Bedford Borough Council go-live with our HWRC Permit System

Bedford Borough Council go-live with our HWRC Permit System

Bedford Borough Council has recently gone live with our HWRC Permit System, which includes a DVLA vehicle lookup and an ANPR integration for the Barkers Lane Recycling Centre!

Bedford Borough Council required a concise and intuitive digital registration system that enables residents to obtain permits to visit the Barkers Lane Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC). After several months of hard work, that's exactly what we delivered! The application form requires the resident to provide their vehicle registration, vehicle type and address.

The permit form includes a DVLA lookup, allowing the make, colour, year of manufacture and fuel type to be retrieved automatically from the registration entered on the form. These details are then displayed back to the resident to verify that the correct vehicle registration has been entered. The make and colour are particularly useful for the site staff as they provide additional information to help them identify vehicles as they arrive on site.

We have also implemented a fully integrated ANPR solution for the entry camera at Barkers Lane Recycling Centre. The ANPR camera identifies vehicles as they arrive on site and site staff have access to a bespoke permit-checker dashboard, allowing them to record waste deposited and flag any issues, such as suspected trade or abusive behaviour.

The Bedford back-office staff have also seen significant benefits from the comprehensive reporting capabilities of the system. These include a breakdown of permits by vehicle type, counts of the most frequent visitors by vehicle registration, the total number of visits in a specified time period and many more.

If you would like to speak to us about our HWRC Permit system or enquire about another system, please contact us at hello@pentagull.co.uk.

Other news stories

South London Community Reuse Go Live
Helping South London Waste Partnership Give Back to the Community

We're pleased to announce the successful go-live of our new Community Reuse Ordering System for the South London Waste Partnership (SLWP), providing residents with an easier way to access quality household items while simultaneously reducing waste.

Solihull Go Live New
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Go-Live with our HWRC Booking & Permit system!

We are delighted to announce another go-live! Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council have recently launched our HWRC Booking and Permit System, marking a significant milestone in streamlining site access and enhancing operational efficiency.

Waste Fridge
When waste rules change, Pentagulls flexible HWRC booking systems make the difference.

The current shortage of specialist treatment capacity for fridges and freezers is creating a difficult situation for councils across the UK. With processing capacity severely constrained, some councils have had to suspend collections, limit the number of cooling appliances residents can bring to HWRCs, or stop accepting them altogether. For residents, the message is simple: the rules have changed. For councils, however, changing the rules is only the beginning. They also need an effective way to communicate those changes to residents and manage what happens when people arrive at an HWRC

Gcloud
Pentagull Awarded a Place on G-Cloud 15

Pentagull is delighted to announce that we have successfully secured a place on the G-Cloud 15 framework.

Nscswarning
Strengthening our cyber resilience with NCSC Early Warning

We have signed up to the National Cyber Security Centre’s free Early Warning service to help identify potential cyber threats sooner and strengthen our overall security position.

North Yorks Permit Go Live
North Yorkshire Council Go-Live with our HWRC Permit system

Here at Pentagull, we’ve had an action-packed first half of the year and as promised, have plenty more go-lives to shout about!