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UK Plan Would Use CCTV To Stop Uninsured Drivers From Refueling

Posted by timothy on from the if-you-don't-see-the-problem-you're-the-problem dept.

Mr_Blank writes "Cameras at UK petrol stations will automatically stop uninsured or untaxed vehicles from being filled with fuel, under new government plans. Downing Street officials hope the hi-tech system will crack down on the 1.4 million motorists who drive without insurance. Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras are already fitted in thousands of petrol station forecourts. Drivers can only fill their cars with fuel once the camera has captured and logged the vehicle's number plate. Currently the system is designed to deter motorists from driving off without paying for petrol. But under the new plans, the cameras will automatically cross-refererence with the DVLA's huge database."

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  1. Fuck the UK by kheldan · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    o Not just watched everywhere you go, but analyzed everywhere you go
    o Get thrown in jail in Ireland for saying "goddamnit"
    o 2012, still guilty until proven innocent

    ..yeah, you can fucking keep your screwed-up countries. The U.S. may be fucked up, but we're not fucked up quite like that.

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