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Vehicle Booting
When a vehicle is booted, a device is attached to a wheel of your vehicle to prevent you from moving it. Your vehicle can be booted for owing the city more than $350 in parking ticket or camera violations that are in judgment.
| Important: On November 1, 2019, New York City will be transitioning to a new booting vendor. If your vehicle was booted on or before October 31, 2019, please call 877-207-2134. If your vehicle was booted on or after November 1, 2019, please call 646-517-1000. Boot return locations have been updated below. |
Removing the Boot from Your Vehicle
- If your vehicle was booted on or before October 31, 2019, please call 877-207-2134. If your vehicle was booted on or after November 1, 2019, please call 646-517-1000 to pay all outstanding judgement debt, plus the additional fees listed below.
- Pay by phone with debit/credit card or a electronic check.
- Or pay by cash, money order or cashiers check at a Business Center.
- If your car is booted or is at risk of being booted DO NOT PAY ONLINE
- If your car is at risk of being booted and you pay online, your vehicle may be booted or towed before your payment is processed. You will be responsible for all booting and towing fees.
- You will receive a release code immediately after full payment.
- When you enter the code, the boot will unlock and you can remove it.
- Return the boot to a return location within 24 hours to avoid a late fee of $25.00 per day.
Fees
For vehicles booted on or before October 31, 2019 there will be a $159 fee for the boot. For vehicles booted on or after November 1, 2019, there will be a $136 fee for the boot. There is also a $80 Sheriff’s execution fee as well as a poundage fee (5% of all fines including penalties and interest). If you do not pay the parking ticket or camera violation judgment debt and related fees within two business days of being booted, then your vehicle may be towed. The total amount that you must pay to get your vehicle back can be calculated using the chart below.
| Boot Fee: | $159.00 (On or before October 31, 2019) or $136 (on or after November 1, 2019) |
| Sheriff/Marshal Execution fee: | $80.00 |
| Tow Fee (If applicable): | $135.00 (On or before October 31, 2019) or $140 (on or after November 1, 2019) |
| Tow Dispatch fee (If applicable): | $70.00 (Effective November 1, 2019) |
| Judgment Amount* | |
| Additional Fees* |
If you need a hearing to contest one or more of the outstanding parking tickets, you must ask for one at a Finance Business Center. You cannot have a hearing on tickets in judgment more than one year.
Under certain circumstances, your vehicle may also be towed immediately after it is booted.
Frequently Asked Questions
Boot Return Locations
| Manhattan | |
|---|---|
| Little Man Parking | 300 West 135th Street |
| Little Man Parking | 220 East 9th Street |
| Shell Gas Station | 1855 First Avenue (Between E95th and E96th Street) |
| Bronx | |
| Pay-O-Matic | 1865 Bruckner Blvd. |
| Pay-O-Matic | 3480 Baychester Avenue |
| Brooklyn | |
| Williamsburg Service Center | 713 Kent Avenue |
| Kings County Parking | 581 Clarkson Avenue |
| Ken Ben | 1908 Shore Parkway |
| Queens | |
| Pay-O-Matic | 102-26 Atlantic Avenue |
| Pay-O-Matic | 9925 H. Harding Expwy. |
| Pay-O-Matic | 160-39 Rockaway Blvd. |
| Staten Island | |
| Ace Discount Tires | 132 Morningstar Road |
| Pay-O-Matic | 2510 Hylan Boulevard |
| Manhattan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Address | Drop-off Times |
| Impark | 41 W 17th Street | Monday - Friday 6:00 a.m -11:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 7:00 a.m. -11:00 p.m. |
| Impark | 55 Water Street | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 452 10th Avenue | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 305 W 42nd Street | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 750 6th Evenue | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 60 E 12th Street | 7 Days a week from 6:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. |
| Impark | 215 W 125th Street | Monday - Friday 6:00 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Impark | 40 E 89th Street | 7 Days a week from 6:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. |
| Impark | 188 E 78th Street | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 611 E 83rd Street | 7 Days a week from 6:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. |
| Impark | 422 East 78th Street | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 1199 Park Avenue | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 120-122 Under Metro North Park Ave Viaduct | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 105 South Street | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| BP Gas Station | 2326 1st Avenue | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 99 Charles Street | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 222 W 14th Street | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 200 W 79th Street | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 330 E 75th Street | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 155 W 70th Street | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 211 West 56th Street | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Bronx | ||
| BP Gas Station | 1360 Bruckner Blvd. | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| BP Gas Station | 1930 Bartow Avenue | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| BP Gas Station | 3804 Boston Road | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| BP Gas Station | 481 East 163rd Street | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Mobile Gas Station | 4201 Webster Avenue | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Brooklyn | ||
| KBI | 1908 Shore Parkway | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 500 4th Avenue | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 353 4th Avenue | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 169 N 11th Street | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 185 Pacific Street | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 105 Underhill Avenue | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| BP Gas Station | 1049 Grand Avenue | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| BP Gas Station | 756 Utica Avenue | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| BP Gas Station | 1149 Utica Aveue | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Kenben | 1908 Shore Parkway | Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. |
| Queens | ||
| Impark | 90-15 Parsons Blvd. | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 92-30 165th Street | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | Lot # 3 - 90-02 168th Street | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 89-35 162nd Street | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Impark | 92-77 Queens Blvd. | 7 Days a week from 6:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. |
| Impark | 95-25 Queens Blvd. | Monday - Friday 6:00 a.m -7:00 p.m. Saturday 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| BP Gas Station | 134-30 Atlantic Avenue | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| BP Gas Station | 148-12 Rockaway Blvd. | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| BP Gas Station | 178-02 Union Tpke | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| BP Gas Station | 218-01 Northern Blvd. | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| BP Gas Station | 241-15 Hillside Avenue | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| BP Gas Station | 31-05 Queens Blvd. | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| BP Gas Station | 40-08 30th Avenue | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| BP Gas Station | 99-51 Horace Harding Expwy | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| Staten Island | ||
| Impark | 155 Richmond Terrace | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| BP Gas Station | 6778 Hylan Blvd. | 24 Hours/356 Days |
| BP Gas Station | 2990 Victory Blvd. | 24 Hours/356 Days |