There Are More Than 100 Plate-Recognition Cameras on Mashhad's Streets

Mashhad - The head of the Technical and Engineering Department of Traffic Police in Khorasan Razavi said there are more than 100 plate-recognition cameras in Mashhad.

In a conversation with Mehr reporter, Colonel Hosseini said about the protest of citizens who claim that they were not present in another city when the violation was registered: these people should raise the issue clearly in their protest request so that the necessary investigations can be done.

The head of Khorasan Traffic Technical and Engineering Department, Razavi added: There are more than 100 license plate reader cameras in Mashhad, and if a citizen claims to be in Mashhad when registering a fine in another city, it is possible to check vehicle traffic through these cameras. If the citizen's claim is confirmed, the fine registered in another city will be removed.

He added: A significant amount of traffic violations in Mashhad is recorded daily by police officers and surveillance cameras, and due to the high number of violations, there is a possibility of errors in the registration of some crimes.

Hosseini added: A legal mechanism has been planned to deal with citizens' protests, and people can register their protests by going to +10 police offices. After the filing of the case, the issue will be examined in absentia at the traffic department and if the citizen insists on protesting, there is a possibility of re-examination in the Article 5 Commission.

The possibility of wrong registration of violations with license plate cameras

Head of Khorasan Traffic Technical and Engineering Department, Razavi pointed out some reasons for misregistration of driving offenses and stated: Distorted, manipulated or dimmed license plates may cause surveillance cameras to wrongly identify a car's license plate.

He continued: Violations recorded through cameras should be finally approved by police experts and the image of the registered car should be matched with the information in the system. If the information does not match, the violation will not be confirmed.

Referring to the sending of initial text messages for some violations recorded by the camera, Hosseini said: Citizens should pay attention to the ID of the bill; Because some text messages are sent before the final confirmation of the violation, and if it is not confirmed, the violation will not be recorded in the final stage.

license plate manipulation; Crime or traffic violation?

The head of Khorasan Traffic Technical and Engineering Department, Razavi, distinguishing the deliberate manipulation of the license plate from its accidental illegibility, said: Deliberate manipulation of license plate numbers is considered a crime, and the police will file a case and introduce the offender to the judicial authorities. In case of repetition, more severe legal punishments will await the person.

He continued: If the license plate is illegible due to weather conditions, mud, or similar factors, the driver will be stopped and the law will be applied, and he must fix the license plate problem before continuing.

Daily registration of 1200 calls about the road block

In another part of his speech, Hosseini pointed out the problems caused by cars stopping in front of citizens' houses and paths and said: about 1,200 calls are made to the police emergency center 110 in Mashhad about the blocking of cars.

The head of Khorasan Traffic Technical and Engineering Department, Razavi added: Citizens can report nuisances and obstructions free of charge through the "Road Block Notification" section in the "My Police" application. After registering the report, an SMS will be sent to the car owner to inform him about the issue and take action to remove the nuisance.

He also said about the cost of using My Police application services: some services of this system are free and some services may have a small fee.