The process of booting a vehicle has been around for centuries. First, there was the horse boot which was my personal favorite. The horse boot was kind of a dumb idea, a little animal cruelty. Then there was a carriage boot, then finally the car boot.  I have never felt that I have ever done anything bad enough to get a boot. The other day I had my first run in with the Provonian boot patrol (University Parking Enforcement).

We stopped in at Del Taco in Provo to get some Macho Combo burrito action. We all noted the sign and Natalie made sure to warn me that people have been booted here. We weren’t planning on staying too long, and we were eating at Del Taco. The sign says Del Taco parking only, it’s not like I am going to get booted for eating at Del Taco.

Seriously, we were in there for maybe 15 minutes, when we got back outside to my car I was surprised (and not too happy) to find a boot attached to my front drivers side wheel. WTF? The sign says Del Taco parking only and that is where I went. So as disgruntled as I was, I called University Parking Reinforcement. Yeah, I yelled at him a little bit, who wouldn’t be upset about getting booted for not doing anything wrong. It’s a waste of my time. At first he did tell me that that parking is for permanent Del Taco employees. Which is completely ludicrous it says in big letters CUSTOMER PARKING ONLY.

(Note, my car is on the right. Within five feet of the sign.)
While we were waiting for the guy to show up I noticed a couple park in a Camero on the other side of the trash can and walk in to Del Taco. Boot patrol finally rolled up in in his jeep liberty. He told me that most people will park here and go up to the apartment building on the other side. He said this is the first time he has ever had anyone actually go to Del Taco and park here.

Key word: MOST. You cant just automatically assume that people are parking here to walk to the apartments. But, I  consider myself a fairly understandable person and am fairly easy going.

As we were leaving I noticed him pull up next to that Camero and proceed to attach a boot to their front right tire. I threw it in reverse and yelled out my window “Yo! those people just went into Del Taco.. To eat!” He says to me ” Oh Really? How am I supposed to know that, I just got here!”

Good point. However, Is that not your job to know these things?  These guys are just out there to make commission  Make sure you keep your receipt if your going to eat at Del Taco . Because you will probably get booted.