A CLAMPING company refused to remove a clamp off a mum's car who needed to take her daughter to hospital.

Tonia Wyncoll was dropping off her five-year-old daughter, Katie, at a party at Jungle Mania in Wessex Road, Bourne End when her daughter fell and cut her head getting out of the car.

She ran inside for help as Katie's head was bleeding. Within minutes her 11-year-old son, James, who had been sat in the car, ran in and said her car was being clamped.

The mum of three, whose 10-year-old daughter, Holly, was also with her, was advised to take Katie to hospital but despite pleading with the clamping company employee he said she needed to pay £130 before he removed it.

Tonia, of Hampden Road, High Wycombe was given the fine at 3.06pm and arrived at Wycombe Hospital at 3.46pm. She said hospital staff were shocked at the situation.

She said: “I said I needed to get my daughter to A and E. He was still putting it on at this point.

“He said I needed to give him £130. I burst into tears as I was stressed. Katie was crying and my other two children burst into tears.”

Other parents tried to help. Tonia started to dial an ambulance but a dad of Katie's friend, Lucy, drove to get money out of a cash point as Tonia did not have her purse.

Jungle Mania has marked Parking bays on the road but others do not belong to them, which is where Tonia pulled up to drop her daughter off. Clamping is in operation 24/7.

Tonia said her first priority was her daughter.

She said: “I wasn't Parking dangerously. He was literally just there to make money.”

The hospital wrote a note which said: “Katie suffered an head injury and scalp wound which required emergency treatment.” Tonia has appealed the fine.

Michelle Pocock, manager at Jungle mania said: “We do have signs up everywhere in Jungle mania- on the front door, on reception. We do announcements if people are parked in the wrong bay.”

Mum Tracey Findlow of Hazlemere whose husband, Nigel, offered to get the money said parents were shocked at how the man behaved.

Tracey said: “Katie was in such a state. She is 5-years-old- worried about her head- then worried because mummy is upset.”

It is her daughter, Lucy, and Katie's sixth birthday today.

Comland PLC, which is a privately owned property company, own the land and have a contract with the clamping company.

A spokesman said: “It is too early to say. We understand it is being investigated by the clamping company.”

The clamping company, Parking Control Management which is based in Slough, has not responded to the BFP's request for a comment.