ANPR cameras approved to enforce restrictions on HGVs

Fahad Redha

January 13, 2026
3 min read

ANPR cameras approved to enforce restrictions on HGVs

Plans to introduce automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras have been approved to assist with the enforcement of the London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS). After a successful pilot programme, the cameras will be introduced in London to support the scheme and the work of Enforcement Officers in London.

The LLCS is designed the manage the environmental impact of lorries in London by restricting their access to residential roads at certain times. It hopes to minimise traffic and noise pollution in certain areas during “unsociable hours to protect the wellbeing of Londoners,” London Councils says. It has been in place since 1985.

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ANPR cameras will be deployed along specific routes where enforcement is required to support compliance with the LLCS. The locations have been chosen based on traffic patterns, known issues with non-compliance, and operational priorities. They automatically detect and record the number plate of a lorry using a specific road during the restricted hours.

Officers check any potential breach before the information is processed, allowing for a more “consistent, efficient, and fair level of enforcement” while also providing London Councils with a “better understanding of nighttime movement of HGVs during restricted hours.”

London Councils says it is providing warning notices to hauliers for each location where the cameras will be installed, helping them manage the transition. Warning notices will be given over a two-week period at each new camera location.

The income raised form the penalty charge notices (PCNs), it added, “goes straight back into essential traffic and parking services,” and any surplus is “reinvested into key transport initiatives like the Freedom Pass for older and disabled Londoners.”

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