Roads: Accidents
Commons · Question 10665 · Tabled 22 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require drivers to report cat killings under Section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 28 Oct 2024
There are no plans to amend section 170 of the Road Traffic Act to make it mandatory for drivers to report road collisions involving cats. Although there is no obligation to report all collisions with animals on roads, Rule 286 of The Highway Code advises...