UK car accident evidence checklist
Collect evidence only when it is safe and lawful. Emergency care and road safety come first.
Scene
- Time and exact or approximate location
- Wide photographs showing vehicle positions
- Road signs, markings, junctions and traffic lights
- Weather, visibility and road surface
- Debris, skid marks and relevant hazards
Vehicles
- Registration plates
- All sides of each vehicle
- Close-ups and wider views of damage
- Make, model and colour
- Commercial vehicle or fleet identifiers, when relevant
People and documents
- Driver and owner contact information
- Insurer and policy details
- Independent witness contact information
- Police incident reference
Your account
Write a factual description while events are fresh. Separate what you directly saw from assumptions. Do not alter original photographs.