ALPR-Automated License Plate Recognition

**Bren** · 28th February 2008, 16:36

Making life harder for crooks and people who are uninsured, or legally not allowed to drive

Will this arsenal hit NZ?

**twotyred** · 28th February 2008, 16:47

sickening and yes of course it will come to our little cell-corner

**Bren** · 28th February 2008, 16:50

I have mixed feelings...it might make the roads safer, but it is too much of a "Big Brother" thing

**Ocean1** · 28th February 2008, 16:52

It's here, under trial as we type.

Get used to it.

**pete376403** · 28th February 2008, 17:04

In this country isnt there a law that says television type displays must not be visible from the drivers seat? I know a guy I work with who'se Jap import has a navigation display has to have the display folded down while driving (it only shows maps of Tokyo anyway so no great loss, but...)

**Max Preload** · 22nd July 2010, 00:42

And so it begins...

http://www.3news.co.nz/New-crime-fig...8/Default.aspx

**jack_hamma** · 22nd July 2010, 01:06

My bikes/cars are not stolen... but have no rego, will I get fined?

it may say in the video's but my computer wont play them...

**onearmedbandit** · 22nd July 2010, 01:12

Originally Posted by jack_hamma

My bikes/cars are not stolen... but have no rego, will I get fined?

it may say in the video's but my computer wont play them...

Yes. They specifically mention registration.

**Gremlin** · 22nd July 2010, 01:19

They even picked up a wanted person, so I would imagine it also checks registered owner details

**Max Preload** · 22nd July 2010, 02:05

Originally Posted by jack_hamma

My bikes/cars are not stolen... but have no rego, will I get fined?

You betcha!

Welcome, Big Brother.

**Forest** · 22nd July 2010, 02:15

Anything that helps to take crims off our roads sounds good to me.

**buellbabe** · 22nd July 2010, 06:47

"Help keep 'the crims off our roads" ?

I don't count refusal to pay exorbitant ACC levies and therefore not registering a bike as 'criminal'.

But somehow I don't think this spyware isn't gonna differentiate between the degrees of lawbreaking.

**Grubber** · 22nd July 2010, 07:06

Originally Posted by buellbabe

"Help keep 'the crims off our roads" ?

I don't count refusal to pay exorbitant ACC levies and therefore not registering a bike as 'criminal'.

But somehow I don't think this spyware isn't gonna differentiate between the degrees of lawbreaking.

Your allowed to NOT pay it, you just aint allowed to ride it as well.
So if you don't pay it..NO CRIME...if you ride it on the road without it ....CRIME.
I got no problems with it to be honest.

**buellbabe** · 22nd July 2010, 07:14

Yes of course I realise that.

But my point was that there are degrees of lawbreaking and I think this technology should be aimed at the REAL crims. ya know? the ones driving stolen vehicles, or the ones with warrants for their arrest...that sort of thing.
If its gonna be used with no discretion then its not a new crime fighting weapon, its just another revenue gatherer.

Just my opinion.

**Grubber** · 22nd July 2010, 07:19

Originally Posted by buellbabe

Yes of course I realise that.

But my point was that there are degrees of lawbreaking and I think this technology should be aimed at the REAL crims. ya know? the ones driving stolen vehicles, or the ones with warrants for their arrest...that sort of thing.
If its gonna be used with no discretion then its not a new crime fighting weapon, its just another revenue gatherer.

Just my opinion.

Ya probably right. think it will just make the job easier in actual fact. No change for me, life goes on as usual.