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Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002
248Notifiable incidents involving demand responsive service
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248 Notifiable incidents involving demand responsive service
(1) The authorised operator of a DRS must, as soon as practicable (but
within 24 hours) after a notifiable accident, give the road transport
authority written notice of the time and date when, and the place
where, the accident happened.
(2) The authorised operator of a DRS must, as soon as practicable (but
no later than 5 days after the day of a notifiable accident), give the
road transport authority written notice of the following information:
(a) the make, model and registration number of the DRS vehicle
involved in the accident;
(b) the full name and home address of the driver of the DRS vehicle
involved in the accident;
(c) the circumstances of the accident;
(d) the name and address of anyone killed or injured in the accident;
(e) for an injured person—the kind of injuries received by the
(3) An offence against subsection (1) or (2) is a strict liability offence.
(4) The authorised operator of a DRS must give the road transport
authority written notice of any incident (other than a notifiable
accident) that—
(a) relates to a DRS vehicle; and
(b) significantly affects the operation of the DRS.
notifiable accident means an accident or other incident in which the
death of, or bodily injury to, a person is caused by, or arises out of the
use of, a DRS vehicle.