Black & white plates and ANPR Q

[vixen1700]

Been in a couple of multi-storey car-parks recently that don't register my old black plates.

Edited by vixen1700 on Tuesday 28th May 10:34

[OutInTheShed]

vixen1700 said:

Been in a couple if multi-storey car-parks recently that don't register my old black plates.

Some years back, I gave up driving one of my sheds to a certain car park, because the system couldn't cope with a pre-2001 reg no format.
Perfectly standard black-on-white at the front, black-on-yellow at the back.
Just another dogpile from the UK IT industry.

Maybe it's time number plates were replaced by RFID or something?

[shed driver]

OutInTheShed said:

Maybe it's time number plates were replaced by RFID or something?

O/T but didn't the Danish and Norwegian navies replace the names and pennant numbers on their surface fleet and replace them with barcodes? When asked, the admiral replied it was so they could Scandinavian.

I know, I'll get my coat.

SD.

[Billybriton]

MerseyGateway update. They do now. Arse.

[nismocat]

StuntmanMike said:

AMGSee55 said:

Urban myth I believe - I’ve had experience of car park readers not ‘seeing’ my silver on black plate, but I think that was more that it couldn’t compute a ‘72 reg number.

I have a 74 registration and it’s on yellow plates as it should be.

Never once had an issue, I think it must be your black and silver plates.

He means 1972.

[droopsnoot]

nismocat said:

StuntmanMike said:

AMGSee55 said:

Urban myth I believe - I’ve had experience of car park readers not ‘seeing’ my silver on black plate, but I think that was more that it couldn’t compute a ‘72 reg number.

I have a 74 registration and it’s on yellow plates as it should be.

Never once had an issue, I think it must be your black and silver plates.

He means 1972.

Don't both of these refer to 1970s plates? New-style '74' plates aren't out yet. Or did I misunderstand (again)?

[Elderly]

I was parked in an M1 services for more than the 2 free hours allowed and hence attempted to pay for th extra time.

My 1960s coupe is NOT an HGV.

I assume that the message generated when my attempt at paying failed was generic for any plate that couldn’t be read?