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ANPR Update: Number plate cameras in the news

Automatic number plate recognition camera

ANPR or automatic number plate recognition cameras, like other kinds of CCTV cameras, are proliferating all over the UK. They observe and identify millions of cars a day so any journey of more than a few miles is likely to mean your movements have been recorded.

Number plate myths and the law

Number plate myths illustration featuring LEG 311D

When the penalties for not complying with the number plate rules are both expensive and inconvenient, it really does pay to know what's true and what is not. Here are a few number plate myths and inaccuracies that have spread on social media at one time or another. We'll try to make it all a little clearer.

Looking back at 2023 in the world of number plates

A collage of images from our eventful year

And so another year draws to a close, and it's been an eventful year for us. 'May you live in interesting times', says the old curse. No matter which origin story, if any, you choose to believe, the 'interesting' is clearly a euphemism for 'troubling'. We, like many other people, find ourselves living in those interesting times: much of the last year has been challenging, some of it has been sad, but a lot of it has been happy and optimistic.

Why are petrol and diesel so expensive?

Illustration of petrol pumps

Fuel prices aren't currently at their highest point in recent years but they're still high, and they seem to be climbing back up. So, just how do prices compare to those we paid a few years ago? Why are prices so high? What determines how much we pay when we fill up our tanks?

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