Unlike towing or boots, The Barnacle doesn’t involve heavy machinery or kneeling next to a car in traffic. It’s deployed and removed from a standing position, allowing clear visibility of all surroundings by …

Apr 11, 2024 · NYPD debuts new ‘windshield boot' for parking scofflaws. Good luck getting this off. "There’s a built-in motor and it has two suction cups. It goes on the windshield. A thousand pounds of...

Mar 1, 2021 · Click here to find out everything there is to know about the windshield boot called "The Barnacle." Including some funny ways that people are removing them.

The Barnacle is a device that a parking enforcement officer attaches to a vehicle's windshield to prevent a driver from operating the vehicle until they resolve a parking violation.

Apr 10, 2025 · Instead of a traditional boot that locks your front tire, The Barnacle sits on your windshield and fully obstructs your view so that you cannot drive. The company positions itself as the future of …

Apr 6, 2024 · The department this week said it will begin using “windshield boots” — a 17-pound device that attaches to a vehicle’s windshield like a barnacle and remains there until a scofflaw pays their...

The vehicle immobilization device often searched for as a “windshield boot” is, in fact, a wheel clamp, also widely known simply as a boot or “Denver boot.” This heavy-duty metal apparatus is engineered …

A windshield boot is a vehicle immobilization device that attaches to the windshield with strong suction cups. It doesn’t lock the wheels. It blocks the driver’s line of sight so the car can’t be safely driven. …

Jun 8, 2024 · Everyone knows about the car boot but some cities are adopting the parking barnacle, or windshield boot. Read on for how it works.

A parking enforcer activates The Barnacle®, inputs vehicle information, and places The Barnacle on the vehicle windshield. Commercial-grade suction cups latch onto the glass with 1,000 pounds of force, …