you have broken traffic laws or if you have seen an accident they have wide powers to get information some other questions that they have power to ask under special laws If you don't want to answer questions and you're not sure whether you have to, ask a lawyer for legal advice. The police want me to go to the police station to answer questions. Do I have to go? No, unless you are under arrest. The police cannot force you to go to the police station without arresting you. Just because the police call at your address or ring you and ask you to come to the police station doesn't mean you have to go there. If police don't seem to be giving you a choice about going to the police station you can ask if you're under arrest. If you're not you don't have to go. Even if you do go to the police station, you still have the right to remain silent. I've told the police I don't want to be interviewed but they're still at me to go to the police station anyway. What can I do? Sometimes the police tell you that you still need to come and say on a tape that you don't want to be interviewed. You don't have to do it.  You may need to write a letter to confirm that you don't want to go and be interviewed. In some circumstances you do have to answer questions or show police