Welsh approval for Videalert enforcement system

Videalert’s digital video platform, used for the enforcement of parking, bus lane and moving traffic contraventions, has received approved by the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) on behalf of the Welsh Government. This enables Welsh councils to capture moving traffic offences including bus lanes, bus lanes with adjacent parking, banned turns, box junctions, restricted zones, weight restrictions and one way traffic.
March 18, 2016 Read time: 1 min

7513 Videalert’s digital video platform, used for the enforcement of parking, bus lane and moving traffic contraventions, has received approved by the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) on behalf of the Welsh Government. This enables Welsh councils to capture moving traffic offences including bus lanes, bus lanes with adjacent parking, banned turns, box junctions, restricted zones, weight restrictions and one way traffic.

The platform combines ANPR with video analytics to track moving objects and only captures vehicles committing an offence. It can run multiple civil traffic enforcement, traffic management, school safety and police ANPR applications simultaneously.

The system is said to offer effective and reliable unattended enforcement.

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