Number plates and the congestion charge

The congestion charging system in London utilises automatic number plate recognition in order to trace users and apply charges and fines accordingly.

Number plate cloning and theft has had an impact on the congestion charge with a number of illegal vehicles accumulating fines and fees which are sent to innocent people which they must contest.

Although until this point the congestion charging system appears to be working and number plate recognition seems to do the trick- the future holds a higher tech way of identifying users.
Singapore is one city which uses electronic transponders to charge road tolls directly to vehicles- thus completely side stepping the number plate cloning / number plate theft scenario

It remains to be seen when such advanced systems will appear in the UK but rest assured for the time being the humble number plate will reign supreme.

See also..

number plate recognition

number plate security

number plate cloning

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