A Sticky Situation: Saskatchewan using ‘barnacles’ on vehicles with parking violations
Regina, Saskatchewan — Vehicles in Regina have begun receiving ‘barnacles’ on their windshields in place of wheel locks or boots for parking violations. Not an under-the-sea-feature, but a yellow-windshield-covering-device, the barnacle ensures that drivers pay any outstanding driving fines by acting as a driving deterrent and blocking the windshield until a driver has paid. The […]
Clinging to Costs: Ontario driver charged for using plastic wrap as windshield
Prescott, Ontario — On Monday morning, police charged a driver with operating an unsafe vehicle after noticing that the vehicle’s windshield had been replaced with plastic wrap. In an effort to save the costs needed for a repair, a driver in Prescott, Ont., was pulled over by the OPP for replacing their smashed windshield with […]
Let Them Look: Shop owner advises drivers keep doors unlocked to avoid hefty break-in repair bills
London, Ontario — An automotive glass facility owner in Ontario is offering some seemingly counterintuitive advice in response to a recent spike in car break-ins—leave your doors unlocked and let the thieves snoop a little. Car theft has become such a problem in the London, Ont., area that Andy Dunleavy of London Auto Glass suggests […]
