We reported recently that the city is beginning a new program where, instead of towing a car to the pound for accumulated unpaid tickets, they put a 'boot' lock on one of the car's wheels. Once the fines are paid up, the owner gets the code to open the lock.
The ‘Boot’ Arrives in Crown Heights
We reported recently that the city is beginning a new program where, instead of towing a car to the pound for accumulated unpaid tickets, they put a ‘boot’ lock on one of the car’s wheels. Once the fines are paid up, the owner gets the code to open the lock.
While the owner of the vehicle doesn’t save money or a trip to the pound with this program (unlock fees are pretty much the same as impound fees, and the boot must be returned to the city within 24 hours), there is still a few advantages to this program: 1. You don’t have to search frantically for your car wondering what happened to it, and then call all over the city to find it; 2. if you need your car for something important you can pay up and use it right away; 3. it saves the city money, which (hopefully) means less tickets to give out in the first place.
A reader spotted this van on the corner of Crown St. and Schenectady Ave., likely the dreaded boot’s debut in Crown Heights. It is likely to become a familiar scene in the years to come.
40 yr in the hood
oich mir ah besurah tova !!!!!
Yehuda
Does this save storage charges?
YAY
the Russian who created the lock , is selling keys to open it, @ $99
well, I don-t know
good luck., we had these in our town for 20 years.Enjoy your nightmare
A Montrealer
Good Morning!!! MTL has been doing this for years!!!
Sara
Does one continue to get tickets on the car for being on the wrong side during street cleaning hours (even though YOU can’t possibly move the car)??