diff --git a/services/nginx/app/objects/plate_scans_o.php b/services/nginx/app/objects/plate_scans_o.php
index 61da9b37..92dfa833 100644
--- a/services/nginx/app/objects/plate_scans_o.php
+++ b/services/nginx/app/objects/plate_scans_o.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class plate_scans_o extends db
 
     public object_property $plate_scanner_id;
     public object_property $plate;
+    public object_property $bay_id;
 
     public function structure(): void
     {
@@ -40,14 +41,19 @@ class plate_scans_o extends db
     {
         $this->plate_scanner_id = new object_property($this->table, $this->id, 'plate_scanner_id', 'int');
         $this->plate = new object_property($this->table, $this->id, 'plate', 'string');
+        $this->bay_id = new object_property($this->table, $this->id, 'bay_id', 'string');
     }
 
-    public function add(int $plate_scanner_id, string $plate): void
+    public function add(int $plate_scanner_id, string $plate, string $bayId = null): void
     {
         global $db, $response;
         try {
             // Avoid SQL injection
             $plate = $db->escape_string($plate);
+            // If the bayId is set, validate it
+            if ($bayId !== null) {
+                $bayId = $db->escape_string($bayId);
+            }
             // Get the department id from the plate scanner id
             $sql = "SELECT department_id FROM plate_scanners WHERE id = $plate_scanner_id";
             $result = $db->query($sql);
@@ -59,9 +65,12 @@ class plate_scans_o extends db
 
             // Get the id of the new record
             $this->id = $db->insert_id();
-
             // Set the values of the object properties
             $this->getObjectProperties();
+            // Set the bayId if provided
+            if ($bayId !== null) {
+                $this->bay_id->set((string)$bayId);
+            }
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             $response->error($e->getMessage());
         }
diff --git a/services/nginx/app/routes/plateScansRoute.php b/services/nginx/app/routes/plateScansRoute.php
index 752c67d0..1d7ab59d 100644
--- a/services/nginx/app/routes/plateScansRoute.php
+++ b/services/nginx/app/routes/plateScansRoute.php
@@ -23,6 +23,20 @@ class plateScansRoute
             $this->requirePlateScannerAuth();
             // Get the plate scanner object
             $plate_scanner = (new authentication())->get_plate_scanner();
+            /**
+             * Define the optional request body parameters
+             * - plate: The license plate to scan (string, required)
+             * - bayId: The wash bay id (int, optional) - XLVASK lanes only
+             */
+            $bayId = null;
+            // Validate the bayId if set
+            $bayIdParameterKey = 'bay_id';
+            if (self::isParametersSet([$bayIdParameterKey])) {
+                $bayId = self::getParameter($bayIdParameterKey);
+                self::requireType($bayId, self::type_string());
+                self::requireMinLength($bayIdParameterKey, 1);
+                self::requireMaxLength($bayIdParameterKey, 255);
+            }
             // Get the post data
             $data = json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input'), true);
             // Check if the required fields are set
@@ -30,11 +44,11 @@ class plateScansRoute
                 $response->error('Missing required body parameter plate', 400);
             }
             // Add the number plate scanner
-            (new plate_scans_o())->add($plate_scanner->id, $data['plate']);
+            (new plate_scans_o())->add($plate_scanner->id, $data['plate'], $bayId);
             // Log the incident
             (new logs_o())->add('numberplatescans', $plate_scanner->department_id->value(), 1, 0, 'ADD_NUMBER_PLATE_SCANS', 'Successfully added a number plate scan: ' . $data['plate']);
             // Return a success message
-            $response->success(['message' => 'License plate scan recorded.', 'plate' => $data['plate'], 'scanner' => $plate_scanner->name->value()], 201);
+            $response->success(['message' => 'License plate scan recorded.', 'plate' => $data['plate'], 'scanner' => $plate_scanner->name->value(), ['bay_id' => $bayId]], 201);
         });
 
         $this->post('/numberplatescans/department', function () {