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Title: number plates
Post by: POTASH on September 30, 2005, 17:02:57

:shock:
just read this

Government to Trial Car-Tracking Plates

 
 
The Department for Transport is expected to start testing the new plate towards the end of this year
 
 
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Number plates that contain microchips enabling cars to be tracked on the roads are to be tested by the Government and could soon be in use in the UK.

The high-tech plates transmit information such as Vehicle Identification Numbers to data readers placed alongside roads, which can be picked up at any speed and up to 300 feet away.

Making use of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology, the tagged plate scheme is said to be a massive improvement over cameras that use character recognition and only have a 75 to 90 per cent accuracy rate.

Title: number plates
Post by: Stormin on September 30, 2005, 17:37:58

Big Brother cometh! Isn't there somehing about a privacy law. :?

Title: number plates
Post by: hobbit on September 30, 2005, 18:06:18

They can read the tax disc from the machines now, from the bar code on them

Title: motorbikes
Post by: Disco Geordie on September 30, 2005, 18:40:27

I read a similar artcicle suggesting it was only for motorbikes as no front plate means a specs cam can't read them.

But also did read about a black box fitting that will send an auto fine if breaking speed limit

Title: number plates
Post by: TUFFTEE on September 30, 2005, 21:52:51

Forget the ROADS!! Just stick to thev LANES??? :cry:

Title: Re: motorbikes
Post by: drum on September 30, 2005, 22:23:05

Quote from: "Disco Geordie"

But also did read about a black box fitting that will send an auto fine if breaking speed limit

I wonder how waterproof the black box is? Or how hard it needs to get "knocked"   :twisted:

Title: number plates
Post by: landyman Ash on September 30, 2005, 22:36:28

Hmmmm With all the wading I do I reckon I could become DVLA most wanted  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:

Title: number plates
Post by: TUFFTEE on September 30, 2005, 22:45:33

Why? Are you plannin on getting one fitted?
They got 2 Chances!
A dogs chance!
And
No Bl**dy Chance!

Title: number plates
Post by: landyman Ash on September 30, 2005, 22:53:55

Quote from: "TUFFTEE"

Why? Are you plannin on getting one fitted?
They got 2 Chances!
A dogs chance!
And
No Bl**dy Chance!

I'll happlily test it.  They'll be amazed where we drive  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted: