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Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce legislation to make it an offence to fail to report a road traffic incident in which a cat is struck and killed; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extend

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
13 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
18 May 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce legislation to make it an offence to fail to report a road traffic incident in which a cat is struck and killed; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extend

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 May 2026

    Answer published

    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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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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