International Journal of Research (IJR) e-ISSN: 2348-6848, p- ISSN: 2348-795X Volume 2, Issue 10, October 2015 Available at http://internationaljournalofresearch.org Available online:http://internationaljournalofresearch.org/ Page | 266 Number Plate Recognition Using Character Segmentation and Edge Detection Sandhya Jasud jasudsandhya777@gmail.com , SP's Institute of Knowledge College Of Engineering Shraddha Palande palandeshraddha301994@gmail.com , SP's Institute of Knowledge College Of Engineering Amruta Chavan amrutachavan888@gmail.com , SP's Institute of Knowledge College Of Engineering Sujata Shinde shindesujata999@gmail.com , SP's Institute of Knowledge College Of Engineering Prof.Pratap S. Singh pratap.singh.s@gmail.com SP's Institute of Knowledge College Of Engineering, Department of computer engineering, Savitribai Phule University. Abstract In India, number plate models are not followed strictly. Number plate recognition is difficult due to variations in the representation of vehicle number plates and characters on plate are in different English languages. In the existing system Traffic Police Tow/Carry abandoned vehicles without notifying vehicle owner. Owner gets panic when he come to know after a long time. The existing system has several drawbacks like Towing people don't give exact information what which police station the owner should contact. Towing contractors demand huge amount to free vehicle. Some time the vehicle gets damage due to improper handling. Basically, owner has no problem if its abandoned vehicle is getting carry by traffic police, but he/she wanted a notification of same. The traffic police cannot tow/carry any vehicle without a written order (Panchnama) from the traffic constable. So, there is a need of such a system which can help Vehicle owner, Traffic police and Towing Contractor to solve all types of problems. We wanted to provide a good solution to this problem via integrating this process with image processing i.e “Number Plate Recognition Using Character Segmentat ion And Edge Detection”. The proposed system has several advantages over a existing system like system can immediately send a notification to vehicle owner about his/her mistake. The Notification will also help owner to find the nearest police station where he/she can approach to release his/her vehicle. The System will also decide how much fine should be taken from owner. Keyword: Number plate localization; Morphological operation; Character segmentation; Thresholding; Edge detection. Introduction: Traffic Police Tow/Carry abandoned vehicles without notifying vehicle owner. Owner gets panic when he came to know after a long time. Even Towing people don't give exact info what which police station the owner should contact. We will use the image as input which is taken by towing contractor in our system to extract