Hello. I have been lurking for a while but this tipped me over the edge. To get around these cowboys keep the following items in the boot of your car.. .1/ huge pair of bolt croppers. .2/ Large padlock and key.. .If you get back to your car and its been clamped then use the croppers on the padlock. Then phone up the company and say . ." Hello, you've clamped my car. Unfortunatly the guy who clamped it left it unlocked and even left the key in the lock. So I'll be on my way. goodbye.". .Then hoik the clamp off your wheel, replace the broken padlock with the new one, drive out of the slot and just to nark them off place the clamp in the exact spot where it was left around your wheel. . .Remember, the only thing they can charge you for is the release fee. and as you have left the padlock for them then they can do nothing about it.. .reheat.. .P.S. and if youre feeling vindictive, send them an invoice for a scratched wheel.