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How DVSA uses automatic number plate recognition (ANPR)

How and why the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) uses ANPR technology to detect, deter and disrupt crime.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Published: 19 June 2015
• Last updated: 4 June 2020 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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How DVSA uses automatic number plate recognition (ANPR)

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How DVSA uses ANPR cameras (which read and check the number plates of passing vehicles) to help detect, deter and disrupt vehicle operators who break the law.

Published 19 June 2015
Last updated 4 June 2020 + show all updates

1. 4 June 2020

   Updated section '3. Access to stored data'.

2. 19 June 2015

   First published.