Are illegal number plates picked up by ANPR cameras?

I know that number plates that will not pass an MoT are illegal, but will they be picked up on ANPR cameras like the new automatic fine for driving in a lane with a red X. There are some that I've seen...

We at the Traffic Penalty Tribunal suggest that councils should review video footage before issuing PCNs.

I have read with interest over recent months your readers' comments on the issues surrounding ANPR cameras operated by local authorities. We at the Traffic Penalty Tribunal often receive appeals from motorists...

Why is the BPA publishing misleading figures about the number of court cases its members bring?

The BPA provided information to the Ministry of Justice last year that its members actually take between 36,000 and 90,000 people to civil court each year. They did this for the 'Impact Assessment' on...

Stolen number plate

I have come down this morning to find that the nuber plates on my car have been stolen. I assume they have been stolen by someone up to no good! Apart from reporting to the Police, is there anything else...

Bad World

I got stopped in the week by a police ANPR patrol. It turned out some idiot at my garage had missed one digit when he replaced a cracked rear number plate. The police soon cleared matters up. While I was...

Can ANPR identify the driver of a car?

Do ANPR cameras automatically pick up drivers with just provisional licence, even thought the car has an MoT, insurance and tax?

Documentary evidence

A delivery driver who works next door to me, told of an incident about two weeks ago. He was driving his car to work in South London when he was stopped at a Police ANPR checkpoint and asked for his driving...

Can I drive my car legally whilst my new tax disc is in the post?

I have paid the road tax for my car online and I will receive it in five working days - can I drive only with reference number until my disc arrives?

Highway parole

One early Saturday morning in October I was driving north on the M6 Toll motorway, relishing in the fact that it seemed similar to the days when the M1 opened (similar amounts of traffic). Out of the corner...

The great unwatched?

We are told that there are several million vehicles on the road which are untaxed, uninsured, do not have a current MoT certificate and are probably being driven by an unlicensed driver. Yet every year,...