Chicago set to drive up fee on ‘booted’ vehicles

Illinois Policy Institute reports:

Companies tasked with applying disciplinary “boots” to illegally parked cars were given the go-ahead to hike the fee drivers must pay to remove the device from their vehicle.

On Jan. 10, Chicago City Council’s License Committee approved a 21.4 percent increase to the amount private booting companies can charge to disable such boots, spiking the maximum removal fee to $170 up from $140 per vehicle, according to the Chicago Tribune.

In exchange for the removal fee hike, the policy heightens licensing costs and regulations for private booting companies.

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