Where's the teeth?

[CraigAlsop]

In the last few weeks up here in Scotland, I've noticed many ANPR cars & vans parked by the side of the road & on overhead bridges.
One thing that's puzzled me is that on no occasion have I seen any policecars lurking to pull offenders.
So my question is: what's the point? How do they successfully prosecute people that have been shown up in cars with no registered owner, no tax, insurance etc, without having pulled them first?

[jeffreyarcher]

CraigAlsop said:

How do they successfully prosecute people that have been shown up in cars with <...> no tax,

SORN offence. There's also some case law (England, don't know aboutt Scotland) where the owner can get convicted of an excise offence.

CraigAlsop said:

insurance etc,

They don't have to identify the driver, they can come after the owner for permitting. Presumably (although I haven't checked), they can also S172 the RK.
OTOH, they might just bug your 'phone.

>> Edited by jeffreyarcher on Monday 5th July 09:22

[CraigAlsop]

jeffreyarcher said:

SORN offence. There's also some case law (England, don't know about Scotland) where the owner can get convicted of an excise offence.

But here's the thing: if they already have details matching numberplate to address etc, then they will *already* be sending out NIPs for SORN offences. I thought the ANPR vans were there to catch people that they *didn't* have the details for...

[V8 Archie]

CraigAlsop said:

jeffreyarcher said: SORN offence. There's also some case law (England, don't know about Scotland) where the owner can get convicted of an excise offence. But here's the thing: if they already have details matching numberplate to address etc, then they will *already* be sending out NIPs for SORN offences. I thought the ANPR vans were there to catch people that they *didn't* have the details for...

. SORN = Statutary Off-Road Notice. i.e. the car is registered with DVLA as being kept/driven off the public roads. Therefore when they spot one with ANPR they can happily send a NIP.