I’d guess by your use of ‘licence plate’ that you’re not from the UK? There’s no need to justify them - they already exist everywhere here as speed cameras and low emission zone enforcement cameras. The UK road network is blanketed in ANPR camera coverage, especially in cities.
They’re just saying the company that already operates them is testing a new type of camera that can read plates deliberately designed to be unreadable by the old tech.
I’d guess by your use of ‘licence plate’ that you’re not from the UK? There’s no need to justify them - they already exist everywhere here as speed cameras and low emission zone enforcement cameras. The UK road network is blanketed in ANPR camera coverage, especially in cities.
They’re just saying the company that already operates them is testing a new type of camera that can read plates deliberately designed to be unreadable by the old tech.