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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A Harare motorist, Gladman Bandama, has given Harare City Council\u2019s subsidiary City Parking a 48-hour ultimatum to return the US$132 he was made to pay after his vehicle was clamped in the central business district on 8 March, reported NewsDay.<\/p>\n

City Parking marshals clamped Bandama\u2019s vehicle over parking fee arrears and then fined him US$132 to have the vehicle released.<\/p>\n

He is being represented by Tinashe Chinopfukutwa from the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR).<\/p>\n

Bandama\u2019s Toyota Corolla was clamped at the Central Vehicle Registry offices along Robson Manyika Avenue.<\/p>\n

Allegations are that Bandama had paid parking fees for an hour, but was delayed by 15 minutes only to find his vehicle clamped.<\/p>\n

He reportedly offered to pay the parking fees for another hour, but the marshals refused and billed him US$132 in fines.<\/p>\n

The vehicle was not towed away after he paid the fine. Wrote Chinopfukutwa:<\/p>\n

In terms of section 4(4) of the Harare (Clamping and Tow Away) By-laws 2005, clamp charges are only chargeable when a motor vehicle has been moved to a secure compound.<\/p>\n

There is no legal provision for payment of clamp charges when the vehicle has not been moved to a secure compound.<\/p>\n

The lawyer further argued that parking marshals had no legal authority to enforce traffic by-laws on behalf of the City of Harare. He wrote:<\/p>\n

In terms of section 4(6) of the Municipal Traffic Laws Enforcement Act, an authorised person is a peace officer or a person employed under any law as a parking supervisor.<\/p>\n

In the instant case, your parking marshals are neither peace officers or employed in terms of any law.<\/p>\n

On Monday Harare mayor Jacob Mafume said motorists who delay paying parking fees by two hours will be allowed to pay.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. A Harare motorist, Gladman Bandama, has given Harare City Council\u2019s subsidiary City Parking a 48-hour ultimatum to return the US$132 he was made to pay after his vehicle was clamped in the central business district on 8 March, reported NewsDay. 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