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The owner of a car clamping company exposed by The Wharf for dodgy practices has been fined more than £1,000.

Shah Abdal, who runs Knightwatch Parking Enforcement, pleaded guilty at Thames Magistrates Court last week to charges of wrongfully claiming his staff were authorised by the Securities Industry Authority.

He was a student looking to pay his way through university with a part-time job - but found himself involved in a lucrative scheme to catch unwary punters parked at a Canary Wharf pub.

In February Masrur Hoque started working for clamping company Knightwatch, who were responsible for car park security at the City Pride pub in Marsh Wall.

Clampers operating at the City Pride pub extracted over £700 from one family even though they were entitled to park there.

Knightwatch, which was responsible for parking enforcement at the Marsh Wall pub until their contract was terminated on September 11, appears to have made the most of its last few days by clamping vehicles legally parked there.

A quiet pint at a Canary Wharf pub turned into an expensive night out for John Kentish-Barnes.

The 35-year-old went for a drink with his wife at the City Pride in Marsh Wall on Friday, August 7, only to find his car had been clamped while he was in the pub.