It is not surprising that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has failed to meet its traceability target for vehicle keepers. The government has gradually expanded the use of the numberplate into something like a combined identity and credit card for vehicles. A few years ago, vehicle numbers were used mainly by police patrols and for vehicle excise duty. Then came speed cameras and London congestion charging. Now, with automatic numberplate recognition (ANPR), the police track everyone passing thousands of cameras across the country, and organisations operating car parks can charge for over stayers.
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Hazel's comment:
Another example of function creep obscuring the original intention of the system to the point that the original system no longer works properly!
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