The complaints recorded by the cameras of the photo-marking system within five years reach one million, thus confirming a 2020 report that warned that if drivers do not change their mentality, we will "drown" in out-of-court cases.
The success of the system in its five years of operation is the reduction of deaths on the roads overall and in combination with other measures, while its failure is that almost one in two out-of-court notices was not able to be served on the offending drivers. According to data obtained by "F" from the Police, from 2022, when the photo-marking system was first piloted, until October 2026 with 90 mobile cameras and 20 fixed cameras, 982.509 violations were reported by traffic cameras. Most of them concern speed and the second violation concerns the red flag. Most of the out-of-court notices were issued last year, while this year, for the first time, a decrease in driver complaints may be recorded, a positive sign that drivers have begun to familiarize themselves with the system and be more careful on the roads.
The big problem is the avoidance of drivers from receiving their out-of-court notice and therefore paying for it, while there are still problems with the companies about who was driving the vehicle with which the violation took place.
So, according to the Police data from the photo-labelling system, the total number of out-of-court notices per year is:
2022 – 76,144 out-of-court cases
2023 – 160,328
2024 – 246,801
2025 – 272,492
2026 – 226,744 (until October)
A total of 982,509 out-of-court cases.
Of these, 506,953, i.e. a little more than half, have been paid by the drivers, while 404,586 have not been able to be handed over to the offenders. This is an issue that seriously concerns the Traffic Police and the Department of Electromechanical Services, which is the Authority awarding the project, where, together with the Ministry of Transport, they are looking for solutions. Already, a bill has been prepared that provides for the service of out-of-court notices via sms or e-mail. As a result of the large volume of out-of-court notices that failed to be served, drivers have accumulated three and four out-of-court notices, with the result that if they are finally detected, they will not be able to pay them.
As the data show, in
As the data show, in
2022 57.777 out-of-court payments were paid
2023 105.718
2024 144.042
2025 128.456
2026 74.960.
Those that were not delivered either by the post office or the Police are:
2022 14.947
2023 46.210
2024 90.080
2025 130.097
2026 123.252.
At the same time, a criminal file is being formed for cases to go to Court as follows:
2022 449
2023 4.759
2024 8.098
2025 11.518
2026 14.191
Also, it already has a schematic criminal file and cases were registered in the Courts as follows:
2022 2.971
2023 3.641
2024 4.581
2025 2.421
2026 48 cases
As it seems, in 2024 most cases were registered, since the situation with the unpaid out-of-court notices that have already been served has now begun to be clarified. It is noted that no case reaches the Courts if the out-of-court notice has not been previously served and the time provided for by law has passed.
For a few months now, the Police have been implementing in all its offices, the so-called photoradar list, which includes the names of the drivers and vehicles who were reported by the cameras and have not been served with the out-of-court notice, an action that helps to identify them. However, its implementation on the roadblocks is also pending.
1 in 4 out-of-court notices for a red light violation
The data show that one in four complaints concern a violation of a red light, a very serious offense since it carries an increased risk of causing a serious or even fatal accident. What worries the Traffic Police is the ease with which drivers pass with a red light, while they know that there are cameras at this crossing and they are most likely to be reported.
Specifically, as the data show, in:
For a few months now, the Police have been implementing in all its offices, the so-called photoradar list, which includes the names of the drivers and vehicles who were reported by the cameras and have not been served with the out-of-court notice, an action that helps to identify them. However, its implementation on the roadblocks is also pending.
1 in 4 out-of-court notices for a red light violation
The data show that one in four complaints concern a violation of a red light, a very serious offense since it carries an increased risk of causing a serious or even fatal accident. What worries the Traffic Police is the ease with which drivers pass with a red light, while they know that there are cameras at this crossing and they are most likely to be reported.
Specifically, as the data show, in:
2022 there were 3.967 complaints for violation of the red light
2023 - 17.600
2024 - 55.442
2025 - 70.611
2026 to date 56.488.
In total, in five years, 204,108 drivers were reported for violating the red light.
As for the white line, in
2022 12.588 drivers were reported
2023 - 14.704
2024 - 31085
2025 - 37.750
2026 (30/10) 29.178.
Regarding the new offense created by the Parliament for parking in a pedestrian crossing on traffic lights controlled by cameras, legislation that has been implemented since this year, 2509 complaints have been made so far.
