Roads: Accidents
Commons · Question 748 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 18 May 2026
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce legislation to make it an offence to fail to report a road traffic incident in which a cat is struck and killed; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extend
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 18 May 2026
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 animal deaths on roads, drivers should, if possible, make enquiries to...