General Discussion
Some local councils in devon, cornwall and somerset have anpr cctv but as far as i'm aware none use it to enforce off street parking. mainly because the cost to do so would be more than the income it generates. less and less contraventions occur off street these days with pay on exit or pay by phone systems.
the answer dianamond would require many foi requests as local authorities don't advertise their use. an foi to every local authority would also be needed to find out if the anpr they use is certified as an approved device to allow postal penalty fines. majorp is correct if the anpr is not certified (approved). certification is done on behalf of the secretary of state of the dft by the VCA.
there are many types of anpr and if it complies with the civil enforcement of parking contraventions approved devices order 2007 and been certified by the secretary of state (via VCA) it can be used for on and off street enforcement purposes. an example of a anpr VCA certified camera https://www.sea.co.uk/transport/products/roadflow-flexi/
the civil enforcement of parking contraventions general amendment no.2 regulations 2015 amended the civil enforcement of parking general regulations 2007 so that penalties based on video evidence can no longer be sent by post (there are 4 exceptions) but the video ban is only in relation to on street parking contraventions and not relevant to council run off street car park contraventions. is ...
