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Breakdowns and incidents: rules 275–287

Learn how to seek relative safety after a breakdown and what the Code says about incidents and required details.

Rule 287

If another person is injured and you do not produce your insurance certificate at the time of the crash to a police officer or to anyone having reasonable grounds to request it, you MUST report it to the police as soon as possible and in any case within 24 hours produce your insurance certificate for the police within seven days. Law RTA 1988 sect 170

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