After a Collision - What to Do

Quick answer - what should you do after a collision?

• Stop if there is damage or injury to any person, vehicle, animal or property.
• Share key details with others involved: your name, address, vehicle registration number, and your insurer’s business name (you don’t need to provide MOT or tax).
• The police may ask to see your driving licence and insurance certificate. If you don’t have them with you, you can take them to a police station later.
• If you arrive first at an incident, switch on hazard warning lights, call the emergency services, and make the scene as safe as you can without putting yourself in danger.
• Move non-injured people away from the incident if it’s safe, reassure casualties, keep them warm, and only move injured people if there is further danger.
• Once the scene is safe and help is on the way, see if there are any casualties you can help using DR ABC.
• If you hit another person’s property and nobody else is involved or injured, you don’t have to stop, but you should inform the police within 24 hours.