Road Accident In UK

A driver involved in a traffic accident should stop or not the accident was not their fault if: -

• Anyone but themselves, is injured, or
• Another vehicle or another person's property is damaged, or
• An animal or another vehicle crossing the road is injured or
• A lamppost, street lamp or any other item of furniture is damaged

If you have to stop, you should stay near the vehicle long enough for anyone who is directly or indirectly involved in the accident to ask for more details. This could be, for example, the owner of a wounded animal, a relative of someone who is injured, or the police. The driver must then give your name and address, the name and address of the vehicle owner (if the driver is not the owner), and the registration number of the vehicle.

The driver may also have to report the accident to a police officer or a police station in person as soon as possible and in any event within 24 hours. This duty arises whenever the driver did not give his name and address at the scene of the accident, or were not invited to do so.

If any personal injury is caused to another person, the driver must also produce a valid insurance certificate if requested to do so by a police officer, an injured person, or any person directly or indirectly involved in the accident. If the insurance certificate is requested but not produced at the time, the accident must be reported to the police as soon as possible, and in any case within 24 hours, and the certificate of insurance must be taken to a police station within seven days of the accident. However, if the driver is requested at the time of the accident to produce insurance details and does so, there is no obligation to report the accident to the police if they have fulfilled the duties described above.

For more information about personal injury in England and Wales to see personal injury, and Scotland to see the injury.