Man Receives 29 Parking Tickets From Same Camera After Year-Long Delay
A career soldier residing in Ramat Gan was shocked to receive 29 parking tickets for the same offense in the same location, with the first ticket arriving nearly a year after the infraction was recorded. The initial offense occurred 362 days before the ticket was mailed, according to an investigation by Shomrim and N12.
Because the vehicle was a military car registered under a leasing agreement, the ticket was initially processed by the municipality, the leasing company, and the Ministry of Defense before reaching the driver. In the interim, the driver continued to park in the same spot, resulting in 28 additional tickets totaling thousands of shekels.
When the driver realized what was happening and attempted to contest the tickets, the deadlines for requesting a hearing had already passed for some. This case emerges amidst a broader dispute over parking cameras used by local authorities. In December 2025, the Tel Aviv Administrative Court ruled that current law does not explicitly authorize the use of LPR (License Plate Recognition) cameras for enforcing standard parking regulations, citing privacy concerns and the need for specific legislative approval.
The Privacy Protection Authority subsequently clarified that without explicit legal authorization, local authorities are prohibited from using LPR-based cameras for parking enforcement. However, the Ramat Gan municipality claims its cameras are not the LPR type addressed by the court ruling. A June 2026 State Comptroller report noted that Ramat Gan, like other audited municipalities, stated its parking enforcement cameras were not LPR cameras. The municipality also stated that the fines in this specific case were not automatically generated by an LPR system and that a qualified inspector makes the decision to issue a ticket.
While a 2018 Ministry of Interior directive permits some video camera use for parking enforcement, particularly for obstructive parking, the court determined this directive alone does not authorize LPR technology. A bill to expand the offenses local authorities can enforce via cameras was approved in preliminary reading in June, but it has not yet become law. The driver's situation highlights an issue where delayed ticket delivery can lead to repeated offenses without the driver's immediate knowledge.
