They are being supported by dog handlers and officers with access to Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology.

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Cameras using number plate recognition technology would be used to catch motorway users who had not paid the higher rate.

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It has also asked the Highways Agency to look at whether new licence plate recognition technology could allow free-flow charging.

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Police patrols using speed cameras and number plate recognition will be stationed on major roads including the M5, M4, M32 and A303.

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Tucked behind two gates equipped with an automatic license plate recognition system, the four-story terraced home was constructed in the 1820s by architect Decimus Burton and overseen by John Nash, who designed nearby Regents Park.

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Both license plate detection and facial recognition are computer vision tricks that already work.

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