A new system for smart number plates is on test. The new plates could help identify a vehicle even if it flees the scene after an accident as it will have a built in microchip tracking device.
The system will have a tracking device installed with retro-reflective number plates and radio frequency identification tags.
Similar systems are already in use by insurance companies which are often linked to young driver policies. Public opinion is that this built in tracker would be a step too far.
The smart number plates consultation process will continue for some time.

Jon Cherry is a Director of leading personalised number plate dealer Regplates.com. Jon has over 25 years industry experience handling some of the most expensive plates ever sold with many high profile and celebrity clients. Active since 1991 in the number plate industry, Jon is currently Chairman of the Cherished Numbers Guild, a trade body representing number plate dealers in the UK. Jon has written many articles on the industry and insight into the future of numberplates and the market as a whole.