kingjj: Thanks for a good discussion by the way, I appreciate a good debate.
You're welcome and thank you. I think ANPR can do a great job stopping vehicle theft, getting unwarranted/unregistered cars off the road, and getting people to slow down.
There's something about these targeted checks that really doesn't sit right with me though. At least random checkpionts are somewhat egalitarian. Targeting people for something they might be doing just seems a slippery slope. Ironically, I thiink i trust a police officers instinct for that job over a mindless database.