So many Special Snowflakes....

[Kit-Ginevra]

How about this-if a plate is input that has already been renewed,a large hand springs out of the side of the machine,slaps them about the face with a small fish,whilst announcing in a loud tone 'You've already done that one,you muppet'...

[wolfie]

Quoth Ophbalance

Except this is a state funded project, sold to the lowest bidder

But the spec for the project (i.e. what it has to be capable of doing) should have come from the DMV, and they should have anticipated "multiple plates, gets distracted" and included it in the specs. After all, manual correction of a routine problem that the machine should be able to prevent is an ongoing expense.

As for why the spec should have come from the DMV, it's a simple matter of "We need a hardware/software package that can do this - what are your bids?"

[EnoughAlready]

Quoth Kit-Ginevra

How about this-if a plate is input that has already been renewed,a large hand springs out of the side of the machine,slaps them about the face with a small fish,whilst announcing in a loud tone 'You've already done that one,you muppet'...

I would pay to see this!