Rule 286 - The Highway Code

Rule 286

From: breakdowns and incidents 275 to 287

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If you are involved in a collision which causes damage or injury to any other person, vehicle, animal or property, you MUST

  • stop. If possible, stop in a place of relative safety (see Rule 275
  • give your own and the vehicle owner’s name and address, and the registration number of the vehicle, to anyone having reasonable grounds for requiring them
  • if you do not give your name and address at the time of the collision, report it to the police as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any case within 24 hours.

Law RTA 1988 sect 170

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