Surge in vehicles being clamped since tax disc abolition, data shows

The percentage rise in clamping appears in a DVLA report that also shows a 159% increase in prosecutions for non-payment.The number of drivers whose vehicles are being clamped for failing to pay road tax has more than doubled since tax discs were abolished, figures show.The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA said there had been a 166% increase in wheel-clamping operations in the three years to April.