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Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to increase driver accountability for road traffic collisions involving horses and other animals on public roads; and whether she has considered amending the Road Traffic Act 1988.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
10 Apr 2026
Target answer date
14 Apr 2026
Answer
15 Apr 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to increase driver accountability for road traffic collisions involving horses and other animals on public roads; and whether she has considered amending the Road Traffic Act 1988.

  2. 14 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    My Department already recognises that horse riders are vulnerable road users with safety needs. Accordingly, the Highway Code covers horse riders and the need for drivers to exercise special care in relation to them. The Highway Code was updated in 2022 t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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