Question follow-through · 117154
Vehicle Number Plates: Ditigal Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the decentralised number plate supplier registration model on the effective operation of Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 2 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 6 Mar 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the decentralised number plate supplier registration model on the effective operation of Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology.
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Department and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) are considering options to ensure a more robust and auditable Register of Number Plate Supplier (RNPS) process which would enable more stringent checks on suppliers. This includes considera...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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