I keep one I bought on Amazon in my car. I park illegally and put my boot on to make them think they already got me.
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In my home town people used to steal parking tickets from people’s windscreens to put on their cars, to make it seem like they’ve already been ticketed – same thing but more malicious as the ticket will go to collection for the original owner as they had no way of knowing about the ticket
Some boots cover the lugnuts too, specifically so you can’t do this.
Has no one ever, like, died because they had an emergency and couldn’t get to the hospital because someone booted their car?
How is it legal? Just take down the license plate and send a parking ticket. What gives someone the right to basically hijack someone’s car.
I had one of those by a shitty apartment complex I lived it. I let the air out of the tire, jacked up the car, and wiggled it off without a problem. Threw the lock in a bush, aired up the tire, and drove away.
I still think about it those picks from time to time and smile at getting one over them.
Luckily when you get the boot they NEVER write down any information!
Even more luckily more often than not any more. Car boots are just used by private companies trying to fine (extort) people using privately owned public lots. They have no legal standing. Seething this person didn’t steal the boot or destroy the boot, it is entirely possible that no crime has been committed.
We have tickets and boots for parking violations on public roads in Chicago.
So? You don’t think that means you can ignore the violations, do you? (try it!)
I mostly meant it as “um aktshually these boots are still used by a private company”. :p
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Thanks LPW.
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Muhaha! Gr8 1!