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Failing to report an accident

The offence

Being the driver of a mechanically propelled vehicle, owing to the presence of which on a road an accident occured whereby personal injury was caused to another person, and not having given your name and address to a person having reasonable grounds for requiring you to do so, failed to report the accident at a police station or to a constable as soon as reasonably practicable and in any case within 24 hours of the occurence of the accident.

Maximum Penalty

• 6 months imprisonment and/or fine not exceeding £5,000
• Endorsement with 5-10 penalty points
• Discretionary disqualification

If it is possible that being convicted of this offence will result in you having 12 penalty points on your licence please click here for more information as it may be that you are at risk of losing your driving licence.

Remember expert representation by a skilled lawyer can always help in reducing the penalties imposed by the Magistrates.

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