We had them at my college years ago. They have GPS and tamper detection alarms.
This is an alternative to putting a boot on the car. The boot requires someone to come out and take it off. With the barnacle, you can call and pay off your tickets over the phone and they will give you a code you can type into the barnacle and it will release. The driver would then have like 2 days to return the barnacle to the police station.
So it's easier for the police because they don't have to send someone out to take off the boot, and easier for the driver because they don't have to wait. If they find their car barnacled, they can call and pay and be ready to drive in like 5 minutes
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u/tyjasm 6d ago
We had them at my college years ago. They have GPS and tamper detection alarms.
This is an alternative to putting a boot on the car. The boot requires someone to come out and take it off. With the barnacle, you can call and pay off your tickets over the phone and they will give you a code you can type into the barnacle and it will release. The driver would then have like 2 days to return the barnacle to the police station.
So it's easier for the police because they don't have to send someone out to take off the boot, and easier for the driver because they don't have to wait. If they find their car barnacled, they can call and pay and be ready to drive in like 5 minutes