I got my first clamp EVER in twenty odd years of driving in London, yesterday. Parked in Peckham Pulse car park which was full of people popping to shops in Peckham rather than Pulse - OK not in designated white box parking space, but certainly not obstructing anyone. 85 quid lighter, most expensive swimming trip ever. The geezers actually apologised for clamping me and we had a conversation about people not using the Leisure centre but parking there anyway, apparently if witnessed, people can be clamped for not going to leisure centre. In my time waiting to be unclamped I certainly witnessed a lot of that. Haven't really got a point other than it was an unfair bit of clamping but within their rights nevertheless. AAAgh, the chap suggested I try to appeal but as there are signs suggesting one doesn't park in non-designated spaces, albeit obscured by tree foliage, I prob have no recourse. FARCKED OFF. SO - in re. getting in the way, blocking the roads etc etc, I most certainly was NOT, yet still had to pay ?85.