Over the weekend members of Central Hastings O.P.P utilized a police vehicle equipped with the Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system which led to more than ten charges being laid under the Highway Traffic Act such as Drive Under Suspension, Drive No Licence and Drive No Currently Validated Plate.
The OPP is the first police service in Ontario and one of the first in Canada to target suspended drivers with their Automated Licence Plate Recognition Program (ALPR).
Through its continued partnership with the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) and the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC), Ontario roads will be much safer now that the OPP has the ability to detect and deal with suspended drivers who continue to drive illegally.
The OPP is adding 27 ALPR equipped vehicles to its existing fleet of four, making it more difficult for suspended drivers, drivers of stolen vehicles and other vehicles with plates in poor standing to drive undetected on Ontario roads and highways.