Give the name and address of the owner of the vehicle you are driving if it does not belong to you

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Produce your Certificate of Motor Insurance to the police or to anyone who has reasonable grounds for requiring you to produce it

Report the accident to the police as soon as possible and in any case within 24 hours of the accident.

If after stopping you do not give your name and address or are not able to produce your certificate of motor insurance then you must:

MOTOR ACCIDENT – WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?If you have a motor accident which causes injury to someone or damage to their vehicle, property or animal, the law says you must:

DO GET DETAILS OF:The name and address of the other driver (or drivers) and the

Stop at once

Give your name, address and registration number of your car to anyone who has reasonable grounds for requiring this information

registration number of every vehicle involved

The name and address of the owner of each vehicle ifdifferent from the driver

The insurance particulars of every driver and vehicle

The names, addresses and telephone numbers ofany witnesses

DO NOT: admit liability or comment on why the accident occurred ormake any offer of payment etc,or you may prejudice your own (and your insurers’) position.

DO MAKE A NOTE OF:

All road names, signs, markings and lighting etc

The apparent damage to the other vehicle(s)

The details of any police officer who attended the scene