Report a vehicle collision online
The online vehicle collision reporting service is for reporting collisions that meet certain requirements.
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Who can apply
To be eligible to report your vehicle collision online, you must meet the following criteria:
- The collision occurred in South Australia
- No one was injured or killed
- All drivers or owner(s) of the property provided their details
- The incident was not a hit and run
- No police vehicles were involved
- No vehicles were towed or carried away
- A fair estimate of all total property damaged is AUD$3,000 or less
If you do not meet the above criteria, or you want the police to investigate the collision and/or the actions of any party involved, report your collision to a police station within 24 hours.
Whilst drivers are not legally required to report these collisions to police, most choose to do so for insurance purposes.
What you'll need
Here's what you will need to complete the report:
- time and date of collision,
- location of collision (street/s and suburbs or town),
- your personal details (from your primary form of identification),
- your vehicle registration details,
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details of other parties involved in the collision. For example:
- driver/cyclist/pedestrian/property owner names and contact details,
- other vehicle's registration details (if applicable),
- total estimated cost of damage to all vehicles and property, and
- description of how the collision occurred.
To complete this report it will take approximately 15 minutes.
Each online session ends automatically after 30 minutes after which you can resume your draft report via this website. Draft reports will be deleted after 2 weeks.
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To complete an online collision report you will need to meet certain requirements - Who can apply
It is recommended that you review your answers carefully before final submission. After the report is submitted, it cannot be modified.
What happens next
This report will provide a police reference number for insurance purposes upon completion. The submitter will receive an email with the reference number and a pdf copy of the report.
If you want SAPOL to investigate a collision due to an alleged breach of the road rules, you will need to attend a police station and cannot make an online collision report. You will be asked to provide a statement and any other relevant evidence in relation to the collision, and you may have to go to court.