Well that's it then...

[ScumKiller2]

Is that why they use "reams" of paper to print tickets on?
(Double entendre)

And then they stick the bloody things up our arses. (subtle entendre)

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[SlashWylde]

Fuck that shit, this world is growing more and more Orwellian by the day. Damned humans getting too smart for their own good. No matter, us techie types will soon figure out ways to circumvent this technology - it's just another challenge.

[Da Bird]

News Story


How long do you think it will take before it makes it over here? Not long I'll wager.

I'm sure you'll all be glad to hear ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) is likely to be trialled in NZ in 2006 so thats the first step to the so called National Vehicle Register scenario in the story. I would say if they (the Govt) followed the UK in that respect, maybe 4-5 years away.

BC.

[SPORK]

I'm sure you'll all be glad to hear ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) is likely to be trialled in NZ in 2006 so thats the first step to the so called National Vehicle Register scenario in the story. I would say if they (the Govt) followed the UK in that respect, maybe 4-5 years away.

BC.

Seriously, what the hell. Can't the people do anything about this?! We have rights dammit!

[SARGE]

We have rights dammit!

thats the funniest thing ive heard in weeks .. thanks for the laugh...

[SPORK]

thats the funniest thing ive heard in weeks .. thanks for the laugh...

Yeah, I thought as much. Well, we're SUPPOSED to have rights.

But yeah, doesn't there need to be some politititiicician vote or something for this? And they wouldn't bother putting them cameras around the backroads, would they?

[Waylander]

Cameras on the back roads, they had better have someone watching the actuall camera box 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Otherwise peaple will just go and cut them down.

As for the GPS in the plate, as Slash said, wont be long before techs figure out a way around them. Or peaple will just steal plates off other vehicles.

[SPORK]

Cameras on the back roads, they had better have someone watching the actuall camera box 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Otherwise peaple will just go and cut them down.

As for the GPS in the plate, as Slash said, wont be long before techs figure out a way around them. Or peaple will just steal plates off other vehicles.

...Or people will go ghostridering.

"A high powered Suzuki racebike emerges from a lockup in Upper Hutt..."

[wendigo]

What I liked was the link to the story of the Swiss driver and the gatso at the bottom of the article.

Choice!

[Karma]

Yeah, I thought as much. Well, we're SUPPOSED to have rights.

But yeah, doesn't there need to be some politititiicician vote or something for this? And they wouldn't bother putting them cameras around the backroads, would they?

Well the political argument will be the same as it has been in the uk for ages, and that's that;

A. They're for saftey - THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!
and
B. If you're not doing anything illegal then you've nothing to worry about - classic

Lets look at it this way... why should the polititians give a shit... Helen Clark was speeding to get to a rugby game, but because she wasn't driving she wasn't the one who got the ticket.

[mdb]

Seems daft when the percentage of unregistered/uninsured cars on the road must be quite small. It also seems that those who persist in this don't bother paying their fines so fat lot of use that would be.

Interestingly when I lived in London (2000-2004) they introduced the congestion charge (you drive into central London you have to pay 5 quid). This was enforced with cameras taking picks of your number plate then cross-referencing it against the payment database. Several problems arose where people were getting fines for not paying when they lived 500 miles out of London and had never visited the place (car identity theft).

[danb]

Screw this. We all get on our bikes when this comes in and hoon it. See how many thousand of dollars we gather up and find a paper shredder for the bills, even better send the bills to the person who gave the go ahead for the system
If everyone kept on doing over the speed limit and got fines eventually there would be no one on the roads due to them loosing there licenses. Put up your hand up if you have never gone over the speed limit. Err no one will be able to put there hands up. Even the 80 year olds and Asians will meet grief with this.

Seriously I cannot see this coming in. All hell will break loose and I don’t think any government will what to "loose votes" for this system, also not to mention how much this system will cost. I could see maintenance costs being a high issue as people trying to fool it and break sensors etc.

[danb]

Seems daft when the percentage of unregistered/uninsured cars on the road must be quite small. It also seems that those who persist in this don't bother paying their fines so fat lot of use that would be.

Interestingly when I lived in London (2000-2004) they introduced the congestion charge (you drive into central London you have to pay 5 quid). This was enforced with cameras taking picks of your number plate then cross-referencing it against the payment database. Several problems arose where people were getting fines for not paying when they lived 500 miles out of London and had never visited the place (car identity theft).

Sounds like a case of the revolving number plate i.e. in the film transporter 2.
How about a digital number plate made out of an LCD screen?

[Pixie]

Seriously I cannot see this coming in. All hell will break loose and I don’t think any government will what to "loose votes" for this system, also not to mention how much this system will cost. I could see maintenance costs being a high issue as people trying to fool it and break sensors etc.

If anything like this was to be institued, Kiwis will do what kiwis always do in responce to unpopular govt initiatives:
Whinge a lot and then bend over and spread 'em.