If a driver hits and damages a parked vehicle at night and cannot contact the owner at the time, what should the driver do?

Explanation: • Write his name and address and leave it on the vehicle's windscreen: No. this would not meet the legal requirement.
• Report it to the police within 7 days: No, the timescale is very much less than this. This time-scale does refer to the number of days by which a driver must produce his driving documents to a police station if so required.
• Report it to the police within 10 days: No, it needs to be reported much sooner than this.
• Report it to the police within 24 hours: Yes, this is what is required by law.

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