If you're involved in a car accident, are you obliged to provide the details of the car owner at the request of another person involved in such accident?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the photo you can see a head-on collision between a purple car and a dark car on a town street; police cars and police officers are nearby. A person involved in an accident must, at the request of another person involved, give not only their own details but also the details of the owner or keeper of the vehicle - for example when driving their parents' car or a company car. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver involved in an accident, at the request of a person involved in the accident, to give their personal details, the personal details of the owner or keeper of the vehicle, and details of the insurance company with which the compulsory third-party liability insurance (OC) contract has been concluded. The owner's details are needed because it is the owner's OC policy that covers the damage; without them, the injured party could not make a claim. If you drive someone else's car, carry the vehicle registration certificate or a photo of it, and the policy number.
Legal basis: Art. 44 para. 1 point 4 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)