Vehicle Identification & Access Control

    AI ANPR Cameras for Number Plate Recognition & Access Control

    Automatically capture and log every number plate on your site. Control access, maintain watchlists, and build a complete vehicle audit trail with AI-powered ANPR.

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    How AI Licence Plate Recognition Works

    From camera to actionable data in milliseconds

    1

    Capture

    AI analyses live CCTV feeds to detect and isolate number plates from moving or stationary vehicles

    2

    Read

    Optical character recognition extracts the plate text with high accuracy across all UK and international formats

    3

    Match

    Plates are checked against your allow-lists, block-lists, and external watchlists in real time

    4

    Act

    Barriers open automatically for approved vehicles, alerts trigger for flagged plates, and every read is logged

    ANPR Detection Capabilities

    Enterprise-grade number plate recognition powered by AI

    Automatic Plate Capture

    High-accuracy number plate recognition from live CCTV feeds, day or night, in all weather conditions.

    Vehicle Watchlists

    Maintain vehicle whitelists and blacklists (allow-lists and block-lists). Receive instant alerts when flagged plates are detected on site.

    Access Control Integration

    Automate barrier and gate control based on recognised plates. Grant or deny entry without manual intervention.

    Timestamped Evidence Logs

    Every plate read is logged with date, time, camera location, and a snapshot for full audit trail and forensic use.

    Vehicle Search & Lookup

    Instantly search historical records to find when a specific vehicle entered or left your site.

    Real-Time Alerts

    Immediate notifications when unknown, banned, or stolen vehicles are detected at any monitored entry point.

    Complete Vehicle Intelligence for Your Site

    AI-powered ANPR gives you full visibility and control over every vehicle that enters or leaves your premises.

    • Log every vehicle entering and leaving your premises automatically
    • Automate barrier and gate access without security staff
    • Maintain vehicle watchlists with instant alert triggers
    • Capture plates in all lighting and weather conditions
    • Search historical records by plate, date, or location
    • Generate timestamped evidence for investigations and compliance

    Where ANPR Makes the Biggest Impact

    Trusted across industries for automated vehicle management

    Commercial & Industrial Sites

    Control vehicle access at warehouses, depots, and business parks. Log deliveries, manage contractor access, and prevent unauthorised entry around the clock.

    Car Parks & Fleet Management

    Automate parking enforcement, monitor overstays, and track fleet vehicles across multiple locations with centralised plate recognition.

    Residential & Gated Communities

    Allow registered residents seamless entry while flagging unknown vehicles. Provide security teams with a full log of all vehicle movements.

    ANPR, UK GDPR and your DPIA

    A number plate is personal data under UK GDPR, because it can be linked back to an individual. That puts ANPR in a different category from general CCTV: it is normally treated as high-risk processing, which means a Data Protection Impact Assessment before you switch it on, not after.

    In practice you need four things on record: a lawful basis for reading plates, a defined retention period, signage telling people ANPR is in use, and a named list of who can see and export the reads. The Surveillance Camera Code of Practice applies alongside this if you are a relevant authority.

    Fortix supports that: retention is configurable per camera so you can set the shortest period that meets your stated purpose, access is role-based, and you can restrict where footage and reads are stored. We would rather help you pass an audit than sell you a system that fails one.

    For the wider picture, read our guide to AI CCTV and UK GDPR, or talk to the team about your DPIA.

    FAQ

    ANPR questions, answered

    What buyers ask before putting ANPR on a car park, yard or site entrance.

    Sometimes, but not always, and it is worth being straight about this. General-purpose CCTV is set up to show you a scene; ANPR needs a camera framed and exposed for the plate itself, at a sensible angle and distance, with enough shutter speed to freeze a moving vehicle. Some existing cameras at entrances are already close enough to do the job. Others need repositioning, or a dedicated ANPR camera on the lane while your existing cameras carry on covering the wider scene. We check this before you buy, not after.

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