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There are numerous other electronic toll collection networks which use this combination of Radio frequency identification and ANPR. These include:
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, which began using an all-electronic tolling system combining Fastrak and ANPR on March 27, 2013
NC Quick Pass for the Interstate 540 (North Carolina) Triangle Expressway in Wake County, North Carolina
Bridge Pass for the Saint John Harbour Bridge in Saint John, New Brunswick
Quickpass at the Golden Ears Bridge, crossing the Fraser River between Langley and Maple Ridge
e-TAG, all Australian toll roads
FasTrak in California, United States
Highway 6 in Israel
Tunnels in Hong Kong
Autopista Central in Santiago, Chile
E-ZPass in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts (as Fast Lane until 2012), Virginia (formerly Smart Tag), and other states. Maryland Route 200 uses a combination of E-ZPass and ANPR.
TollTag in North Texas and EZ-Tag in Houston, Texas
I-Pass in Illinois
Pikepass in Oklahoma
Peach Pass I-85 Atlanta, Georgia (Gwinnett County).
OGS (Otomatik Geçiş Sistemi) used at Bosphorus Bridge, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, and Trans-European Motorway entry points in Istanbul, Turkey
M50 Westlink Toll in Dublin, Ireland
Hi-pass in South Korea
Northern Gateway, SH 1, Auckland, New Zealand
Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, Seattle, and Washington State Route 167 HOT-lanes in western Washington
ETC in Taiwan
SunPass In Florida
==== Norway ====
DXC Technology supported the deployment of metaBOFtm ANPR including the operational use of ANPR camera systems at border crossings and strategic locations intended to detect and disrupt smuggling and cross-border criminal activity. This included the planning and geographical deployment of plate reading sensors.
==== Portugal ====
Portuguese roads have old highways with toll stations where drivers can pay with cards and also lanes where there are electronic collection systems. However most new highways only have the option of electronic toll collection system.
The electronic toll collection system comprises three different structures:
ANPR which works with infrared cameras and reads license plates from every vehicle
Lasers for volumetric measurement of the vehicle to confirm whether it is a regular car or an SUV or truck, as charges differ according to the type of vehicle
RFID-like to read on-board smart tags.
When the smart tag is installed in the vehicle, the car is quickly identified and owner's bank account is automatically deducted. This process is realized at any speed up to over 250 km/h (160 mph).
If the car does not have the smart tag, the driver is required to go to a pay station to pay the tolls between 3rd and 5th day after with a surplus charge. If he fails to do so, the owner is sent a letter home with a heavy fine. If this is not paid, it increases five-fold and after that, the car is inserted into a police database for vehicle impounding.
This system is also used in some limited access areas of main cities to allow only entry from pre-registered residents. It is planned to be implemented both in more roads and in city entrance toll collection/access restriction. The efficacy of the system is considered to be so high that it is almost impossible for the driver to complain.
==== London congestion charge ====
The London congestion charge is an example of a system that charges motorists entering a payment area. Transport for London (TfL) uses ANPR systems and charges motorists a daily fee of £11.50 if they enter, leave or move around within the congestion charge zone between 7 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. A reduced fee of £10.50 is paid by vehicle owners who sign up for the automatic deduction scheme. Fines for traveling within the zone without paying the charge are £65 per infraction if paid before the deadline, doubling to £130 per infraction thereafter.
There are currently 1,500 cameras which use automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology. There are also a number of mobile camera units which may be deployed anywhere in the zone.
It is estimated that around 98% of vehicles moving within the zone are caught on camera. The video streams are transmitted to a data centre located in central London where the ANPR software deduces the registration plate of the vehicle. A second data centre provides a backup location for image data.
Both front and back number plates are being captured, on vehicles going both in and out – this gives up to four chances to capture the number plates of a vehicle entering and exiting the zone. This list is then compared with a list of cars whose owners/operators have paid to enter the zone – those that have not paid are fined. The registered owner of such a vehicle is looked up in a database provided by the DVLA.
==== South Africa ====
In Johannesburg, South Africa, ANPR is used for the etoll fee collection. Owners of cars driving into or out of the inner city must pay a charge. The number of tolls passed depends on the distance travelled on the particular freeway. Some of the freeways with ANPR are the N12, N3, N1 etc.