I am a retired cop of 30 years. When I first saw my department use the “boot” on parking ticket violators, I cringed. Parking tickets are nothing more than an infraction in the legal scales of justice. To disable a person from being able to operate their car, is flat out wrong. The liability for a city by disabling a car is always a concern. In my opinion, it is wrong. There are better ways to collect delinquent parking fines. Add the unpaid violations onto their yearly registration, or their utility bills, or property tax. If the violator can’t pay his past due tickets, then he won’t get his current registration and he or she now risks getting pulled over for driving with expired registration. Chicken shit piles up and if people don’t take care of infractions, they soon turn into debt and misdemeanors.
@Calypso Eros : It’s called personal responsibility. I am against the boot because it prevents people from being able to freely move about in their daily lives as per our Constitution. But people should still be held accountable for things they do wrong. An orderly society works because people can live freely while following laws. Take away order, and you get Portland and Seattle.
@Calypso Eros : You need to move to Portland! As for the fines and penalties, the states, Feds, and local municipalities set the fines. You will find that in states run by Democrats fines and fees are a lot more expensive. Cops do much more than stop people for traffic violations. And yes, I am proud of my 30 year career!
@Calypso Eros : I worked the streets for 30 years in a black & white in LA County. 90% of all cops, I was never in a shooting, I never killed anybody, and I was honored the oath that I took. Cops WERE trained to use discretion and intuition when performing ones duties. But in the modern age of high tech, tech is good for protecting police such as body cams. But, discretion can no longer be used because that can lead to complaints of anything from racism or sexism.
@John Alarcon so is it possible for you to have given given/shown how to pick a certain lock for someone else that could possibly be wanting to do nefarious deeds.
It's nice that you freed your car, but still police have evidence about that car, when they know what car it is, know the registration plate number... This is nice trick but it will cause you more problems than just a simple ticket in the end...
@@kishosakuta4219 that's an eBay boot that's link to a scam, definitely not police an issued boot. The only reason I know that is I just watched a video with the lock picking lawyer, over the exact same boot. 🤣😂🤣
@@Knights2theEnd Very simple. It is a cam lock. They are not hard to pick. Unless it is stamped with Ace 2 (Roman numerals ). You can buy a tubular lock pick. HPC brand is standard. It takes a little practice to get fast at it. I’ve picked hundreds of them. I can open a soda or vending machine Right Now! Or anything with these on them. Or you can cut the face off it and push it through. Or. Lol you can pry that little sissy door open with a large flat head screw driver. Quickly. If you use a HPC pick you can use it to make a key that works the lock. If the parking police have 50 boots. I bet they are all the same key.
I'd use a welder to put it back on though instead of a screwdriver and light guy sit up there I'd call him up and tell him I'd return their boot or take their boot off of their car for a phenomenal fee
I’m a former Locksmith and ASE Certified Master Automotive Technician and although I have a pick set, this is an excellent way to get such a crappy system! Now I’m disabled with a tumor on my spine and I have seizures too and if I had a seizure or any other medical condition because I couldn’t get home in time, I would definitely be suing the county!!!
As a retired TSA with multiple occasions to interact with locks I can safely say no lock has ever defeated me including military locks with hardened steel. In this case I could see the weakness. I don’t need a pen just that screwdriver is enough for me because after I get done with it it’s going to need the lock arm replaced. Everyone laughed at me because I was so happy to get a chance to cut or break the locks. If the bolt cutter doesn’t work then my screwdriver always could.
@tlaf-yh2px He didn't say he was driving, genius, someone would be driving him but have a boot on their car. Or an ambulance might not get to him because instead of fixing traffic jams or adding more first responders, they are paying people to do this to "free" American's cars that THEY own. This is why we have so many problems in this country, your way of thinking is the same as the big scary "law makers". Freedom isn't free, and we will fight for it again.
These modern boots have GPS tracking via a SIM card installed inside the boot. I've heard of a guy that stole a boot and took the simcard and used it for free wifi service on his tablet
Another neat trick that works on about half of the boots out there is to deflate the tire, jack the car up, and the boot should slide right off. (Good general advice is always carry a jack, air pump, and basic tools in your car - flares, a first-aid kit, and a fire extinguisher could help you save your life or someone else's, too)
@@wadestanton here in DC, you can think you are parking legally and somehow miss some detail of one of the signs and get booted. A certain Italian family has run the parking in this city for decades. They even had one of their own as speaker of the house in Congress for many years. Now the Chinese park houses are muscling in on their racket.
Those locks are easy to defeat with an empty 38/357 case and a vise grip or heavy lineman’s pliars. Just tap it in until the pins are set and turn it with the pliars
Thank you very much. You just saved me 150$ . The boot was left where I was parked, and since I live in the next state over, they can pound sand on any fees or fines!
@@practicewhatyoupreach8382 Private parking lots boot down here on the beach. (They have no recourse after parking time runs out, so they boot.) Plenty of heated confrontations after a hot day ( or night :-) ) of drinking on the beach trying to get the $85 from the car owner to get the boot off.
My favorite example of how to deal with one of these is when someone booted a construction truck (welding and iron work) in downtown. Guy who owned the truck simply took his plasma cutter, and after about 30 seconds, left the 'boot' in multiple pieces where the truck was parked. No fuss no muss.
That is so cool. Never had a boot on my vehicle, but it is fun to see how it can be defeated. Just don't keep the boot to avoid a theft charge, protect our environment and throw it in the trash
Dude, that’s fucking genius. I used to make lock picks out of the stupidest things like paper clips. Bobby pins, and molding nails, you name it! My dad was a locksmith and he taught me well! ❤️
Never leave the removed clamp on scene. Take it with you and discard it so it can not lead to you. A left clamp will be found by the parking enforcers and in most cases they can prove or make a reasonable claim you tampered with said clamp. If the clamp is gone you have plausible deniability in regards to what happened to the clamp and how it got off your wheel... As you may know it is illegal to damage other peoples property so doing any damage (even a paint chip removed) will become a legal problem...unless the clamp is missing completely...So take it with you and scrap it or put in another lock and use it for yourself...
In college I drove a utility truck around (I repaired boilers) that had a blow torch in the back. I helped a friend get out of similar situation a time or two. A quality torch takes about 10 seconds. That was a long time ago. Fun college days…
Ah the good ol ace key. Once thought a hard lock to pick open. My Father was a Police Officer in our town. He installed one to open the garage door, located outside. I was watching something about these lock's, like this around 1975. The story was, if this switch was used to control power, and window cleaner was sprayed into the key area, it opens without a key. When Pop's saw me open the door, let's just say he "wasn't happy".
its a knock off you can buy from ebay /amazon. I hear there is a scam going around where these are used. Its not necessarily a fake video, but instructions in case you fall trap to a scam or HOA.
Takes me about 4 minutes to undo a deadbolt and a door lock Schlage less than that if it's Kwikset. I'm just a jack-of-all-trades helping people out. 😕
@@kevinavillain4616God bless you. I borrowed a neighbor’s Toyota Camry that would lock the doors automatically, and the keys got locked in the car. So we called a friend that works for Toyota and likes to pick their locks.😂
A cordless grinder would work but if your car is booted in public, that drill is going to make a hell of a noise and someone from the public will either film you doing it or call the police.
It was made illegal in UK in 2012 unless DVLA, police or local council authority on public land only. It is legal to remove it if you do not damage the device. Many years ago I saw on youtube a polish guy jack his van up & remove front wheel & undo top bolts on suspension to remove one, all while police & clamping company were present watching him, nothing they could do.
Yeah I got a feeling the screwdriver would have popped that open with some force too. But maybe he was just trying to prove a point that you could do it without actually damaging the property of the enforcement agency.
@Lord Robert Lee of Dixie Property is property regardless who owns it and it belongs to. So it can be used as accountability if damaged by someone who doesn't have possession of the property legally.
Love your words, yes lol with contempt and violence haha or at least as someone that works in an office setting would where violence is about on that scale lol.
I got two parking tickets in my life and I'm 58. One was on Connecticut Avenue in DC. There was no parking after 4PM and the ticket was issued at 4:03 PM, as I was leaving a newsstand. Screw you, DC. I did see a boot that had been ripped off of a car, in DC, on a small hillside. These boots suck.
If you ever get your gas shut off at the meter w/ one of those pin locks...A 7/16" deep well socket that fits a 1/4 " ratchet w/ the end ground down will pop the lock in about 2 seconds... ...So I've been told. Stay warm my friends.
@Rob Cas I have several Leatherman tools and a few knockoff ones as well. I seldom have a real use for any of them, preferring a proper screwdriver or can opener to get the work done faster and without any mishaps. Leatherman tools are only good if you dont have the right tool at hand and are in a hurry. But to each his own, if you love using one go for it and good luck to you.
Last time I defeated a car boot I just used a battery powered saber saw… Cut the stupid thing off and took it home with me and never heard from the booting company ever again
Cool, but it looks like the hinge-pin side of the cam lock compartment is a weak point. I'm thinking you could get in there much faster with satisfying destruction.
Flipping Hoa did this to me had some proper tools took off the boot walked into the office and set it right on the receptionist desk the fat manager was like “we charge five hundred for you breaking the boot” I said yeah sure pal I didn’t break it.
@ they're usually significantly nicer and much lower crime rates not to mention if you can't keep your car off the road, trashcan at your house and lawn mowed I don't want to live next to you anyways haha
I saw a plumber that I used to work with, pick the locks that the gas company would put on meters. They were that cylinder type also but he used a piece of 3/8" OD copper tubing, flared at the end. This was over 40 years ago.
wow soo cool... 1 time I had the old fashioned, oil fired steam boiler ppL come to my house to fix the crop Burnham boiler...but I forgot to Leave the basement door open... so they picked my basement house lock! (they even manged to lock it again...I dunno how they did that w/an old rusty cat iron latch not even a lock ...Good 4 them ! & they made their money :)) I said nothing, I thanked them & wrote a 💰check 💸.... so, I came home to a warm Connecticut house🏡 ...lol....
I can pick a cylinder lock in far less than half a minute. Those are child’s play. I was a Locksmith and ASE Certified Master Automotive Technician for all of my life. But I’m also an honest person. This is probably the only lock I would pick because this whole car boot thing is B.S. and to keep someone from being able to drive their vehicle is wrong!!! Especially if the said person happens to have multiple medical problems like myself!
@Hang Over Gang 4Life lol or just shit on yourself... Yeah I had one of the parking lot guys notice the piss on the boot and I told him it was probably a dog and he said “no it’s human piss” I told him he was probably used to being pissed off and on...
@@parkjimin-standkb-62 yup idk why but they have them built in I think to keep the freezer locked becuae the magnetic strip fails over time n if you slightly leave the door open boi tho whole motor n ect goes to waste
@@justalostsoul9509 ... First, learn to write. Second, the reason freezers have locks is because people load them up with large amounts of valuable food and have them located in less secure parts of the house, such as a back porch. The lock isn't going to stop the determined thief, but will resist the one who is there to pilfer easy to grab items. Think about the price of forty pounds of steak.
If you visit an area with tyrannical parking enforcement just carry a battery powered grinder. Offer to give back their boot for $700 and send it back in 2 boxes.
There R other ways to get URE $monies$ back...take a picture of the cop or person's license plate & PRINT IT & RIDE 'ROUND TOWN W/IT etc....put on a ded prez mask 🙃
Take it and throw it through the window of the company that placed the boot on there with a note saying "Can you relate to the feeling now of being inconvenienced!" Haha
You would lose your license, if you didn't pay the fine, and return the device. Then you would get arrested for vandalism, since the device serial number is registered to your license, when you got the ticket. So that's very bad advice.
@@Normal1855 Yes, that is a possibility, however regardless I would take a lot of pleasure in doing such and I’m sure many other people would as well:)
You know what's faster more fun and gives you better results? A battery-powered angle grinder with a metal cutting disc. You can also use a battery powered sawzall, but more risk to the tire. My truck is full of tools so, I would just laugh if that happened to me. I doubt they could get their boot around my 33-in off-road tires and classic Ford steel rims. I also have a generator in the back in case my batteries are dead and I need to switch to 120 volt power tools. Lol. with the angle grinder you can cut through it in a matter of seconds, and you can cut it up into several little pieces and leave it right there on the road for them to find. 👍
If its a towing companies not PD. Leave a small drop of crazy glue on the lock. Like the suction cup windshield boot. A 12 inch fish fillet knife and slightly under to the suction to release the vacuum and a drop of krazy glue. The final FU
i hear from a lock pick channel that there is some scam going around now with these. These aren't the heavy duty ones that cities use, but rather cheap knock offs you can get from amazon.
The boot has a serial number and the vehicle has a VIN. When they put these on there is a record of what boot is attached to what car. The city makes money and the tow companies make money. One hell of a racket.
You’re right it could’ve been, but tbh those locks open with minimal force and a shoved up pen just might grip it enough, but maybe it was unlocked 🤷🏽♂️
Its just a cheap ass tab setup. He probably unlocked it. They aren't that difficult to "pick" if that's what you want to call it. I have a key from an old bus terminal locker that works on like 75% of these types of key locks. Bad design.
Take it from a experienced lock picker. It was! There is no way that would have worked unless the lock pins were all equal length and then there is basically no point in having a lock.
I use a reciprocating saw. Both times, the tow company called the police to report that I damaged their property. After I read the law, from Google, out loud to the officer, he told me I had to move on. With no fees or costs.
That's why I always keep a few extra drive out tags with me at all times an I cover the Vin in the window with a piece of paper or somthing. All they can do boot it an write down the fake drive out tag.
There are also some pretty cheap picks for these types of locks online. Or better yet now that you got it open just take it apart and order a key. I'm willing to bet they use the same lock on all of them as a cost cutting measure
If (perhaps a big "if" since your car is immobilized) you could get some dry ice, it would be interesting to see if you could chill the metal then fracture it with a couple of blows with a hammer. It would depend on the alloy I suppose, but dry ice is at about minus 78C, which is enough to put a lot of metals past the ductile to brittle transition point. It would be amusing if it worked, watching the boot shatter. This idea that you've immobilized someone's car seems like a giant over-reaction to a parking infraction and could place someone in a dangerous situation.
I haven’t had single parking fine in my 15 years of driving. However this is a great hack and thanks to one who posted it. My question is, the authority who put that boot, don’t they have our car number and VIN noted in their system? So even if we remove it, we’d still be charged with more fine than what we could’ve paid to remove it.
Depends on the laws where you are. Traffic tickets issued by a cop to me are one thing. They’re proof I did the thing. They are criminal citations. Parking tickets or red light tickets are another. They can’t prove I did the thing. What if my dog stole my car and drove to PetCo to get food and since he can’t read he parked in a no parking zone? Parking citations and red light camera tickets are issued to a CAR and are civil penalties and can’t be used to impact license status where I am in TN. All states are different though. So check local laws.
@@johntuffy5721 who cares about damage if the boot was put on by some scumbag trying to scam you out of $$$? Besides aren’t the boots used by police a bit more secure than one bought on Amazon or eBay?
@@joefrazier3086 well yeah if a cop puts it on I can see, but if some scammer puts it on then by all means, I’d rip it off and leave it in the road lol
I don't thin k so....I see ppL all the time trying to pick the locks etc on the boots in NYC & I see boots in pieces sometimes...I just saw one the other day in Queens, NYC ...by Kentucky chicken ...& I took pics & it said NYC etc
That boot looks cheap. I suspect it's owned by a private company or university, where you'd probably get away with that as long as you never return with that vehicle. If it's owned by a city or state government, you're asking for trouble.
Yes, it is absolutely about the pen. Unless you can show us you can pick a radial pin tumbler lock with only a multitool and a big screw driver, no pen! 😀
@@halfdanerik7874 exactly it is about the pen. I can't show you without a multi tool and long screwdriver but I can show you how to add that to the title. You showed us 2 things you can't do. 1: open a lock like you wish you could. 2: title your video correctly.
@@halfdanerik7874 the other way around my guy. Your video has nothing to show for nothing. Don't try and flip around. It's you that isn't capable of opening a lock the way you said you were.
I used live a short street that had four apartment buildings and a couple of office buildings. Despite all the residents having designated underground parking, a lot of them still parked on the street. Considering the neighborhood, it was very surprising to see the frequency in which people got boots put on their cars. Since you get a warning, all those people should have parked their cars in the building instead of on the street. I lived in “the hood” for many years and almost never saw a car with a boot. I moved to the nicer neighborhood a saw the boot a lot more often and sometimes there were two cars with a boot on the same day. If you saw how short the street was, you’d wonder how could so many people in this little area get a boot so often.
I lived in “the hood” for many years and almost never saw a car with a boot......thats because people putting boots on cars would be shot at or burned alive ..they want easy picking so dont go into the hood.
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I am a retired cop of 30 years. When I first saw my department use the “boot” on parking ticket violators, I cringed. Parking tickets are nothing more than an infraction in the legal scales of justice. To disable a person from being able to operate their car, is flat out wrong. The liability for a city by disabling a car is always a concern. In my opinion, it is wrong. There are better ways to collect delinquent parking fines. Add the unpaid violations onto their yearly registration, or their utility bills, or property tax. If the violator can’t pay his past due tickets, then he won’t get his current registration and he or she now risks getting pulled over for driving with expired registration. Chicken shit piles up and if people don’t take care of infractions, they soon turn into debt and misdemeanors.
Good ideas. 30yr career I'm pretty sure you know what'll work and what won't. Going to school doesn't make a brain surgeon good, experience does.
That is an awesome idea! Wish people would actually take that into consideration.
@Calypso Eros :
It’s called personal responsibility. I am against the boot because it prevents people from being able to freely move about in their daily lives as per our Constitution. But people should still be held accountable for things they do wrong. An orderly society works because people can live freely while following laws. Take away order, and you get Portland and Seattle.
@Calypso Eros :
You need to move to Portland! As for the fines and penalties, the states, Feds, and local municipalities set the fines. You will find that in states run by Democrats fines and fees are a lot more expensive. Cops do much more than stop people for traffic violations. And yes, I am proud of my 30 year career!
@Calypso Eros :
I worked the streets for 30 years in a black & white in LA County. 90% of all cops, I was never in a shooting, I never killed anybody, and I was honored the oath that I took. Cops WERE trained to use discretion and intuition when performing ones duties. But in the modern age of high tech, tech is good for protecting police such as body cams. But, discretion can no longer be used because that can lead to complaints of anything from racism or sexism.
If you build it someone will always figure out how to defeat it goes will everything in life
@John Alarcon so is it possible for you to have given given/shown how to pick a certain lock for someone else that could possibly be wanting to do nefarious deeds.
That’s why they use the windshield boots now
It's nice that you freed your car, but still police have evidence about that car, when they know what car it is, know the registration plate number... This is nice trick but it will cause you more problems than just a simple ticket in the end...
So true lol
@@kishosakuta4219 that's an eBay boot that's link to a scam, definitely not police an issued boot. The only reason I know that is I just watched a video with the lock picking lawyer, over the exact same boot. 🤣😂🤣
I’m a locksmith and I was doing work for a mall and they booted my van. Can you guess what happened to the boot? They are wondering what happened too.
How simple is the lock on the boot?
@@Knights2theEnd Very simple. It is a cam lock. They are not hard to pick. Unless it is stamped with Ace 2 (Roman numerals ). You can buy a tubular lock pick. HPC brand is standard. It takes a little practice to get fast at it. I’ve picked hundreds of them. I can open a soda or vending machine Right Now! Or anything with these on them. Or you can cut the face off it and push it through. Or. Lol you can pry that little sissy door open with a large flat head screw driver. Quickly. If you use a HPC pick you can use it to make a key that works the lock. If the parking police have 50 boots. I bet they are all the same key.
😂
Then they added the cost of the boot to your ticket
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Final step is to put the boot back on the person's car who gave you the ticket
wouldn't that person have the key?
@@StaticJolts Key wont matter if the lock is epoxied.
I'd use a welder to put it back on though instead of a screwdriver and light guy sit up there I'd call him up and tell him I'd return their boot or take their boot off of their car for a phenomenal fee
After filling the lock with super glue!
Nah. Take it home and change the lock on it. Then sell it on ebay as a used boot.
put it back on one of theyre company cars and superglue the lock
😎😎
*epoxy 🤣🤣🤣
"theyre"?
Satan: I just wanted to say, I'm a big fan
Too bad you can still easily get it off
I’m a former Locksmith and ASE Certified Master Automotive Technician and although I have a pick set, this is an excellent way to get such a crappy system! Now I’m disabled with a tumor on my spine and I have seizures too and if I had a seizure or any other medical condition because I couldn’t get home in time, I would definitely be suing the county!!!
As a retired TSA with multiple occasions to interact with locks I can safely say no lock has ever defeated me including military locks with hardened steel.
In this case I could see the weakness.
I don’t need a pen just that screwdriver is enough for me because after I get done with it it’s going to need the lock arm replaced. Everyone laughed at me because I was so happy to get a chance to cut or break the locks.
If the bolt cutter doesn’t work then my screwdriver always could.
I do not want you to try to drive if you are or may have a seizure!
@tlaf-yh2px He didn't say he was driving, genius, someone would be driving him but have a boot on their car. Or an ambulance might not get to him because instead of fixing traffic jams or adding more first responders, they are paying people to do this to "free" American's cars that THEY own. This is why we have so many problems in this country, your way of thinking is the same as the big scary "law makers". Freedom isn't free, and we will fight for it again.
@@raymondcarter1137 fine for trash made in China
These modern boots have GPS tracking via a SIM card installed inside the boot. I've heard of a guy that stole a boot and took the simcard and used it for free wifi service on his tablet
Now that's an idea imma have to go somewhere get a boot on my car
@@nirstfamenastlame4973 find someone else with the boot incase you have trouble removing it.
Just chuck it in a garbage truck to throw them off
Lol
Not all heroes wear capes.
Another neat trick that works on about half of the boots out there is to deflate the tire, jack the car up, and the boot should slide right off. (Good general advice is always carry a jack, air pump, and basic tools in your car - flares, a first-aid kit, and a fire extinguisher could help you save your life or someone else's, too)
Another neat trick; park legally.
@@wadestanton who asked you ?
Excellent tip! Should be taught at driving school too, can help in otherwise hopeless situations.
@@theonewholurks back atcha Scooter
@@wadestanton here in DC, you can think you are parking legally and somehow miss some detail of one of the signs and get booted. A certain Italian family has run the parking in this city for decades. They even had one of their own as speaker of the house in Congress for many years. Now the Chinese park houses are muscling in on their racket.
Those locks are easy to defeat with an empty 38/357 case and a vise grip or heavy lineman’s pliars. Just tap it in until the pins are set and turn it with the pliars
Thank you very much. You just saved me 150$ . The boot was left where I was parked, and since I live in the next state over, they can pound sand on any fees or fines!
Police officer: puts a boot on your car
Me: grabs pen from pocket, “I’m 4 universes ahead of you”
They'll find you down. License plate number.
@@practicewhatyoupreach8382 Private parking lots boot down here on the beach. (They have no recourse after parking time runs out, so they boot.)
Plenty of heated confrontations after a hot day ( or night :-) ) of drinking on the beach trying to get the $85 from the car owner to get the boot off.
@@practicewhatyoupreach8382 Easy. Change your plates
This should be re worded to "with a pen AND a Leatherman".... oh and a flat head screw driver.
Leathermans usually have flatheads so you can use that.
@@ZenNeonRazor Once a leatherman has a pen, I'm sold.
Guess that doesn't quite roll off the tongue as well lol
Then it wouldn’t be click bait
If you're not carrying a leatherman anyways, you're wrong
Glad to see people are standing up for themselves. Our government here is slowing turning into a dictatorship of a country.
Slowly! 😢 this place is hell
Corporate dictatorship
Booting is old. Any parking fine can be applied when they try to renew their license and registration.
@@amitisshahbanu5642 don't renew it or move to a different state. Or sell the car.
@@pawelzielinski1398 haha
My favorite example of how to deal with one of these is when someone booted a construction truck (welding and iron work) in downtown. Guy who owned the truck simply took his plasma cutter, and after about 30 seconds, left the 'boot' in multiple pieces where the truck was parked. No fuss no muss.
😂😁
Yeah, booting a truck that obviously looks like its packed with tools is the most foolish thing they do.
@@darkknight097 they do this constantly to our company trucks downtown area...jokes on them
@@TheSlyrfn1986 Joke's on you when they mail you a summons for destroying police property. Cool story, bro.
@@RedSiegfried okayy "BRO"
That is so cool. Never had a boot on my vehicle, but it is fun to see how it can be defeated. Just don't keep the boot to avoid a theft charge, protect our environment and throw it in the trash
@jasonpage3797 ooooo I like that
🤫😝😝
Throw it in the river
The LockPickingLawyer would've had that opened inside a minute. 😁
And always, have a nice day. Thank you.
@@dennisthemenace3695 I just watched it, it lead me here 😂🤣😂. He opened it in about 15 seconds
Edit - hear to here 😂
Damn right
@@davidcarter2368 so what did you here?
@@joeysplats3209 Lol ty for the correction, I haven't noticed it.
"Pen is mightier than sword"
But whomever has the sword chooses who holds the pen.
Now run along Victor I’m sure you have pretty dresses to attend to.
@@nivaneh1010 Aaah, I see you're a man of culture as well.
Yh but what about a nuclear warhead
I Heard that before
Dude, that’s fucking genius. I used to make lock picks out of the stupidest things like paper clips. Bobby pins, and molding nails, you name it! My dad was a locksmith and he taught me well! ❤️
I use hacksaw blade
Never leave the removed clamp on scene. Take it with you and discard it so it can not lead to you. A left clamp will be found by the parking enforcers and in most cases they can prove or make a reasonable claim you tampered with said clamp. If the clamp is gone you have plausible deniability in regards to what happened to the clamp and how it got off your wheel...
As you may know it is illegal to damage other peoples property so doing any damage (even a paint chip removed) will become a legal problem...unless the clamp is missing completely...So take it with you and scrap it or put in another lock and use it for yourself...
They put the shit on my property, I will DISTROY IT.
@@honeybuzzard2843 not your property if it’s repoed
Kinda like getting rid of the body after a murder. No face, no case.
Take it with you fishing !!
People lose stuff every day while boating!
Are you saying , after committing murder get rid of the body?
With a plastic pen, a multi tool and a flathead screwdriver.
Trust me bro.. I've made a bong with less
MacGyver showed him this
Or just a angle grinder and flathead screwdriver
In college I drove a utility truck around (I repaired boilers) that had a blow torch in the back. I helped a friend get out of similar situation a time or two. A quality torch takes about 10 seconds. That was a long time ago. Fun college days…
Ah the good ol ace key. Once thought a hard lock to pick open. My Father was a Police Officer in our town. He installed one to open the garage door, located outside. I was watching something about these lock's, like this around 1975. The story was, if this switch was used to control power, and window cleaner was sprayed into the key area, it opens without a key. When Pop's saw me open the door, let's just say he "wasn't happy".
Did anyone else notice how nice that boot is? If it was owned by a municipality it would be well worn and probably have an id number sprayed on it.
Correct. It's his boot
I smell a rat....and something is fishy about this video
its a knock off you can buy from ebay /amazon. I hear there is a scam going around where these are used. Its not necessarily a fake video, but instructions in case you fall trap to a scam or HOA.
Are you saying he made it using a 3D printer?
@@therockman6482 lol no I'm saying it's a cheap Chinese one
In Scotland the only people that can use them are the govt for untaxed cars. Parking companies are banned from using them.
This is why I always say locks are for honest people. Another great video.
Takes me about 4 minutes to undo a deadbolt and a door lock Schlage less than that if it's Kwikset. I'm just a jack-of-all-trades helping people out. 😕
Agreed
@@kevinavillain4616God bless you. I borrowed a neighbor’s Toyota Camry that would lock the doors automatically, and the keys got locked in the car. So we called a friend that works for Toyota and likes to pick their locks.😂
Dude: Has Swiss army knife from hell that contains every tool known to man
Also Dude: *_P E N_*
Leatherman has the same tools.
Called a multitool..
But pen is a insult the cheaper the better
Shut up u tools and get the joke
P I N E A P P L E P E N.
I love it! Part of the human condition is like an arms race. If someone can figure out a lock someone else can figure out how to break it.
Cordless grinder with a metal cut off wheel would do the job in about 90 seconds
Yes, or a sawsall with a good metal blade.
That would be extremely loud and you are damaging the property which carries bigger legal penalties.
@@danmorgan3685 Im pretty sure they won’t care…
A cordless grinder would work but if your car is booted in public, that drill is going to make a hell of a noise and someone from the public will either film you doing it or call the police.
@@danmorgan3685 what property?
Thank God wheel clamping has just been made illegal in western Australia it's a dog act anyway
It was made illegal in UK in 2012 unless DVLA, police or local council authority on public land only. It is legal to remove it if you do not damage the device. Many years ago I saw on youtube a polish guy jack his van up & remove front wheel & undo top bolts on suspension to remove one, all while police & clamping company were present watching him, nothing they could do.
After seeing how flimsy the door was that the lock secured I think just the screwdriver would do the trick.
Yeah I got a feeling the screwdriver would have popped that open with some force too. But maybe he was just trying to prove a point that you could do it without actually damaging the property of the enforcement agency.
@Lord Robert Lee of Dixie Property is property regardless who owns it and it belongs to.
So it can be used as accountability if damaged by someone who doesn't have possession of the property legally.
@Lord Robert Lee of Dixie Good luck with that.....
@Lord Robert Lee of Dixie the fact that you ignore any repercussion lolol
@Lord Robert Lee of Dixie you sound successful
I like how he just slams the ink well with contempt and violence.
Love your words, yes lol with contempt and violence haha or at least as someone that works in an office setting would where violence is about on that scale lol.
I got two parking tickets in my life and I'm 58. One was on Connecticut Avenue in DC. There was no parking after 4PM and the ticket was issued at 4:03 PM, as I was leaving a newsstand.
Screw you, DC.
I did see a boot that had been ripped off of a car, in DC, on a small hillside.
These boots suck.
If you ever get your gas shut off at the meter w/ one of those pin locks...A 7/16" deep well socket that fits a 1/4 " ratchet w/ the end ground down will pop the lock in about 2 seconds...
...So I've been told. Stay warm my friends.
That Knife is the real MVP without that none of this is possible 😂
It is a Leatherman tool. Very handy when you dont have the right tool for something.
@Rob Cas I have several Leatherman tools and a few knockoff ones as well. I seldom have a real use for any of them, preferring a proper screwdriver or can opener to get the work done faster and without any mishaps. Leatherman tools are only good if you dont have the right tool at hand and are in a hurry. But to each his own, if you love using one go for it and good luck to you.
I’ve gotten into plenty of places with my multi tool, it’s amazing how a simple tool can help
@Rob Cas They are pretty useless.
They sell for 10$ at Walmart
Last time I defeated a car boot I just used a battery powered saber saw… Cut the stupid thing off and took it home with me and never heard from the booting company ever again
He could've picked that lock with a eyelash dipped into olive oil IF he was a subscriber to LockPickingLawyer 🙊
Don't forget the redbull...
I love that the parking ticket is right there on the ground so u know its legit 🤣 dudes a savage lmao
Oh yeah. A card laying on the ground with some scribble on it. Must be legit. It's only savage to the inept.
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When is a boot ever new? You will never turn that with a plastic pen. Drill a 1/8" hole in center of the locks barrel and use an ease out
Do you realize how many people needed this video? Merry Christmas to you my friend
A angle grinder and a screwdriver would be quicker tho
Why, so they can pay thousands in fines, and get their license suspended?
Hoas like to use these to bully the tenants. Also scammers use these.
I don't think the city uses Harbor Freight boot...
Exactly how I opened my GameCube 15 years ago
I used a pen to remove a boot once, well a pen and my checkbook.
That’s where you messed up 😭😂
@@MP-iu9qi criminal? You’re funny
Try credit card next time, works even better.
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🤣🤣
Cool, but it looks like the hinge-pin side of the cam lock compartment is a weak point. I'm thinking you could get in there much faster with satisfying destruction.
3 minutes and 6 seconds of jackassing around with a pen and 5 seconds of actually opening the lock cover.
Flipping Hoa did this to me had some proper tools took off the boot walked into the office and set it right on the receptionist desk the fat manager was like “we charge five hundred for you breaking the boot” I said yeah sure pal I didn’t break it.
@ they're usually significantly nicer and much lower crime rates not to mention if you can't keep your car off the road, trashcan at your house and lawn mowed I don't want to live next to you anyways haha
@@miniwarrior7 Burglary rates are generally higher in tidy neighborhoods - that's where the good stuff is
@@miniwarrior7 ok Karen
I saw a plumber that I used to work with, pick the locks that the gas company would put on meters. They were that cylinder type also but he used a piece of 3/8" OD copper tubing, flared at the end. This was over 40 years ago.
wow soo cool... 1 time I had the old fashioned, oil fired steam boiler ppL come to my house to fix the crop Burnham boiler...but I forgot to Leave the basement door open... so they picked my basement house lock! (they even manged to lock it again...I dunno how they did that w/an old rusty cat iron latch not even a lock ...Good 4 them ! & they made their money :)) I said nothing, I thanked them & wrote a 💰check 💸.... so, I came home to a warm Connecticut house🏡 ...lol....
I can pick a cylinder lock in far less than half a minute. Those are child’s play. I was a Locksmith and ASE Certified Master Automotive Technician for all of my life. But I’m also an honest person. This is probably the only lock I would pick because this whole car boot thing is B.S. and to keep someone from being able to drive their vehicle is wrong!!! Especially if the said person happens to have multiple medical problems like myself!
Thank you, this was great! I turned mine into a nice TV stands.
He didn't break it so it could be reused boot the booter
yeah but he has the key so beter fill the hole with superglue
@@blacknoir2404 LOL
be sure to wipe that entire thing down with acetone to get rid of any fingerprints, wouldn't want it being traced back to you.
LOL, with the magic Police/FBI semen and fingerprint database?
@@dedlede777 if you have a driver's license, they have your prints 🤷♂️
I thought pissing on them right before they come to take them off was I was funny but this is awesome.
@Hang Over Gang 4Life lol or just shit on yourself... Yeah I had one of the parking lot guys notice the piss on the boot and I told him it was probably a dog and he said “no it’s human piss” I told him he was probably used to being pissed off and on...
Still loving it. You got the boot for wrong parked car, and then this car is grounded for much longer in place it shouldn't be. Lmao
"Click on one, click on two"..."this is a pen I developed with Bosnian Bill".
I'm seven months late but this is the only comment that matters.
Or you could ask your grandmother for her freezer key. 😂👋🤣
A key for a freezer?!
@@parkjimin-standkb-62 yup idk why but they have them built in I think to keep the freezer locked becuae the magnetic strip fails over time n if you slightly leave the door open boi tho whole motor n ect goes to waste
@@justalostsoul9509 Oh I see😅 Thanks for explaining.
@@justalostsoul9509 ... First, learn to write. Second, the reason freezers have locks is because people load them up with large amounts of valuable food and have them located in less secure parts of the house, such as a back porch. The lock isn't going to stop the determined thief, but will resist the one who is there to pilfer easy to grab items. Think about the price of forty pounds of steak.
@@JW...-oj5iw Third, learn to be polite. 🤦🏽♀️
If you visit an area with tyrannical parking enforcement just carry a battery powered grinder. Offer to give back their boot for $700 and send it back in 2 boxes.
Let me guess, your next video is baking a cake with a file in it and you escape from a supermax prison.......
they R lettin them out in CT..& NY ...& CA...etc ...
😂😂😂😂 See this right here is why I LOVEEEEEEE TH-cam!! I learn sooooo much!! I've never had a boot on my car but this was so satisfying to watch!!😂😂😂
There R other ways to get URE $monies$ back...take a picture of the cop or person's license plate & PRINT IT & RIDE 'ROUND TOWN W/IT etc....put on a ded prez mask 🙃
Question why did you just heat the end of the pen tube ..push it in let it cool down ....then turn it ... instead of using the tools ...
Take it and throw it through the window of the company that placed the boot on there with a note saying "Can you relate to the feeling now of being inconvenienced!" Haha
You would lose your license, if you didn't pay the fine, and return the device. Then you would get arrested for vandalism, since the device serial number is registered to your license, when you got the ticket. So that's very bad advice.
@@Normal1855 Yes, that is a possibility, however regardless I would take a lot of pleasure in doing such and I’m sure many other people would as well:)
@@Normal1855 So the company needs to be charged with placing a willful damage trap, get real.
@@Normal1855BULLSHIT. stop lying
Title: Defeating a car boot lock with a pen.
Plyers, file, and screwdriver: are we a joke to you?
You know what's faster more fun and gives you better results? A battery-powered angle grinder with a metal cutting disc. You can also use a battery powered sawzall, but more risk to the tire. My truck is full of tools so, I would just laugh if that happened to me. I doubt they could get their boot around my 33-in off-road tires and classic Ford steel rims. I also have a generator in the back in case my batteries are dead and I need to switch to 120 volt power tools. Lol. with the angle grinder you can cut through it in a matter of seconds, and you can cut it up into several little pieces and leave it right there on the road for them to find. 👍
If its a towing companies not PD. Leave a small drop of crazy glue on the lock.
Like the suction cup windshield boot. A 12 inch fish fillet knife and slightly under to the suction to release the vacuum and a drop of krazy glue. The final FU
Me who has no reason to ever have one of these placed on my vehicle
: noted
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i hear from a lock pick channel that there is some scam going around now with these. These aren't the heavy duty ones that cities use, but rather cheap knock offs you can get from amazon.
@@thedude2621 well then also noted
Some people allegedly report of seeing the pen back cap still flying and buncing on the great plains of Nebraska
Just bounced off my windshield here in Ny
Where's the designated junkie of that parking lot? You would have to silence him first and then play your trick...
Now what you do is melt it down and sell it for scrap
If they can't find it, and there is no evidence that you did anything to it, then really they are shit outta luck
Popularity has been gained.
Respect +2500
The boot has a serial number and the vehicle has a VIN. When they put these on there is a record of what boot is attached to what car.
The city makes money and the tow companies make money. One hell of a racket.
@@cl6262 That's why you sell your vehicle :D
Why do I feel like the lock was unlocked the whole time? Does anyone else feel that way?
You’re right it could’ve been, but tbh those locks open with minimal force and a shoved up pen just might grip it enough, but maybe it was unlocked 🤷🏽♂️
2:33 you can hear it unlock
Its just a cheap ass tab setup. He probably unlocked it. They aren't that difficult to "pick" if that's what you want to call it. I have a key from an old bus terminal locker that works on like 75% of these types of key locks. Bad design.
These things are barely locks in the first place, so I find it believable that someone could twist it with a pen
Take it from a experienced lock picker. It was! There is no way that would have worked unless the lock pins were all equal length and then there is basically no point in having a lock.
Legend has it the boot cost him $29.95, and he unlocked it with the key. The world may never know.
I use a reciprocating saw. Both times, the tow company called the police to report that I damaged their property. After I read the law, from Google, out loud to the officer, he told me I had to move on. With no fees or costs.
What's the law?
This is you tube not Google
@@powersww1reset owned by google
@@juniperburton7693 wtf? Ok then.... you can ask TH-cam. DA
I actually lifted up my car onto 4 car dollies....and pushed it right into the garage and shut the door.
That's why I always keep a few extra drive out tags with me at all times an I cover the Vin in the window with a piece of paper or somthing. All they can do boot it an write down the fake drive out tag.
There are also some pretty cheap picks for these types of locks online. Or better yet now that you got it open just take it apart and order a key. I'm willing to bet they use the same lock on all of them as a cost cutting measure
You just turned a Bic pen into an impressioning tool.
You appear to have misplaced your property under my car. I will happily return it for a $50 finders fee
Give this man a Nobel Peace Prize
If (perhaps a big "if" since your car is immobilized) you could get some dry ice, it would be interesting to see if you could chill the metal then fracture it with a couple of blows with a hammer. It would depend on the alloy I suppose, but dry ice is at about minus 78C, which is enough to put a lot of metals past the ductile to brittle transition point. It would be amusing if it worked, watching the boot shatter. This idea that you've immobilized someone's car seems like a giant over-reaction to a parking infraction and could place someone in a dangerous situation.
Just need a couple inverted cans of endust (canned air) and a hammer..... works amazingly on Kryptonite locks as well.
It's so nice to see wholesome videos showing people how to break the law and add to the already sizeable amount of fines they have collected...
Paper clip works just as easy for those round locks. In fact I’m surprised they would use something so simple for one of those things.
I would have taken that boot; replaced lock, and used it on my Utility trailer.😂🤣
Why are you so wise in the ways of science
I haven’t had single parking fine in my 15 years of driving. However this is a great hack and thanks to one who posted it. My question is, the authority who put that boot, don’t they have our car number and VIN noted in their system?
So even if we remove it, we’d still be charged with more fine than what we could’ve paid to remove it.
Depends on the laws where you are. Traffic tickets issued by a cop to me are one thing. They’re proof I did the thing. They are criminal citations.
Parking tickets or red light tickets are another. They can’t prove I did the thing. What if my dog stole my car and drove to PetCo to get food and since he can’t read he parked in a no parking zone? Parking citations and red light camera tickets are issued to a CAR and are civil penalties and can’t be used to impact license status where I am in TN. All states are different though. So check local laws.
A battery powered die grinder might be a little faster, but still pretty cool if you can actually pick that lock with a pen.
You mean angle grinder
Can’t just pry that little door open with the screwdriver? It looks really flimsy.
No damage = no crime
@@johntuffy5721 who cares about damage if the boot was put on by some scumbag trying to scam you out of $$$? Besides aren’t the boots used by police a bit more secure than one bought on Amazon or eBay?
They have your license plate number you can't just break it. Like he said no damage no crime. They just failed to put it on correctly is my excuse
@@joefrazier3086 well yeah if a cop puts it on I can see, but if some scammer puts it on then by all means, I’d rip it off and leave it in the road lol
@@hdrjunkie absolutely
Aluminum baseball bat or HD pry bar disables these things in 10 seconds. Done it multiple times.
I was watching a man play the accordion for cows and this was the next video that popped up .
Makes sense. They're similar.
PRO TIP: Quit putting the tool away when you keep needing it for the same readjustment of the pens end.
I found this to be hysterical, interesting and fantastic all at once lol.
Thank you
That boot looks fresh out of the box.
He must of bought one and practiced how to break out of it. Good job sir, I might need it some days lol 😂.
I don't thin k so....I see ppL all the time trying to pick the locks etc on the boots in NYC & I see boots in pieces sometimes...I just saw one the other day in Queens, NYC ...by Kentucky chicken ...& I took pics & it said NYC etc
If he had bought one, he'd have a key and most of those use the same key.
with the advent of cordless grinders now,if the crime is in the law,go for it
That boot looks cheap. I suspect it's owned by a private company or university, where you'd probably get away with that as long as you never return with that vehicle. If it's owned by a city or state government, you're asking for trouble.
I love it how he put the parking violation paper on camera to make it legit 🤣
Roommate: You should really pay those tickets.
Him: Nah fam. You got a pen by chance?
Cool... those locks are on alot of stuff..
Also...... I have a grinder/saw which is more fun....
That pen technique only works on Harbor Freight boots.
my cordless grinder will do that
Yup
Defeat car boot with plastic pen.
Continues taking out multi tool with file.
A minute later pulls out big ass screwdriver.
Yes, it is absolutely about the pen. Unless you can show us you can pick a radial pin tumbler lock with only a multitool and a big screw driver, no pen! 😀
@@halfdanerik7874 exactly it is about the pen. I can't show you without a multi tool and long screwdriver but I can show you how to add that to the title. You showed us 2 things you can't do.
1: open a lock like you wish you could.
2: title your video correctly.
@@halfdanerik7874 and that's why your username is halfdan.
Aka (halfass)Dan.
@@cesarsantellana1768 HAHA. Got nothing to show for... he resorts to name calling. Precious! HAHAHA
@@halfdanerik7874 the other way around my guy. Your video has nothing to show for nothing. Don't try and flip around. It's you that isn't capable of opening a lock the way you said you were.
My buddy just beat his with a bat at 3am and just kept driving forwards and backwards until it just fell off
A plastic pen, a pair of pliers and a file you meant?
That’s why I keep an angle grinder in my car😂👌🏻
MacGuyver would be proud.
Cordless power saw with a diamond tipped blade works every time :D
Grinder not saw
Cut off wheel on a 4 1/2" angle grinder works 20x faster
Absolutely right brother
I used live a short street that had four apartment buildings and a couple of office buildings. Despite all the residents having designated underground parking, a lot of them still parked on the street.
Considering the neighborhood, it was very surprising to see the frequency in which people got boots put on their cars. Since you get a warning, all those people should have parked their cars in the building instead of on the street.
I lived in “the hood” for many years and almost never saw a car with a boot. I moved to the nicer neighborhood a saw the boot a lot more often and sometimes there were two cars with a boot on the same day. If you saw how short the street was, you’d wonder how could so many people in this little area get a boot so often.
I lived in “the hood” for many years and almost never saw a car with a boot......thats because people putting boots on cars would be shot at or burned alive ..they want easy picking so dont go into the hood.
Because they paid.