This list is meant for the glovebox – next to the blue-and-yellow form. In an accident, hands shake and thoughts race: this is when tick-box lines keep you on track. The detailed explanation is in the completion guide – here you get the order and the ticks.
- The list has four blocks: securing the scene · detail fields · circumstances and sketch · signing off.
- The report is a record of facts, not a liability argument – for disputes, call the police.
- After filling it in: photograph the completed form, make sure both copies exist – only then set off.
Block 0: before you pick up the pen
- ☐ Hazard lights, hi-vis vest, warning triangle – safety sorted
- ☐ Anyone injured? → call 112, the rest of the list can wait
- ☐ Photos of the original scene (if safe to take)
- ☐ Dispute, suspected intoxication, lack of cooperation? → call the police
- ☐ Form and pen ready (or the app version)
Block 1: detail fields – both columns
- ☐ Date, time, exact location
- ☐ "A" vehicle: driver's name, address, licence details
- ☐ "A" vehicle: plate number, registered keeper, insurer + policy number
- ☐ "B" vehicle: the same – taken from the other party's documents, not from memory
- ☐ Witness name(s) and contact details
- ☐ Injury field: visible injuries listed for both vehicles
Block 2: circumstances and sketch
- ☐ Circumstance boxes marked: only what's factually true
- ☐ Number of marks totalled at the bottom of the field
- ☐ Sketch: road, directions, position of the vehicles, arrows
- ☐ "Remarks": anything important the boxes didn't cover
- ☐ When in doubt: write it in Remarks rather than leave it unmarked
Block 3: signing off – and what comes after the scene
- ☐ Both drivers' signatures
- ☐ One copy each for both parties
- ☐ Photo of the completed, signed form
- ☐ Photos: vehicles, plates, surroundings, marks – following the photo guide
- ☐ As soon as possible, within the statutory deadlines (as the at-fault driver: to your own insurer within 5 working days; as the injured party: within 30 days) – as a practical rule of thumb, within 24–48 hours
Print this list today and tuck it in next to the form – and let's hope you never need it. But if you do: the list carries you, you just tick.
Keep it in the glovebox: building the kit
The glovebox kit has four parts: a blank blue-and-yellow form (available from your insurer or broker – you can also request one from me); this checklist, printed out; a pen (the most commonly missing tool at the scene); and a card with your insurance details – policy number, insurer, assistance number, my contact details. A digital backup on your phone: a photo or PDF of the form, a photo of your policy, and a link to this checklist. Once a year – as part of your renewal routine – refresh the kit: new policy number, a fresh form. Five minutes to put together, and worth its weight in gold in a real situation: alongside shaking hands, a ready-made kit is your one source of calm.
Common question: is the app enough?
Digital accident-report solutions exist in more and more countries and with more insurers – the electronic route is spreading in Hungary too. The practical view: the digital version is a good addition, but don't throw out the paper form just yet. Reasons: the other party may not be using the same app (paper is universal); with a dead phone or weak signal, paper still works; and for foreign parties, the numbered paper fields are the shared language. The sensible setup: paper + pen in the glovebox as your baseline kit, the app as a convenient extra. Whichever route you take, the essentials don't change: complete details, factual marks, signatures, photos of everything – the format is secondary, the content decides.
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