Denver boot

Used primarily by police and towing companies, a Denver boot is a clamp placed on a parked vehicle's wheel to prevent it from being driven away. Typically, it is used in retaliation for repeated illegal or otherwise unauthorized parking, in anticipation of receiving delinquent payments of parking fees. It is also used in a less formal fashion by certain vigilante crimefighters. Understandably, such a device can be a significant punishment to an alien species that disguises itself as native land vehicles.

Fiction

Animated cartoon

During his quest for revenge against Bumblebee, the Wraith used Denver boots to trap him and keep him from transforming, giving the corrupted crimefighter plenty of time to impersonate him using holograms. Bumblebee eventually broke out of his restraints and put a stop to the Wraith's scheme. Attention Surplus Disorder

Aligned cartoon continuity

Prime cartoon

Cliffjumper detailed a story to Arcee about how a police officer applied "the boot" to him when he was illegally parked on a stakeout. He waited for them to drive to the end of the block of the street he was on, then transformed out of it, which scared the poor, poor police. Darkness Rising, Part 1

2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon

After Bumblebee and Strongarm were hit by Quillfire's toxin quills during a battle, they woke up to find themselves in an impound lot with boots attached to them, unable to move. The boots proved no hindrance to the bots, as they were easily able to move and transform once Denny and Russell removed their quills (Denny even hack them apart to ease the recovery). Impounded

External links

• [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Wheel clamp|{{#if:Denver boot|Denver boot|Wheel clamp}}]] on Wikipedia