Wheel clamping as a form of enforcing parking laws can be incredibly frustrating, but using your own wheel-clamp can be just a frustrating for any would-be thieves. They can be large, cumbersome and heavy devices, not always the easiest to transport round, but there’s no denying they are a very high visibility deterrent to a criminal.

Wheel clamps are often used on trailers, or cars parked for an extended period of time, but effectively hinder or stop completely the wheels from revolving. Quality can vary massively and prices can start from 10 dollars to over 100 for a really heavy duty clamp, with more basic ones being easier for criminals to remove, usually simply by trying to drive the car off, damaging the clamp in the process.

Finally a big thank you to the guys at Orangewheels.co.uk who supply new Nissan Cars who gave up their time for free to help us put together this information site.