Roads: Cats
Commons · Question 110939 · Tabled 4 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the written Answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 108043 on Roads: Wildlife, if she will amend Section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to reclassify cats to ensure drivers are required to stop and
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 10 Feb 2026
I understand the distress of owners who lose beloved pets and it is a great source of worry and uncertainty when they are lost. There are no plans to amend section 170 of the Road Traffic Act to make it mandatory for drivers to report road collisions invo...