This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Lower the time to report a hit and run before it is classed as one from 24 hours
Change the law that says you get 24 hours to report committing a pedestrian hit and run to something more reasonable. Possibly distance away from the collision or a decrease in time.
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I was involved in a pedestrian hit and run in 2021 where the driver who only received a fine, community service and a suspended license. I believe this needs to be changed as I think my and many others lives are worth stopping for and leaving for someone else to deal with a potentially fatal injury. Luckily, there were people at the scene to save my life where he did not care to give me a second thought.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. It's already a requirement to stop at the scene of an accident if a person has been injured.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. We could accept a petition calling for a reduction in the time to report any accident to the police as long as the petition was clear what you'd like that reduction to be.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.