Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) is a new type of technology that has taken the UK and other parts of the world by storm. This is part of the government’s objective to reduce the number of car thefts currently being reported each year. ANPR is also being used to point out road tax evasion which is required by the government from all drivers.
The ANPR system works by running checks on different plates on cars traveling at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. If a car has been reported stolen and is picked up by the system cameras, authorities are alerted and the matter is followed up accordingly. Street cameras and cameras installed in police vehicles are used to carry out this task.
The identification plate recognition system has proven effective with many cars getting recovered just few days after it is stolen. The police seem to be embracing this technology claiming that it makes their work a whole lot easier when it comes to following cases on stolen vehicles.
This technology however does have its down side. Hardcore criminals can easily change the stolen car’s identification plates to that of a car not yet stolen. The image captured by the cameras may also be blurry making it harder for the computer database to recognize the numbers. Low-resolution images may not yield as good results making it difficult for the police to follow up on various car theft cases.
However, as technology advances, we can expect this and other problems common with the ANPR system to get resolved, making police work even easier.
Vehicle identifications in the UK come with reflective features which make it a whole lot easier for the camera to capture a clear image. These are the same features used in safety signs and safety clothes. If a police car drives behind a car, the reflection from the identification plate is fed into a computer database after which the authorities can easily find out whether the driver of the car has committed a crime or whether the vehicle is stolen.
The future for this technology seems scarier to most people. It is said that the government may be working on a facial recognition system that is able to capture images of a driver and then determine whether they are the owners of the vehicle. If this comes to pass, car theft will be decreased at a very high rate.
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