It's time to let local authorities use ANPR for parking control

Government should allow councils to use intelligent technologies in car parks

When it comes to parking a car, there are a lot of things that can compromise service standards and antagonise motorists. Among the more obvious bugbears are inadequate or badly located signage, nonsensical traffic regulation orders, poorly maintained facilities, inconvenient payment arrangements, heavy-handed enforcement and the antics of persistent evaders.

Faced with such frustrations and a perception that parking is a money-spinner for struggling local authorities and unscrupulous private...

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