If you’ve ever tried to remove a barnacle from a boat hull or piling, you learned they don’t go easily. You’re lucky if they go at all. Barnacles cling to ships, rocks and even to the skin of whales.

It's a familiar scene. A car with excessive unpaid parking fines is rendered immobile by a "boot" or clamp on its wheel. The result is a new headache for the driver and parking enforcement. The car's ...

Illegal parking, such as parking a car on private property without permission, can result in measures such as tire locking and towing. Barnacle Parking, an American company, has developed a device ...

SAN MARCOS, Texas — The city of San Marcos is introducing a new immobilizing device to crack down on unpaid parking violations. The enforcement tool, called the Barnacle, will be used on habitual ...