ANPR vans

[Hinny]

jazfender, Scuba_Steve,swbarnett - I like your style.

[newhere]

Yes it was the new camera cars the N/S cops are testing. There read your number plate and instantly MR Plod knows your name, licence number,Rego and warrant. If any of them are illegal your sprung.BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE if Mr Plod types a few keys he can check unpaid fines,arrest warants and any thing on all data bases.Past criminal histroy by type (eg burgler sex offender) Also keep a record of all the cars that pass that way and the time they did it. When they are up and running they generate enough work for 2 bike cops and 4 cars. I believe there is a cop car with one on it's roof.

Far out, that is impressive! I haven't heard anything about this new gizmo!

[swbarnett]

I see where you, SS and SWB are coming from but i just don't see this whole thing as a conspiracy.

It may or may not be a conspiracy. It doesn't really matter. Even if there's just a thick bunch of "safety" nutters or control freaks in power the affect is the same.

I tend to think that TPTB are using the boiling frog syndrome to their advantage because they haven't yet stepped far enough in one go to get the population as a whole up in arms. I hope I'm wrong.

[Zamiam]

So you'd rather it was an illegal act be it a token smack or good wallop?

Yep, that's really sensible and fair. Everyone, whatever the mitigating circumstances, is a criminal in your books then.

No its a stupid bloody law. When did we decide to make the Police the Judge and Jury? They should never be given discretion - I've heard of too many incidents of different people being treated differently. Thats wrong.

[scumdog]

They should never be given discretion - I've heard of too many incidents of different people being treated differently. Thats wrong.

A heap of KBers want them to use MORE discretion...

[BoristheBiter]

It may or may not be a conspiracy. It doesn't really matter. Even if there's just a thick bunch of "safety" nutters or control freaks in power the affect is the same.

I tend to think that TPTB are using the boiling frog syndrome to their advantage because they haven't yet stepped far enough in one go to get the population as a whole up in arms. I hope I'm wrong.

As far as the safety nutters go i couldn't agree more. I see these vans as just a way to collect $$ quicker. I see far to many vehicles on the road that should just not be there and some have drivers that shouldn't either.

No its a stupid bloody law. When did we decide to make the Police the Judge and Jury? They should never be given discretion - I've heard of too many incidents of different people being treated differently. Thats wrong.

So you think that police shouldn't have discretion then?
So every time you get a ticket you have to go to court? or if you are doing 101 in a 100 you will get pulled over and have to go to court? no seat belt, off to court. Yes you'll be sentenced, or let off, by the courts but you will get the bill for it too.
Is this the idea you have?

But yes I agree about the people treated different part, but that is human nature.

[Zedder]

No its a stupid bloody law. When did we decide to make the Police the Judge and Jury? They should never be given discretion - I've heard of too many incidents of different people being treated differently. Thats wrong.

Several Judges will have different interpretations of the same law often.

[Scuba_Steve]

A heap of KBers want them to use MORE discretion...

Na I just want them to use more female speedo cops

[jazfender]

A heap of KBers want them to use MORE discretion...

Ha, like that's a sensible measure.

[Zedder]

Ha, like that's a sensible measure.

Refer to BoristheBiters post: Number 207 part two.

[jazfender]

Refer to BoristheBiters post: Number 207 part two.

I was referring to using "most KBers" as a sensible measure.

[scumdog]

Ha, like that's a sensible measure.

Yeah, in one breath it's "What gives them the right to be Judge, Jury and Executioner"

And next breath it's "Allow them to use some discretion"

[BoristheBiter]

I was referring to using "most KBers" as a sensible measure.

Coming from you i will take that as a compliment.

[Jinxycat]

Warning - Police ANPR Number Plate Reading Technology is here

ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) equipped camera vans are quietly being introduced. These have roof mounted cameras aimed at traffic travelling in both directions. Infra red and OCR (optical character recognition) technology is used to read the number plates of approaching vehicles. Details are matched against the police national database to identify vehicles with flags in addition to the obvious expired registration licence fee or Warrant Of Fitness. When a vehicle is flagged, the operator sitting in the back can notify nearby check points or mobile patrols further ahead to stop the vehicle.

Vehicle of interest flags include stolen, registration expired, registration hold, expired WOF, vehicle exemption, suspended driver, excess demerit points, petrol drive off, arrest warrant, fines warrant, previous drink driving conviction and owner or associates of interest to name a few.

For law abiding motorists with street legal vehicles there is nothing to worry about. The ability to check up to 3,000 vehicles per hour makes these vehicles and associated recourses very efficient - so efficient police claim they do the work of 25 police officers and 25 dispatchers. Mobile ANPR is also being fitted to patrol vehicles.

[bogan]

Are they using them for Rego and WOF checks? Because the initial claim was they would only be used for the high risk stuff, pink stickered cars, arrest warrants, stolen cars, etc.