Vancouver police unveil new eTicketing technology

Vancouver police are unveiling new technology that will speed up the time it takes for officers to issue traffic tickets.

The force's new e-Ticketing equipment allows officers to fill out violation tickets by simply swiping a driver's license.

The tickets can get printed roadside and the information is shared directly with ICBC.

"We have outfitted 20 VPD patrol cars and ten motorcycles with theeTicketingtechnology," said VPD Superintendent Steve Eely, in a statement.

"The new streamlined system should speed up theticketingprocess and decrease the number of cancelled tickets due to administrative errors."

Anyone who receives an eTicket can pay online at the PayBC website.

The Delta Police Department was the first of five police agencies to start testing the eTicket system in early March.