Under NSW Road Rules, drivers involved in an accident must stop at the scene of the accident and give their details to the following people, where pos​sible: 

• ​​any other driver involved in the accident
• any other person involved in the accident who is injured
• the owner of any property or vehicle damaged in the accident. 

What you need from the other driver

If you had an accident with another car, you should ask the other driver to show you their driver licence. Look at the back of the licence, to see if they have a new address.

Under NSW Road Rules, you must exchange some details. These include:

• ​the driver's name and address
• if the driver is not the owner of the car, the name, address of the person who owns the car
  
• the car's registration number
• any other information necessary to identify the car.

It is an offence to not exchange details. 

You should also find out and write down:

• the driver's phone number
• the make, model and colour of the car
• the other car's insurance policy details.

When you are talking to the other driver, you should not admit that the accident was your fault as this may affect any claim on your insurance.

What you can do if you did not get any details

If the other driver did not give you their details, there are other ways you can find out this information. You can:

• ​contact the police officer who attended the accident
• ask for a copy of the Police Incident Report
• make an access application to Transport for NSW for the details of the registered operator. 

For more information on getting the other driver's details, see Identifying the other party. 

If you have a court case related to your accident, you can apply for a subpoena to get the other driver’s details.  

For more information, see Subpoenas.