they also show up markers on the car or driver.

So if you got pulled for drink driving 3 years ago and go past one at say 12am, they could pull you over for a check.

Or if you/the car (even if its been sold) have been involved in drugs trafficing etc it will all show up :y:

Yarr i saw a program and the driver was flagged for drugs and anpr was tracking his journey on this motorway.

now now, Lets not be too picky ha ha, I knew it was one of those sort of programs

Ah shit. My car's been SORN without MOT until last weekend :wall:

Sucks to be me.

Definetly need to make more Road Wars!.

ANPR devices work by scanning vehicle registrations and checking them against information stored in a variety of databases, to identify vehicles of interest to the police, such as stolen cars or those involved in crimes. When a suspicious vehicle is recognised it can be the focus of targeted interception and enquiries.


ANPR is an established technology that reads vehicle number plates via cameras, which are compared against the Police National Computer (PNC) and other databases (such as DVLA) and when a match is made the officer monitoring the system receives an alert which details the nature of police interest in that vehicle. The officer will then determine the most appropriate course of action to be taken, this may be initiated through an intercept team working with ANPR in real time.

An ANPR camera can read a number plate every second
ANPR enabled vehicles, along with mobile and static cameras are deployed on a daily basis across the Force
ANPR cameras hits are monitored 24 hours a day
ANPR has led to the arrest of burglars, robbers and drug dealers, among others.
ANPR targets criminals, not innocent law abiding motorists.
ANPR not only reduces crime but can be used to reduce road deaths and serious injuries on the roads by highlighting un-roadworthy vehicles – drivers without insurance are more likely to have been involved in other crimes

As mentioned above the dvla database is 6 weeks behind.

Basically to summarise the above, ANPR looks for: Tax, Insurance, MOT, Stolen Motor Vehicles, Vehicles involved in crime and the people related to crime.

There's loads of ANPR camera's nowadays on most motorways.

every1 loves road wars lol :P

ANPR cameras aren't just in police cars now. They're also on fixed sites.

Look out for them next time you're out. There's loads of them. They basically look like a two foot long telescope, normally mounted at the top of a 20 foot high pole. They either alert local cars, or the local monitoring site.

You literally can't escape them. They're everywhere.

5 1/2 year!

Haha I was reading this thinking 'I've not seen any road wars about recently'...... now I realise why!!