Speed cameras and classic Black/Silver number plates

[crbox]

No reason for this, but I just read that current speed cameras rely on the reflective yellow or white backgrounds of current number plates. So far over 1m motorists have been caught.
I wonder has anybody been flashed and received a Notice of Intended Prosecution, in a car with classic registration plates?

[Fat Richie]

Don't know about speed cameras but the local tip (sorry, recycling centre) has had an ANPR camera installed recently.

Went down shortly afterwards and message board greeted me with "Good afternoon L 61 PYA, welcome to Poole Recycling Centre", which is why I noticed the ANPR camera.

Went down this afternoon in our '67 Mini (black & silver plates) and got totally ignored by the camera.

Of course not all ANPR cameras may be the same. Wonder if the ones at Tesco pick up the Mini's plates?

[DOOG]

Ive been ticketed whilst driving my 911 with B&W self adhesive plates...

For speeding on the A1.. ( Self Adhesive black backround & white letters on the front.. Aluminium plate with black backround & alu letters on the rear..)

Have also been nabbed for the congestion charge....

Edited by DOOG on Monday 4th June 15:20

[williamp]

If the camera triggers something which it then cannot read, it is flagged up and a real person reads the numberplate. Hence numberplates in unusual script, etc can be read.

[steve lyden brow]

I went to an auction of Aston's and Aston paraphernalia at the Newport Pagnell factory a few weeks ago. Scattered throughout the car park was a large number of Astons with their rear number of plates wrapped in cling film. The plates were legible. I have heard of this being a possible anti camera device some years ago, but never actually seen any cars with their plates done up like this before.
SLB

[Rooi Nek]

Steve,

I've heard about the cling film thing but not seen it either. What I have seen is to put a length of square bar or tube (10mm) behind the top and bottom of the plate and then re-fix the plate to the car on the centre screws - that way the plate is deflected slightly in a concave way and the distortion affects the final picture.

[215cu]

crbox said:

No reason for this, but I just read that current speed cameras rely on the reflective yellow or white backgrounds of current number plates. So far over 1m motorists have been caught.
I wonder has anybody been flashed and received a Notice of Intended Prosecution, in a car with classic registration plates?

There might be something in it. I missed a new camera on a regular run of mine (I have black and silver) front and back.

I got two flashes, my heart sank and I waited for the NIP.

And nothing.

Possibly, it could be the camera was out of film.

In terms of camera film, I would imagine the flash would be to illuminate the plate in bad light condition, in clear daylight though, it really would make no difference.