100,000 licence plates scanned each day
The move has been welcomed by the Automobile Association of Ireland, which estimates 8% of vehicles, around 160,000, on Irish roads are uninsured. The roll-out of the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system to 100 Garda cars is also being used in the investigation of serious crime, including shootings or murders in situations where gardaí have details of cars associated with suspects.
The system also has a “watch list” of cars linked with gangland figures.
