Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) refers to mobile and fixed cameras that can read registration plates.




As a vehicle passes an ANPR camera, its registration number is read and instantly checked against a database of vehicles we have an interest in. This allows us to intercept and stop a vehicle, check it for evidence and, where necessary, make arrests. A record for all vehicles passing by a camera is stored, including those for vehicles that are not known to be of interest at the time of the read that may in appropriate circumstances be accessed for investigative purposes.

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