The new year brings changes to the streets of Rennes with the introduction of the LAPI (automatic number plate reader) system to combat parking fraud. This initiative, which was announced on the official website a few months ago, is now taking shape deployment of two vehicles equipped with this technology.

Nicknamed “PV sulphators”, these special cars will have the mission of circulating at moderate speeds through the city to fulfill preliminary inspection of vehicles parked in paid zones.

More effective control

Rennes Métropole announced that vehicles spotted with violations as well as disputed cases will be checked remotely or by agents traveling on electric scooters. The management of this mission is entrusted to the employees of SPL Citédia Métropole.

According to municipal officials, these new cars will be brought “Increased regularity and fairness in control, especially between different districts of the city”. They should also undoubtedly bring some butter in the spinach to the metropolis’s bills.

Multiply the number of VP by four?

currently residual parking fraud is estimated at 30%, according to municipal data. Remember, however, that the LAPI system will not focus on criminal offenses such as prohibited, obstructing or dangerous parking.

The deployment of the LAPI system is not the first in France, it has already been implemented in several large metropolitan areas in recent years, including Bordeaux and Lyon.

In Lille, for example, its introduction led to a significant increase in the number of parking fines, from 10,000 to 40,000 per month. In Rennes, the observation should be the same. Answer within a few months.

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