Bad news for motorists as clamping rates remain high

THE economy has hits the skids but there is at least one area where productivity is as high as ever — car-clamping.

New figures from Dublin and Cork City Councils show the number of vehicles immobilised by keen-eyed clampers remains as high as ever.

In the capital from January to the end of November, 56,176 vehicles were clamped — down just slightly on the figure of 56,594 for the same period in 2009.