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What about a notebook and pen? Note car number plate and/or description of car and location. If you've got somebody going wrong chalking tyres, you can have tha

by tom_ 8y ago

What about a notebook and pen? Note car number plate and/or description of car and location. If you've got somebody going wrong chalking tyres, you can have that person take notes instead. (This might also take a bit longer than making a chalk mark, but time is not exactly of the essence here.)

learnstats2 8y ago
I searched for "number plate" because I am pretty sure this is what is done in UK/Europe and I have no idea why you would consider doing anything else? But nobody saying "license plate" is suggesting this - is there some reason why not? Chalking seems 100% unreliable and very open to legal challenge.
- ThePadawan 8y ago
  I assume it's just harder to write down license plate "numbers" in the US since they are both less strictly formatted and less unique than any national plates in Europe (that I am aware of). From a short search, it seems that license plate numbers aren't even unique across state borders in the US, for example.
- opless 8y ago
  In the UK equipment varies. I've seen smartphone based license scanners, Psion-based data entry terminals (they punch in each and every offenders license plate), but parking meters tend to have a paper receipt you place on the dashboard or stick to the window. But now they have a pay-using-an-app option ... They take your licence plate details always and check it against an online db, and if not then they look for a paper ticket. Pretty much, if you park in a time limited street zone or a metered zone or a municipal car park ... You can be assured your car number plate is captured along with entry and exit times. The data is likely sold on too
mcv 8y ago
I find all of these solutions wonderfully low-tech. In Amsterdam, they slowly drive google streetview-style car which autotmatically records number plates, looks them up, and issues fines where necessary. The only thing needed is someone to drive the car, and I'm sure that's also going to replaced eventually.

by tom_ 8y ago

learnstats2 8y ago

I searched for "number plate" because I am pretty sure this is what is done in UK/Europe and I have no idea why you would consider doing anything else? But nobody saying "license plate" is suggesting this - is there some reason why not? Chalking seems 100% unreliable and very open to legal challenge.

ThePadawan 8y ago
I assume it's just harder to write down license plate "numbers" in the US since they are both less strictly formatted and less unique than any national plates in Europe (that I am aware of). From a short search, it seems that license plate numbers aren't even unique across state borders in the US, for example.
opless 8y ago
In the UK equipment varies. I've seen smartphone based license scanners, Psion-based data entry terminals (they punch in each and every offenders license plate), but parking meters tend to have a paper receipt you place on the dashboard or stick to the window. But now they have a pay-using-an-app option ... They take your licence plate details always and check it against an online db, and if not then they look for a paper ticket. Pretty much, if you park in a time limited street zone or a metered zone or a municipal car park ... You can be assured your car number plate is captured along with entry and exit times. The data is likely sold on too

mcv 8y ago

I find all of these solutions wonderfully low-tech. In Amsterdam, they slowly drive google streetview-style car which autotmatically records number plates, looks them up, and issues fines where necessary. The only thing needed is someone to drive the car, and I'm sure that's also going to replaced eventually.