THIS is the moment a clamping firm got a taste of its own medicine.

A clamper from Whites Car Park Solutions saw his own vehicle immobilised when he demanded more than £500 from a driver who had parked in the wrong place.

The tables were turned after motorist Tendai Musiyazviriyo and her brother Bernard blocked in the clamper’s car to stop him leaving during a confrontation at Eastleigh railway station.

Astonished passengers watched on as the 32-year-old student manoeuvred a Mercedes to within inches of the back of the Whites car. At the same time Bernard backed his van towards the front of the vehicle – blocking the clamper in.

The bizarre incident happened just days after the Daily Echo called on MPs to stand up and fight for a proposed ban on clamping on private land as a Protection of Freedoms Bill works its way through Parliament.

Stand-off As the drama escalated yesterday morning, another member of staff from Whites arrived in a large dark blue car, parking half in and half out of a taxi rank.

Police were called in as the situation descended into a half-hour stand-off between the two parties.

When officers arrived, the second clamper moved his car from the taxi rank – but then left it in front of a sign saying: “No parking alongside this fence.”

Officers attempted to defuse the situation and an agreement was made that the family’s car would be handed over later in the day at the site where it was originally clamped in Southampton.

The managing director of Whites Car Park Solutions, Jason White, insists that his firm acted correctly at all times.

But Tendai told the Daily Echo: “As it went on I was feeling worse and worse – it was not a nice situation at all.

“My brother parked in front of the clamper and I parked behind him so he ended up trapped. They did not like that.

“We just wanted them to feel what it is liked to be clamped by other people.

“This is my first experience of being clamped. I had read about it in the past, but never been subjected to such a situation before.”

Tendai had originally parked in a clamping zone in Latimer Street, Southamp-ton, while she took her brother’s children to the toilet.

When she returned, the car was gone and despite attempts to collect it the same day she was told that the earliest the handover could take place would be the next day in Eastleigh.

Whites had been authorised by a separate firm, Ultimate and SIG Parking Services, to tow the car away.

A clamper was waiting for Tendai at the railway station ready to receive the fee of £560. A colleague of his was on standby in another car to collect the impounded vehicle once the transaction had taken place and keys handed over.

He explained that cars were returned in this manner as the firm wanted to avoid disagreements occurring at its base, which is in a secret location in the town.

But a row broke out between the two parties and Tendai and Bernard started their blockade. Tendai eventually arranged to collect her vehicle from Latimer Street, parting with about £660.

Both Whites and the Musiyazviriyo family have made counter claims that they were abusive to one another in a series of telephone calls.

In a statement issued last night, Jason White alleged that Tendai had missed a 9.30am appointment to collect the car which was then rearranged for 10am.

He added: “The vehicle was clamped and removed yesterday from a private car park in Southampton. There are clear warning signs to the entrance of the car park and also where the vehicle was parked. Whites Car Park Solutions Ltd is an authorised agent for Ultimate and SIG Parking Services.

“Whites Car Park Solutions works to the SIA guidelines and therefore have acted completely correctly in their actions.

“Our operative arrived at the agreed meeting point. Whilst the operative was at the scene his vehicle was blocked in by another two vehicles.

“As the operative was blocked in he called a colleague for assistance and for the police to attend, as he felt increasingly distressed and threatened and had been unable to leave.”

He said that CCTV footage of the incident would be forwarded to police.