Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 75511

Roads: Accidents

Tabled: 5 September 2025

Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

Claire Hazelgrove

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce legislative proposals to make it mandatory for drivers to report collisions with cats.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

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...

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