Is this a law abiding society?

The BBC reports that an operation by police and government agencies using ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) has seen 150 vehicles stopped, two dozen cars and vans seized, and 15 people arrested.

Arrests included offences of drink-driving, drug possession and theft. Three disqualified motorists were also stopped and arrested, along with six people who had failed to pay fines. A further 25 vehicles were seized for having no insurance, while eight were taken off the road for having no valid tax. The operation issued £1,800 in fines for drivers overloading light-goods vehicles, and three people face further investigations for possible benefit fraud.

The report then stresses the general scope of ANPR - though it doesn't explore its big limitation - there just aren't enough enforcement officers to deal with all the leads which extended use of it would throw up.

Doesn't this need to be rethought?