A CARPARK in the Mildura CBD has been overhauled and is set to feature a licence plate recognition pay-per-use system.

MH2 Engineering and Architectural Services director Mick Hawtin said the carpark previously ran on an honesty system that turned out to be ineffective.

"It was meant to be a paid car parking system, which was an honesty-type thing, but many people weren't paying for parking, so ...