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Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) System is a system to capture the vehicle number by reading its number plate from traffic surveillance cameras. An ANPR system has been adopted by more than 18 Indian states and has helped traffic police to generate INR 50-70 Lakhs worth tickets per day. It can be used for assisting blind people to make them aware of their environment or cashier-less stores like Amazon Go. The most challenging part is, of course, the first part. Let us see in more detail how a computer can read number plates from videos and images.