PLATE TAX TONICS: PARANA'S ATTACK OF THE CLONERS

Car owners in Brazil are heavily taxed. They pay a state road tax, a registration tax, a tax on fuel and tolls on most major highways. Car theft is common and insurance costs are high. Some drivers have taken to avoiding the state road tax. A project has been initiated by the Brazilian transport electronics company, Dataprom, and a tax control company, Fiscal Tecnologia, to increase tax revenue and reduce the level of car thefts. The technology is based on automatic recognition of car registration plates and instant identification of irregularities such as stolen vehicles, vehicles with cloned or non-existent numbers, non licensed vehicles, vehicles with arrest warrants attached and non registered public transport units. System components are mobile units, fixed urban units, fixed highway units and a data processing centre. Between March and November 2002, the system checked 2, 535, 539 licence plates, of which 129, 939 had some form of irregularity.

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• Corporate Authors:

  BWR Corporation

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  MG2, Inc.

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  Sequoia (Firm)

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  Njuton GmbH

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  Aerotech Telub

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  International Fiber Systems, Inc.

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  Applanix Corporation

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• Authors:
  • CANNELL, A
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 83-4
• Serial:
  • Traffic Technology International
  • Publisher: AutoIntermediates Limited
  • ISSN: 1356-9252
  • Serial URL: http://www.ukipme.com/mag_traffic.htm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Antitheft devices; Automatic vehicle identification; Electronics; Intelligent transportation systems; Law enforcement; Taxes
• Geographic Terms: Brazil
• ITRD Terms: 1349: Anti theft system; 8767: Automatic vehicle identification; 8012: Brazil; 6965: Electronics; 1534: Enforcement (law); 8735: Intelligent transport system; 268: Tax
• Subject Areas: Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00963948
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Oct 3 2003 12:00AM