new police rego plate checking device

[deesun]

Read in a weekend newspaper about a new device which looks like a radar that police are starting to use to check for stolen cars. By standing on the side of the road the police aim the "gun" at your rego plates and it checks to see if your car is stolen. If so then the next cop up the road will pull you up. Of course you can all imagine the many other uses this device has,out of date rego, arrest warrants,unpaid fines,and suspended licences although these would have to be croschecked it would still be possible.

[masters24]

Sounds interesting, do they have the info data in the camera? or would they transmit info?? Either way, it isnt a bad idea (unless you are driving someone else's car...)

[KEV EB XR8]

Yep , i think the latter fines unpaid,out of rego etc, revenue would be the main objective to this.

[deesun]

It would have to pay for itself so you can imagine them only bringing it out for stolen cars at first for the general public to get used to then add the other uses bit at a time. I don't mind really if they are going to catch a few more mongrels who have stolen someone elses posession. We all know our feelings on that. If you have a cancelled licence from drink driving and it can cross check with your rego I think thats also good.

[KEV EB XR8]

oopps, didnt mean to come accross negative, im all for it altogether, just stating the obvious rather than looking at "recovery" as the main objective.

[masters24]

I do think it is a good idea... You rekon they would double up as speed cameras at all??
Multi purpose gun could keep the cops rather busy...

[deesun]

With todays technology anything is possible.

[deesun]

Originally Posted by KEV EB XR8

oopps, didnt mean to come accross negative, im all for it altogether, just stating the obvious rather than looking at "recovery" as the main objective.

never thought you were :voldar02:


As the price of petrol has risen so has the incidence of drive offs from servos and they often use stolen plates. Servos don't have much in the way of security cameras as its too expensive and still no good with stolen plates but this gizmo may catch a few out.

[Rodp]

Originally Posted by deesun

Read in a weekend newspaper about a new device which looks like a radar that police are starting to use to check for stolen cars. By standing on the side of the road the police aim the "gun" at your rego plates and it checks to see if your car is stolen. If so then the next cop up the road will pull you up. Of course you can all imagine the many other uses this device has,out of date rego, arrest warrants,unpaid fines,and suspended licences although these would have to be croschecked it would still be possible.

Sounds like a pretty good idea.

[OzJavelin]

Sounds like a great idea to me. Might catch a lot of those dropkicks who drive unregistered cars, who typically end up also as unlicenced (and uninsured) drivers. There are a lot of people out there on the roads who think "the rules" don't apply to them ...

[Blue Oval Mopar Man]

This technology has been in use in the UK for quite a few years, 3 or 4 years that I know of ! In london there a over 100 of these cameras permantly mounted around the city and suburbs and scan every car that goes past !

Some U.S. patrol cars have them permantly mounted near the rear vision mirror and seem to be a great tool .

[xwgthoe]

Already in Victoria. They have done trials on Princess Hwy in Caulfield a couple of months back. Car & Camera first then Mr Plod a couple of hundred metres up the road to pull you over once the information has been analysed. One way to get rid of the peanuts from the road (Unlicensed Drivers and/or Unregistered Cars) but they can also search for outstanding warrants and the like.

[ridefox]

it has also been used in westen australia only once that i know of coz i seen it on my way to work then that night it was on the news. that was allmost a year ago now.

[xespac]

Most of the unregistered/unlicensed drivers would go back street anyways.. hehe(i did it all the time years ago)

I guess this device would be alright, though i'd find it hard to scan a car without plates on

[chief]

Would be a good idea. It would get rid of the unlicensed, unregistered drivers.

[jmc-007]

Originally Posted by masters24

Sounds interesting, do they have the info data in the camera? or would they transmit info?? Either way, it isnt a bad idea (unless you are driving someone else's car...)

I would say it would be an OCR (optical character recognition) bah spelling.

but works the same idea as using a computer scanner to dump text into microsoft word.

so it would hit the number plate against the rta/police database.

same as electric box speed cameras

[OzJavelin]

Originally Posted by xespac

I guess this device would be alright, though i'd find it hard to scan a car without plates on

I'd say that's why they use two cop cars .. no plates = AUTOMATIC pickup in my book ..

[deesun]

Originally Posted by xespac

Most of the unregistered/unlicensed drivers would go back street anyways.. hehe(i did it all the time years ago)

I guess this device would be alright, though i'd find it hard to scan a car without plates on

No they use regular roads just like you and me and then they have accidents because of their arrogance. You can't go back roads everywhere and as for no plates,that would be for people with no brains. When was the last time you saw someone with no plates or are they a regular occurence around your way. If so remind me not to come near your place.

[Papa Smurf]

Originally Posted by deesun

No they use regular roads just like you and me and then they have accidents because of their arrogance. You can't go back roads everywhere and as for no plates,that would be for people with no brains. When was the last time you saw someone with no plates or are they a regular occurence around your way. If so remind me not to come near your place.

I saw one about 2 months ago. A late model BMW with 2 people of Middle eastern appearance in it. Main Highway in Sydney. A bit hard to report with no plates? I dont think anyone took any notice but me? The Police didnt seem to be too interetsed anyway :(

[deesun]

Probably on their way to Cronulla beach. Maybe you should have rung the terrorist hotline instead.

[megsy]

i do see the odd person around with no plates but if you see them coming towards you look in the windscreen (passenger side) for a unreg permit, most of the people i know who have to drive unreg, for some reason or another, have permits