If you are nabbed speeding be ready for an equally speedily produced ticket from Northland police.
Officers with Highway Patrol on the region's state highways now have at their fingertips the details of all vehicles and people they pull over.
Seventeen "secure mobile access and reporting technology" (Smart) devices have been installed in police cars, giving officers the ability to do background checks more quickly and easily.
And the good news is it also means that drivers who aren't breaking the law won't have to wait long on the side of the road.
The devices operate like a mini computer and have cellphone connection. And they come with a mini printer for printing out tickets.
The Smart devices work in a similar way to smart phones and more are being rolled out next month.
Officers either scan drivers' licences or registration stickers, or they can tap in what kind of check they would like to make and, after adding details such as a number plate or name, they find out if the car or driver is wanted or has any outstanding issues.
The small hand-held device eases the pressure on communications staff based in Auckland.
Previously, officers would communicate with operators through a police radio to ask for information. Operators would then search their computer system and relay the information back.
Tickets can be issued for all minor infringements such as speeding, no registration, no warrant and drivers' licence infringements. They can all be issued from the device more quickly and easily.
Information stored in the devices will be sent to Wellington headquarters and reminders for payments of infringement notices will be automatically sent out.
The devices can be taken out of the car.
Road policing acting Senior Sergeant Lance Goulsbro said the Smart devices had made a huge difference to the efficiency of Highway Patrol staff.
"It has made our work a lot easier and faster, which ultimately provides a better service to the public," he said.
"I have been in police for more than 30 years and this is one of the biggest steps forward I have seen in police in that time."
It is the first step in police going totally mobile with information and having computers installed in patrol cars.
Overseas research has shown that the use of such devices has led to a jump in proactive policing, between 12 per cent and 15 per cent reduction in crime, 10 per cent increase in time on patrol and a 70 per cent reduction of re-entering of information into police systems.