A story that sounds like an administrative paradox is told on Nova TV by Deyan Dimitrov from Burgas. Since the end of 2024, he has started receiving electronic tickets for violations committed with cars he does not own, has not driven and does not even have any connection to them. Although he initially accepts the situation as a single mistake, over time the case becomes a systemic problem.
The first messages arrive via a popular chat application and are about a car with a registration from Lovech. Dimitrov does not pay serious attention, believing that it is a technical inaccuracy. A year later, however, new tickets began to arrive - again for the same car, with the same amount of fine.
Trying to clarify the situation, he reported it to the Ministry of Interior. The answer he received was that the system only processes data submitted by the institutions and could not cooperate. An inspection was ordered to the police in Lovech, but despite this, the tickets did not stop - on the contrary, they even increased.
The case became even more absurd when, after the inspection, Dimitrov received a new fine - this time of a higher amount. According to information from the local police, the real owner of the car has not been found, but a relative of his confirmed the phone number to which the messages were sent. Thus, in practice, other people's violations continue to be “attributed“ to a completely unrelated person.
In an attempt to protect himself, Dimitrov blocked the messages in the chat application, but they began to arrive as SMS. Even more surprising is that it is now about different cars, again registered in Lovech.
The case raises serious questions about the work of the institutions and the control over data in administrative systems. Despite repeated signals and promises of verification, the problem remains unresolved, and for the victim, the situation is already bordering on psychological harassment.
The police in Lovech assure that an end will be put to the case. Whether this will happen in practice remains to be seen.