By combining the weighbridge system with sophisticated software and custom-fitted sensors, our anti-fraud weighbridge solution verifies that the vehicle has fully entered or exited the weighbridge weighing zone, highlighting abnormal – and potentially fraudulent – weighments. If the weighbridge is not positioned within the correct weighing zone, the weight will not be taken.
Overview
The extent of weighbridge fraud is unknown, but it is understood to be taking place on a large scale. Such fraud can have significant financial implications, particularly in industries like waste management, agriculture, and transportation. It is thought to cost businesses, the taxpayer, and the economy hundreds of millions of pounds every year.
Weighbridges are targets for fraudulent transactions. To alter weighments, fraudsters have been known to avoid placing all wheels on the weighbridge, weigh goods with an additional weight on-board, or even undertake manual manipulation of the scale or the software.
Key benefits of anti-fraud weighbridge solutions:
Systems can be fitted with pressure sensors at both the entry and the exit points, along with photo-electric cells which emit a beam. Together, these systems ensure that vehicles are placed correctly for accurate weighing. They can also be set up with cameras, RFID and ANPR systems, and additional security measures to ensure that the site is only accessed by authorised vehicles. Automating the process and integrating weighbridge software with back office systems can also help to reduce the likelihood of human intervention.
With the costs of weighbridge fraud known to run into millions, setting your weighbridge systems up to minimise the chances of fraudulent transactions can help to guarantee the goods that you receive are correct. Driver Operator Consoles can be pre-set with photos of products and combined with cameras, ensuring that the incoming and outgoing loads are verified and correct.
By using a weighbridge system that captures and stores data, companies are able to analyse and identify patterns and anomalies in weighbridge data that may indicate fraudulent activity. If combined with cameras, ANPR or RFID, the system is also able to provide complete traceability for all weighbridge transactions. The Avery Weigh-Tronix ‘Fraud Underweight Revenue Calculator’ software can then use the data to analyse the potential lost revenue for underweight readings over a customisable time period.
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