bryandh
Free Member
With the new toll system apparently coming into force next week in Portugal I wonder if ANPR systems are universal, by which I mean.... will my Spanish number plate be recognised by the UK system when I visit London ?
The new Portuguese system is unmanned and operates, I understand, on the electronic recognition system reading passing number plates and charging the user against a pre-paid card or in the case of long term visitor/resident to a pre-registered credit card, for the distance travelled. If the ANPR system is NOT able to recognise ALL licence plate formats...do we need to be bothered by an unmanned system, or have the authorities made provision for such eventualities?
Seems to be an enormously unwieldy system they have chosen to use. Have read so much about it and so much more out there to read..... and I am still none the wiser ! Guess I will have to pop over to investigate, good reason for another Road Trip I guess.
Anybody got any information more up to date than mine ?
Regards, Bryan
The new Portuguese system is unmanned and operates, I understand, on the electronic recognition system reading passing number plates and charging the user against a pre-paid card or in the case of long term visitor/resident to a pre-registered credit card, for the distance travelled. If the ANPR system is NOT able to recognise ALL licence plate formats...do we need to be bothered by an unmanned system, or have the authorities made provision for such eventualities?
Seems to be an enormously unwieldy system they have chosen to use. Have read so much about it and so much more out there to read..... and I am still none the wiser ! Guess I will have to pop over to investigate, good reason for another Road Trip I guess.
Anybody got any information more up to date than mine ?
Regards, Bryan