By Liz Dunphy For Mailonline

Published: 08:05 EDT, 12 October 2017 | Updated: 10:04 EDT, 12 October 2017

These three men literally took matters into their own hands when they found a clamp on the wheel of their car - and removed it in 16 seconds.

Instead of calling the parking authorities, they got out their tool kit - including an angle grinder.

They quickly cut through the metal chain binding the yellow clamp to their dark blue BMW with the power tool.

None of the men can be identified clearly in the video which is believed to have been filmed in the UK.

The clamp looks like the type authorised for use by the UK Home office. 

Wheel clamps are used in the UK to deter illegal parking and the companies and governmental authorities that attach them to cars demand a fee for releasing them.

Wheel clamps are also sometimes used to deter car thieves. 

The video was posted on the Instagram account, Proper Tings UK where it quickly racked-up 632 views in one hour.

Autumn leaves have gathered beneath the car and it looks like the weather is reasonably cold as the men wear heavy jumpers and hats so it is believed that the video was filmed recently.

It is an offence under Section 1 of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 to destroy or damage another person's property without lawful excuse.

These men took matters into their own hands when they found a clamp on their car wheel. Instead of calling the parking authorities, they got out their tool kit - including an angle grinder

It is therefore illegal to remove or damage a clamp.

The law says: 'A person who without lawful excuse - destroys or damages any property belonging to another'.

However the website Dealing With Bailiffs states that if the clamping is unlawful, a person may cut off the wheel-clamp if the clamper fails to remove it within one hour of being notified of the problem.

After cutting through the metal chain that attached the clamp to the car wheel, the three men easily lifted it off their vehicle

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