361Where an offence is alleged to have been committed in respect to the operation of a motor vehicle, the owner of the vehicle shall on request of the Registrar or a peace officer, furnish within twenty-four hours the name and address of the person operating such vehicle at the time of the alleged offence, and on failure to do so shall be guilty of an offence, unless he establishes that the vehicle was being operated by a person whose identity was unknown to him and without his knowledge or consent.