Re: Smithey Ironware

On Tue, 5 Nov 2024 18:23:31 +0000, Bruce wrote:

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In Australia, and maybe in applicable US states as well, the police
have a scanner that automatically reads license plates of passing cars
it sees and checks them in the computer. The computer tells them
whether that car has had its yearly check. If not, you're stopped and
you're in trouble.
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Some states mandate yearly inspections to see if your
vehicle is road worthy; my state does not.  But we
do have license plate readers in Nashville which has
been a boon in catching stolen cars, expired tags,
deadbeat parents who are in arrears on their child
support payments, and those who have warrants and
have skipped bond.