Your Input is Needed: Shape the Future of LPR Practices

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The American Recovery Association (ARA) recently gathered feedback from lenders, agents, forwarders, and other industry professionals to better understand the impact of License Plate Recognition (LPR) systems on recovery practices nationwide.

A key concern identified is the current restriction on LPR scan data, commonly referred to as exclusivity. This restriction limits access to scan data or recovery opportunities to a single company or party. In many instances, that company is a forwarder directly affiliated with the LPR provider, thereby controlling the data and determining access parameters.

This practice often results in:

The controlling LPR company, which also acts as the forwarder, being the only entity authorized to assign or attempt recovery—even when another agent may be closer, more qualified, or already engaged with the assignment.
Other agents being prevented from acting on valuable data they helped generate.
Scan data being confined to a single platform (a “data silo”), with no mechanism for cross-system sharing.

In summary, this model benefits LPR companies and their affiliated forwarding arms, while potentially disadvantaging the independent agent (and forwarder) network.

This imbalance may lead to reduced efficiency, increased risk in the field, and an uneven playing field.

We invite you to participate in this survey, which will enable ARA to better understand these dynamics and advocate for fairer, more transparent, and more effective LPR practices.

Thank you for your time and insights.

Please click the button below to access the survey.

Sincerely,

Vaughn Clemmons
President
American Recovery Association (ARA)

ABOUT AMERICAN RECOVERY ASSOCIATION

Originally chartered on July 22, 1965, and located in Dallas, Texas, American Recovery Association (ARA) is a membership organization made up of more than 260 repossession business owners providing service from more than 500 locations to more than 27,000 national and international cities. As the world’s largest association of recovery professionals, ARA strives to be a leader and advocate for the recovery industry by providing member support, education, and certifications; fostering relationships between the lending community and repossession agents; and hosting the annual three-day North American Repossessors Summit (NARS) – the largest repossession conference in the industry. For more information, go to repo.org or call (972) 755-4755.