Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 112893

Roads: Accidents

Tabled: 11 February 2026

Answered: 23 February 2026

Question

Lizzi Collinge

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government will consider implementing legal requirement for drivers to stop or report collisions involving domestic pets such as cats.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood

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...

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