Time and Place: Booted
May 20, 2009 at 10:26 am by Joeff Davis in News
May 18, 2009, 12:36 p.m., 1201 Peachtree Street
This photo was taken at 1201 Peachtree St. on May 18. Adam Perdue works as a delivery driver for a local Deli and he stops at Colony Square two to three times a week to make deliveries. On this day his car was booted while he was inside the building delivering someone’s lunch. Jason did not have any money on him to pay for the boot removal, so he had to call the store he worked at and ask them to send over the $50. “Its gonna cost me $50 to get this thing off my car and so far today I have only made $30,” he said.“Unbelievable man, I am just trying to make a living.”
(Photo by Joeff Davis)
May 20th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Here’s a novel idea for poor Adam. Don’t park in a No Parking zone.
May 20th, 2009 at 10:50 am
It sucks to get booted, but illegal parking is illegal for a reason. I’m pretty sure that delivery parking for Colony Square is around the back, off the 15th Street entrance.
May 20th, 2009 at 11:15 am
I work in this building, and I can imagine it sucks having to deliver food here.
May 20th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
was it really necessary to boot 2 of the tires?
May 20th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
As Darin mentioned, he should have parked in a courier/delivery spot. Consider it a $50 lesson.
May 20th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
If you only boot one tire, they can put on the spare and drive away. Later on, cut it off.
Some boots have a cable that also goes through the cars frame or suspension to prevent just that method of debooting.
Guess how I know that? :-)
May 21st, 2009 at 1:21 am
Booting by private companies should be illegal. If they want to tow the car, and charge for that, OK. But to charge for putting on the boot? That’s just letting them levy fines on people they have no contract with. It doesn’t help anyone — it doesn’t actually move the car out of the way — and punishment should be the sole privilege of the government.
That said, don’t park in a no-parking zone. It’s either illegal or rude or dangerous or some combination.
May 21st, 2009 at 10:39 am
My understanding is that booters only operate on private property.
Question, which is better for the car owner, boot or tow?
The answer is obvious.