20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland 1010
Private Bag 92250, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Phone 09 355 3553
Website www.AT.govt.nz
30 July 2024
Mason Helm
[FYI request #27454 email]
Kia ora Mason,
The information you requested — CAS-936788-K7X9B9
Thank you for your request for information dated 1 July 2024 regarding the operational services in
which Auckland Transport’s (AT) warranted parking Officers may use a license plate number to
ascertain the contact details of the respective registered vehicle owner in order to issue infringement
notices respectively.
“Please provide a list and brief description of each service or processes available to Auckland
Transport, whether actively employed or not, that MAY attribute a vehicle's license plate number to
an identifiable person.”
AT uses licence plate numbers to verify against NZTA’s Motor Vehicle Registry (MVR) to establish
a name and an address associated with the respective vehicle that has commit ed an offence. The
functions in which licence plate information is supplied is as follows:
SVL & LPR (Special Vehicle Lane and Licence Plate Recognition)
Warranted Of icers review captured footage for al Special Vehicle Lane (SVL) and Licence Plate
Recognition Offences (LPR). An overnight verification is completed in MVR against the number plate
for which this data set is then pushed to our mail house, Solution Dynamics Limited (SDL). SDL
receive image files and txt files to match unique identifiers to initiate the print and post out process.
The infringement is then posted to the last registered owner.
Beat Of icer Post Out (Roaming Parking Wardens)
Warranted Of icers wil push the image and data files to SDL. An overnight verification is completed
in MVR against the number plate for which this data set is then pushed to SDL, our Mailhouse. SDL
match unique identifiers to initiate the print and post out process. The infringement is then posted to
the last registered owner
In both instances a reminder notice is AI initiated at 28 days post issuance date through SDL. The
registered owner data set is not retained by SDL.
Should you believe that we have not dealt with your request appropriately, you are able to make a
complaint to the Of ice of the Ombudsman in accordance with section 27(3) of the LGOIMA Act and
seek an investigation and review regarding this matter.
Ngā mihi,
Phil Wrat
Engagement Manager
Customer Care
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