Are the boot’s days numbered? The boot has morphed from a benign alternative to towing a car into a double dipping beast that gobbles up your money. The Evil Empire has authorized parking ticket warriors to boot first and a tow later (in two hours). All for the same, single, solitary parking violation (ca-ching, ca-ching). I came across […]
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Warning: Gotten a Boot and Tow Recently? Read This (Take Action)
The 2-hour boot and tow is unconscionable This is the third part of a three-part series. Here are links to the first two-parts: Warning: Gotten a Boot and Tow Recently? Read This Warning: Gotten a Boot and Tow Recently? Read This (Part Two) In Part three, we’re going to communicate with: Commissioner of Department of […]
Warning: Gotten a Boot and Tow Recently? Read This (Part Two)
The unconscionable boot and tow two hours later part two This is the second part of a two-part series on the nefarious practice of boot and tow two hours later. Here’s a link to part one. In this post we’ll cover: Analysis of my Twitter conversation with the NYC DOT and the Evil Empire Review of the […]
Warning: Gotten a Boot and Tow Recently? Read This
The odious boot and tow two hours later must stop I followed the boot and tow from its birth as a pilot program, citywide implementation as a kinder alternative to just plain towing, and transformation into an insidious revenue-raising monster. I was alerted to this evil practice by two wonderful members of the NYC driving […]
The Midnight Ride of NYC Boot Patrols
A CBS News team took a ride with NYC Boot Patrols hunting scofflaws If you owe the Evil Empire $350 or more in unpaid parking ticket fines and penalties in judgment, beware the van with a license plate scanner on the roof. It’s searching for your vehicle. A highly motivated team of Darth Vaders are […]