"Yes, for a number of reasons. If you are in an accident, someone witnesses it, and you leave the scene, it can be reported. If there is damage to your vehicle - or someone elses - most insurance companies require that the police are notified and a report is filed."
All crashes that result in vehicle damage must be reported to the police.
And and all accidents on the water.
ALL accidents exceeding the set dollar damage amount must be reported except for:Your Car on your property that is not registered for the road. In other words it is not leagally a car.Then if no other persons property was damaged and no one was hurt is does not have to reported.
The police can let you go and demand you turn yourself in after a single auto accident if they feel a crime has been committed. All accidents must be properly reported and properly dealt with to avoid possible legal action.
You must always follow traffic instruction by a police officer on the road regardless of automated traffic signals, signs, or traffic rules.
Accidents are an unavoidable byproduct of the Army mission. This statement implies carelessness and that certain safety measures will not prevent accidents. All accidents must be reported to the commander as soon as possible.
Answer They must be reported so the company knows of issues so they can fix them so they don't happen again. Also, lawsuits would probably be involved as well which makes a difference.
Accidents with property damage in excess of $500, or involving personal injury, must be reported.
Under routine conditions, police officers EVERYWHERE, must drive in accordance with traffic regulations. There are exceptions for officers when they are operating in emergency conditions but they must always drive with due caution to the general public.
Accidents are an unavoidable byproduct of the Army mission. This statement implies carelessness and that certain safety measures will not prevent accidents. All accidents must be reported to the commander as soon as possible.
The way car insurance works after an accident is that a report must be made to the insurance company. They will review it and then decide what you new insurance cost will be. Answer: Accidents need to be reported to your insurance company as soon as possible whether you or someone else caused the accident. If police were called to the scene then you must obtain a copy of the police report as well to be sent to your insurance company. All of this if you plan to file the insurance claim through your or the other drivers insurance. Some have accidents but the repairs are so minor that they pay out of pocket rather than getting the insurance companies involved.
A driver of a vehicle which has been involved in a road accident must report the accident within 24 Hours of its occurrence to any metropolitan, municipal or city police department, traffic department in South Africa or police station of the South African Police Service(SAPS). This must be done in terms of the National Road Traffic Act, Act 93 of 1996. This is only applicable if a police / traffic officer did not attend the accident due to the apparent minor nature thereof. However, the hours of operation of these departments/ offices must be taken into consideration.