As we’re driving along today, we saw a (vehicle identifying characteristics omitted so as not to imply any specific criticsm to that particular type of vehicle, ), parked on the street, with a big yellow “boot” attached to the wheel and a nice shiny new note taped to the window warning folks to not attempt to move the car…
Yes, our city attaches these big devises to the wheels of cars with large outstanding parking fines owed, so that the owners pay up the fines, since they can’t move the car until the boot is off.
How do these things work (I understand ya can’t drive w/them on). Would it damage the wheel/tire or whatever if some one without the magic ‘boot removal key’ [sup]tm[/sup] attempted to remove it (I’m thinking similar to those ugly big plastic jobbers that stores will sometimes put on merchandise that set off store alarms)?
How are they removed (naturally by only authorized folks)??
not that I need to know personally, ya understand…
Unauthorized removal of a Denver Boot will severely PO your local law enforcement types.
In California, you have to have at least 5 delinquent tickets before you can get “booted”.
I couldn’t find the penalty for unauthorized “de-booting”, but I wouldn’t try it.
thanks tom! (funny, when I searched for “Das Boot” I kept getting stuff about some movie… )
(seriously, I’m so paranoid about getting into trouble myself, that the rare times I’ve even gotten a parking ticket, I’ve paid it within hours - it really was on some one else’s car and my son asked me the question, and I couldn’t answer).
), parked on the street, with a big yellow “boot” attached to the wheel and a nice shiny new note taped to the window warning folks to not attempt to move the car…