Cops & number plates. Different story
 

So I need a bit of veg for tonights dinner. Nice day and the bike has already been out. So for a change I nip up to the local Asda on the bike.

As I turn onto the car park WTF, it is crawling with the cops. I pass one car and there is a cop behind it screwdriver in hand removing the number plate.

4 cars appear to have clamps fitted. So I ask them.

They are having a clampdown on illegal number plates as he glances at my legal plate. That one has been stopped twice for illegal plates pointing at the car with the plates being removed. They will have to arrange for it to be towed away.

There are two guys from the DVLA going round the tax discs in the car park.

Nice to see that a common set of rules is being applied for a change and that the plod are also targeting naughty plates on cars.

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Given that cars have front number plates and the majority of ANPR systems are forward facing I think you will find it will continue that way.

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Asda car park?Private property?Can they do that there?

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Yes casue its open to the public; far as I am aware that is correct.

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I'm sure they asked first.

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Yep, open to the public, therefore is a public place. And a road. Although not a public road, it is still a road.

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They will need evidence that the vehicle was driven on a road, I suspect someone is at the gate calling the jobs as they enter (quite possibly using a mobile ANPR system), the vehicle is then checked when it parks up. Actually a very safe tactic as it avoids a lot of the potential for chases, it's also a whole lot easier to run as you can use coppers who don't need to have a driving permit (student officers, PCSO's, Specials and such like) to deal with the offenders.

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Yep - correct.

That's why coppers can persue drink-drivers, stolen vehicles etc into superstore and pub carks, NCPs, etc.

Can't do so on private property not open to the public, e.g. your own drive, private work car-parks, etc.

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I assume you mean if all the drink driving/offences are solely committed on said Private Property?

And not that if you drive drunk from the pub to your driveway they will automatically stop persuing.

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Yeh, I would still run after the person, would in Scotland even have power of entry into his house.