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Scan car
- Publication category
- Other algorithms
- Impact assessment
- DPIA
- Status
- In use
General information
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Responsible use
Goal and impact
The municipality of Apeldoorn checks parked cars with a scan car. This car automatically reads the license plates of parked vehicles and checks whether there is a valid parking ticket or permit.
Considerations
The deployment of a parking scan car is faster and more effective compared to human control. More cars can be checked in the same time. The savings in people can be used for other tasks. This justifies the increased risk of a wrong fine. Moreover, citizens can always object which is easy to control.
Human intervention
All suspected wrong-way parkers are manually assessed by enforcement officers. This is done on the basis of photos taken by the scanning car. Only in case of doubt, an enforcer goes to check on the spot.
Risk management
The risk of unjustified fines is present but mitigated by the mandatory manual check. It is also possible for residents to file in objection.
Legal basis
Sections 225 and 234 of the Municipal Act, Section 3 of the Administrative Enforcement of Traffic Regulations Act ("Mulder Act") and the Apeldoorn Parking Ordinance (01-01-2021) and Parking Tax Ordinance 2025.
Impact assessment
Operations
Data
Registration number, parking right(NPR), parking space card
Technical design
The scanning car scans a license plate, the license plate is queried in the parking rights database (NPR), if rights are found the registration is deleted, if no rights are found the photos taken, the location data, time, date and vehicle data (RDW) are linked to the license plate and presented as 1 registration in the back office application where the registration is assessed by an enforcer, after assessment the enforcer can impose an additional charge or a warning or reject the registration in case of inaccuracies. The municipality purchases services and has no direct involvement in or substantive knowledge of how the algorithm works.
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