamped." Angry Mr Taylor added: "I cut it in half and said they could have the half that was on the road. The ticket said not to damage or remove the clamp so I didn't. It was a drastic thing to do but it worked. I stand by my decision."A police spokeswoman said: "Police were called by a staff member of the DVLA to Tarrington Road in Gloucester just before 9am, following reports that a man was in the street with a chain saw. On police attendance the man was using a disc cutter and attempting to cut his own car in half, following a civil dispute with the DVLA. He was not threatening anyone with the disc cutter and there will be no further police action."
"So when the lorry came this morning to take it away, I used a petrol disc cutter to cut it in half. I am absolutely furious. I paid £50 for the car and it would cost me £280 to get it unclamped." Angry Mr Taylor added: "I cut it in half and said they could have the half that was on the road. The ticket said not to damage or remove the clamp so I didn't. It was a drastic thing to do but it worked. I stand by my decision."A police spokeswoman said: "Police were called by a staff member of the DVLA to Tarrington Road in Gloucester just before 9am, following reports that a man was in the street with a chain saw. On police attendance the man was using a disc cutter and attempting to cut his own car in half, following a civil dispute with the DVLA. He was not threatening anyone with the disc cutter and there will be no further police action."
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