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Created page with "Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) is a mechanism for automatically reading the registration number of a vehicle from the plates at the back or front. It has a number of purposes: * Ensuring a vehicle's owner has paid for fuel before they leave a petrol station. * Alerting the police to known stolen vehicles. In addition, registration numbers may be screened against the Motor Insurance Database to identify uninsured vehicles."
 
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Latest revision as of 08:19, 21 April 2025

Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) is a mechanism for automatically reading the registration number of a vehicle from the plates at the back or front. It has a number of purposes:

  • Ensuring a vehicle's owner has paid for fuel before they leave a petrol station.
  • Alerting the police to known stolen vehicles.

In addition, registration numbers may be screened against the Motor Insurance Database to identify uninsured vehicles.