Here’s a interesting video on Mick’s Garage from Ireland. Instead of during a clamp off, the bloke in the van simply takes the whole wheel assembly off!
blog.micksgarage.com/2013/02/how … ou-do.html
I’m not sure the policeman was right when he said avoiding paying the fine was the same as making off without payment, from a restaurant for example. I suspect this was from before the clamping ban.