Investigation into windshield barnacles and hefty parking fines they bring to drivers : 6abc Philadelphia

mat200

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Windshield Barnacles !!! what !?!?! .. really ??

skirting around the no boot without a ticket law ..


Investigation into windshield barnacles and hefty parking fines they bring to drivers
6abc Philadelphia

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An Action News Investigation has led to city council hearings on what some may consider predatory parking.

The issue is a relatively new device being used in the City of Philadelphia called a "windshield barnacle" that is suctioned to the windshield of a vehicle.

It is designed to immobilize a vehicle by blocking a driver's view, and it is removed after many would consider a hefty fine.

Last month, the investigative team parked in a lot on the 4600 hundred block of Main Street in Manayunk

 
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