Government report calls for reform in granting disabled parking permits, and re-examining approved permits

An inter-ministerial government report recommends a significant reform in the disabled parking permit system, including a re-examination of existing permits. According to the report, at the end of 2025 there were about 446,000 eligible individuals and about 655,000 vehicles associated with tags, comprising 17% of all private vehicles, compared to 6% in 2014. It also emerges that 67% of the permits were approved based solely on medical documents, and about 150,000 permits were approved unlawfully.

A report by an inter-ministerial government team recommended today (Tuesday) a significant change in the disabled parking permit system in Israel, and as part of the reform, even canceling existing permits after a re-examination is conducted. According to the report, at the end of 2025 there were about 446,000 eligible individuals for a tag in Israel and about 655,000 vehicles associated with tags, comprising 17% of all private vehicles, compared to only 6% in 2014. The data shows that 67% of the permits were approved by doctors on behalf of the Ministry of Transport based solely on medical documents, without sufficient criteria and oversight. According to the Ministry of Transport's assessment, about 150,000 permits issued in recent years were approved unlawfully. The National Insurance Institute stated after the report's publication that their part in the process is specific and relates to transferring relevant information about permit-eligible individuals to the Ministry of Transport, which will handle the issuance of disabled parking permits as it has always done.