GPS BASED TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEM WITH DISTANCE TRACKING AND LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION

A GPS Based Toll Collection System with Distance Tracking and License Plate Recognition aims to automate toll collection using advanced technology. The system utilizes GPS to track a vehicle’s location and calculates toll charges based on the distance traveled. License plate recognition technology is employed to identify vehicles, enabling seamless and cashless toll payments. As vehicles pass through predefined checkpoints, their positions are logged, and charges are automatically deducted from the associated accounts. This approach eliminates the need for traditional toll booths, reduces traffic congestion, and minimizes human intervention, leading to a more efficient and user-friendly toll collection process. Proposed system make use of the GPS to mark 2 coordinates. The first coordinate is the place where the vehicle with the GPS and GSM modules attached, enters and the second coordinate is the place where the vehicle leaves the highway/taxable road. Here, transparency is also ensured as a driver can know the distance he traveled and the charge he pays is according to it, unlike the current system wherein he pays an amount, preset by the authorities. Manual intervention is completely eradicated in this system, leading to more accurate results, by reducing possible errors. These approaches and methods differ depending on factors such as image quality, the vehicle at fixed locations, light conditions, single image, etc. The differences in license plates from various nations and states should also be able to deal with it. The method should also be able to work smoothly with the number of characters in the captured images that differ in plate size or plate size.