Client ANPR cannot read my number plate. New one as an expense?

[aoxomoxoa]

£16 for a new plate at Halfords. Put it through the company and with the 20% saving buy yourself a pair of fluffy dice. Job done.

[FarmerPalmer]

If your client's ANPR recognises your plate, and is supplying you a parking space, is this not a benefit normally only given to employees ?
Have you considered if you are caught by IR35 ?
What does your accountant say ?
Have you tried the forum search facility ?

[jonnieboy]

Many cannot recognise when it's split across two rows, which is the main reason that the congestion charge won't apply to motorbikes, no matter how environmentally unfriendly they may be.

Surely the main reason congestion charge ANPR cameras can't charge motorbikes is because they don't display a number plate to the front???

[LondonManc]

Surely the main reason congestion charge ANPR cameras can't charge motorbikes is because they don't display a number plate to the front???

Could be, but if they wanted to catch bikes, they could point the cameras into the zones.

[northernladuk]

If your client's ANPR recognises your plate, and is supplying you a parking space, is this not a benefit normally only given to employees ?
Have you considered if you are caught by IR35 ?
What does your accountant say ?
Have you tried the forum search facility ?

Nope. Everyone on site has to go through regardless of status.

And the rest... Well done :|

[LondonManc]

If your client's ANPR recognises your plate, and is supplying you a parking space, is this not a benefit normally only given to employees ?
Have you considered if you are caught by IR35 ?
What does your accountant say ?
Have you tried the forum search facility ?

Bravo sir

[DaveB]

Nope. Everyone on site has to go through regardless of status.

And the rest... Well done :|

Plus permies have to pay for parking, contractors (and visitors) don't. The cost is covered by the agency.

[WTFH]

What sort of car is it?
Where is the ANPR camera positioned? - height/angle/etc
Is your number plate standard with black text on a white background? Or has it got 3D effect text, or something else?
Is your number plate in the middle of the front of the car or offset to one side?
Is your number plate on one line or split over 2?
Do you have any graphics/stickers on your number plate?
Is your car an E-type?

[northernladuk]

Plus permies have to pay for parking, contractors (and visitors) don't. The cost is covered by the agency.

If I had to pay to wait in a queue for over 20 minutes from the road in to then have to park in the overflow carpark I'd be livid!

[northernladuk]

What sort of car is it?

Depends how I feel, either the Rolls, or the Aston if I want a spirited drive in.

Where is the ANPR camera positioned? - height/angle/etc

I'll have to go measure it at lunch but it's front facing about waist height looking down about 15 degrees

Is your number plate standard with black text on a white background? Or has it got 3D effect text, or something else?

Nope standard. A little curved but not much.

Is your number plate in the middle of the front of the car or offset to one side?

You accusing me of being an Alfa driver? The Lambo has it on the bonnet so I don't bother bringing that in.

Is your number plate on one line or split over 2?

Just one line.

Do you have any graphics/stickers on your number plate?

Nope but it might have a 'F*** APNR' line added in small letters soon.

Is your car an E-type?

Sadly no.

Had a word with them the other day after getting stopped for a random search ( ) and he says because it's not in an expected format, either old or new so the ANPR struggles to match. He said change it or keep it clean.

They haven't said I must change it so I think I've avoided the D&C issue but if the client has suggested it purely to suit their system it must be a company expense.