This is not me having a pop at anyone, more perhaps the way our society seems to operate...
In one week I managed to secure the approval of all the relevant authorities in Dorset to accept GARs via email from our website - the same amount of time it took to write the software and launch the service. It is available via mobile, has anti spam and has been running for over a year now. The service is free, no advertising, uncomplicated and works perfectly 100% of the time without a single complaint from the users or the authorities (so far!).
The same could be done for any region prepared to accept GARs via email. This is usually nothing more a simple negotiation with the local man in charge of each agency. The service could operate on a white site (non-business or unaffiliated) with ease.
Price to the authorities - Free
Price to users - Free
So what happens instead? It makes you wonder and I guess there is plenty of time for that!