Section 62 — General power to investigate certain incidents

(1) If a relevant incident occurs, an inspector may carry out an investigation in order to try to determine what caused it (but not to determine blame or liability).

(2) An incident is a relevant incident if it—

(a) occurs on a road in Great Britain,

(b) arises out of the presence of an authorised automated vehicle on that road,

(c) causes or has the potential to cause damage to a person or property, and

(d) is not of a kind specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(3) An incident is also a relevant incident if it—

(a) occurs in Great Britain,

(b) involves an authorised automated vehicle, and

(c) either—

(i) would fall within subsection (2) if it occurred on a road, or

(ii) could lead to the occurrence of an incident within subsection (2).

(4) Nothing in sections 63 to 65 limits what an inspector may do for the purposes of an investigation without relying on powers of coercion.