Description: An automated license plate recognition (LPR) system at The Landing car park in Christchurch, New Zealand, reportedly issued wrongful fines to dozens of parents dropping off and picking up children. The system allegedly misidentified multiple short visits as prolonged parking, which led to disputed penalties. The operator acknowledged potential errors but continued enforcement.
Editor Notes: Timeline notes: Reporting on this incident refers to an incident in October 2024. Reporting seems to have arisen in early February 2025. The incident date of 10/15/2024 is an approximation.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown license plate recognition developer developed an AI system deployed by Wilson Parking and Parking Enforcement Services, which harmed The Landing car park customers , Kindercare Wigram Skies parents and Christchurch drivers.
Alleged implicated AI system: Unknown license plate recognition technology
Incident Stats
Incident ID
925
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2024-10-15
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
Dozens of parents doing drop-offs and pick-ups at a Christchurch childcare centre have been wrongly fined for all-day car parking because of problems with a parking company's camera system.
The Landing car park in Wigram provides spaces for…
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