You Can Now Report An Accident Online For Insurance Purposes

The National Traffic Information System (NATIS) has introduced an online method to report accidents for insurance purposes.

If you are involved in a minor accident there is no need to visit your nearest South African Police Services.

You can just visit the NATIS website to automatically generate a Crash Report Number for insurance.

Only accidents in which no one was injured or died can be reported on the NATIS website.

According to the NATIS website, the submission of a crash report will be legally binding and the criteria are as follows:

• All crashes must be reported within 24 hours or the next working day. (Non-Working days Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays)
• The system will provide the user with an automatically generated Crash Report Number (CRN) for insurance claims.
• The system will only allow for the reporting of minor damage crashes.
• Crashes which include a person or persons being injured, killed or involved in a hit and run accident/crash must be reported immediately to the nearest Municipal/Metro Police, Traffic Department (MMT) office or South African Police Service (SAPS) station.
• All crashes involving 5 or more vehicles must be reported at your nearest South African Police Services (SAPS).
• The information submitted by you can be made available to your insurance service provider.
• The reporting of the crash service is free. RTMC reserves the right to charge entities or persons to access the data at a later stage.

For more information visit NATIS website.