Police and the Sheriff’s Office joined forces in a surprise operation to catch drivers flouting the law in Canadian this week.
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On Thursday, officers used automatic number plate recognition technology along Geelong Road.
How does this system work?
Cameras mounted on cars are linked to a computer that has a record of stolen, unregistered or suspicious vehicles, immediately alerting police every time it finds a match that drives past.
Acting Senior Sergeant Ben Young said police issued more than 20 infringement notices during the sting.
This included up to 14 motorists who were driving unregistered vehicles along with four people driving without a licence or a suspended licence.
“The results of the operation are concerning to police, and it shows the need for police to continue to conduct further operations to target this offending,” Acting Senior Sergeant Young said.
“The operation targeted unregistered vehicles and unauthorised drivers due to their over representation in road trauma, and it incorporated preliminary breath testing.”
Two Ballarat drivers were charged on summons with multiple driving offences, including driving while suspended.
Police also inspected vehicles and issued defect notices to vehicles that were found to be in an unsafe condition.
Sheriff's officers have used automatic number plate recognition technology to scan the number plates of passing vehicles to identify offenders since 2012.
It is regularly used in Ballarat.