Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 10665

Roads: Accidents

Tabled: 22 October 2024

Answered: 28 October 2024

Question

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

Lilian Greenwood

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...

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