Petition · Department for Transport

Make illegal to drive off after hitting any animal or wildlife without reporting

Closed 64 signatures

What the petition asks

I want the government to make it illegal to drive off on safe-to-stop roads, when they hit any animal, without reporting it.
I want this reporting requirement to be the case for all animals, rather than just some, which is currently the case. I want it to be a requirement that people alert the police if they hit an animal.

Timeline

27 Mar 2025 Petition opened for signatures
27 Sep 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 64
Status Closed
Department Department for Transport
Opened 27 Mar 2025
Closed 27 Sep 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 17 Aug 2026.