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The Manitoba Driver, from Manitoba Public Insurance
October 2011

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Reporting process for accidents has changed

A change was recently made to the Manitoba Highway Traffic Act (HTA). Previously, all collisions involving property-damage in excess of $1,000 had to be reported to police but now, property damage-only collisions – no matter what the value of the damage – no longer have to be reported to police.

However, motorists must still report to police any collisions involving fatalities, serious injury, unlicensed drivers, unidentified vehicles, failure to obtain particulars from the other party, or the suspected use of drugs or alcohol by the other driver. As well, vehicle damage resulting from suspected vandalism, attempted theft and theft must be reported to police.

If a driver has been in a collision and is making a claim to Manitoba Public Insurance , our customer care agents have received training on the new process and are ready to assist customers in determining if a report must be made to police. The customer has seven days to make a police report from the time they were made aware that the accident meets criteria which require it to be reported to the police.

It is important to note that the change in reporting procedure does not apply to off-road vehicles. For more information on this and other changes to the HTA, please visit the Manitoba Public Insurance website (mpi.mb.ca) and click on "Claims".

To report a collision and make a claim, the Manitoba Public Insurance Contact Centre can be reached in Winnipeg at 985-7000 or toll free at 1-800-665-2410.

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