(live here) – When public relations prevail over the truth, the public pays the price: City residents over the age of 70 are entitled to a three-hour parking exemption throughout the city. However, as it turns out, this benefit is conditional on the household and not the individual.
Haifa Municipality's new parking regulations, which include concessions for senior citizens, will come into effect on March 1, 2025. According to the new guidelines, city residents over the age of 70 will be eligible for a three-hour parking exemption throughout the city. However, it turns out that this benefit is much less generous than it might seem at first glance, as it is limited to a single vehicle per household, and is not given to each individual.
In fact, if two residents aged 70 or over live together, and each has their own vehicle, only one of them will be able to receive the parking permit.
This means that if the couple owns two vehicles, only one of them will be exempt from payment, while the other will be forced to pay a full fee for parking.
In the official publications of the municipality, this significant detail is not clearly mentioned. In fact, it is easy to understand from the text that every senior citizen is entitled to the benefit. This caused many of the city's senior residents to revolt. "The feeling is as if they are 'working' on us," said a city resident, "it is very disappointing."
"It's unfortunate that for the sake of public relations they are misleading the public"
Another resident, 70+, who has worked her entire life and continues to volunteer and contribute to society even after retirement age, was surprised to discover that she and her husband, both active and in need of two separate vehicles, will only receive one parking ticket for their household. "It's unfortunate that for the sake of public relations they are misleading the public," she says, adding that she contacted the chairman of the city's pensioners' lobby and received no response. "We are two completely independent people, and each of us has different needs and a separate vehicle. Why shouldn't they allow every senior citizen to enjoy this right?"
Misleading advertising?
The official version published by the Haifa Municipality does not explicitly state the condition under which the benefit will be granted based on household size, but rather states that the benefit is intended for every long-term resident. Even in places where this is mentioned, it is worded in a misleading way that does not align with the rest of the text.
This information, which only became clear after many attempts by residents, created a sense of disappointment among many of them. "It took a while for us to receive clear answers from the municipality," says one resident. "It seems that the municipality tried to send a positive message that they were supposedly giving us a benefit, but in reality it was a very partial relief, much less generous than it seemed at first."
The chairman of the Pensioners' Lobby, Deputy Mayor Yisrael Savyon, told the newspaper: "Since the number of parking spaces in the city is limited and there are already close to 8,000 senior citizens with parking permits, natural justice in distribution should be strived for. It is appropriate to ensure that every household has at least one permit, instead of a situation where some residents are not entitled to one at all. A proper balance between needs will allow for fairer access to the common resource and prevent unjustified gaps."
No response was given from the Haifa municipality.
What a bluff… A male senior citizen from the age of 67, a female senior citizen from the age of 62… Where did the invention of age 70 come from? I’ll answer you… It’s a joke… How many 70-year-olds own a car and still drive? A handful!!! A nonsense benefit… The Haifa Municipality has enacted a change in the law to grant as little as possible and has determined that a senior citizen is only a person who is 70 years old.
What other inventions will they come up with to reduce rights?
Yahav makes all sorts of promises. What does Yahav really mean? When the mayor promises to preserve the landscape, as the holy of holies of the residents – then why is he selling the landscape of the Tel Aharon Lincoln complex and transferring it to the right hands – perhaps because the right hands are nicer than other landowners, who are simply less nice and do not employ landowners who would make it clear how nice the landowners are who are being exploited and their landscape should be preserved and not stolen. And this is not the only case, see the Mitzpe HaGalil plan, which takes over the landscape of some of the residents of HaGalil Street while enriching the developer's coffers and the corrupt Haifa Municipality – again, preserving the landscape for the right people, while robbing the landscape from its original owners who do not employ landowners who fill the pockets and hearts of those pulling the strings with good thoughts, to the point that they make the right decisions and transfer the landscape from its robbed owners to the right people. So Yona Yahav promises, so what????
The Haifa Municipality is so bad for its residents!!!
You wanted Yahav, you got him, no benefit is felt in the management of the city,
I was also very disappointed to hear that I am not entitled to a parking permit as a senior citizen. We are a retired couple, but only one of us is entitled to a parking permit. Why? We own 2 vehicles. The right belongs to the citizen himself. On the phone, it was not said that only one, one vehicle per household. I called twice and was advised to come to the municipality office. I went down specifically with all the forms that had to be presented, but in practice they did not approve my request. Why? I hope the municipality will come to its senses and change its decision. Thank you.
Haifa is a dying city.
how sad.
Once upon a time, there was a time of prosperity - shops were open and people were walking around.
Today we will embrace and be strengthened by the good memories.
They're closing the door on us and it's not soft at all.
What does it matter? In any case, canceling free two-hour parking for a hybrid car angers many and Yahav can forget about continuing his term.
Jonah has a problem with the public purse and is trying to cover the expenses for a huge number of employees in the reports, and not just parking.
Tonight I saw 2 inspectors near the North Theater who were taking care of this poor thing. They didn't even bother with vehicles with disabled tags that were forced to park with 2 wheels on the sidewalk due to a lack of parking spaces. Either they upgraded to parking like at the Motzkin Theater or they didn't create the enjoyment of the spectators in the show that came out virtually with reports of 500 shekels.
When the mayor's car was parked illegally, he didn't get a ticket.
Let him go home before they throw him out in shame.
He won't get another term anyway, he's too old.
Even now he was old and tired and it proves that he doesn't run the city properly. We are his age and we have almost no parking near the house. Reports are constantly coming in. This is how he accumulates money. What does he do with it? There are holes in the roads, schools, our street is always dirty.
What can I say? This is the real mayor that everyone elected!!! Did you believe him and all his mouthpieces who spread empty promises?
The slogans about the dirty city are also false slogans, because today the city is seven times dirtier. The same goes for the refineries, which will apparently expand their borders at the expense of public health.
Where is Yariv Sagi who so slandered dear Einat? That's it! His voice is silent...? Now he doesn't raise his voice. Did you murder and also inherit?
I don't know whether to laugh or cry! In Tel Aviv-Jaffa, free parking is provided throughout the city, which is divided into zones, for anyone who pays property taxes to the Tel Aviv municipality. And it's not age-related!!!
And thanks to the old failed warehouse liar that there are no parking problems
Unfortunately, I too have encountered difficulties. After receiving a parking permit for my new car at the end of December, I was required to renew the permit. If I do this via the website, I will only receive the permit in a few weeks. Therefore, I have to physically come to the municipality. This situation is appropriate for years past and not for the Internet era in which we are today. I understand that the chances of a response from the municipality are zero. Too bad!
Shabbat Shalom
You can put any parking sign you want on the window…
The inspector doesn't look at the parking ticket, he enters the vehicle number into his device, and if you are registered with the municipality, he will move on.
Therefore, there is no problem registering online, and once you are registered in the system, everything is fine.
Bureaucracy like the Haifa municipality. The benefit should be given to the citizen and not the car. A senior citizen parks the car with his ID in the window and that's the parking ticket. Leave the gibberish to the wise.
If we didn't live in the Combine state, maybe this could work.
Thank you. This is a senior citizen from the age of 67.
A free 3-hour parking pass is now also given to citizens over the age of 70, only one person per household. The only change is that now a parking app will need to be activated.
Right
What's the point of free parking when you need a miracle to find a free spot?
This is good news. Good night.
Absolutely right
As a senior journalist… writing "This is news."